15 MAINTENANCE STEPS

Take care of
your Carpet

THE CANADIAN Carpet In-
stitute recommends the following
helpful tips to prolong the life of
your carpet:

1. Preventive maintenance is the
best care for a carpet.

2. A carpet’s best friend is a
frequently used vacuum cleaner in
good working condition.

3. You can never over-vacuum a
carpet.

4. An upright vacuum is best.
Tank or cannister types should
have a separate beater bar-brush
unit (power pack).

5. Frequent removal of loose
soil will extend carpet life and
reduce the need for frequent wet/
dry cleaning.

6. Check the vacuum cleaner
belts, motor and beater bar-brush
often. The effectiveness of a
vacuum depends on a clean, pro-
perly rotating brush.

7. Never allow your vacuum
cleaner dust bag to become more
than half full.

8. Clean carpet before it looks
dirty.

9. Change filters in your heating
and air-conditioning systems regu-
larly — your carpet and your en-

tire house will stay cleaner longer.

10. Restrict food and drink to
non-carpeted areas when at all
possible.

11. Put an attractive washable
mat by most used doors; launder it
often.

12. Save any papers (informa-
tion) that come with the carpet.

13. When a spot reappears after

cleaning, all the spill and cleaners
were probably not removed com-
pletely; further rinsing is neces-
sary.
14. Choose who cleans your
carpet and how it is cleaned,
carefully. Your carpet’s life de-
pends on it.

15, Leaving detergent residues in
your carpet after cleaning is like
shampooing your hair and not rin-
sing it.

The above tips were taken from
The Canadian Consumer’s Guide
to Carpet, a comprehensive guide
on carpet care and selection. To
receive your copy, write to:
**Booklet’’ -—- Canadian Carpet
Institute, 275 Slater Street, Suite
1607, Ottawa, Ontario, KIP 5H9
and enclose a stamped (59¢), self-
addressed, business envelope.

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FOR MOST, buying a home is a
major decision and one of the
largest financial purchases ever
made. Among the items to con-
sider, especially for first-time
buyers, are: What are the other
costs of buying a home besides the
purchase price? What can you list
as a *‘subject to’’ clause in the in-
terim agreement? What is the role

of a lawyer in a real estate deal?
What are the special considerations
of today’s market?

These and other concerns wiil be
discussed at the free law class on
buying a home, at Fraserview
Library, 1950 Argyle Dr. near 54th
and Victoria, on Thursday, Jan. 25
from 7 to 9 p.m.

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