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	<title>The Carpetologist</title>
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	<description>Preventing, Investigating and Solving Carpet Problems</description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2007 03:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Specification III: Appearance</title>
		<link>http://carpetology.com/articles/?p=23</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2007 04:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Morgan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The first article in this series defined performance as "the ability to withstand use and maintenance while retaining physical integrity and minimizing changes in appearance."  In the second article I discussed the properties that influence appearance retention at the fiber level. In this installment, I'll cover the aspects of carpet construction and coloration that have the greatest impact on appearance retention.]]></description>
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		<title>Shedding and Allergies</title>
		<link>http://carpetology.com/articles/?p=21</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Morgan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Shedding is a term used to describe the release of loose fiber -- usually unsecured staple or shear lint -- from carpet. This condition is most evident when carpet is new, and it usually diminishes within a few weeks or months with frequent, effective vacuuming. Consumers sometimes notice that dust settled on furniture consists largely of small fibers, and fibers can sometimes be seen floating in the air in beams of sunlight. These observations lead some consumers, especially those with allergy problems, to question the appropriateness of carpet as a floor covering; they wonder whether such fibers may be inhaled and cause respiratory irritation.]]></description>
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		<title>Specification II: Fibers</title>
		<link>http://carpetology.com/articles/?p=9</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Morgan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In the introductory article to this series, I defined performance as "the ability to withstand use and maintenance while retaining physical integrity and minimizing changes in appearance." I'll tackle the "minimizing changes in appearance" part first. However, before I do that, it's important to do a brief refresher on fiber characteristics, so I'll use this post to review the properties that are most relevant to the life of a carpet fiber.]]></description>
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		<title>Pile Reversal &#038; Pooling</title>
		<link>http://carpetology.com/articles/?p=20</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Morgan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Shading, pile reversal and pooling are characteristics exhibited by many cut pile carpets, rugs and other textile floor coverings. Though normal, they are sometimes unexpected and result in complaints. This bulletin discusses these conditions and their causes in an attempt to assist carpet and fiber manufacturers, dealers and buyers to make informed decisions regarding carpet selection and complaint resolution.]]></description>
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		<title>Specification I: Intro</title>
		<link>http://carpetology.com/articles/?p=7</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Morgan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Installation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA -- Grauman's Chinese Theater has been a Los Angeles landmark for 80 years. It's an enormous, grand old cinema that puts the big in big screen. A decade or so ago, the theater was the unwitting victim of specification gone way wrong when they installed a new Wilton carpet throughout the lobby of the theater.]]></description>
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		<title>Mystery Case #2 Solution</title>
		<link>http://carpetology.com/articles/?p=18</link>
		<comments>http://carpetology.com/articles/?p=18#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Morgan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Finding a single foreign fiber in half of the spots wasn't likely a coincidence, so the key was to: 1. identify the foreign fibers; 2. prove that the fibers were bleeding; and 3. determine where the fibers came from.]]></description>
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		<title>Mystery Case #2</title>
		<link>http://carpetology.com/articles/?p=17</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Morgan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[About 250 square yards of an off-white BCF nylon frieze was installed throughout a large, single-family home in Southern California. The carpet was about one year old and had just been cleaned for the first time. I was contacted by the cleaner, who cleaned the carpet with a truck-mounted hot water extractor, and whom the homeowner was preparing to sue for damage she felt was caused by his cleaning.]]></description>
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		<title>Side Match IV: Inspection</title>
		<link>http://carpetology.com/articles/?p=15</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 03:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Morgan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In the first post in this series, I made a big deal about how easy it is to misdiagnose side match complaints. Over the three preceding parts of this series, you've seen how many possible factors can contribute to poor side match. The purpose of this post is to walk through the steps necessary to arrive at a correct diagnosis.]]></description>
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		<title>Side Match III: Pile Direction</title>
		<link>http://carpetology.com/articles/?p=13</link>
		<comments>http://carpetology.com/articles/?p=13#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 03:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Morgan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Part III covers the third major category of factors that cause side match complaints -- differences in pile direction.]]></description>
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		<title>Mystery Case #1 Solution</title>
		<link>http://carpetology.com/articles/?p=12</link>
		<comments>http://carpetology.com/articles/?p=12#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Morgan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A corollary to Murphy's Law says that you always find something in the last place you look. (Another says that Murphy was an optimist.) Occasionally the first place you look is the right place and therefore also the last place. This case was like that. It turned out not to be so hard after all.]]></description>
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