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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: james roffey on June 20, 2012, 02:55:14 pm

Title: Powerburst v Shockwave
Post by: james roffey on June 20, 2012, 02:55:14 pm

Ordered a sample of Shockwave to compare to Powerburst, i have a customer that has his carpets cleaned every five weeks they are synthetic, cream coloured and always heavily soiled, he has two Great Danes !
I thought that this would be a good test of Shockwave as i know the results that Powerburst achieves from the many times i have used it on these carpets, the results are always impressive, i have to say that Shockwave actually cleaned the carpet at least as good maybe even better i did less spotting with it too.
What i am wondering is that these are two very different chemicals and would assume that each would have better results on particular types of soiling, but what are these types?

Title: Re: Powerburst v Shockwave
Post by: john martin on June 20, 2012, 03:32:38 pm

 they look very similar  , mostly sodium carbonate , surfactants , solvent ,builders , a strong alkali ...
  shockwave contains enzymes , thats the only difference i see .

Title: Re: Powerburst v Shockwave
Post by: markpowell on June 20, 2012, 04:13:03 pm

Give Craftex Champion a try on synthetics mate its brilliant
Mark

Title: Re: Powerburst v Shockwave
Post by: Timmy Boy on June 20, 2012, 07:25:18 pm

Enzall for me, very rare for us to need to spot as the pre spray gets it 99 times out of a hundred

Title: Re: Powerburst v Shockwave
Post by: Simon Gerrard on June 20, 2012, 07:34:00 pm

We've been using Shockwave in place of Powerburst for quite some time, espcially on restaurant carpets and I think it is every bit is good, performance wise.
It is particularly good on very dirty upholstery.
Simon

Title: Re: Powerburst v Shockwave
Post by: neil 47 on June 20, 2012, 10:06:06 pm

and cheaper simon ;D

Title: Re: Powerburst v Shockwave
Post by: Billy Russell on June 20, 2012, 10:53:37 pm

Quote from: Timmy Boy on June 20, 2012, 07:25:18 pm

Enzall for me, very rare for us to need to spot as the pre spray gets it 99 times out of a hundred

Couldn't agree more!

Title: Re: Powerburst v Shockwave
Post by: William Sharpe on June 21, 2012, 08:57:12 am

When using powerburst or shockwave do you follow up with a acid rinse. does anybody use these in portables??

Title: Re: Powerburst v Shockwave
Post by: John Kelly on June 21, 2012, 09:01:57 am

They are both pre-sprays. An acid rinse is advisable especially on Wool.

Title: Re: Powerburst v Shockwave
Post by: Tony Gill Carpet Smart on June 21, 2012, 09:17:22 am

William as John said these are both presprays When I was using my portable I only ever put acid rinse or clear water through it.

POWERBURST BRILLIANT  ;D

Cheers Tony