Learn About Nylon Carpet
Having a choice is great. But, when there are so many options to choose from, picking the best type of carpet for your home can become a puzzle. Get to know more about the reasons why Nylon is a great choice as you read below:
What’s great about Nylon?
Chemists have formulated synthetic carpet fibers from petroleum for decades. Some of these synthetics did not work well. Nylon was the first commercially successful synthetic carpet fiber. It wore extremely well.
But earlier generations of nylon fiber also stained badly. Chemists spent years figuring out how to make nylon fiber more stain resistant. Suddenly you could put light colors of carpet in heavily used rooms and maintain it much more easily.
Today, virtually all synthetic fibers are stain resistant. The trend is towards ultra soft fibers.
Besides stain resistance, there are other reasons why nylon fiber has the largest market share of the man-made fibers. Nylon carpet comes in a wide variety of colors and styles. It is very resilient. This means that when you walk on it, the fibers “bounce back”. Nylon is tough- it wears well. Besides resisting stains, it cleans easily. It has low static levels. You can use it in any type of home and anywhere in the home — low traffic rooms, high traffic areas, budget homes, fancy homes.
Disadvantage
One drawback of nylon is that it tends to build up a static charge, which is transferred to a person walking across the carpet. You can accumulate as much as 12,000 volts, enough to sting your fingers when you touch a doorknob. The charge can also harm electronic gear like computers. Most nylon is now treated with an antistatic coating and may include carbon fibers to help dissipate charge. But you might want to avoid nylon carpet in your computer room.
Cost
Nylon is readily available at all price points. It is a versatile fiber that can be used in lower grade products for added durability but it is also suitable for higher-end products with longer warranties.
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