Mikey P
Administrator
machine made wool..
hyde?
tom?
lisa?
what causes this?
hyde?
tom?
lisa?
what causes this?
dont see pooling on wool rugs too often..
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The Great Oz
Member
Actually pretty common on most wool cut-pile carpet and finer denier wool area rugs. Really common on hand-knotted Chinese rugs. What causes pooling is still a debatable topic.
Mikey P
Administrator
What's your theory Mr Oz?
Zee
Supportive Member
I 2nd that...it being common.
I actually have it on my inspection list of what to look for before taking it away from a customer's house to the shop. To make sure a customer understands that being there and it may or may not change with cleaning. Also what's more important is- that we didn't cause it.
Chinese rugs have it all the time.. keep having to brush out before drying- in multiple directions to make it look better .
I just have a Pakistani 3x5 on the floor at the shop and that thing has pile reversal in 4 different directions...beautiful rug though. Old guy brought it over from Pakistan back in the 60's
I actually have it on my inspection list of what to look for before taking it away from a customer's house to the shop. To make sure a customer understands that being there and it may or may not change with cleaning. Also what's more important is- that we didn't cause it.
Chinese rugs have it all the time.. keep having to brush out before drying- in multiple directions to make it look better .
I just have a Pakistani 3x5 on the floor at the shop and that thing has pile reversal in 4 different directions...beautiful rug though. Old guy brought it over from Pakistan back in the 60's
Ken Snow
RIP
We see it dozens of times a week.
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Mikey P
Administrator
And how many rugs a week do you see Ken?
rhyde
Member
I agree with others it's very common usually from foot traffic & soiling
Bout once a year i'll get one and the owner theorizes the their must have been a water leak in the bathroom/ laundry room ?
See it on wool w/w too cleaned a room size Kashan 12x18 or so laying on carpet awhile back customer calls calming we delivered the rug back wet because the funny texture change on his wool carpet. The pooling went from one end of the house to the other up stairs down the hall and all the way into the master bedroom closet
when do we get to see the after pics
Bout once a year i'll get one and the owner theorizes the their must have been a water leak in the bathroom/ laundry room ?
See it on wool w/w too cleaned a room size Kashan 12x18 or so laying on carpet awhile back customer calls calming we delivered the rug back wet because the funny texture change on his wool carpet. The pooling went from one end of the house to the other up stairs down the hall and all the way into the master bedroom closet
when do we get to see the after pics
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Ken Snow
RIP
600-800 mike.
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Mikey P
Administrator
lol
I clean a few a week in the home and refer out a few a month to our local rug *** shops.
like I said, just don't see it much.
that rug came out nice and bright but the pooling remained, obviously.
I clean a few a week in the home and refer out a few a month to our local rug *** shops.
like I said, just don't see it much.
that rug came out nice and bright but the pooling remained, obviously.
Ken Snow
RIP
Usually the pooling stands out much more after cleaning if the rug is soiled to start.
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BradFenstermaker
Member
see several a year. Mostly high traffic area's. Down a hall runner or living room corner that everyone walks on. Hard to catch sometimes until you've cleaned it.
Steve Lawrence
Member
So nice to see Ken again.
Brian H
Member
I was thinking the same thing Steve.
Terry
Supportive Member
As I catch up on what's going on this evening ken's smiling face on his avatar will always bring fond memories of his presence on this board and ultimately life in general.
knoxclean
Supportive Member
Freaks me out when I don't look at the date of the post before I start reading and then I see a post from Ken. Man still gets me right in the gut.
rhyde
Member
Ditto! 
