UPGRADED CARPET CLEANING PRACTICE QUESTIONS

UPGRADED CARPET CLEANING PRACTICE QUESTIONS What requires longer dry time-natural or synthetic? Why? - CORRECT ANSWER -Natural; it is more absorbent what is the chemical name for chlorine bleach? - CORRECT ANSWER -Sodium Hydrochloride where do protein fibers come from? - CORRECT ANSWER -animals, insects where do cellulosic fibers come from? - CORRECT ANSWER -plants name 2 protein fibers - CORRECT ANSWER -wool/silk name 2 cellulosic fibers - CORRECT ANSWER -cotton and jute what can cause cellulosic browning - CORRECT ANSWER -mositure absorbed by cotton releasing lingin which will wick upwards and create brown out which cleaning materials will clean brown out better? Acid or Alkaline? - CORRECT ANSWER -Acid ability for carpet to retain it's shape and size - CORRECT ANSWER -dimensional stability when a material gets smaller - CORRECT ANSWER -shrinkage what is the oldest known carpet fiber - CORRECT ANSWER -wool, 2000B.C. ability for carpet to bounce back to original shape - CORRECT ANSWER -resiliency what fiber has natural resiliency - CORRECT ANSWER -wool what are the pH guidelines for wool? - CORRECT ANSWER -4.5-8.5 what can damage wool carpets? - CORRECT ANSWER -over agitation, insects, bleach, direct sunlight which fiber is flame/fire resistant - CORRECT ANSWER -wool/silk which fiber is a synthetic replacement for wool - CORRECT ANSWER -Acrylic what are 3 examples of synthetic fibers - CORRECT ANSWER -olefin, polyester, and nylon what are synthetic fibers commonly known as - CORRECT ANSWER -extruded fibers what is a single strand of fiber - CORRECT ANSWER -filament what are the two designs of synthetic fiber - CORRECT ANSWER -staple and continuous one large continuous piece of synthetic fiber - CORRECT ANSWER -Bulk continuous fiber(BCF) synthetic fiber that is cut into small pieces about 6"-12" in length - CORRECT ANSWER -staple fiber