Can anyone explain the Von Schrader upholstery cleaning system? I dislike doing upholstery and would love an alternative that was safe, effective, and fast. How does this work? Thanks

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Pet pee on my carpet! Help! I have a dog who’s home alone most of the day so I can’t blame him if he can’t hold his pee. But today, I came home to another wet spot in my carpet and I figured it’s pee. I am considering to buy a steam mop already because calling for carpet cleaning service is expensive and I don’t like scrubbing the pee off the carpet with my own hands but now, I still don’t have a choice.

This Shark one seems cheap but I don’t really know if it is good enough. Also considering H2O but I’ve heard many horror stories of money wasted on it so the good feedback isn’t really helping them much, in my opinion of course.

I’m considering one of the cheaper Vax steam mops on this list but I’m still unsure. My budget is somewhere in the £50-100. Please give suggestions! Thank you!

Hello
I'm researching ride on VLM carpet machines in hopes to sell one to our local airport.
It's the busiest airport in Canada.
Lots of info on line and pictures but I need real world info.
Any help is appreciated.

thanks
KJ

Rick is there going to be any specials on the BrushEncaps for February? Possibly a package deal that can be put together.

We've been extolling the virtues of microfiber for some time now. 
Here's an interesting article on Cleanlink that supports our view. 
Microfiber is an exceptional cleaning material! Have a look...

Click to read...
Microfiber Cloths Excel Over Cotton

Lonnie McDonald of the Low Moisture Carpet Cleaners Association (LMCCA) has a Facebook special and has offered to give a 2 for 1 if you sign up at the entry level and bring a friend.

Facebook Special
$99.00
Gets LMCCA , PCRA and CRCII joint membership and supportive discounts of each group at their entry level.

It's a great opportunity to get involved and support a well needed platform.

Does anyone want to go in with me?

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Today I performed my first Commercial paid encap job! I was excited!
It was approximately 1200 sf of office space.
I used a Low Boy (wish I had a Vario with wheels down, it pulled a little to the right), lite hogs hair pads, battery sprayer and an air mover.

Removed rust with a rust remover then flushed with small spotter.

I presprayed with Encap-Hydrox then sprayed in front of each wet pass. I went through almost a whole gallon of Hydrox. Mixed at 8oz per gal.
I was expecting to see a "milk mustache" after going over the carpet but I didnt. In order to achieve that I would have had to spray very heavy. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of VLM?

It came out good but I thought I could do better.
I have some pics but I get a message that says they're too large.

I was going to expand to a new area under a different name. But then realized I just do not have time...I paid $700 for it and it is all inclusive (meaning you provide content and he puts it all in for you) anyone interested? Trades welcome!

http://carpetcleaner.proseo4u.com/

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Hi, I am new to the forum.

I wanted to clarify a few things that keep me wonder. I currently have a Ninja hot water extractor 375 and a Rotovac Powerwand for residential rentals. I have also tried the 360i but I find the Powerwand more effective, easier to use.

Now, I am trying to get to commercial here and I find Rotovacs do an awful job as they jump around and take a lot of time. I feel the heads are great for thicker carpets but awful for thin carpets such as commercial as the spinning can't really do much. I was thinking of getting carpet brush from Rotovac but we will see the outcome of that.

Now to the point, I rented the Cimex for couple days. I tried it in a bad hallway of a rental building and the manager said he is not impressed with the results. I found the results to be fairly good but he said we do a much better job when we use the Rotovac, however the Rotovac takes me 3 times the time). Also worth to note that the building carpets get cleaned once every year or so only and that the tenants are pretty bad at staining them. I used a chemical that is sold locally that people say is better than the Releaseit, I live on Canada so I haven't found the Releaseit here yet.

Based on my results, I feel that the Cimex is more maintenance and hot water extraction more restorative, am I correct?

I also tried Cimex at home (I don't know what carpet it is but thin, no hair, kind of like CGD) and rotovac or wand did an awful job, but Cimex completely mind blowed me. Residential wise, when carpets are very old, thin and full of cat hair, HWE  does an awful job at removing the hair or make it clean as the hair is stuck to the carpet and neither vacuuming nor HWE takes them, will the Cimex help me on these jobs?

Question is, should I try to combine services of HWE and Cimex or is there any way to make those nasty hallways look better with Cimex than HWE and Rotovac?


Also, I'm a bit lost in terminology, is 175 rotary the same as a floor machine with dual speed used at the lowest speed (175)??
I have this machine, http://www.nacecare.com/products/na20ds, can I put a solution tank and use it for carpets? What else do I need to buy to make it work for carpets? If I don't have a solution tank, can I spray the chemicals with a sprayer (I would like to test how it works before buying the whole package).

Finally, would a 175 do similar job than a Cimex? I know it would take more time though.

Sorry for so many questions, hopefully you guys will be able to answer most the them!