Eliminating Mould – the other ‘F-word’

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You spot mould and the ‘F-word’ comes to mind. That’s right… ‘fungus’! It’s eliminating mould time Coasties.

After so much wet weather on the Central Coast lately, not too many homes and businesses are immune, so it becomes a case of “you get mould, and you get mould, everybody gets mould!!”

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Mould develops super-duper fast like within 24hrs!

NSW Health in this article describes mould as an organism called Fungi which includes mushrooms and yeast.

It not only grows in plain sight but also where you can’t see it like within your carpet and fabric fibres in your furniture like bedheads, lounges and even in your curtains. The bugger can cling to anything and thrives in moist/damp and or humid areas.

Then there’s airborne mould spores. We can breathe in these mould spores causing all sorts of health problems from runny nose to asthma attack so it’s vital to get it treated as soon as you know it’s present.

The NSW Health department also recommends getting a professional carpet clean saying “Absorbent materials, such as carpet may need to be professionally cleaned or replaced if they are contaminated with mould.”

At Citrus Clean we would give you an honest assessment if the mould affected carpet can be cleaned, or if it should be replaced. We can remove mould from your flooring including tiles and grout, carpet, rugs and upholstery, curtains and even leather jackets!

Mould removal myths

Mould removing products from the shop and bleach only cover up the appearance of mould. It just turns it from green or black to white! I know right, a travesty! The spores are left behind after a bleach job so the mould will be back. Not Happy Jan! Don’t waste your time and energy with these useless smelly products.

NSW Health also recommends a variety of measures to remove the mould and always wear protective clothing when cleaning mould and have good ventilation. Full cleaning checklist can be found here but good old vinegar (4 parts) and 1 part water is the best for surfaces. But what about your lounges, bedheads, rugs and flooring? It’s recommended to get it professionally cleaned.

Our top tips to help control mould issues from developing:

  • Use a vacuum cleaner with a HEPA (high efficiency particulate air) filter
  • Increase air circulation around furniture by moving the furniture away from the walls
  • Get your air conditioner serviced regularly
  • Reduce condensation by using exhaust fans, or open windows in the bathroom and kitchen when showering, cooking or using the dishwasher
  • Wipe up excess water caused by condensation such as on single glazed windows and on shower glazing
  • Book a professional carpet or upholstery clean or a pressure clean.

The best advice is to get onto it quickly before it spreads and causes potential health problems in your home, office, hotel or restaurant.

Remember Citrus Clean Central Coast for all mould affected fabric, upholstery, tile or hard surfaces and soft flooring like rugs and carpet. To get an obligation free quote for mould removal services call 4392 0926.

We’d love to be your trusted, local mould busters because there’s no ‘F-word’ (fungus) on our watch!

Fabric Protection specialists

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MicroSeal fabric protection. It’s an all-in-one that repels stains, mildew, wear, static and soiling. It’s also flame and smoke resistant and provides sun fade protection.

The Citrus Clean permanent scotchguard treatment by MicroSeal is a premium surface protection formula that will protect the surface but also prolong the life of the furnishings including the colour!

Microseal fabric protection was developed originally to imitate the natural protection of sheep’s wool! The unique formula is a perfect balance of high-grade ingredients along with a trained and practiced manufacturing process.

Protect your rugs, carpet, lounge, bedhead, outdoor furniture, auto, marine, commercial settings and suitable for even silk and leather and is wool safe too! Without scotchguard treatment your lounges, carpets and are curtains are much more susceptible to sun fading, oily and liquid spills, general soiling and mould and bacteria build up.

It’s a wise idea to get newly purchased furniture and rugs treated before use with a permanent, non-toxic fabric protection treatment like Microseal.

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MicroSeal treatment gives surface protection from:

  • Spills
  • Wear and tear
  • Pet soiling
  • Mould
  • Mildew
  • Sun fading
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A lot of people don’t realise the premium fabric protection isn’t just to prevent stains, it can also help reduce wear and tear and dramatically reduces sun fading and acts as a fire retardant.

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A scotchguard treatment by Microseal doesn’t just put a layer or coating over the surface it actually penetrates the fibres and offers long term protection even through multiple professional cleans!

Here are some more reasons to choose Citrus Clean’s Microseal treatment.

MicroSeal vs other scotchguard options

Points of difference are many, most importantly it’s safe for your family and pets and has no Flourochemicals or PTFE Resin (non-stick) and won’t change the colour or texture of the fabric or surface.

With other scotchguard types of fabric protection (coater), if you get a professional clean after treatment you will need to reapply. With Microseal you don’t need to.  

MicroSeal offers long term stain resistance because it is a penetrator type which has high-level permanency and doesn’t need to be reapplied after a professional clean.

Microseal dramatically increasing the life of all natural and synthetic fabrics. It penetrates the fibres and seals fibres, it’s more resistance to wear and abrasion.

Be careful when choosing a fabric protection treatment that any water based scotchguarding can affect the quality look and feel of the fabric and don’t assume ‘water based’ protectors are non-toxic. Look out for Coater type fabric protection which can cause yellowing and change fabric texture.  

MicroSeal is NOT water based so will not cause shrinkage or adversely affect cellulosic textile and rug fibres and it’s anti-static and will reduce smoke and flame spread in the event of a fire.

It’s wool safe!

For rug cleaning or upholstery cleaning, office or hotel cleaning ask Citrus Clean Central Coast for a quote to get the premium MicroSeal scotchguard treatment at the next visit.

Citrus Clean customers can be confident knowing their fabric protection is a non-toxic, non-allergenic fabric protection formula so it’s safe for you, your family and pets, your belongings and the environment. You can read more about MicroSeal by visiting https://www.microseal.com.au/

If you have any questions about getting your belongings or floor scotchguarded please give Citrus Clean a call 4392 0926 to book your treatment or get a free quote.

Find out what’s so CRAZY about this popular rug cleaning service.

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If the pandemic did anything good for us, it’s that it brought home delivery service standards up about twenty notches. And don’t we all love the convenience!

Want stuff delivered without leaving the house? No worries.

A bottle shop run is no longer the only method for getting your beer or bubbles at short notice. From Maccas to minties and medicine, get it all delivered to your door at the click of a button.

Well, we can tell you it’s a crazy popular service since we started our rug cleaning pick up drop off service. Homes and businesses can call or click on our socials to book a rug to be picked up, cleaned and delivered back to you (almost) new and no more pet smells.

How this super convenient service works

Citrus Clean Central Coast comes to you to collect your tired looking (probably stained) and possibly even bacteria riddled rugs, mats and hall runners. We bring them to our Headquarters at Charmhaven (aka ‘Citrus Clean HQ’) and we give them a professional clean with our state-of-the-art equipment. We then deliver it back to you clean, dry, sanitised and ‘fresh-as’ with a citrus clean fragrance.

We take great care

Customers love knowing their precious rugs are in safe hands. We have over 20 year’s experience and our trained technicians have a detailed understanding of carpet, fabric and all flooring surfaces. We never get sick of hearing how shocked our customers are when they see (and smell) their stunning refreshed and fully sanitized rugs.

We make stains and odours disappear

We take great care when doing a stain removal on our customer’s precious rugs. We apply environmentally friendly cleaning agents eliminating allergens and other harmful micro elements and removing any traces of rank smells. Your ‘like-new’ rug will have a subtle citrus fresh fragrance when delivered back to you sanitized and citrus cleaned.

See how easy it is.

Stop lugging your big rugs around and call Citrus Clean on 4392 0926 to book your rug pick-up and delivery service or ask for a free quote to get your rug the Citrus Clean revamp!

How much do you really know about water damage repair?

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Stormwater, groundwater flood damage, the washing machine or hot water heater dies and leaves you with water inundation. To avoid carpet rot and to save the damaged carpet you will need heavy-duty and commercial-grade speciality equipment to extract and dry the carpets followed by cleaning and odour removal and then sanitization.

The water heater dies, or a plumbing leak leaves your home, office or business waterlogged and the carpet and floors soaked. A flood or stormwater causes damage to your property and stress is at an all-time high and time is of the essence.  We recommend acting immediately to avoid long term damage setting in.

Here at Citrus Clean Central Coast, we can come straight out to site because we know only too well that the quicker you remedy the water damage, the better.  We also do after-hours water damage repair callouts because this incident often happens in the middle of the night right!

Our top tips for first things to do:

  • Deal with the water source (if you can) i.e. turn off water mains
  • Unplug and remove anything electrical in the affected area
  • Call an expert for performing water damage extraction and restoration
  • If plumbing related, call the plumber
  • Notify your insurer, landlord, agent, customers (signage and section off for businesses)
  • Remove furniture (if you can) to enable access and this also helps stop further damage to furniture but also helps reduce the risk of stains bleeding into the soft furnishings
  • Wet/dry vacuum (if you have one) can take some of the water however you will still need a professional for full water extraction
  • Open windows (if it’s sunny out) or put fans on while you wait for the professionals
  • Remove as much water as you can (safely of course) absorption with towels and buckets, whatever works
  • For small areas of carpet damage (if you can easily) peel or liftback the corner of the carpet to air out the underlay

We recommend getting an expert on-site as soon as the leak or damage is discovered. Citrus Clean can quickly and honestly assess if your carpet can be salvaged with repair and restoration.

Don’t Get Duped

Drying time really depends on the scenario. Another reason a professional assessment is recommended even for what might be considered small area damage, is that carpet is multi-layered and while you might have dried out so it is touch dry, the underneath sections could harbour moisture. Be aware that trapped water in carpets and fabrics, even in a small amount can turn into a monster migraine for you down the track! Mould could already have taken hold and the smells will soon follow.

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After the remediation work is done, your carpet, rugs, upholstery and water damaged area should not only be free of any sign of water or moisture and it should be clean, dry and free of any odours. 

Our rapid area drying technology combined with our heated citrus-scented steam extraction system removes the water and odour leaving your carpets and upholstery clean and sanitised.

You’ll end up with a surface you’d be comfortable letting a baby crawl across, with no musty smell to remind you of something you’d rather forget.

We aim to get property owners returning to their clean, dry and citrus fresh sanitized home or business feeling safe in the knowledge that the restoration has been done to the highest standard.

Remember Citrus Clean Central Coast is your local water damage repairer so if ever you need rescuing from a water damage nightmare, you now know who you can call. Get in touch with us for an honest, reliable water damage repair service on 4392 0926.

The Central Coast’s best kept Luxe secret – deluxe carpet cleaning

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BINGO you’re in the right place for a Deluxe carpet clean, especially if you’re a ‘Coastie’!

Citrus Clean are the only service providers on the NSW Central Coast offering not just one, but two professional carpet cleaning service options. Standard and Deluxe.

The Standard clean has the “Citrus Clean’s incredible restoration benefits including steam cleaning, sanitisation, extraction of soils and subtle citrus fresh scent” type of clean. Then there’s the second type of service which is a superior clean compared to the Standard. A welcome new addition to the Citrus Clean services list is a  Deluxe carpet cleaning service which has 10 steps that provides customers astonishingly clean carpet!

Which one should customers consider?

A Standard Service includes the following;

  1. Pre – inspection of carpet. Fibre identification, spot and stain survey and evaluate problems.
  2. Pre – vacuum. With a commercial upright vacuum with a Hepa filter. Beating out all the dry soil.
  3. Careful movement of furniture – Beds, lounges, tables etc.
  4. Pre-condition / Pre spot – applied hot to start to break down any soiling.
  5. Steam Clean extraction – with a truck mounted machine.
  6. Deodorise and neutralise – Leaving the carpet smelling fabulously fresh and with absolutely none of that gross, sticky residue left behind.
  7. Replacement of furniture – using foam blocks and plastic tabs to elevate the furniture. This assists the drying process.

If you think you need to pull out all stops to get the 10 step process, then ask us for a Deluxe carpet cleaning service. This service option gets you all of the below and who is not going to love the ‘walk on dry’ results? You will also get carpets with a brighter finish (let’s say deluxe = 20% cleaner than Standard service). The 10 steps means you get impressive aesthetics as a result and let’s not forget your carpet will be super sanitised.

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‘Deluxe’ carpet clean – the ten steps explained

  1. Pre – inspection of Carpet. Fibre identification, spot and stain survey and evaluate problem areas.
  2. Pre – vacuum. With a commercial upright vacuum with a Hepa filter. Beating out all the dry soil.
  3. Careful movement of furniture – Beds, lounges, tables etc.
  4. Pre-condition / Pre spot – applied hot to start to break down any soiling.
  5. Rotary agitation – with either a soft rotary brush or agitation pad, this breaks up all the soiling and can clean the carpet up to 50% better.
  6. Rotary steam cleaning with the Rx 20 – we invest thousands of dollars this equipment to obtain higher heat, larger extraction power, more rinsing ability – resulting in cleaner and dryer carpets for you.
  7. Deodorise and Neutralise – Leaving the carpet smelling superbly fresh, super sanitized and with absolutely none of that gross, sticky residue left behind.
  8. Rotary Dry Padding – this leaves the carpet walk on dry,  picks up that last bit of soiling and transforms the look of the carpet as this step  brightens up the carpet. This can leave the carpet 20% cleaner.
  9. Replacement of furniture – with foam blocks and plastic tabs to elevate the furniture. This assists the drying process.
  10. Grooming of the Carpet – this leaves the carpet looking fantastic, getting rid of any cleaning marks and also promotes drying.

Is it time to drop everything?

If this is a ‘drop everything’ moment as you read this and you want to walk on your carpet as soon as your Deluxe Citrus Clean carpet clean job is completed, contact our cheerful team today for a quote. Hey why not get a quote for both types of carpet cleaning service options and decide which one suits you and your budget the best?

Call Citrus Clean Central Coast today for an obligation free quote for either a standard or deluxe carpet cleaning service.

The Magic Formula for Cleaning Hard Surfaces – Tile and Grout Cleaning

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The Magic Formula for keeping hard Surfaces Clean.

While they make them tough they sure do need a professional clean every once in a while so they don’t (literally) crack under the pressure. Floor tiles and hard surfaces we’re talking about.

These high traffic areas in homes and businesses alike tend to cop a beating and are sometimes the first to show signs of wear and tear.

First check if the ‘wear and tear’ is just dirt and grime. If you have tried to clean it yourself and it still looks drab it might be time to consider booking in a professional pressure clean.

Hard floor and grout stains can get very set in making it notoriously challenging to deal with yourself. To make things even more difficult, the dirt and grime usually gets into the hard to reach places that home equipment and chemicals just don’t cut it. Surface cleaning does just that, it only lifts the top layer of grime off your tiles and hard floors it doesn’t get the deeper ayers of grime. Our commercial grade machines and our skill and experience will get it into, and extract every bit of dirt build up and grease on your tiles and in the grout.

Tiles are porous just like our skin.  

So even though tiles are made of tough stuff doesn’t mean we don’t have to take care of them. Dirt, oils and bacteria can get ground into the tile grout and tile pores. Grime sets like cement becoming a grubby film across the top of your tiles and grout. Not all is lost because Citrus Clean Central Coast offers a tile & grout cleaning service that is second to none. Our skilled and trained technicians can remove built-up dirt, grime and mould, returning your tiled surfaces to new again.

Store purchased cleaning agents do a sufficient surface clean job but only a professional deep clean will penetrate those hard to reach places, remove bacteria and stains bringing the floor back to life looking like it’s former (much younger) sparkling self. The Citrus Clean process extracts contaminants from the pores of your tiles and grout leaving a lasting finish that is impeccably clean.

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These high traffic areas need a deep clean with a combination of high pressure and heat extraction done in addition to your regular cleaning routine. A professional deep clean will get down into the nitty gritty layers where built up scum has been trampled in over the years. A Citrus Clean pressure clean will lift the soils and contaminates out and bring the floor and grout back to life with a shine and sanitise leaving them sparkling clean.

It’s time to lift ALL of the grime off your tiles and grout give our team a call for a free quote. If you have a trouble spot or surface you need specialist advice we can also help you with that.

Sanitise home or business with citrus fresh steam clean every time.

Call 4392 0926 to book your floors in for the Citrus Clean makeover they deserve.

 

The 8 Key Benefits of a Professional Carpet Clean

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The price to replace floor coverings can be terrifying so it’s important to look after your home or business’ investment. Regularly booking a deep carpet clean and having major stain removal done professionally takes the stress out of it for the customer, gives peace of mind knowing germs have been destroyed, it smells amazing and the stains vanish!

And the award for the most common customer pitfall goes to… DIY stain removal. Many customers end up rubbing in the stain, effectively making it even worse.

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The award for most common pitfall goes to… DIY stain removal

Having regular deep steam cleaning done by a professional cleaning company will extract soils and contaminates resulting in the home or business smelling fresh and clean as well as being sanitized and lengthening the life of the carpet.

Dust mites, micro-organisms like mould, dead skin cells (from humans and pets) are all contributing factors that cause a distinct and often unpleasant smell that lingers in your home, office or hotel.

Regular vacuuming and spot cleaning helps remove the visible elements, but nothing beats the sanitising and restorative benefits of heated steam extraction to remove allergens and destroy other harmful micro elements.

Disaster DIY

Remember that time you thought of saving some dollars and attempting a DIY job on your carpet? You might have lugged the hired cleaning equipment to the car and back home then soon wondered what on earth you were thinking by doing it yourself and ended up in a massive tailspin! Most of us have been there. For others well, many end up not doing anything at all and just put up with dirty stained stinky carpet until they have to move house and the unseen creepy crawlies have wreaked havoc!

Why choose a professional carpet clean by Citrus Clean? 

Well firstly, Citrus Clean believe in providing good old fashioned service. We have over 20 years’ experience and our trained technicians have a detailed understanding of carpet, fabric and hard flooring surfaces. We stay updated with the latest in fabric care and stain removal techniques and we really do care about the end result for our customers.

So what are the 8 benefits of booking in with Citrus Clean Central Coast?

  • Customer service guarantee
  • Certified
  • Trained technicians/expert advice
  • Latest equipment
  • 20+ years industry experience
  • Environmentally friendly cleaning agents
  • Timely and considerate
  • Trusted by Central Coast locals for over 20 years.

We get jaw dropping results for happy customers by using state of the art equipment and the latest fabric care techniques that leaves flooring clean and sanitised with a subtle citrus fragrance. We also cater for customers who suffer from allergies and chemical sensitivities with our range of range of allergy relief products.

We are certified with the IICRC (Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification). Continuous improvement is important to us as a business so our technician’s education and training are ongoing to ensure we keep up with the latest industry updates and best practice.

If you’re looking for a Central Coast carpet cleaner with a great customer service experience track record, contact the friendly team at Citrus Clean on 4392 0926 to chat about your carpet cleaning, upholstery or hard floor cleaning requirements.