Allergy & asthma sufferers

 

Britex carpet cleaning machines use a cleaning method called ‘Steam’ or ‘Hot Water Extraction’ cleaning. This type of cleaning is recommended by most carpet manufacturers as it’s a safe way to control dust mites and other allergens and adds life to your carpet

Product Features

Powerful commercial 2 stage vacuum motor with rapid water recovery and fast drying time for the removal of allergens and less risk of mould forming

9 litre hygienic stainless steel tanks that reduce the risk of living bacteria

40 psi high efficiency commercial pump that gets to the very core of the carpet to help eliminate dust mites and allergens in a very safe way

Britex machines have a fail safe multi earth system and exceptional electrical safety according to an independent report by Austek Engineering.

Britex is the only carpet steam cleaning machine certified to the Australian Electrical Standard

Case Study

The Effect Of Hot Water Extraction Carpet Cleaning

Background: Control of dust mites using extremes of temperature is an alternative to the use of acaricides. In the past we have attempted control by freezing with liquid nitrogen. The present paper deals with the opposite extreme, the use of steam.

Objective: To assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a domestic steam cleaner for the control of dust mites, its effect on mite populations and concentrations of the allergen. (Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus) Der p 1.

Methods: A domestic steam cleaner was used to treat carpet squares that had been seeded in the laboratory with known numbers of dust mites Der p1. The number of live mites was monitored for a period of 4 months in eight treated carpet squares and eight controls.

Dust samples were taken from 12 standardized areas of carpet in a tenement flat in Glasgow, UK, before and after steam cleaning treatment, and the concentration of allergen Der p 1 was compared with 12 adjacent, control areas.

Results: No live mites were found at any time in the treated carpet squares, whereas in the control squares geometric mean mite population density rose from 11 after 3 days to 39 after 1 month, 66 after 2, 122 after 3 and 185 after 4 months. There was a mean reduction of 86.7% in Der p 1 concentration (3.3-0.44 microgram/g) compared with a reduction of 4.7% (2.22-2.116 micrograms/g) in control areas, a difference that was statistically significant at the 5% level.

Conclusion: These data indicate that steam cleaning has considerable potential as a highly effective and efficient method of killing dust mites and reducing concentrations of Der p 1 in domestic premises.

(Source: Dept of Immunology, University of Glasgow, UK)

Summary

Studies show steam cleaning your carpet reduces the risk of Asthma, by killing 87% of dust mites. Do it yourself with Britex. It’s an easy and economical way to regularly clean your carpets and reduce asthmas risk.