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Invariably, I am asked the question on a daily basis as to what exactly is the benefit of having your carpeting protected.
If you know for certain, or your experience is such that there will be no chance of spills, large amounts of soil being ground into your carpeting, and or no pet stains, then I would say that protection is unnecessary for you.
What is protection? That’s a good question. Essentially, most protectors now have fluorochemicals with Teflon. This means that your carpeting will be coated with Teflon. We all have teflon coated cooking pans at home. Over time, the teflon can become scratched away from the surface by the usage of abrasive cooking utensils. If you clean your teflon coated pan carefully, and you do not cook with metal utensils, instead using softer materials such as plastic or wood, the teflon pan will look and stay like new for a very long period of time. When we apply protection to carpeting we are essentially coating the fibers just as the cooking pan is coated with the same teflon. If you do not wear shoes on your carpeting, and you vacuum your carpeting frequently to remove abrasive soil, your protection will last for a very long time. If however, you do wear shoes and you do not vacuum as frequently as is required, and then add in children, and of course pets, we then have a situation where the application of protection is necessary at least annually.

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