On 03/01/2019 16:25, wrote:
On Thursday, 3 January 2019 12:10:43 UTC, TMH wrote:
On 02/01/2019 22:50, tabbypurr wrote:
On Wednesday, 2 January 2019 15:13:13 UTC, TMH wrote:
On 02/01/2019 01:54, tabbypurr wrote:
On Tuesday, 1 January 2019 19:59:03 UTC, RJH wrote:

I find heated solution works rather better. I just use warm water when filling. I'd look for other machines at lower price but with the important features.

Oh - one tip, forget buying the carpet cleaning solution, washing powder is much better. Bleach, ammonia & vinegar can be useful for carpets that haven't otherwise cleaned up - not mixed together obviously. And of course bleach is only for bleachable carpets, which most aren't.


NT

Washing powder is an absolute no no. It will leave a residue behind to
attract dirt & make the fibres sticky.

Buy a decent Prochem product
http://www.prochem-uk.com/product.php?xProd=30&xSec=10

Washing powder residue is dry powder. Carpet cleaning solutions OTOH use detergent that leaves a sticky residue. The line I heard in a presentation was that despite that it was a good tradeoff, no further details. Having cleaned carpets many times I've found washing powder much better.


NT

Bear in mind that;

(a) I have an HNC in chemistry
(b) I was a moderator for the British Institute of Cleaning Science
(c) Spent 25 years in the cleaning industry
(d) Ran training courses in carpet cleaning
(e) Ran my own carpet cleaning company
(f) Wrote the DIY Wiki on carpet cleaning

I think you can probably take my word for it.......

That's hard to argue with I should try the carpet cleaning process on an item of clothing some time, see how it comes out.

Horses for courses. Washing machines rinse clothing much more
effectively than carpet cleaning machines rinse carpets.

In the USA it's quite common to scrub carpets with a rotary floor
machine & detergent, then use a carpet machine with plain water. They
are often called "rinsers".

I presume washing up liquid also leaves sticky residue. Are there any much cheaper than specialist carpet cleaning solutions that don't?

Again horses for courses. If you look at the dilution rate of a decent
trade product compared to a DIY product, they aren't that expensive. The
Prochem product mentioned above dilutes 50-1 and costs about a tenner
for 5 litres.


NT



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Dave
The Medway Handyman