01-10-2016, 08:19 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-10-2016, 08:26 PM by Gero43.
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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!
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!