This homeowner in Tinton Falls, New Jersey called our office after finding a large number of flying insects in his living room. Once we began investigating we noticed that these pests were hovering around a rug that was stashed in the corner of the hallway. So we investigated and found a large colony of clothing web moths harboring in the rug. The larvae of these pests like to attack the natural fibers inside clothes such as wool or cashmere sweaters. The females carefully place their eggs deep in the mesh of the infested fabric by attaching the eggs with the glue they secrete. At the owner's request, we're going to dispose of the rug and then treat the entire interior of the home with a liquid residual. This application is going to exterminate the clothing web moths almost immediately. We're also going to set up several pheromone traps and then schedule follow-up inspection to monitor the infestation and, if needed, apply any additional treatments.
Beautiful, green and very dense carpet!
Something that all fish keepers dream of and possibly the best part of beautiful
planted tanks. But it's difficult, very difficult to create and basically reserved
or very advanced fish keepers. Right? Wrong! Give me just few minutes of your time and I will explain everything because it's
much easier than you might think. Before we start, a little explanation from my
side. This was supposed to be a part of much bigger build video for the tank that you can
see right now. And that video is still coming later. But because I read a lot of comments and
questions about exactly that topic I decided to make this video about carpeting only.
So
this is what we're gonna focus on right now. Okay let's get to work! We obviously gonna
need some tank. Size in this case doesn't matter at all. You can grow a carpet pretty
much everywhere. What actually matters is the substrate that we're gonna use. If you want
to have a dense and very healthy carpet I would really recommend to use active substrate. For
this one I used Advanced Soil Shrimp. We don't need a lot of it. Just one or two centimeters to
cover bottom of the tank. In general carpeting plants are quite small and they don't have
huge root system so it's going to be fine. And now we're gonna jump ahead
straight to the planting of our carpet. In this case I use Eleocharis parvula.
It looks like teeny tiny grass and it grows perfect as a carpet. So what you
have to do with it is divide it into very small parts.
Those small parts can be
really tiny. Don't be afraid of anything. I know that right now those plants don't
even have roots. That's okay! And I know that you're afraid that everything is going
to float once you fill the tank with water They won't! Just divide your plant into teeny
tiny parts and spread it around your substrate exactly like I'm showing you right now. The
better the spread of your plant the better your carpet will be. And it's also going to
spread much faster.
If you're gonna create big pieces of this plant and plant them only in
a few places, you're gonna create islands – not carpet! They're gonna connect eventually,
but it's going to take a lot of time. So this is how it's supposed to look like
more or less. Small pieces of the plant spread evenly around the tank. And by the way
you don't have to use exactly that plant. Just use whenever carpeting plant you want. The
approach is pretty much exactly the same. And now what we're gonna do is NOT fill
it with water. Just spray your carpet a little bit with water and cover the
tank with plastic foil. That's it! And the only equipment that you need right now is
light. And this is what we call – Dry Start! For the next weeks what you have to do is
open the foil from time to time and spray your carpet with water.
Don't do anything
else. The only thing that you have to do is keep the moisture in the tank and let
the carpet spread and grow. This is why I mentioned that you don't have to be worried
about floating or lack of roots. So what your plant is doing right now is developing very
strong healthy roots underneath the substrate. They are hooking themselves to the substrate
and they are not going to float, no chance. But because you have no water there is no chance
to develop algae! So if you think about this, you can use very strong light during this
process. Your plants are already planted in very rich substrate. They have
absolutely everything they need and they don't have to fight with algae!
So it's a perfect scenario for them. And only one week later you can already see
the progress.
The carpet is much more dense and most important you can already see some
runners. That means that the roots are already developed and the plants are holding tightly to
the substrate and you're ready to flood the tank. You can see from above how big is
the difference. Before. And after! And when I filled the tank with water I
had zero floating plants. So everything was already hooked. Entire carpet is heavily
rooted and it's growing like crazy. So after filling the tank with water all I have to do
right now is do a regular water changes. At the very beginning especially with active substrate
is very important. But already the plant mass for this tank is very big so it's quite easy to
fight off any algae. The carpet is very dense, very green, very healthy and is growing like
crazy. And because of that I have minimal problems with algae. Of course there will be
some at the very beginning, but this is normal and it's much easier for me to fight it off.
So as I mentioned full build video for this tank is coming.
So if you want to see a FINAL
result for this – maybe you should subscribe? I hope you learned something from today and
you are much more confident that you can do your own carpets for your tanks.
It's easy! Don't be afraid of it, try it out! But for now thank you very much for
watching! And as always see you in the next one!.
you need these tools so I'll tell you the list
right now now this is the primary tool you're gonna need in order to start this entire Journey
there are many tufting guns out there but this is the one I bought from Amazon and it's worked
perfectly throughout this entire time so if you're in need of one I have the link in the
description next thing you'll need is fabric primarily Monk's cloth then you'll need backing
fabric I started with felt but I later switched to anti-slip that provides a more premium and
professional feel to the rug next will be yarn only pick the colors that you need because
believe me you will have tons of yarn once you begin and let's not forget the frame make
sure it's completely sturdy and it's ready to be used whether it's custom or pre-made make sure
everything's on there tight and securely the last thing you want is an unsecure and swaying frame
of course we can't forget glue throughout this video you'll see me use three different types of
glue to finish the rug finally I use scissors and shears to detail and shape and if you guys need
a more in-depth description about these tufting items I have a video for that look at the top
right to start you're going to need to apply the fabric to the frame but there is a couple
of steps to this so follow with me first to know that you're applying it correctly there will
be lines that go vertically and horizontally now once you've applied it to the frame there's one
more step what you want to do is carefully grab each end of the frame and pull as hard as possible
making sure that the fabric is extremely tight on the frame once you've done that you can do the
tufters test what you want to do is flick the fabric as hard as possible now if the fabric
is soft that means that you've applied it in correctly but if the fabric bounces back very
quick you know you've done it now once you're ready to start tufting take out your projector
and set it up a good length away from your frame also try not to over complicate picking an image
you can always look on Google or design something yourself once you have the photo put it onto
your computer and start projecting Now flip the photo as well you can do that in any type of
software even preview if you have a Macbook sometimes you can't get the projector in
the perfect spot remember you can always move the image around on your computer as
well now you're ready to trace you want to outline each color of your design try and get
as close as possible so it's a perfect outline foreign once everything's outlined on your fabric you
want to label each color as well believe me you don't want to be confused when you're inserting
the yarn now for the tufting gun there's things that you need to be aware of cleaning the tufting
gun is really important otherwise anyone that you buy at any price will break sooner than later so
I'm going to show you how to clean it take care of it and the settings that I use for my gun before
I show you how to clean it please turn off your gun flip the switch down and make sure that any
bright light on the gun is completely turned off now I use a microfiber cloth and a brush I only
use the brush if there's a little bit of yarn left on the gun so here you'll see me brushing off the
important parts of the gun and if there's a small space that you can't get to you can always twist
the gear and that will allow you to get more space after this I'll lightly oil the gun and then turn
it on for around 30 seconds now if you see a black residue or a black Gunk on the gun then turn off
the gun take your microfiber cloth and clean off that residue once again you can spin the gear
to get those tight spaces and once it's cleaned I lightly oil it and then turn it on now for the
settings this is an Industrial Tool so please be careful with this there's enough knob located at
the bottom of the Gun there's a little white line I try to keep that close to the lowest factory
setting now of course you can turn this up higher which means the gun will be tufting at a higher
rate of speed so this is important to know for the next step this can lead to more problems
like cutting the fabric and potentially just ruining your rug a slower speed allows you to get
more detail and altogether just a better rug and at the same time if you're watching this video
I'm guessing you're a beginner which starting at a slower speed will definitely help you so
much now for those that don't know the tufting gun guides you in an upward position let the
gun guide you the only time I guide the gun is if there's a curve or I have to go diagonal
mostly just for making shapes now for the part everyone's been waiting for if you get Red Heart
yarn like I do you can either take the Strand from the outside or the inside though I definitely
recommend taking it from the inside because eventually it can become Tangled if you take it
from the outside strand assuming you already have the yarn looped through the frame like so take
your gun and thread the yarn through like this thank you leave a little bit of yarn hanging off the end
when tufting designs I normally outline the rug first and then fill it in when threading the
Border I normally do three lines thick but if your design doesn't require an outline that's
okay too normally you're going to want to use the gun vertically sometimes it may require you to
go horizontally or diagonal I like to outline each separate color and then I fill it in vertically
and make sure that the yarn is fully embedded in the fabric also watch how close my lines
are this is normally how close you want them [Music] [Music] [Music] applying the same amount of pressure all the way
through creating the rug is definitely important now you see this little thing hold on hold on
let me get a little closer you see this I don't cut these anymore I pull them out the reason you
don't cut them is because one that can lead to cutting your rug and the most important reason
why is because they don't actually stick into the rug itself though if you do end up ripping
your fabric there is a fix to that but since I didn't rip my fabric I didn't want to just rip it
to fix it so if you guys really want that video please spam it in the comments section now that
you filled in your design you want to glue it for this I'm using Robert's 3000 carpet glue now
it doesn't really matter what type of flooring you have protect your floor from this glue I
have carpet and it can absolutely destroy it so I bought super cheap gym mat set on the floor
underneath there's an important reason why I use this glue and that will come into the video
later as well you can either put a glove on or get a little spatula make sure that there's
barely any clumps and leave everything even make sure you do this step within a ventilated
area you don't want to inhale fumes all day now you wait 12 to 48 hours for the
glue to dry once it's finished you can cut the rug out just make sure that
you leave a little bit of excess fabric so you can fold it over on the second glowing step foreign flat down on a table and I cut little
pieces all the way around the rug the point of doing this is to fold them
inward into the rod now feel if the glue is still kind of tacky on the back side
of the rug and if it is now you can fold in each piece that you cut from here I take
hot glue and spray adhesive glue and apply the backing on the way that I prefer
to apply it is by doing it little by little otherwise the hot glue dries way too
fast and you really don't want that laughs something to remember when you are applying
the glue make sure that you apply pressure on the entire rug each time you apply glue now I
cut off the excess backing Fabric and as you can tell everything's starting to come together now
it's time to shave the rug I like to use my big shears which are called Beach Rose if you guys
do decide to buy this year it does not come with a guide that I have online I made that separately
on my own and that little white piece that I have on that as well I have a whole video explaining
what that is and how I created that and now I have a 3D printer to produce them it allows a
vacuum to be attached to the guide itself so it makes cleanup time way faster and it stops
the shear from overheating now the reason why I have a guide on it is so it makes a clean Glide
across the entire rug inconsistencies in the rug will definitely make it not feel professional
whatsoever and a lot of the time with the mess up like that you can't really get your work back
once that's done I use scissors to detail the rest of the rug I Glide my scissors through the colors
to separate them then I go through a second time and cut the fabric I do this on a very slight
angle so the definition is more prominent or tilt your longer scissors up a little bit for
me that works but for some people it may not now that everything's detailed I vacuumed the
rug and make sure that there's no lint on the back in front you can also go over the rug with
a lint remover now that you're almost done flip the rug upside down and slap your label on it
I make sure people know it's a one of one rug and if they decide to scan the code they get
all of my info congratulations you tufted your first rug now you might want to learn how to
price that rug so watch that video here [Music]
Look! ChuChu, ChaCha, Chiku and Chika are on their magical flying carpet. And they're off to the land of fairy tales. If you're ready for a fun ride, say Chiiii… Choooo… Chaaaa… Chiiii… Choooo… Chaaaa… And today, the magical carpet has brought ChuChu, ChaCha, Chiku and Chika to a tall, lonely tower. Look at this tower! It gives me the chills! It has no doors or stairs, just one tiny window! Which means that if somebody's inside, there's no way for them to get out that's scary! Well, it's all so silent.
I'm sure there's no one inside! But, Chika was wrong! Look! There's a young lady inside. And she's crying! Something's wrong. We should find out. Yes! Hi! I'm ChuChu. And these are my friends Chiku, Chika and ChaCha. We noticed you were crying, so we thought we'd find out if you're okay. How kind you are, ChuChu, Chiku, Chika and ChaCha. I'm Rapunzel. And no, I'm not okay. I'm a prisoner in this tower. Yes, a cruel and dangerous witch has held me prisoner in this tower for as long as I can remember. If she spots you, she'll cast an evil spell on you! Hurry! Get inside! You'll understand how scary she is when you hear my story! Without making a sound, ChuChu and her friends slipped in through the narrow window.
And then began Rapunzel's story Rapunzel's parents were very poor. Most days, they went to bed hungry. Next to their old hut was a castle that belonged to a witch. The witch's garden had trees, laden with fruit I haven't eaten a thing all day! What wouldn't I give for some fruit from that garden! But no one ever dared enter the witch's garden. It was said that she had evil powers. My dear, could you fetch me just one piece of juicy fruit from that garden, please? It's very risky, my dear. If the witch catches us, she'll cast a spell on us Very well, then. I guess I'll have to go to bed hungry again tonight. Just then, they saw the witch ride away on her horse. Rapunzel's father turned to look at his wife. He saw how pale and thin she'd become from staying hungry The witch has left the castle. Maybe I can dash into her garden and get you some fruit just this one time. A few nights later, Rapunzel's mother was very hungry again. Her husband waited for the witch to ride away and he entered the witch's garden again for some fruit.
But that night, something unexpected happened. The witch returned sooner than usual Who's there? You dared to steal from me now you will be punished I'm going to turn this man to stone Please, please spare him! We will do anything you want, but please don't turn him to stone. Are you ready to give me anything I ask for? Yes, yes. Most definitely. We promise. All right then, I will spare your life now. But in exchange, when you have a baby, you must give the child to me. It will be mine! And that was the witch's cruel punishment, for a few pieces of fruit.
A year later, the couple was blessed with a beautiful baby girl, with long golden hair. They named her Rapunzel and they loved her dearly. They hadn't seen the witch since the day she'd threatened to turn Rapunzel's father into stone and so they thought she must have gone away and forgotten all about the punishment. But they were so wrong. Did you really think I'd forget about the promise you made me? Give her to me! Quick, my dear, pour this oil on the floor Rapunzel's parents tried everything to keep the witch from getting hold of their baby But her evil powers were too much for them And that is how Rapunzel became the witch's prisoner. Ever since she was a baby, she had been locked up in the tower and had never set foot outside! The only one who visited her was the witch! Years passed and Rapunzel grew into a beautiful young woman with long, golden hair.
She had never set foot outside the tower, but she dreamed of walking free and someday meeting her parents. Every day, the witch would pay several surprise visits to the tower, to make sure that Rapunzel was securely imprisoned. Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your golden hair! I hope you haven't been up to any tricks? Who? Me? No not at all. And after she was satisfied that Rapunzel wasn't up to any tricks, she would leave the same way she came. Rapunzel led a very lonely life in the tower, but then, one day she got a pleasant surprise. oh, to be free. ho, to sit under a tree. That day, a handsome young Prince was out riding in the woods. Drawn by Rapunzel's singing, he went up to the tower and secretly watched what was happening. He was struck by the beauty of the young girl in the tower, and after the witch left, he decided he must meet her. Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your golden hair. The minute the Prince and Rapunzel met, they fell in love. Rapunzel told him how the witch had kept her a prisoner in the tower and the Prince promised her that he would return with a ladder and take her away with him to be his wife.
But that was not to happen. You cunning young things! You thought you could outsmart me? Take this. Anyone who tries to help you will meet with the same fate. They will be turned to stone. So don't get up to any tricks, Rapunzel. Now ChuChu and friends understood why Rapunzel was so sad. Poor Rapunzel, such terrible things have happened to you! We're going to help you.
No no anyone who tries to help me will meet the same fate as my poor Prince. You children had better leave fast. The witch will be here any minute! But, we can't leave you here like this. Let's think of a plan fast. Think, think, think. I've got it! I have an idea! And that's when Chuchu had a brilliant idea! Quick, Chiku, ChaCha behind the mirror. Chika, you remember what you have to do? Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your golden hair! I hope you haven't been up to any tricks, Rapunzel? Look, witch, I'm here to help Rapunzel escape.
Why, you pesky little boy! Tell me, how will you help her if you're turned to stone? And everything went just as ChuChu had planned. By using a mirror to reflect the witch's spell back at her, the witch got a taste of her own medicine! Thank you, my little friends. Now the witch's evil spells will never be able to harm anyone again! But oh… my poor prince! Is he going to remain a stone statue forever? Rapunzel the witch's spell has broken. The witch no longer has any powers! C'mon Rapunzel, let's get you out of here! And so, the Prince and Rapunzel were reunited, never to be parted again. The very next day, they were married, in the presence of Rapunzel's parents. The prince took Rapunzel's parents away to live in his palace and they were never hungry again. Rapunzel, we've got to get going now. ChuChu, ChaCha, Chiku and Chika thank you for everything you did for me. I'm really grateful for your help. Please do visit us again. We will! Bye, Rapunzel. Bye, Prince! That was fun! Now to our next adventure in Fairytale Land! If you want to go on another magical ride with ChuChu and friends, say Chiiii…
Choooo… Chaaaa… Chiiii… Choooo… Chaaaa… The magical carpet has brought ChuChu, ChaCha, Chiku and Chika to a house made of candy! Look at this! A house made of candy and lollipops and gingerbread! Unbelievable! I want to take a bite! Stop! Don't! It's a trap! Get behind those trees. The witch will be back any minute! Hurry, follow me! Hi, I'm Gretel. Hi, Gretel, I'm ChuChu and these are ChaCha, Chiku and Chika. Hi, Gretel! I'm sorry, ChaCha, I had to stop you from taking a bite from the candy house. The old lady, who's actually a witch, might have seen you. And she'd have put you in a cage, like she's put my brother, Hansel and she says she's going to eat him up! Gretel, slow down. A witch is going to eat your brother? What's going on? Let me tell you everything from the very beginning.
And so began the story of Hansel and Gretel. Hansel and Gretel were brother and sister. Their mother had died many months ago. Their father loved them dearly but their father was a poor woodcutter who used to leave the house at dawn and return late in the evening. All throughout the day, he would worry about his dear children and wonder what he could do to look after them better. And that's why the woodcutter decided to marry again. The lady he married was very kind to Hansel and Gretel but little did the woodcutter know that she was kind to them only when he was around. The minute his back was turned, she was cruel and mean to the children.
And she made their lives miserable! Here, eat this. Don't you dare waste it. Do you know how much it costs to feed the two of you? She scolded them all day and starved them. She made them do all the housework. Hansel and Gretel never told their father about how their new mother was so mean to them. They didn't want him to worry or feel sad. But that was a mistake! Because the new mother had evil plans up her sleeve. How I hate these two! I want to get rid of them! Tomorrow, after their father leaves for work, I'll take them deep into the woods and leave them there.
They'll never be able to find their way back and wild animals will eat them up. And I'll tell their father they ran away. Luckily, Gretel overheard their new mother's wicked scheme. Hansel, we're in trouble. Our new mother plans to leave us in the woods tomorrow morning, to be eaten up by wild animals. Don't worry, dear sister. I have a plan to bring us back home safely.
Tomorrow morning, when our new mother gives us our breakfast of dry, stale bread, don't eat it. Secretly slip it into my pocket. Okay, I'll do as you say, Hansel. The next morning, after their father left for work, the new mother told Hansel and Gretel that she was taking them to a beautiful place that she wanted to show them. Hansel and Gretel knew what this was all about but they pretended to be excited. She then handed them each a stale slice of bread. Hurry up and eat this and then we'll leave. But as soon as she looked away, Hansel and Gretel hid the bread in Hansel's pocket and pretended to chew. Still eating? Hurry up! Let's go! And just as she had planned, the new mother took them deep into the woods but clever little Hansel had thought of a great plan! He was leaving a trail of breadcrumbs as he walked.
By following this trail, he and Gretel would be able to find their way back home! But alas! Hansel and Gretel didn't know that a hungry little bird was hopping behind them, eating up the trail! The beautiful place that I told you about, it's here somewhere. I'll go look for it. You wait here. Don't move from here till I'm back. Hansel and Gretel knew that their new mother wouldn't be coming back for them. Well, Hansel, it's a good thing we have your trail of breadcrumbs to follow. It'll lead us back home. Yes, and tonight when father gets home from work, we must tell him the truth about our new mother. Yes, absolutely. Let's go, now. And that's when Hansel and Gretel realized that the bird had eaten up all the crumbs of bread they'd dropped! They realized that there was no trail to follow back home! They were truly lost! They wandered around in the deep woods for hours, hoping to find their way out, but with no luck.
Suddenly, they came to a small clearing and standing in front of them was a pretty little house made of candy and lollipops and gingerbread. They were so hungry that they ran to the house and started breaking pieces of the goodies and eating them. Suddenly, an old lady came out of the house and spoke to them in a kind voice. Who's that eating from my house? We're two children, kind lady. I'm Hansel and this is my sister Gretel. We're very hungry. Is it okay if we help ourselves to some goodies, dear lady? Of course, little ones. But I can't see very well. My eyes are weak. Will you come closer so that I can hug you? That's so sweet! Sure! Hansel and Gretel walked up to the old lady, thinking she would hug them but they were in for a nasty surprise! Because the old lady was actually a wicked witch! You fell for my trap! What just happened? Who are you? Let us go, please, you're hurting us! Let you go? Never! I'm a witch and I love to eat children! Why…
You look like a healthy little boy! I think I'm going to eat you tonight! I was planning to make a soup in that pot. And I think a juicy little boy will go well with my soup! Please! Let my brother go, please! But Gretel's pleas fell on deaf ears! She sobbed as she watched the witch drag poor Hansel to a strong iron cage. She pushed him in and drawing a big key from her waistband, she locked him up.
You girl, fill water from the well in this pot for my soup. I'm going to the woods to look for some herbs. And when I get back, it's going to be soup and your brother for dinner! So, that's what happened. And now the witch will be back any minute from the woods and she'll eat up my poor brother. Please do something. Help me! Of course, we'll help you, Gretel! Let's think of a plan. Thinking. Let's see. Hey! Gretel, did you say the witch can't see very well? Yes, that's right. She has weak eyes. And where did you say she keeps the keys to the cage where Hansel is locked up? They hang by a rope from her waist. Okay, I have an idea! Tell us! Tell us, Chiku! Okay, so the first thing we need to do is take water from the well and make the ground in front of the cage really slippery. And I'm lucky I'm carrying these scissors in my pocket! What I'll do is run ahead to the path and hide in the bushes.
When the witch returns with her herbs, I quietly cut the rope that has the keys. Then, I'll sneak up to the cage and let Hansel out. The witch has weak eyes, so she won't be able to see me do that. I get it, Chiku! What a brilliant plan! Once Hansel is out of the cage, Gretel has to somehow trick the witch to walk on the slippery ground. And then, she'll slip and land right inside the cage! And Chiku will lock her up! And Hansel and Gretel will be safe! That's right! C'mon, let's do it! Hansel, don't worry. We've got a plan to save you! And so, the children got to work. Witch! Oh, Witch, I have bad news. Hansel managed to slip through the bars of the cage. He's escaped. Come see for yourself! What? And their plan worked perfectly! There, that'll keep you from torturing little children! Bye bye, witch! Come on, everyone! Get on the carpet! Time to take Hansel and Gretel back to their father! When Hansel and Gretel got home, they were in for a big surprise.
They're just two sweet little children. All they ever wanted from me is some love and I treated them so badly. I left them to be eaten by wild animals. How could I have been so cruel? I must look for them and if I find them, I will hold them close to my heart and beg forgiveness. Mother! You little dears, you're safe! I'm so sorry, little ones. Can you find it in your hearts to forgive me? Mother, of course! I promise to love you with all my heart. And the day ended happily in Hansel and Gretel's home. When the woodcutter got back from work, his wife confessed all her wrong doings, and she was forgiven. And Hansel and Gretel told their father all about how ChuChu and friends had helped them escape from the witch. Thank you, ChuChu, ChaCha, Chiku and Chika for saving Hansel and Gretel.
And for bringing them home safely. I don't know what we'd have done without you. You're welcome! We'd better be going, now. That was fun! Now, to our next adventure in Fairytale Land! If you want to go on another magical ride with ChuChu and friends, say Chiiii… Choooo… Chaaaa… Chiiii… Choooo… Chaaaa….
Easy Rugs Use carpet or thick fabric for base Cut the ends Pass ZigZag or Overlock seam Prepare the cardboard mold Mold must have 1.5 cm more on each side Medium wool yarn (300 m of each color) Fix with paper tape Roll up (no stretch) Roll up (no stretch) When finished fix with paper tape Stick paper tape down the middle Sew Remove the paper tape Cut the thread Remove mold Repeat the steps Sew Method 2 So that the cardboard does not stick together – place the coils So that the cardboard does not stick together – place the coils Sew with a long stitch and loosen the thread tension Attention: check the seam by removing the bobbins Align the threads Easy Rugs
hi everybody Welcome to my channel this is
hopefully going to be a quick video showing you how to fix your Bissell cleaner the water
tank is full the Bissell solution tank is full but for some reason there was no water when I
hit the trigger in the back there was no water or any solution being sucked back up I've gone
ahead and taken off the screw first of all I unplugged it I took off the screw here and
then there's one on each side here there's actually a secondary screw down here I've
already taken my finger and kind of cleared the way but I think this is probably where the
water shoots out at and there just was so much gunk in front of there it wasn't allowing that
to happen so hopefully that is the problem and there isn't like a problem with a belt or the
actual trigger switch there's just so much gunk look at all of this there's all this buildup
Gunk from carpet I'm assuming the problem is it couldn't come out in in the first place
so I'm going to get this all cleaned up put it back together and give it a whirl and
hopefully that is what it took to fix it. I plugged everything back in and that does not
seem to be the problem I think there might be a clog I actually stored that cleaner in
the tank and I think just based on what I saw underneath I have a feeling there is a
clog in here so what I'm going to do is take a screwdriver and take all this off and see
if I can find some type of a plug somewhere okay there were a couple screws there there
there and there which was looked like that okay the lines just a quick look over here I'm
not seeing any apparent jams everything looks fairly clean so I am going to look in I'm I'm
thinking there's some type of a build up within I I think this is the heater but I can already
see like some corrosion and stuff on that okay I got all the screws out oh holy smokes I'm
gonna clean that out and then I'm gonna check double check all of these other lines I think
that I've learned not to store I think the soap just gets built up we do have hard water
I live in the country I'm gonna go get a Q-tip so I'm gonna try to clean this and hold my camera
steady that's just really disgusting look at that gross I would suggest putting it looks like
we're going into surgery here oh yuck gross if I had this out in my shop I might even get
my air compressor out and try to blow that out um but I'm gonna clean this…oh grody, it
looks like cottage cheese or something in there.
If you have a problem with water spraying I
honestly think this is probably the first place I'd check all right so that is all the crud I dug
out of there um one thing to be very cautious of there's like these little red washers or gaskets
whatever you want to call them um they're located here you want to make sure you don't lose any and
that obviously is a soap because it can it smells like soap and the flow obviously is blocked so
I'm going to try to put it back together maybe checking a couple of these tubes and fire it up
and see if the water and the soap doesn't flow now okay I have it reassembled I'm
gonna turn it on and see if it works [Cleaner running but not spraying]
It's still not gonna work.
Okay so I want to show you this a couple other
things while I have this apart this is actually the filter that goes on the bottom of the water
tank and it does pop apart so I took that and I ran that and flushed it under hot water and
I do believe that the one with I believe this I believe this tank also has one of these
at the bottom so I'm going to flush that out and yet another place to check in the
top of the head of this vacuum where the tank is there's another filter so I took that
off and washed it too it had some crud in it for good measure I'm also going to take these off
and clean them probably you're going to need some type of pliers and squeeze this part and I'm going
to take these off and wash them as well all right so I have those back on but I'm kind of looking
at these tubes this right here looks like a lot of crystallization right here and build up that looks
like there might be some sediment in there too um I'm just going to kind of
clean out every hose and I also don't like taking things apart because I often
I'm like oh how did I put them back together so what I would suggest is before you take anything
apart take a photo of it first that way you can look back and see exactly what it is you took
apart this is a lot of the electrical I really don't want to touch that I just do think though
that these things need taken apart and that that could be a huge problem right there that looks
like a build up um I took some of these apart I'm getting very familiar with this system
you're going to need to use some type of pliers I have my needle nose pliers it's
kind of hard to film this and do it but I'm going to squish that and take that apart next
I cleaned out this line I cleaned out that line where is it had very fine as you
can see like a build up in there here's some more Gunk that I was
able to get out but then I noticed within this line it looks like there's a build
up there and I did notice it was odd that not only wasn't water coming out the front here like
it's supposed to but also this tool this hand tool here with the sprayer nothing was coming
out there too I think that goes up through the vacuum and ultimately I think the other end of it
is right here so I'm going to take this apart try to rinse it maybe from this side okay I think that
worked or is working I think that was it I poured what I did was took that other end and poured it
in the sink and I didn't think that'd be enough to flush it but I held it up a little bit and let
gravity work and it flushed all of that junk out so I'm going to try to reassemble it and give it a
try okay so the more I look the more clogs I find this is now clear and then I was getting ready to
put this back and that's just for the heck of it I thought I'd look here and as I pull this coil back
look at that there's a massive clog there too so I'm going to take it apart here and empty all that
out I'm going to put a paper towel underneath it because I don't want the inside of this to be
all wet so here's another area to look at and I do believe these are clear I think I looked at
them earlier but if you want to know for sure these coils kind of obscure blockage but it looks is there anything in there that
actually looks like it's pretty clear Let me see if my camera will pick that up so
that looks like it's clear from there there and those look okay I'm gonna check this one too all right so all right there's some blockage
in here I've also been using a paper clip to kind of some of these connections I kind of
reamed that out with that so all right let's take a look at this and then maybe I'll partially
assemble it and try to run a little water through gross so there is a little crud did I get it all I just want to make sure I got it all that
and it looks like I did it looked really bad It looked like a lot more build up in the
tube than that there is a little bit I'm going to take that pipe cleaner and get the
rest out but there is some buildup that could have been enough just to block this and I'm
going to make sure that this is clear too could that have been enough to
keep it from working I don't know combined all these blockages yes all right
so this did not work before what I'm doing is just kind of letting the heater run and
flushing the water out into the sink [Music] The hand tool is working! The unit is working too!
YEA it's gonna work now! what I think really helped was to Full
Throttle run the water through the hand tool because you can get like a nice spray
coming out and I think I did about three loads of this tank and now I see that the water
is actually coming through the front so I think that that just needed time for all of those
things to unclog and running it through the hand tool rather than through all of these
very fine things in the front I think that was the trick so I actually fixed it and I'm
going to show a closing shot of it working.
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So one of the most common questions we get here at Catalina Rug is, how do I clean my rug without having to take it to professional rug cleaning? So in this video, what we're gonna do is we're gonna show you that process of how you can clean up your rug at home in a very lightweight fashion without the risk of damaging the rug. And it will be good enough to make your rug look cleaner and remove some of the dirt and it give you a little bit more time before you will have to take it for professional rug cleaning. So the way we're gonna do this video is first I'll show you what kind of equipment and materials you need is pretty basic stuff, and then I'll show you the process step by step. So stick around and all that is coming up now.
All right, so to get started, let's go over the materials you'll need to clean your rug at home. So you'll need a couple of cotton towels, like these ones, preferably white, and make sure that they're clean. And you'll need some sort of brush like this one here that is gonna help you brush the pile of the rug. And then you'll also need some sort of soap similar to this one that we're using here. This is a dishwashing foam.
And just make sure whatever product you're using doesn't have a bleach or anything that's gonna damage the rug. So here I just wanna show you a little bit of a closeup of each of these products. So basically this is the towel that we're using. Here's a closeup of the brush that we're using, and then also the dish washing foam that we're using to clean the rug. All right, so first, before we get started with actually cleaning the rug, we're gonna go ahead and give it a nice vacuum.
First, we're gonna start with the top of the rug and make sure that we are vacuuming side to side. And also make sure to avoid vacuuming the fringes of the rug because that could damage the rug over time. So once you're done with vacuuming the front, we're gonna go to the back. All right, so now that we've finished vacuuming the front of the rug, we're gonna flip the rug over and vacuum the back. This is optional, but it really does help to remove some of the dust and debris that have gone into the pile. And depending on the size of your rug, you could use this trick where we are flipping half of the rug over and vacuuming one half. And then once we're done vacuuming this half, we're gonna move on and vacuum the other half of the rug.
All right, so now that we're done vacuuming the rug, we're ready to start actually cleaning it. So we're gonna mix the soap with some water to dilute it so that way it's not too strong. And then just go ahead and take the towel and dip it into the mixture and start gently wiping the rug and try to go with the direction of the pile. You don't want to go too much against the pile because it's gonna get into the deeper parts of the pile and it's gonna get very wet. So you're just trying to focus on cleaning the surface of the rug. And for this reason, you're gently wiping on top of the rug and just going with the pile, as we're showing you here, and of course whenever you feel like the towel is drying up, you could dip it back into the mixture to soak it up more. And for this step, I recommend doing this in sections. So pick out one section of the rug and clean it first, and then move on to the other sections. And this really depends on the size of your rug, but for example, for this rug, we tried to clean it in four different sections and the size is around a four by six.
Now as you can see here, our towel is starting to get dirty from cleaning up just one part of the rug. And this rug is actually pretty clean to begin with, but you can definitely expect that as you start doing this, your towel is gonna get very dirty. So go ahead and switch to a clean towel whenever your towel gets too dirty cuz you don't want to be distributing that dirt around the cleaner parts of the rug. So as far as cleaning the pile of the rug, that's pretty much the step that you have to take. And you'll notice that the pile of the rug is gonna be dry within 30 minutes to an hour and we're really dampening the pile. We're not getting it soaking wet. So you should expect it to dry fairly quickly and you could feel the rug and just feel the pile of the rug to make sure that it's completely dry before you start walking over it and using the rug. Now for the next step, we're gonna show you how to clean the fringes of the rug.
And of course this process is optional, but if you find that the fringes are dirty, then you could use this process to clean them. All you need is a stick of wood or something that you could place underneath to place the fringes over. And you're gonna use the same soap and water mixture that you created along with the brush to clean the fringes. And we're gonna show you how to do that next. All right, now that we have the stick in place and the fringes placed over it, you just take the brush and dip it into the mixture that we have and then start soaking and brushing the fringes from the rug towards the end of the fringes. And just make sure that the mixture gets nice and soaking into the fringe so that way the fringes start to get soaking wet and you're gonna go from one end of the rug to the other. And then once you are complete with one side of the fringes, you're gonna switch to the other side.
But do leave the stick of wood in place because it allows the fringes to dry easier. So if you can use two sticks of wood for this process, that would be the best. Otherwise, we recommend you wait for one side to dry before you work on the other side and move the stick over to clean the other side of the rug. Alright, so that's how you can clean your hand-knotted rug at home and hopefully this will make your rug look cleaner and remove some of the dirt.
And this will allow you to wait a bit longer before you have to take it for professional rug cleaning. And just something to be cautious about is to double check the products that you're using and look at the labels to make sure it doesn't have any sort of bleach or anything that could damage the rug. Also, you can check with your local professional rug cleaners about the type of product you're using to make sure that it's not gonna hurt the rug. And if you enjoy this content and you learn something from it, then I invite you to like and subscribe and comment below in this video and check out our playlist about rug care cuz we have a lot of different videos covering this topic.
And with that, I will see you in the next video.
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