IICRC CCT CARPET CLEANING TECHNICIAN 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM 220+ QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT) ||COMPLETE A+
GUIDE
1. What requires longer dry time-natural or synthetic? Why?
…Answer: Natural; it is moreabsorbent
2. what is the chemical name for chlorine bleach?
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, …Answer: Sodium Hydrochloride
3. where do protein fibers come from?
…Answer: animals, insects
4. where do cellulosic fibers come from?
…Answer: plants
5. name 2 protein fibers
…Answer: wool/silk
6. name 2 cellulosic fibers
…Answer: cotton and jute
7. what can cause cellulosic browning
…Answer: mositure absorbed by cotton releasinglingin which will wick
upwards and create brown out
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,8. which cleaning materials will clean brown out better? Acid or
Alkaline?
…Answer: Acid
9. ability for carpet to retain it's shape and size
…Answer: dimensional stability
10. when a material gets smaller
…Answer: shrinkage
11. what is the oldest known carpet fiber
…Answer: wool, 2000B.C.
12. ability for carpet to bounce back to original shape
…Answer: resiliency
13. what fiber has natural resiliency
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, …Answer: wool
14. what are the pH guidelines for wool?
…Answer: 4.5-8.5
15. what can damage wool carpets?
…Answer: over agitation, insects, bleach, direct sun-light
16. which fiber is flame/fire resistant
…Answer: wool/silk
17. which fiber is a synthetic replacement for wool
…Answer: Acrylic
18. what are 3 examples of synthetic fibers
…Answer: olefin, polyester, and nylon
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EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM 220+ QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT) ||COMPLETE A+
GUIDE
1. What requires longer dry time-natural or synthetic? Why?
…Answer: Natural; it is moreabsorbent
2. what is the chemical name for chlorine bleach?
1/4
, …Answer: Sodium Hydrochloride
3. where do protein fibers come from?
…Answer: animals, insects
4. where do cellulosic fibers come from?
…Answer: plants
5. name 2 protein fibers
…Answer: wool/silk
6. name 2 cellulosic fibers
…Answer: cotton and jute
7. what can cause cellulosic browning
…Answer: mositure absorbed by cotton releasinglingin which will wick
upwards and create brown out
2/4
,8. which cleaning materials will clean brown out better? Acid or
Alkaline?
…Answer: Acid
9. ability for carpet to retain it's shape and size
…Answer: dimensional stability
10. when a material gets smaller
…Answer: shrinkage
11. what is the oldest known carpet fiber
…Answer: wool, 2000B.C.
12. ability for carpet to bounce back to original shape
…Answer: resiliency
13. what fiber has natural resiliency
3/4
, …Answer: wool
14. what are the pH guidelines for wool?
…Answer: 4.5-8.5
15. what can damage wool carpets?
…Answer: over agitation, insects, bleach, direct sun-light
16. which fiber is flame/fire resistant
…Answer: wool/silk
17. which fiber is a synthetic replacement for wool
…Answer: Acrylic
18. what are 3 examples of synthetic fibers
…Answer: olefin, polyester, and nylon
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