Why would a carpet ripple after the fourth time I've cleaned it over 5 years?

[Mikey P]

Residential nylon, over pad..

 

[Trip Moses]

Took you 5 years to notice carpet ripples?

 

[Jim Pemberton]

If it wasn't properly stretched when it was installed, it will always do this until that problem is fixed.

 

[hogjowl]

Because you padded it

 

[Jimmy L]

Breakdown of carpet backing and do they push the furniture around to rearrange?

 

[Desk Jockey]

Wheel chairs?

 

[Brian H]

The carpet flexes into the pad when you walk on it. Over time it will breakdown/stretch the backing and wetting it will uncover the issue.

 

[hogjowl]

Vibration breaks down the backing glue which was already weakened by prior “incomplete “ extractions.
379/OP blues

 

[Mikey P]

the weight and motion of your OP machine stretched the backing?

I wish..

had to HWE...teenagers and make up and art projects go wrong and a dreaded staircase

 

[Mikey P]

The carpet flexes into the pad when you walk on it. Over time it will breakdown/stretch the backing and wetting it will uncover the issue.

on the other side of the house, that recently had new super thick granite counters AND a swimming pool installed, a 4' grout line on the master counter popped loose ON THE COUNTER, not in the backsplash joint.. wtf

The whole place shifted to some extent

 

[Mikey P]

Wheel chairs?

no

 

[Mikey P]

379

idiot.

 

[Numero Uno]

Because it's waving at ya...
It's a Mikey's board fan ...
Be happy you have won...
You get the compliment ?

 

[Jimmy L]

I see that shifting in the mobile homes I do. Tires lose air etc,

 

[Matt Middleton]

Residential nylon, over pad..

Yes.

 

[Cleanworks]

Just wear. Probably not power stretched when installed. Warm bath makes it relax. Usually it goes back when dry but if not, the customer needs to have it restretched band their expense.

 

[Jim Pemberton]

Residential nylon, over pad..

You can quote this, scripture and verse, as to how that installation should have been done, and likely why this is happening

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carpet-rug.org

 

[Desk Jockey]

Just wear. Probably not power stretched when installed. Warm bath makes it relax. Usually it goes back when dry but if not, the customer needs to have it restretched band their expense.

No way it wasn't that way before cleaning. Mike needs to pay for restretch.

 

[Mikey P]

No way it wasn't that way before cleaning. Mike needs to pay for restretch.

Fred can we PLEASE swap him out for Corky?

 

[Dolly Llama]

whats different this time?
the juice?
the wand?
the GLIDE ?

..L.T.A.

 

[Mikey P]

whats different this time?
the juice?
the wand?
the GLIDE ?

..L.T.A.

Good question

nothing


As if I had to guess, I'd say the pre-spray sat too long

 

[hogjowl]

Soap Daddy prespray would’nt have done that

 

[Nomad74]

Soap Daddy prespray would’nt have done that

WWWBD

What Would Wagon Burner Do

 

[Mikey P]

WWWBD

So what was the potty break count for today?

 

[Nomad74]

So what was the potty break count for today?

5

 

[Mikey P]

put a Homer in the back of your van

 

[Nomad74]

I just ordered this.

Amazon product

 

[Brian H]

No way it wasn't that way before cleaning. Mike needs to pay for restretch.

If it doesn't tighten back up when it dries, we pay for the restretch. Even though we explain how it wasn't our fault, they never really believe you. Better to pay a few dollars for a restretch than to lose a customer and risk a negative review. We probably have 3-4 per year that we have to have restretched.

 

[Mikey P]

If it doesn't tighten back up when it dries, we pay for the restretch. Even though we explain how it wasn't our fault, they never really believe you. Better to pay a few dollars for a restretch than to lose a customer and risk a negative review. We probably have 3-4 per year that we have to have restretched.

36 years, who knows how many hundreds of swellings caused...

To my knowledge I or the company I work for is ever had to pay for a restretch although that we did have one lady who had a installer next door who didn't know better and stretched it the same day of the cleaning and of course.. when it dried it ripped all the tack strip loose from the perimeter

 

[KevinD]

My guess would be with 5 years of wear on the carpet the surface tension of the yarns have broke down a bit allowing a little bit more moisture to the backing.