Does this mean that polyester is back in or is triexta something different. There isnt much information on the internet. For a professional carpet installer I dont recommend polyester but I see this triexta carpet is supposed to wear better. IF I have installed Smartstrand, does that mean I have used triexta without knowing it?

Where is the information for this type of carpet?

Thank you

You are right, there isnt much information on triexta on the internet, but that is changing each day. Continue to look at FindAnyFloor.com and Mohawk Flooring for the latest information on this product. In the meantime you can search the articles on our website to find information on triexta.

To my understanding, SmartStrand was the original carpet with triexta carpet fibers which was a petroleum based carpet fiber. Now, they have SmartStrand with Dupont Sorona which is the same type of triexta fiber, but made with 37% eco-friendly corn sugar rather than being all petroluem based. So, to answer your questions, yes, with SmartStrand you have probably used triexta and not even known it. Also, triextra is more durable and softer than polyester and has a built in stain protection that will not wash off. Hope that helps!

Gentlemen;

I am a retailer of 30 yrs. experience & am soooo curious about Smart Strand Fiber. . . . I can get behind the idea that it has great stain/fade resistence, however, durability & resilency is a real question. . . . does this fiber have better abrasion resistance than nylon? That is a simple question that I haven't been able to get answered. Let me know if you know.

Mitch- Im with you. I'm curious about the resiliency and durability. I went to Mohawks website and as advertised it is portrayed as the most effective, durable flooring option on the market at the moment. I do believe a lot of Mohawks carpet information and have done some homework in flooring forums and still this question has not been asked. Anyone know? Should we assume as the flooring consumer that Mohawk has used this new inventive technology incorporated in triexta flooring to better the earth and consumer as well? Can it be true? According to the flooring forums this is true. Lets hope everyone has great experiences with this new carpet. If it saves the Earth and promotes recycling...then what gives?

Pour a coke on a Smart Strand carpet, then pour it on a Stainmaster Nylon, let me know how many hours it takes you to get the coke out of the Smart Strand. I have also noticed there in no price advantage to a Smart Strand. I have been using Stainmaster for years, I not going to promote a polyester over a proven nylon..

I have Smart Strand carpet in my home for 2 years now. It doesn't show any wear, traffic patterns, no stains. I only use water and a rag to wipe up spots and it looks beautiful as the day it was installed.

I would like to know thebrand name of carpet that I should look for that is less likely to show urine spots. I need new carpet and want to get what would be best for a houehold with dogs.

Linda, try SmartStrand carpet by Mohawk. It uses the triexta fiber that you are reading about. Have you read about the SmartStrand carpet challenge? Visit Mohawks website and look up the test they are doing with SmartStrand carpet just to prove how the triexta fiber works.

All the new polesters are great. Smartstrand is over priced. Try the new polyesters from Phenix it blows smart strand away in looks, feel and price. It is much more durable than the polesters of the past.

John, There exists a good-better-best in the Polyester based market right now. Polyester Staple, BCF Polyester, and Triexta. The complaint on the staple product was wear, the new BCF Polyester is now softer and more stain resistant and the Triexta has the best of both, better durability than Nylon and Polyester and better stain resistance than Nylon or Polyester and all Triexta is BCF so no shedding.

I am retailer to the apartment industry an selling the crap out of mohawk smart strand. I walk in with a sample, pour bleach, mustard, and kool aid on it. Then I return the next day and clean it with water and towell. It is also manufactured with a 3rd molecule in the fiber to act as a spring to prevent matting. STUFFS AWSOME. it sells itself

Smartstrand is a good way of saying "super plastic". It does wear down more than Nylon and only certain stains come out of it. How many people actually run around and spill mustard all over their carpet? How many people run around pouring bleach all over the place??? Seriously Mohawk is trying to push this product cause their bread and butter in the single family homes is going down. Hardwood flooring, vinyl planking, and other more durable flooring options are available and cheaper. Mohawk does this all the time, "look at what I got", turns around and walks off until the next best thing. Nylon carpet is a proven product made from natural fibers and is GREEN it can be recycled over and over again. PTT (Triexta) can not.

I'm a little confused about Steve's comment on SmartStrand. If you read the paper that Mohawk submitted to the FTC, then it appears that PTT (Triexta) is just as resilient and durable as Nylon. I realize that Mohawk is not an independent, unbiased source, but the results they show in the paper seem pretty clear. The paper basically states that in terms of resiliency, PTT is slightly better than Nylon, though the difference is not statistically significant. On the other hand, the large difference between PTT and PET (traditional polyester) is labeled as statistically significant. Also, the paper mentions the recycling concerns of lumping PTT and PET into the same category. This seems to indicate that PTT can be recycled (contrary to Steve's statement).

See for yourself:

http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/textile/info/PTT001_Petition.pdf

P.S. I have no stake in this argument... I'm just a homeowner in the market for new carpet and am trying to figure out what I should buy