IICRC CCT CARPET CLEANING TECHNICIAN
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ A rotary shampoo machine helps deliver. Answer: Foaming Detergent
(large amounts of agitation)
◉ Adding a pattern after the carpet is made is called. Answer: print
dying
◉ A Filament. Answer: A single strand of fiber is called
◉ Which is not allowed on 5th gen carpeting. Answer: Catonic
◉ Filtration Lines. Answer: Around edges and under doorways
◉ Reducing Agents add color by. Answer: Removing Oxygen
◉ Oxidizing agents add color by. Answer: Adding oxygen
, ◉ Carpet manufacturers have what requirements for chemicals to be
used on 5th gen nylon. Answer: ph >10
◉ Cellulosic browning is caused when. Answer: detergent dissolved the
binder - over wetting
◉ chlorine bleach will dissolve. Answer: wool / silk
◉ common medication that causes color loss is. Answer: benzoperoxide
◉ Tufted carpets major components. Answer: face yarn, primary /
secondary backing / latex
◉ During hot water extraction how is the vacuum efficiently measured.
Answer: recovery / inches per lift / cfm
◉ Flurochemicals increase what and the primary function is they.
Answer: resist soil /oils /water based
◉ coffee / tea stains are referred to as. Answer: tannin
◉ How big is a micron?. Answer: millionth of a meter / 10kth of an inch
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ A rotary shampoo machine helps deliver. Answer: Foaming Detergent
(large amounts of agitation)
◉ Adding a pattern after the carpet is made is called. Answer: print
dying
◉ A Filament. Answer: A single strand of fiber is called
◉ Which is not allowed on 5th gen carpeting. Answer: Catonic
◉ Filtration Lines. Answer: Around edges and under doorways
◉ Reducing Agents add color by. Answer: Removing Oxygen
◉ Oxidizing agents add color by. Answer: Adding oxygen
, ◉ Carpet manufacturers have what requirements for chemicals to be
used on 5th gen nylon. Answer: ph >10
◉ Cellulosic browning is caused when. Answer: detergent dissolved the
binder - over wetting
◉ chlorine bleach will dissolve. Answer: wool / silk
◉ common medication that causes color loss is. Answer: benzoperoxide
◉ Tufted carpets major components. Answer: face yarn, primary /
secondary backing / latex
◉ During hot water extraction how is the vacuum efficiently measured.
Answer: recovery / inches per lift / cfm
◉ Flurochemicals increase what and the primary function is they.
Answer: resist soil /oils /water based
◉ coffee / tea stains are referred to as. Answer: tannin
◉ How big is a micron?. Answer: millionth of a meter / 10kth of an inch
