IICRC CCT Study Exam
What kind of detergent could help prevent cellulosic browning?
Special formulated acid based products
What can help prevent reoccurring spots from coming back?
Leaving a dry white town weighted down over the spotted area
_____ fibers are made through extrusion using a spinneret and collected on spools.
Continuous
____ fibers are just pieces of hay and get shipped in bales
Staple
____ construction is the most common in residential and commercial applications across North America
Tufted
Diamond shaped pattern formed by warp and weft yarns, bottom side is bumpy
Velvet weave
____ solvents can damage latex during spotting and cause tuft loss or delamination
Dry
_____ dyeing is used for partially made carpet of undid yarn tufted into primary backing
Beck/Piece
Most common dyeing for today's tufted carpets
Continuous
Dyeing used for extruded or spun goods (reel of yarn)
Skein
Dyeing done when fiber polymer and dye are mixed when they are in liquid form prior to extrusion and going into
spinneret
Solution dyeing
Which way does olefin have to be dyed?
Solution
Dyeing used for staple fibers before they are made into yarn
Stock
Most common dyeing with natural fibers
Stock
_____ can be applied to nylon fiber aftermarket for stain resistance
Acid Dye resistors
____ are silicone-based liquids that are used in extraction hoses and recovery tanks to reduce foam and suds from
building up.
Defoamers
What was added to 5th generation nylon fibers?
, Stain resistance
A rotary shampoo machine helps deliver?
Agitation
A single strand of fiber is called a ___
Filament
A tightly twisted cut pile carpet usually 1/2 to 1" in height is called a ____
Saxony
Adding a pattern to the carpet after it is made is called ____
Print dyeing
What is not allowed on 5th generation carpeting?
Cationic
What might be found around edges, under doorways?
Filtration soil. Black line
Reducing agents remove color by?
Removing oxygen from the dye
Oxidizing agents add color by?
Adding oxygen
Carpet manufacturers require what chemicals on 5th generation nylon to not void warranties
pH <10. Non-cationic
What causes cellulosic browning?
Over wetting, slow drying, alkalinity and age
Chlorine bleach will dissolve?
Wool and Silk
Common medication that causes color loss?
Benzoyl Peroxide
What are tufted carpet major components? (4)
Pile, Primary backing, Latex adhesive, 2nd Backing
During hot water extraction, how is vacuum efficiency measured?
Inches of lift, cubic feet airflow gauge
Filtration soiling occurs when...?
Concentrated air volume flows through confined space
Fluorochemicals increase what?
Surface tension
What is the primary function of fluorochemicals
Resist penetration and improve vacuum
Coffee and tea are what kind of stains?
What kind of detergent could help prevent cellulosic browning?
Special formulated acid based products
What can help prevent reoccurring spots from coming back?
Leaving a dry white town weighted down over the spotted area
_____ fibers are made through extrusion using a spinneret and collected on spools.
Continuous
____ fibers are just pieces of hay and get shipped in bales
Staple
____ construction is the most common in residential and commercial applications across North America
Tufted
Diamond shaped pattern formed by warp and weft yarns, bottom side is bumpy
Velvet weave
____ solvents can damage latex during spotting and cause tuft loss or delamination
Dry
_____ dyeing is used for partially made carpet of undid yarn tufted into primary backing
Beck/Piece
Most common dyeing for today's tufted carpets
Continuous
Dyeing used for extruded or spun goods (reel of yarn)
Skein
Dyeing done when fiber polymer and dye are mixed when they are in liquid form prior to extrusion and going into
spinneret
Solution dyeing
Which way does olefin have to be dyed?
Solution
Dyeing used for staple fibers before they are made into yarn
Stock
Most common dyeing with natural fibers
Stock
_____ can be applied to nylon fiber aftermarket for stain resistance
Acid Dye resistors
____ are silicone-based liquids that are used in extraction hoses and recovery tanks to reduce foam and suds from
building up.
Defoamers
What was added to 5th generation nylon fibers?
, Stain resistance
A rotary shampoo machine helps deliver?
Agitation
A single strand of fiber is called a ___
Filament
A tightly twisted cut pile carpet usually 1/2 to 1" in height is called a ____
Saxony
Adding a pattern to the carpet after it is made is called ____
Print dyeing
What is not allowed on 5th generation carpeting?
Cationic
What might be found around edges, under doorways?
Filtration soil. Black line
Reducing agents remove color by?
Removing oxygen from the dye
Oxidizing agents add color by?
Adding oxygen
Carpet manufacturers require what chemicals on 5th generation nylon to not void warranties
pH <10. Non-cationic
What causes cellulosic browning?
Over wetting, slow drying, alkalinity and age
Chlorine bleach will dissolve?
Wool and Silk
Common medication that causes color loss?
Benzoyl Peroxide
What are tufted carpet major components? (4)
Pile, Primary backing, Latex adhesive, 2nd Backing
During hot water extraction, how is vacuum efficiency measured?
Inches of lift, cubic feet airflow gauge
Filtration soiling occurs when...?
Concentrated air volume flows through confined space
Fluorochemicals increase what?
Surface tension
What is the primary function of fluorochemicals
Resist penetration and improve vacuum
Coffee and tea are what kind of stains?
