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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Mike Halliday on February 29, 2016, 01:24:24 pm

Title: Steam cleaning!!!!
Post by: Mike Halliday on February 29, 2016, 01:24:24 pm

My camera ran out just at the good bit...... where we are running around like laurel & Hardy trying to turn off the machine ;D ;D ;D

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jpwirghtTGE

Title: Re: Steam cleaning!!!!
Post by: ShaunL on February 29, 2016, 01:42:45 pm

 ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Steam cleaning!!!!
Post by: Simon Gerrard on March 01, 2016, 12:19:40 pm

So was it steam steam, or steam from super hot water?
Simon

Title: Re: Steam cleaning!!!!
Post by: Mike Halliday on March 01, 2016, 06:44:27 pm

As we were filming it was pure steam, I have already started cleaning and told my helper to get the camera,  I put the wand down which allowed the water temp to get above what I normally clean at.

the whip line on the wand was a 12inch piece of thermoplastic Hose which isn't rated for above 100degrees.......which is why it blew the fitting off.

Title: Re: Steam cleaning!!!!
Post by: mark_roberts on March 02, 2016, 12:20:47 am

How are you heating the water these days Mike

Title: Re: Steam cleaning!!!!
Post by: Mike Halliday on March 02, 2016, 06:36:44 am

In that video I'm using a propane heater.

Just yesturday I picked up  a truckmount I bought off eBay,  a Woodbridge  chemtex which was thier hard floor cleaning version with a 3000psi pump and a diesel burner to heat the water.  So when I fit that in the van this afternoon I will be back to using a diesel heater.

Although I'm looking at altering it to run the propane heater I'm using now as I much prefer gas. it is much more controllable & clean

Title: Re: Steam cleaning!!!!
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on March 02, 2016, 06:20:32 pm

You could try kerosene it's cleaner than diesel.