Cleanworks
Moderator
Half the strength of the ones he's on now.
Has anyone ever cleaned the entrances at a Walmart?
- Thread starter BIG WOOD
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bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
Chill and get paid.....next time set up the job and then stiff em....!
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
Can't remember....
Ever-Fresh
Member
Be handy with a receipt to prove that you paid for your equipment!
Bryce C
DFW
Regarding wicking
How can a carpet wick if the top of the fibers are dry? I've been under the impression that if you can completely dry the upper portion of carpet fibers using adequate dry passes, air movers, etc... than the moisture remaining below that level will evaporate off as humidity and the emulsified soil will stay at that level as it slowly dries completely. Basically how can emulsified soil wick to the top of a fiber if that portion is already dry?
Nate The Great
Member
Wet seeks dry.. Evaporation.. Which is why it's called wicking.. If the bottom is impacted with soil, you'll always be fighting an uphill battle.. This is why VLM works well so as not to disrupt the deeper soil.. VLM is an interim cleaning method made for commercial carpets.. It is appearance cleaning..
Bryce C
DFW
I was thinking of this thread off and on as I was cleaning with the Cimex today. Great stuff, super helpful. Thanks for the bump Woody!
Kerosene and a match
Thanks for bringing this back to memory. The number 1 lesson I learned on this job was:
-This carpet has a rubber backing. Blast that dirt out. Turn the pressure up and pressure wash it. You won't damage it or cause any "browning"
Nate The Great
Member
Minus well use a turbo spinner with a teflon ring.. Or a zipper SS, or a CX15, or save the headache and not do it..
having spin marks from a zipper is a no no. Or the zipper bouncing more than a rabbit while trying to pull is another frustration. The cx15...that's a joke.Minus well use a turbo spinner with a teflon ring.. Or a zipper SS, or a CX15, or save the headache and not do it..
I"m more speculating on cranking that psi up to 900-1000 on the wand. The dirt was so hard packed with asphalt soiling form the parking lot, that the average 500-600psi is a joke on thinking you're pulling anything out
hogjowl
Idiot™
I don’t have a spinner Zipper, but my standard Zipper has NEVER “bounced more than a rabbit while trying to pull”.
I’m thinking you made that up.
I’m thinking you made that up.
Mikey P
Administrator
Mikey P
Administrator
The non vacuumer Slot fans suffer in many ways for their laziness..
Bryce C
DFW
How about vacuuming, scrubbing with a Cimex, extracting with a TM at 800+ psi, and 10k cfm of air for about 30 minutes?
hogjowl
Idiot™
^ICS
Mikey P
Administrator
800?
You can put wash installed carpet.
Do yourself and your customers a huge favor and get rid of your hero complex as soon as possible
And almost all instances less is more.
Bryce C
DFW
I appreciate helpful input Mike. However spare me your assumptions and preaching about a hero complex. I am simply asking questions, learning, and sharing ideas. It literally seems like your the one with a hero complex. I clean all residential carpet with 400 to 450 psi, and commercial at 500 psi.
This thread is about ridiculously soiled carpet at a neglected Walmart entry way. Matt mentioned possibly using 900-1000 psi in the most difficult to clean environments, I responded with a question shaped in the form of a proposition.
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