I’ll just throw in my two cents worth of “moose spit” here. I got called out to correct the efforts of a fellow “professional” carpet cleaner. He seems bent on establishing the fact that the less you pay, the less you get. Anyhow it was a nylon plush of the light beige persuasion. His efforts cumulated in a dry carpet sporting heavy grooming marks reminiscent of corn rows on an Iowa farm. Unfortunately the crop was blighted in the form of many discolored areas and the hallways looked like someone drove a tractor through the growing crop. Seriously, it looked pretty bad. Since soap’s cheap and water’s free I thought I’d give it a shot.
I had the steam rig right in the driveway but thought I’d try the Encap Method for the heck of it. After all, I could always revert to steam. I dragged that Cimex up the stairs and went to work. The red stains all succumbed to Red Vanish and no trace was left by the time I scrubbed the Releasit over it. I was quite pleased to note that all the stains were easily removed with only a pass or two. The heavy traffic areas gradually gave up the grey cast and fell in line with the rest as multiple passes with very little chemical was applied to them. I am having to learn that more dirt does not necessarily mean you have to apply more chemical. I was pleased with the results. I’m not sure just how much faster it was than steam but it sure was a lot easier.

That plush nylon was most likely a saxony or karastan. I cleaned one months ago and raked it only to find the customer could not get the rake marks out. I had to re-wet the whole thing to get them out and use my rx-20 because wanding with water would not take them out. Those carpets have to be brushed, not raked. The wieght of your cimex took those marks out. Good job.

James

Good on you Jack.

Pleased to see someone else taking the 'Mex; up stairs, I do it a lot now that I have got it down pat.


It really is easy to do, even for an old fella like me, hah!.


Maybe you should consider a name change to Diehard?? LOL.

Cheers,

Shorty.

Shorty, is that with solution in the tank, LOL

Searched back a bit and found this for you.

Please Explain
April 5 2005 at 6:57 PM Shorty (Login ShortyDownUnder)
from IP address 202.14.148.50

I have read with interest, the problems, various operators have moving their Cimex up and down stairs.

I have read about larger wheels, axles and other items to improve the manouverablity.

Not having had one at the time, I was unable to comment.

Now, it is a different story.

I really can't see what all the fuss is about.

I lifted the head of the Cimex to it's vertical position, hooked a bungy strap, (elastic cord with a metal hook at each end), to the lifting handle on the head, and then up to the handle.

This secured the head, (or you may call it the base).

Then I simply pulled the machine up or down the stairs, certainly no more awkward than a floor polisher.

After I did this, I then thought how much easier it would be without the approximately four gallons I had in the tank.

Being slightly older than a few of you guys, (60+), and vertically challenged, has not been a problem for me with 'Big Yella'.

Jees, I just love this machine.

Rick, when are you going to distribute one that cooks???

Cheers,

Shorty.



Yeah, I guess you could say I'm a bit slow, but at least I didn't have to put more juice in the 'Mex; when I did get upstairs. LOL

Now I know better.

Cheers,

Shorty.