How Long Does It Take For Carpet To Dry After Professional ...

There is not a big difference in carpet dry times between winter and summer. Clients are often shocked how quickly their carpet dries in winter. Please note the above table is not a general guide for every carpet cleaner.

In our industry there are many companies we refer to as ‘splash and dash’ .They are almost always cheap and need to work incredible fast to stay in business. We might not be cheap however we pride ourselves on getting the little things right.

You never have to worry about careless, undertrained technicians doing a poor job. Instead, you will get impeccable carpet safely cleaned by me. I understand how important it is to leave your carpet dry within hours not days.

Weather Conditions

Hot weather

Dry and hot windy weather is the ultimate cleaning conditions for fast drying carpet. These type of conditions are few and far between and many customers hold off until summer to have their carpet cleaned. If your carpet is professionally cleaned by a company that takes their time and has premium equipment there is no need to wait until summer. The biggest downside to having your carpet cleaned in summer is availability.

This is our peak season and like hotels in holiday season we can become booked out over 1 month in advance. During summer many of the good operators will be booked out for weeks and you may have no choice then to settle with whoever is available.

If you are lucky enough to have your carpet cleaned in these perfect conditions it will take between 2-4 hours for the carpet to dry. I have seen carpet dry within 30 minutes in extreme heat ( 40 plus degrees)

Humid Weather

Surprisingly your carpet will take similar time to dry on a warm humid day (70% +) humidity as cold winters day.

The higher the temperature, the faster evaporation takes place? Well, actually, yes but in fact no! The rate of evaporation is actually driven by the relative humidity to a greater degree than by temperature. But, in fact, the two are inter-related. As the temperature of air is increased, it can absorb more liquid and, therefore, the relative humidity is decreased. Lower relative humidity promotes faster drying.

As temperature is increased, the amount of water required to saturate a specific volume of air increases.

https://techblog.ctgclean.com/2013/05/drying-the-effect-of-temperature-on-relative-humidity/

Cold Weather

Your carpet will take slightly longer to dry in winter after professional carpet cleaning. We always provide you with disposable shoe covers so you can walk on the carpet straight away after cleaning. We do recommend you turn on your heating if the temperature is below 20 degrees as this will speed up the carpet dry time. In most cases your carpet will be dry within 3-5 hours in winter.

How long until you can walk on carpet after cleaning?

Straight away. As soon as we finish cleaning your carpet you can walk on the carpet straight away. I always give our customers disposable shoe covers. Just slip them over your shoes or socks and you can walk on the carpet. Customers always laugh saying I’m not going into the hospital for surgery today.

The shoe covers can be slippery so be careful when you walk from the carpet to a hard surface. And please don’t walk outside with your shoe covers on and then walk back on the carpet. You would be shocked how many times this has happened over the years.