You might think that the summer is the best time to clean your home’s carpeting. Actually, the correct answer might surprise you.

The best time to clean your home’s carpeting is in the winter or when the temperature turns cold. There are a few reasons to pick this time of the year.

First, carpeting cleaned in the winter (or when it is cold out) will dry much faster than at any other time of the year. The air inside your home in the winter is pretty dry. When your home’s carpeting is cleaned, the moisture in the carpeting is absorbed much quicker. In fact, dry times can almost be cut in half during the winter.

You know that cleaning your home’s carpeting will make indoor air much healthier. When it’s cold outside, you’re more likely to spend time indoors. If the carpeting in your home is dirty at this time of year, the air quality in your home is much poorer. Have your carpeting professionally cleaned and have a healthier — and better smelling — home to enjoy.

Professional carpet cleaners tend to be busy just before major holidays and right after. Planning on having family, friends, or a crowd in your home over the holidays means you want it looking the best it can be. But in the dead of winter, service professionals have more time, fewer jobs, and can generally get you in for a service call faster, with more flexibility, and perhaps even have some deals to take advantage of.