Inside the Green Choice rug cleaning plant in Farmingdale

The equipment and what it does

Intake and inspection table

Every rug is measured, photographed front and back, identified by knot, fiber and origin, dye‑tested with a damp white cloth, and checked under UV for urine. A firm price is set here, and you can be present for it.

Dusting machine

The rug goes through face‑down; rotating straps beat the back and vibrate the foundation so dry soil falls out. A room‑size rug commonly gives up two to ten pounds of sand and grit. This is the stage floor cleaning skips entirely.

Wash floor and immersion pit

Wool rugs are submerged in cool water with a neutral‑pH solution and, where the dye test called for it, a stabilizer; urine rugs go into a decontamination soak first. Both faces are brushed by hand with the pile. Silk, viscose, jute and fragile antiques are washed flat on the floor by hand instead.

Rinse

Clean water flushed through, repeatedly, until it runs clear. Residue is what makes a rug stiff, dull and quick to resoil, so this stage takes as long as it takes.

Centrifuge

The rug is rolled into a large centrifuge that spins the water out in minutes. A rug that comes out of the centrifuge is damp, not wet, which is why it can dry in a day or two instead of a week.

Drying room

Climate‑controlled, with air movers, and large enough to lay the biggest rugs flat. Flat drying is what keeps a rug square and its pile standing; a rug dried hanging or on a floor comes back distorted or curled.

Finishing and repair bench

Fringes combed and whitened, pile groomed, sculpting redefined; ends stopped, selvedges rewrapped, moth damage rewoven, padding cut to size.