Clean It Up

UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Craigp on July 14, 2012, 07:12:49 pm

Title: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: Craigp on July 14, 2012, 07:12:49 pm
Shocking!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AISYC4P8oeQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

I hope he doesn't do domestics like this as well  :o
Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: Robin Ray on July 14, 2012, 07:25:50 pm
hmmm slightly too wet then.... ;D
Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: Owen R on July 14, 2012, 07:29:43 pm
The telephone ringing was the Police - the carpet cleaning was criminal.  ;D
That carpet looked as if it could be a Belgian Wilton??????
Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: Len Gribble on July 14, 2012, 07:52:08 pm
He’s got to be a trucky the noises is unbearable  ::)
Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: wynne jones on July 14, 2012, 08:02:55 pm
It's a dramatic video though for the ignorant customer.

Not that anyone other than bitching carpet cleaners watch Ytube videos of carpets being cleaned anyway. ;D
Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: *Hector* on July 14, 2012, 08:04:37 pm
He’s got to be a trucky the noises is unbearable  ::)

 ;D ;D
Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: Mike Halliday on July 14, 2012, 08:06:33 pm
the heat he had at that flow he had a big truckmount.

did a good job of cleaning that carpet though!! ;) ;)
Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: davep on July 14, 2012, 08:15:32 pm
Click on other videos, shows a stool being Erm, cleaned  :-X
Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: Craigp on July 14, 2012, 08:33:10 pm
Dave, I seen that too, it's the same flooding method,  ;D
Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: AshWhite on July 14, 2012, 08:44:03 pm
He probably thinks a dry stroke is masturbation without lubrication.
Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: *Hector* on July 14, 2012, 08:44:44 pm
He probably thinks a dry stroke is masturbation without lubrication.

 :o :o :o
Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: Mike Halliday on July 14, 2012, 08:47:20 pm
if you watch the stool video you will see a very interesting point at 42 seconds.

he does a clean stroke without pulling the trigger and makes it as clean as when he does a wet stroke, this stool isn't as dirty as it looks,  it look dark & dirty because it is already soaking wet.

but if you want to criticise this guy then put your own videos on YouTube...... at least he's stepped into the ring ;)
Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: Craigp on July 14, 2012, 09:02:37 pm
I've had vides on you tube for a few years, for what good its done, Don't mind stepping into the ring and I have done.

We all get flooding sometimes, but we then stop pulling the trigger and suck it up, leaving huge puddles there for 5 minutes it's clearly going to soak the backing and most likely the underlay too and would take days to dry and start to smell.

Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: Mike Halliday on July 14, 2012, 09:10:09 pm
and you can criticise his video because like you say you put up your own videos,

but  it can be a bit easy for some people to pull a guys viddeos apart when he is not here to defend himself,
Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: Craigp on July 14, 2012, 09:23:09 pm
Amazed your defending this sort of cleaning Mike.

Reading the above post looks like most are with me, that this is bad practice.

"pulling it apart" ::)
Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: Richard Meads on July 14, 2012, 09:28:19 pm
I wonder if he has a water claw  :)

but if you want to criticise this guy then put your own videos on YouTube...... at least he's stepped into the ring ;)

I did, oops  :o first vid in this thread:

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=102867.0

user name was Afresh back then, got a propper vac now ;D
Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: AshWhite on July 14, 2012, 09:39:06 pm
I wonder if he has a water claw  :)

but if you want to criticise this guy then put your own videos on YouTube...... at least he's stepped into the ring ;)

I did, oops  :o first vid in this thread:

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=102867.0

user name was Afresh back then, got a propper vac now ;D


Did you change your voice too?  :P lol, it's actually not a bad video to be fair!
Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: Garyj on July 14, 2012, 10:21:09 pm
Fantastic bit of marketing and EVERYONE with a truckmount should have a video similar to this to show their customers.

Customer doesn't know that is bad cleaning, the person that believes this video is also the person that believes the QVC Steam Cleaner and Rug Doctor hype that is put out there.

Seriously, have a think, this is actually doing professional carpet cleaners a massive favour.

Did you see the power of that steam and the colour of that water? I want him around my house NOW.
Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: Simon Gerrard on July 15, 2012, 10:09:33 am
To be fair some very heavily worn and very soiled carpets can react like that which is no different to the effect even a moderate pressure would have on a hard floor because is what the carpet has become, an impervious  surface. The same effect happens on black top but, lessens as you break through the surface soil and remove the compacted soil from what remains of the carpet.
A brave video in my view.

Simon
Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: John Kelly on July 15, 2012, 11:20:18 am
Spot on Simon.
Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: AshWhite on July 15, 2012, 11:24:05 am
I thought the same as well, at first - but then he doesn't seem to go over it with a dry stroke at all, just leaves the water sitting there (although I watched on my phone so I may be wrong).
Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: derek west on July 15, 2012, 12:21:06 pm
pretty simple really, if he gets calls from it then its a good video, if he doesn't its rubbish. either way i'm confident it wasn't meant to impress us b1tchy old f4rts.  ;D
Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: richie on July 15, 2012, 03:00:18 pm
Well, after seeing the first few posts i was going to comment HOWEVER.....Simon beat me to what i was going to say.
Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: wynne jones on July 15, 2012, 03:11:23 pm
It's clearly soaking in though.
Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: Peter Sweeney on July 15, 2012, 10:30:55 pm
blimey, that's twice in one year that I find myself agreeing with Simon  :o
Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: peter maybury on July 16, 2012, 12:07:51 am
before I started prespraying and aggitating, on filthy pub carpets I would lift the wand from the floor and jet the area prior to cleaning to allow the tank chems and heat to do some of the work. On black top the carpet will not absorb the moisture. Have only watched first few seconds but as Simon says spraying filthy carpet like that is just like spraying a hard floor. The end result is the important thing. Would also like owen r 's ability to identify fibres from a substandard video as after 20 odd years in the flooring business, buying fitting, specifying and cleaning carpets, I still cannot identify wool from polypropylene on film. 
Peter
www.carpetcleanercardiff.com
Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: Billy Russell on July 16, 2012, 06:20:08 am
blimey, that's twice in one year that I find myself agreeing with Simon  :o

I'd get yourself to the Doctor, you must be ill

 You do realise we're not playing Simon says?

 ;D ;D
Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: Simon Gerrard on July 16, 2012, 06:43:13 pm
blimey, that's twice in one year that I find myself agreeing with Simon  :o

Gulp    ;D ;D
Title: Re: How not to clean a carpet
Post by: francis on July 16, 2012, 07:47:39 pm
If you play 'Simon Says' 50% of the time, a lot on here can learn quite a bit.
The other 50% ?? - well whatever ;) ;)