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Homeowner Forum / Cleaning / December 2005Vacuum or shake throw rugs and mats?
The title asks it all. The small rugs are no big problem, but we've gone thru a number of the longer rubber backed mats (garage entrance, for wet shoes and boots) that have seemed to shred along an edge. I believe its from the whipping action. I also suspect that vacuuming them is as effective. Sure, catching the edge (getting sucked/caught in the vacuum) can be tricky, but I've got a technique worked out that eliminates that. My wife says shaking is the only way. Verdict???? >The title asks it all. > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Verdict???? I always vacuum them. I'm too lazy to shake and I think the vacuum does a better job anyway. -- Merry Christmas Piper :o}> > >The title asks it all. > > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > I always vacuum them. I'm too lazy to shake and I think the vacuum > does a better job anyway. Same here. However the rule I go by is that I do it my way but if someone wants to take over the task and do it a different way, then I don't object. If your wife wants to take-up the rugs and shake them, then ask her if there is something she would like you to do while she is attending to the rugs. -> The title asks it all. -> -> The small rugs are no big problem, but we've gone thru a number of the -> longer rubber backed mats (garage entrance, for wet shoes and boots) that -> have seemed to shred along an edge. I believe its from the whipping action. -> -> I also suspect that vacuuming them is as effective. Sure, catching the edge -> (getting sucked/caught in the vacuum) can be tricky, but I've got a -> technique worked out that eliminates that. -> -> My wife says shaking is the only way. -> -> Verdict???? I vote for the vacuum. You could try the old fashioned way -- throw the rug over a strong clothesline outside and beat the dirt/dust out with a rug beater. Or offer to buy the rug beater for your wife!  Signature8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail) ~~~~~~ "I reserve the absolute right to be smarter today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/ http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/ http://www.intergnat.com/pussygames/ |
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