08-07-2012, 12:38 PM
I'm in agreement with Derek. Simply push the machine with the ball valve wide-open.
What I normally do is push the Cimex on a fairly quick wet pass, with the valve wide-open, followed by a dry pass. On the wet pass I'm walking at a moderately quick pace, holding the trigger the whole time putting down the solution is I go. On the dry pass I'm walking at a slower pace. On the dry pass I'll feather the trigger a little to keep the pads damp. The wet pass / dry pass method seems to work best, and it's what we recommend.
As Derek mentioned above, you'll get the hang of it as you gain more experience. It'll become very second nature to you.
I do NOT recommend spraying down your solution. That will equate to changing your cleaning into a version of bonnet cleaninig. You will always get better solution control applying the solution through the shampoo tank.
You can plan to average about 300 sq ft per gallon of diluted detergent. A tankful will clean about 1500 sq ft (I'll let you convert that to metric).
There are always variables with carpet fiber, pile density, and the speed of cleaning - but that rate is a general rule of thumb.
Keep working with it. It won't take long and you'll be an encap wiz kid.
What I normally do is push the Cimex on a fairly quick wet pass, with the valve wide-open, followed by a dry pass. On the wet pass I'm walking at a moderately quick pace, holding the trigger the whole time putting down the solution is I go. On the dry pass I'm walking at a slower pace. On the dry pass I'll feather the trigger a little to keep the pads damp. The wet pass / dry pass method seems to work best, and it's what we recommend.
As Derek mentioned above, you'll get the hang of it as you gain more experience. It'll become very second nature to you.
I do NOT recommend spraying down your solution. That will equate to changing your cleaning into a version of bonnet cleaninig. You will always get better solution control applying the solution through the shampoo tank.
You can plan to average about 300 sq ft per gallon of diluted detergent. A tankful will clean about 1500 sq ft (I'll let you convert that to metric).
There are always variables with carpet fiber, pile density, and the speed of cleaning - but that rate is a general rule of thumb. Keep working with it. It won't take long and you'll be an encap wiz kid.