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Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning: The Complete Method

Fibre identification, pre-spray chemistry, hot water extraction and drying — domestic and commercial.

Fault report · what this course prevents

Most carpet complaints are not dirt left behind. They are shrinkage, browning, wick-back and a sofa that stays damp for two days. Every one of them starts with the wrong fibre call or the wrong pH.

6 hours 9 modules Foundation → professional

Extraction tool drawn across the seat of a fabric sofa

Programme · 9 modules · 6:01 h:min

Module by module, minute by minute

  1. Module 01 · 48 min

    Fibre identification: wool, nylon, polypropylene, polyester, blends

    Running total T+0:48
  2. Module 02 · 26 min

    The burn test, the bleach test and when not to trust a label

    Running total T+1:14
  3. Module 03 · 34 min

    Soil types and the four cleaning factors (chemistry, heat, agitation, time)

    Running total T+1:48
  4. Module 04 · 42 min

    pH, pre-sprays and why wool needs its own bottle

    Running total T+2:30
  5. Module 05 · 51 min

    Hot water extraction: wand technique, passes and overlap

    Running total T+3:21
  6. Module 06 · 38 min

    Low-moisture and encapsulation cleaning for offices

    Running total T+3:59
  7. Module 07 · 55 min

    Upholstery: fabric codes, test patches and the fabrics that never get water

    Running total T+4:54
  8. Module 08 · 40 min

    Browning, cellulosic bleed and wick-back — prevention and rescue

    Running total T+5:34
  9. Module 09 · 27 min

    Drying, grooming and leaving the room the way the client expects

    Running total T+6:01

Total9 modules6 hours

Kit list · 4 items

What to practise with

You can watch every lesson without it. To practise the method, have this ready.

  • A portable extraction machine (hire is fine for practice)
  • pH-neutral and alkaline pre-sprays
  • A grooming rake and a hand sprayer
  • Offcuts of wool and synthetic carpet to test on
Cleaning technician holding a caddy of bottles and brushes

Outcome

What you can do at the end

You can walk into a living room, identify every fibre in it, choose the chemistry and method for each, and leave it dry by evening.

  1. 01Study the lessons Recorded video, in any order, as often as you need, for 24 months.
  2. 02Keep the paperwork Method cards and charts download as PDF and stay yours.
  3. 03Take the test An online test at the end of the course; pass it for the academy’s certificate of completion.

Also sold inside 2 pathways

Cheaper as part of a pathway

Pathway A · 3 courses · 13.5 hours

Carpet Technician Pathway

  • 01 Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning: The Complete Method this course
  • 03 Stain Removal & Spotting Chemistry
  • 06 Leather, Mattress & Delicate Fabric Cleaning

£1,835.00 £1,565 save £270.00

Pathway C · 7 courses · 33.2 hours

Master Cleaner Programme

  • 01 Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning: The Complete Method this course
  • 02 Tile, Grout & Hard Surface Deep Cleaning
  • 03 Stain Removal & Spotting Chemistry
  • 04 Marble & Natural Stone Restoration
  • 05 Hard Floor Care: Vinyl, LVT, Wood & Laminate
  • 06 Leather, Mattress & Delicate Fabric Cleaning
  • 07 Starting a Carpet & Floor Cleaning Business

£5,445.00 £3,265 save £2,180.00

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