Hello Carpet Captain. I’m one of those folks who do my due diligence before making a major purchase. So your site was an invaluable resource. It took my husband & I over a year to decide on new carpet and we schooled ourselves on numerous internet sites, but quickly found that your site was the easiest/most clear layout of all issues and we thank you for that. We recently decided on Dixie Home “Hearts Content”-Dixie Home category-“textured” cut pile/Envision SD 6,6 pet protect nylon/pile height 19/32/density 3573/twist 6×6/face wt 52. Our one “must” was to avoid, to the max extent… Read more »

Hi Carpet Captain – I am not sure if this Contact page is working because there are errors showing on the page, but I am giving it a shot. Tacony reached out to you a number of months ago because I asked them to, but did not hear back from you. If you want to speak with them, they would be happy to discuss your comments. Tacony is a 76-year-old American family-owned vacuum and sewing company that is run by the granddaughter of the founder. They make Riccar and Simplicity vacuums for home use and make several brands of vacuums… Read more »

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Captain,
You have one of the best informational sites I’ve seen. Easy-to-read content that isn’t marketing focused. Thanks for all your work and generosity.
Jamison

We are looking at 2 different carpets, 1) Dream Weaver Masquerade, face weight ozs/yds 65, density ozs/yds 3120, description textured cut pile, 100 percent pure color SD BCF polyester, Par 3.75, thickness 24/32″, tuffs per inch 8.3, twists 5.0 turns per inch, primary and secondary backing polypropylene. 2) Dream Weaver Epic II, face weight ozs/yds 65, density ozs/yds 4406, texture – description cut pile, 100 pure color soft SD BCF polyester, Par 4, thickness 17/32″, tuffs per inch 12.6, twists 5.75 turns per inch, backing primary polypropylene, secondary backing purebac. After reading your information we like the colors in the… Read more »