IICRC CCT CARPET CLEANING
TECHNICIAN 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
AND PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
CORRECT) /A+ GRADE ASSURED
Reducing Agents add color by - ANSWER
Removing Oxygen
Oxidizing agents add color by - ANSWER
Adding oxygen
Carpet manufacturers have what requirements
for chemicals to be used on 5th gen nylon -
ANSWER ph >10
Cellulosic browning is caused when -
ANSWER detergent dissolved the binder -
over wetting
chlorine bleach will dissolve - ANSWER
wool / silk
common medication that causes color loss is -
ANSWER benzoperoxide
, Tufted carpets major components - ANSWER
face yarn, primary / secondary backing / latex
During hot water extraction how is the
vacuum efficiently measured - ANSWER
recovery / inches per lift / cfm
Flurochemicals increase what and the primary
function is they - ANSWER resist soil /oils
/water based
coffee / tea stains are referred to as -
ANSWER tannin
How big is a micron? - ANSWER millionth
of a meter / 10kth of an inch
How is fusion bonded carpet created -
ANSWER fuzed face yarn fuzed into backing
How to reduce wicking in carpet - ANSWER
lower ph / faster drying
Burnt test: celery - ANSWER nylon
burnt test: burnt meat - ANSWER acrylic
,Burning hair - ANSWER wool
aunt paulie - ANSWER Polyester
4th gen nylon what was added - ANSWER
floor chemical
5th Generation Nylon Added What -
ANSWER Acid Dye Resisters
A rotary shampoo machine helps deliver -
ANSWER Foaming Detergent (large amounts
of agitation)
Adding a pattern after the carpet is made is
called - ANSWER print dying
A Filament - ANSWER A single strand of
fiber is called
Which is not allowed on 5th gen carpeting -
ANSWER Catonic
Filtration Lines - ANSWER Around edges
and under doorways
, Most soils are? so most cleaning agents are -
ANSWER alkaline - urine - detergent - residue
- tannin
5 methods of cleaning - ANSWER absorbent
pad, absorbent powder, dry foam,
encapsulation, hot water extraction
powder cleaning works through - ANSWER
adsorption
stain blockers prevent stains from becoming -
ANSWER permanent
the dye type most common used on nylon -
ANSWER acid dye
numerical range of ph - ANSWER 0-14
ph shows relative strength but not - ANSWER
concentration
what percent of dry soil is in the carpet -
ANSWER 79
TECHNICIAN 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
AND PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
CORRECT) /A+ GRADE ASSURED
Reducing Agents add color by - ANSWER
Removing Oxygen
Oxidizing agents add color by - ANSWER
Adding oxygen
Carpet manufacturers have what requirements
for chemicals to be used on 5th gen nylon -
ANSWER ph >10
Cellulosic browning is caused when -
ANSWER detergent dissolved the binder -
over wetting
chlorine bleach will dissolve - ANSWER
wool / silk
common medication that causes color loss is -
ANSWER benzoperoxide
, Tufted carpets major components - ANSWER
face yarn, primary / secondary backing / latex
During hot water extraction how is the
vacuum efficiently measured - ANSWER
recovery / inches per lift / cfm
Flurochemicals increase what and the primary
function is they - ANSWER resist soil /oils
/water based
coffee / tea stains are referred to as -
ANSWER tannin
How big is a micron? - ANSWER millionth
of a meter / 10kth of an inch
How is fusion bonded carpet created -
ANSWER fuzed face yarn fuzed into backing
How to reduce wicking in carpet - ANSWER
lower ph / faster drying
Burnt test: celery - ANSWER nylon
burnt test: burnt meat - ANSWER acrylic
,Burning hair - ANSWER wool
aunt paulie - ANSWER Polyester
4th gen nylon what was added - ANSWER
floor chemical
5th Generation Nylon Added What -
ANSWER Acid Dye Resisters
A rotary shampoo machine helps deliver -
ANSWER Foaming Detergent (large amounts
of agitation)
Adding a pattern after the carpet is made is
called - ANSWER print dying
A Filament - ANSWER A single strand of
fiber is called
Which is not allowed on 5th gen carpeting -
ANSWER Catonic
Filtration Lines - ANSWER Around edges
and under doorways
, Most soils are? so most cleaning agents are -
ANSWER alkaline - urine - detergent - residue
- tannin
5 methods of cleaning - ANSWER absorbent
pad, absorbent powder, dry foam,
encapsulation, hot water extraction
powder cleaning works through - ANSWER
adsorption
stain blockers prevent stains from becoming -
ANSWER permanent
the dye type most common used on nylon -
ANSWER acid dye
numerical range of ph - ANSWER 0-14
ph shows relative strength but not - ANSWER
concentration
what percent of dry soil is in the carpet -
ANSWER 79
