Tsp In Carpet Cleaner

Tsp stands for trisodium phosphate.

Tsp in carpet cleaner. It greatly increased its cleaning power. A after shampooing the carpet i always rinse with cold clear water using the rug doctor. For applying tsp you can use sponges rags or mops. For regular household cleaning mix a quarter of a cup of tsp with two gallons of hot water.

One small note concerning tsp and other powdered cleaners tsp is not always easy to mix well enough to eliminate particles in the mix under normal useage this isn t always a problem especially if you rinse behind it but it would be a potential issue in something like carpet. For those who are interested in its chemistry tsp is made by neutralizing phosphoric acid with sodium hydroxide and its chemical formula is na 3 po 4. For removing mildew from places such as a deck you can add one cup of tsp into three quarts of water and then add one quart of chlorine bleach. For heavy duty cleaning dissolve a half a cup of tsp in two gallons of warm water.

Diluted in water and applied often with a stiff scrub brush it can remove. For regular cleaning you need to mix only a quarter cup of tsp with two gallons of hot water. To remove mildew from decks and siding stir a cup of tsp into three quarts of warm water. It is a commonly used cleaner and stain remover.

It wasn t so long ago that trisodium phosphate tsp was a go to choice for tough cleaning jobs especially on exteriors. See my article better laundry so i added a tablespoon of tsp to the rug doctor cleaning solution.