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		<title>Is Your Carpet Crying Out for Help?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sand is scratching and dulling your carpet. Each day I pull pounds and pounds of clayish, gritty soil out of the base of your neighbors&#8217; carpet. It is in your carpet too! Spread the yarns apart and look deep. It&#8217;s grinding your expensive yarns into worthless fibers that fill up your vacuum bag. This is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Sand is scratching and dulling your carpet.</h2>
<p>Each day I pull pounds and pounds of clayish, gritty soil out of the base of your neighbors&#8217; carpet.  It is in your carpet too!  Spread the yarns apart and look deep.  It&#8217;s grinding your expensive yarns into worthless fibers that fill up your vacuum bag.  This is the #1 cause of wear.</p>
<p><em>Every moment you wait, your carpet wears out faster!</em></p>
<h2>How do the traffic lanes feel?</h2>
<p>Oily residues from the street and air are drying to the caret.  Slightly sticky, they grab dirt and lock it on.  Through a process called &#8216;oxidation&#8217; soils bond with the carpet, causing color change, and becoming permanently attached.  If you wait too long, you are throwing away the key to unlocking dirt and oil from traffic lanes.  Clean before traffic-lanes show up!</p>
<p><em>The longer you wait between cleaning the more soil becomes permanent.</em></p>
<h2>Is the air starting to smell stale?</h2>
<p>Pollutants in the air filter through your carpet.  The carpet traps them so you don&#8217;t breathe them over and over.  But what happens when that trap gets full?  Your family starts breathing dust mite debris, pollens, pollutants, fungi, spores, bacteria, <a href="http://www.epa.gov/iaq/biologic.html">and a long list of other really gross stuff</a>.  Once your carpet&#8217;s natural filtering ability gets full, it is time for a thorough cleaning for your family&#8217;s health.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-174" title="House_Dust_Mite" src="http://thefloodman.nxnweb.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/House_Dust_Mite-300x230.jpg" alt="House_Dust_Mite" width="300" height="230" /></p>
<p><em>Clean every six months and you will breathe easier.</em></p>
<h2>Clean and breathe easier.</h2>
<p>A regularly scheduled carpet cleaning with our powerful <a href="http://thefloodman.com/vortex.html">Vortex machine</a> will keep your carpets, your home, and your indoor air cleaner.  Remember:  Clean your carpets before traffic lanes first start to appear, and they will last longer, look better, and protect your family&#8217;s health.</p>
<h2>Call 231-935-4921 today for a free estimate.</h2>
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		<title>Clean Carpets Reduce Indoor Air Pollution</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indoor Air Quality:  A Real Health Concern The downside to our more energy efficient homes is poor indoor air quality.  Indoor air for the most part is trapped and not exchanged as frequently as it should.  The trapped air in your house gets most of its pollutants from your carpet, which acts as a huge [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Indoor Air Quality:  A Real Health Concern</h2>
<p>The downside to our more energy efficient homes is poor indoor air quality.  Indoor air for the most part is trapped and not exchanged as frequently as it should.  The trapped air in your house gets most of its pollutants from your carpet, which acts as a huge filter.</p>
<p>Everything gets tracked in from the outside:</p>
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<li>bacteria</li>
<li>chemicals</li>
<li>dust</li>
<li>germs</li>
<li>pollens</li>
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<p>All of this eventually gets lodged into your carpet.  When you walk over them, they can be re-dispersed into your air.  This can create an unhealthy cycle that only compounds over time.</p>
<h2>We can break that cycle.</h2>
<p>Getting your carpet professionally cleaned thoroughly and regularly will remove these pollutants from your carpet and home.</p>
<p>It makes a difference how your carpet is cleaned, too.  We use the world&#8217;s most powerful cleaning machine:  <a href="http://thefloodman.com/vortex.html" target="_self">The Vortex</a>.</p>
<h2>We&#8217;re one of the few carpet cleaners in the Traverse City area that uses the Vortex for carpet cleaning and water damage restoration.</h2>
<p>We guarantee that when we&#8217;re finished we will leave your carpets cleaner than ever before.  With a shorter drying time, too!</p>
<p>Take advantage of our <a href="http://thefloodman.com/coupon.html">current special</a> and call today!  Call 231-935-4921 for a free estimate.</p>
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