Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: rich123 on May 25, 2013, 08:42:01 am
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Hi all
I may have a gym to clean, its about 300m2.
The good bit is the carpet is Flotex or like.
The bad bit is I cant start it until after 9 in the evening. :(
I reckon it should come up a treat without too much effort
because of the material.
For speed and a good job would you recommend encap
cleaning or HWE with blowers, as this carpet has a
rubberised back and very short pile?
Any opinions?
Rich
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Unlikely to be Flotex but I know the type of stuff they put down looks like it ........ maybe there would not be so many watermarks if it were Flotex.
I do a Nuffield gym and my helper vacs through and I follow with rotary ..... using M Power and Solution Super Machine Pad Bonnets. My helper does go round any problem areas with the Floormac and can follow behind me to give any traffic lanes a second go. Mostly dry by the time we pack up and go because of rubber backing, you have to low moisture clean and every mark seems to remove ..... blood, sweat & tears ........ that's from the carpet, not from me ;)
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If it is fkotex don't bonnet it. Flood and extract.
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No need to flood Flotex anymore.
Encap with an agitation pad is all you need.
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I used to think flood cleaning flotex was the only way but mr.encap aka Jamie regrout you hotel room Pearson is correct encap is the new black.
Shaun
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Yup.... been doing it that way for a few years now too.. ;D ;D
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Great stuff, encap it is.
Thanks guys
Rich :)
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All i can say is good luck, you will need it.
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Of course , using a bonnet on Flotex is impossible , just cant be done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PogEcryIrgM
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Much easier than HWE , as Jason says !!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVtKxvO5t1Y
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Jason, why are you hiding the medicine ball under you shirt?
:D :D :D
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Because bonnetting never makes me break a sweat and your Mrs gives me a cake every time I visit.
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Because bonnetting never makes me break a sweat and your Mrs gives me a cake every time I visit.
;D ;D ;D
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Lol
I get 2 cakes ;D 8)
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so how do you encap a flotex carpet? ???
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Spray/feed and scrub
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Would that be Releasit DS2 Jamie? And is a rotary better than Cimex on Flotex as not done any Flotex with encap yet. Cheers, Al.
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We are doing one tonight. 650m2 open area with the Cimex. We will use HyDrOx as its a canteen at a local uni. I will let you know how long it takes them tomorrow when I check their shift times. The Cimex is a little easier n the wrists with higher agitation pads than a rotary,
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Allen,
I would have thought Cimex would be better , 2 main reasons 3 independent FLOATING heads and designed for the application of solutions encap been one of them.
As a side note I have 1800 sq yards to encap tommorow , and hopefuly should complete in the day ,with a cimex.
I shall be using 4 different solutions, Cimex encap, release it, dynamall and enhance .
I have still found the best by far to be a solution by bray chemicals, used a few years ago but now would not know where to source ::)roll .
Geoff
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We'll give it a go with the Cimex then, would that be with fibre plus pads or brushes on Flotex.
On another note the 17" Fiber max pads worked amazing on Saturdays job Jamie, good tip, thanks.
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Because bonnetting never makes me break a sweat and your Mrs gives me a cake every time I visit.
Now I know that's a lie, because if you ever tried my wife's cake you definetly wouldn't have to iron your shirt on a wok!
:D
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Just spoke o Graham. He did the job himself with the Cimex.
He used a combination of nylon floor brushes and bonnets on the Cimex.
Last time it was done we used pads but he had to run 50m extension to the room this time and the machine was labouring slightly so possibly not enough power getting to the machine.
Took him 3 hours including travel (20 mins each way)
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Cheers :)