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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: mark turton on December 10, 2012, 07:30:18 pm

Title: hot water ext walk bhind ok on flotex ?
Post by: mark turton on December 10, 2012, 07:30:18 pm

hi guys
have hot water extraction machine walk behind with brusher bar.

would this be wise to use on flotex carpet ?

im concerned of over wetting ? and also the pile lifting right afterwards?

havent looked at yet but know from pass threads this isnt necessarily an easy clean.

any help out there?

Title: Re: hot water ext walk bhind ok on flotex ?
Post by: Phil @ Extreme Clean on December 10, 2012, 07:31:52 pm

i asked this question before i used my df on a flotex carpet and done ok allthough people say flooding them is the best option  ???

Title: Re: hot water ext walk bhind ok on flotex ?
Post by: JandS on December 10, 2012, 07:53:23 pm

I was told flood and scrub and extract and I did and it
worked.

Title: Re: hot water ext walk bhind ok on flotex ?
Post by: Tony Gill Carpet Smart on December 10, 2012, 08:48:28 pm

OVER WET FLOTEX  ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: hot water ext walk bhind ok on flotex ?
Post by: Neil Jones on December 10, 2012, 09:04:05 pm

Don't worry about over wetting a flotex  :)

Title: Re: hot water ext walk bhind ok on flotex ?
Post by: mark turton on December 10, 2012, 09:57:08 pm

Quote from: PM @ Extreme Clean on December 10, 2012, 07:31:52 pm

i asked this question before i used my df on a flotex carpet and done ok allthough people say flooding them is the best option  ???

hi you did this with a walk behind portable extractor - and how did you lift pile after?

Title: Re: hot water ext walk bhind ok on flotex ?
Post by: Tony Gill Carpet Smart on December 11, 2012, 07:57:00 am

You don't set pile on flotex

Tony

Title: Re: hot water ext walk bhind ok on flotex ?
Post by: Doug Holloway on December 11, 2012, 08:20:56 am

Hi Guys

All the nylon fibres in Flotex are perpendicular to the base, that is they stick straight uo.

This gives a massive resistance and any pad system is likely to struggle and it won't do the motor much good.

As for a walk behind it will depend on the resistance, but could be an issue.

Cheers

Doug