I’ve always maintained that in spite of all the laboratory testing being performed, there is nothing like the good-old-fashioned approach of having a cleaning formulation tried out by a seasoned carpet cleaner.

The word "green" is usually used to describe a color, such as a green traffic light or Irish green. We also incorporate green into colloquialisms, such as, "Show me your green," meaning money, or "Green with envy," a common phrase expressing greed or desire. In no way does it reflect the color.

At the instant of detonation, an explosion converts liquid immediately into a gaseous form, whereby a flash of heat and light produces a tremendous force that overrides everything in its presence.

A cad is defined as an ungentlemanly man, a label no carpet cleaner wants to be stuck with. But the CAD, or Customer Appreciation Day, is one of the professional's best tools. Product demonstrations, food, games, and a general atmosphere of fun help reaffirm the cleaner-supplier relationship.

Most carpet cleaners rely heavily on their local dealer to provide technical information for equipment and chemical applications. Unfortunately, many dealers have incomplete knowledge about the products that they sell.

Back in my heyday, a nightclub had the aroma of La Femme perfume, the sound of ice cubes clinking in a glass, and a veil of cigarette smoke so thick that, as we used to say, "you can cut it with a knife."

You've heard it all before. Just spray a product on top of a clean carpet and voil

You would have to be colorblind to not realize that anything being billed as good for the environment these days is sporting a green label.

Light plays a big role in carpet cleaning. We all look forward to its warmth, its spiritual impact, and to show us the way as we roll through a six-carpet cleaning day.