elddis Buccaneer, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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10-2
CARE OF YOUR CARAVAN
INTERIOR WALLS
Your caravan interior walls will only require a
wipe over with a damp cloth, using a mild
detergent, to keep them in a ‘showroom’
condition.
FURNITURE
Treat your caravan furniture as you would the
furniture in your home. Polish wood surfaces
sparingly with a good quality wax or spray
polish. Use a damp cloth to clean melanate
laminated surfaces.
COOKING EQUIPMENT
Caustic pastes, abrasive cleaning powders,
coarse wire wool and hard implements will
damage the surface.
SOFT FURNISHINGS
Carpets
What to do in the event of a spillage
A little common sense has to come into play
here when a liquid spillage occurs it should
first be blotted up immediately (never rub)
using a clean absorbent cloth. White only
kitchen towel, White tea towels or Terry
towelling nappy type cloths are ideal for this
purpose. (Something that colour is not going
to come out of and add to the problems!)
1. Don’t rub - blot with absorbent white cloth
initially.
2. Rinse with cold water using a spray
applicator bottle and the combination of a
spray & blot technique will remove most
spillages – but don’t over wet it blot well.
3. Use warm carpet shampoos if water does
not rinse off the spillage allowing time for
them to work before rinsing off.
4. Place a weighted absorbent cloth over
the damp patch when you have cleaned
the area to pull any materials out of the
carpet that were not fully removed during
cleaning to help prevent a stain occurring
on the surface. Leave overnight or when
dry remove.
5. If a stain containing colourant does occur
that cannot be removed with shampoo try
bleaching it off with 50% bleach 50%
water solution.
6. If the stain is still present then call in the
professional.
7. If the professional fails then contact us at
www.StainClearCarpets.co.uk but ensure
you have copies of your professional
cleaning history invoices if over 2 years
old and stain removal invoices for this
claim ready.
Recommendations for how to keep your
carpet looking good for longer.
Vacuum your carpet frequently from new.
If the carpet is heavily used every day then it
is better vacuumed every day. However for
most people vacuuming 3-4 times a week is
sufficient. If the carpet has a cut pile then an
upright vacuum cleaner is better suited to
remove soiling and keeping the pile aligned.
The appearance is better maintained if the
carpet is vacuumed leaving the pile in the
same direction as it was manufactured. Don’t
forget to vacuum the stairs frequently using
the correct attachments for the upright or
cylinder vacuum following a direction down
the stairs to maintain the pile direction. We
find that loop pile carpets are better
maintained with a suction type (cylinder)
vacuum cleaner. It is kinder to the pile
surface when new and reduces the possibility
of damage to the loop pile surface such as
fuzzing and snagging the loops.
Keep it looking Good:
It is during the first few days to two months of
normal domestic use when the traffic the
carpet is subjected to affects how the pile will
settle out in usage. It is key to keeping the
carpet looking good that you vacuum (if
possible) every day during this initial period
leaving the pile direction aligned the same as
it arrived. Modern carpets have a more
upright tuft direction which allows it to change
direction more easily. The vacuum is the only
tool you have to try and maintain this pile
direction with because everything else in
normal usage try’s to change this direction.
The carpet will wear just as well if you fail to
keep the pile aligned but for most people it
just looks better with the pile all aligned the
same way!