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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: cabby on September 13, 2005, 12:25:10 pm

Title: mattress cleaning
Post by: cabby on September 13, 2005, 12:25:10 pm

anyone any ideas as to machine to use been told kirby but also been told that they are rubbish  one of you bright sparks must know thanks

Title: Re: mattress cleaning
Post by: Bob Robertson on September 13, 2005, 01:26:11 pm

Kirby's will take out all the dead skin and dust mites but it won't get rid of any stains.I have one with a built in  uv-c light on it which will kill bacteria,fungal spores and kill the mites.Check out my web site for more info.www.mattvac.co.uk.

Hope this helps.

Title: Re: mattress cleaning
Post by: cabby on September 13, 2005, 04:24:41 pm

your hygentech  will not remove stains either will it?

Title: Re: mattress cleaning
Post by: Bob Robertson on September 13, 2005, 05:29:06 pm

No it wont remove stains either and I have to explain that the uv-c light kills the bactiria. I would like to find a stain remover but aparently it is very difficult to remove from the mattress and just cleaning the surface will leave it dampon top and  inside which takes time to dry and can get mouldy. I feel I can lose business because people want the stains removed i.e. letting agencys.

Title: Re: mattress cleaning
Post by: neil 47 on September 13, 2005, 07:30:31 pm

  Tihson
 is this really the right forum for you to be on? ???  ???

Quote from your website

Replace carpets with lino or wood flooring, and curtains with blinds.

 >:( we,ll all be out of business in a week

Neil

Title: Re: mattress cleaning
Post by: Prestige1 on September 13, 2005, 10:41:49 pm

Hi
Do you sell these machines ? or do you know where Ican get one including testing info? or are you a franchise and sworn to secrecy like the oven cleaners?
Kind Regards Phil

Title: Re: mattress cleaning
Post by: CARPET KNIGHTS on September 14, 2005, 09:17:27 am

It has already been proven (the sweedish thing) that removing soft furnishings ie. carpets etc. can be detrimental to allergy sufferers!

Cheers Goron

Ps. cleaning mattresses is an essential part of healthy living living these days. I cleaned an anti allergy mattress the other day and you would not believe what came out of it.

Title: Re: mattress cleaning
Post by: Prestige1 on September 14, 2005, 10:25:03 am

Hi
How did you clean it and how did you know what came out?

Title: Re: mattress cleaning
Post by: Bob Robertson on September 14, 2005, 10:40:24 am

HI

Prestige 1 I don't sell them. I bought a dealership from the main UK dealer silentmites.co.uk

Neil 47 as a newbie i was only replying to cabby's post. I joined this forum as I am adding carpet cleanig to my business and I am going on the ncca course at the end of this month which I posted yesterday for some tips ( and nobody has replied  lol )

thanks

tihson

 

Title: Re: mattress cleaning
Post by: Prestige1 on September 14, 2005, 01:39:01 pm

Hi tihson
I did that course about 2 years ago now, very good and gave a lot of info. what I would say is watch what machine you start with, I am on my 3rd in two years and wished I would have bought well from day one, I now have a Extracta Excel and my opinion is its a fantastic  machine and does just what I want it to do. good luck with the CC
Kind regards Phil

Title: Re: mattress cleaning
Post by: CARPET KNIGHTS on September 14, 2005, 08:52:47 pm

hello prestige

Firstly I thoroughly vacuumed all sides of the matress using the Hunter vacuum (a compact hand held hepa filtered vacuum with a beeter bar which is essential, the beeter bar that is). There are more suitable vacuums such as the filter queen but this has a price tag i think of around £2000, correct me if i'm wrong.

(http://www.carpetknights.co.uk/Dirtyhunter.JPG)

Once this process is complete then the matress can be disinfected and made allergen free using Allerg-STOP matress spray 100ml per side the duvet and pilows can be treated in the same way although these can be normally washed and then sprayed with Allerg-STOP.

Cheers Goron

Ps. look at the photo this is how i know what came out of an apparently tight woven anti allergy matress less than six months old.

Title: Re: mattress cleaning
Post by: cabby on September 14, 2005, 08:56:20 pm

thanks what sort of price is a hunter and whos stocks them any thoughts on uvc thanks again to all

Title: Re: mattress cleaning
Post by: CARPET KNIGHTS on September 14, 2005, 09:15:10 pm

Hi Cabby

The Hunter is a relatively cheap piece of kit ranging from £15 to £50 depending where you get it from.

Solutions uk stock them. They also are the main distributor of Allerg-STOP.

I'm no expert but have heard that UV light is good for killing dustmites but it has to be the correct frequency uv light not the sort that you can buy from your local hardware store. But then (I might get in trouble for mentioning it a lot) Allerg-STOP also kills dustmites as well as breaking down the allergy causing protiens in their excrement, pollen, mould spores, and pet dander.

hope that helps.

Cheers Goron

Title: Re: mattress cleaning
Post by: Prestige1 on September 14, 2005, 10:10:38 pm

Carpet Knights
I am impressed! this is an area I would like to get into, this looks like a good way to start, many thanks for info.
Kind regards Phil

Title: Re: mattress cleaning
Post by: nick p on September 15, 2005, 08:34:58 am

Hi

ebay do the hunter handheld vacum got mine of there only £20

cheers nick p

Title: Re: mattress cleaning
Post by: Bob Robertson on September 15, 2005, 11:12:15 am

Hi Prestige

thanks for the reply . You can also do a test on the dust by using an Acarex test Kit to show the cust the level of guanine which is the substance that triggers most allergies.

Regards
 
Tihson