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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: wayne zabel on August 18, 2010, 08:28:12 pm

Title: Microsplitters/detergents
Post by: wayne zabel on August 18, 2010, 08:28:12 pm

Can someone please explain in laymans terms how these 2 differ in breaking up the soils when applied to the carpet?
I was asked by a customer to explain the difference and struggled to answer

Title: Re: Microsplitters/detergents
Post by: Glynn on August 18, 2010, 08:47:03 pm

So called Microsplitters are intended to shatter the bond that attaches soil to fibres whereas detergents hold the soil in suspension ready for extraction.

Title: Re: Microsplitters/detergents
Post by: Dave Whittaker on August 18, 2010, 08:55:43 pm

It still mystifies me when I spray down Pureclean and 90% of the stains seem to vanish to nothing.
How is this so if all the chem is doing is breaking down the bond :-\

Title: Re: Microsplitters/detergents
Post by: Mike Halliday on August 18, 2010, 09:13:54 pm

this a massive subject rather than try to explain it check out this website on detergents.


http://www.aboutcleaningproducts.com/process_wetting.php

Title: Re: Microsplitters/detergents
Post by: Peter_Jones on August 19, 2010, 03:16:57 am

Quote from: Dave Whittaker on August 18, 2010, 08:55:43 pm

It still mystifies me when I spray down Pureclean and 90% of the stains seem to vanish to nothing.
How is this so if all the chem is doing is breaking down the bond :-\

If you let it dry again without extracting the stain would still be there.