Triexta Carpet Toxic

Greener carpet options this post isn t all about my family s carpet choices though it s about what kind of green carpets are available.

Triexta carpet toxic.

Mohawk recommends professional hot water extraction using cleaning products equipment or systems that carry the carpet and rug institute seal of. If you like the feeling. While some carpets are made with triexta by the way triexta provides excellent stain protection other carpets are made with recycled content like plastic soft drink and water bottles. Below are the categories of toxic chemicals used in the carpet fibers and backings of most synthetic carpet sold today.

So a triexta carpet will perform as well as or better than a nylon carpet of equivalent quality. Triexta carpet is engineered to resist stains not on its coating but within its very fiber. From conception to carpet mohawk employees create the best american made products with persistence innovation ingenuity and cutting edge technology providing the foundations for homes and businesses around the world. The difficulty in making a true comparison between the two fibers lies in triexta s relative youth.

The triexta carpet was totally cleaned with just hot water extraction. Please check out alternative non toxic eco friendly flooring options with photos. Triexta and nylon are two of the hottest synthetic carpet fibers on the market right now. The primary reason for triexta s high level of stain resistance is that the fiber is hydrophobic meaning that it does not absorb moisture.

Mohawk carpet including smartstrand forever clean has always been made in america. Even with regular vacuuming foot traffic drives dirt deep into the carpet. Below is a link to the full hbn article which includes an in depth explanation of all of the 44 chemicals included in these seven categories. Smartstrand triexta care cleaning.

The obvious preferred option would be to get rid of any carpeting to reduce your exposure to carpet toxins and replace carpeting with tiles wood or bamboo or alternative natural flooring. Nylon has been used in carpeting since the mid 1950s so it has several decades of use to support its reputation of durability. To prove its point mohawk industries let 10 large zoo animals and 43 000 zoo visitors trample on smartstrand for two weeks. We ll tackle reliability durability stain and soil resistance warranty coverage and cleaning and vacuuming tips.

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