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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Robin Ray on June 07, 2016, 04:35:43 pm

Title: Rug Dust!!!!!
Post by: Robin Ray on June 07, 2016, 04:35:43 pm

I just cleaned a 5x7 Rug and knocked out over 7kgs of dust and it was still coming!! I had to stop after a while as it was getting ridiculous. I really could have done with a rug badger. I had to encap it in the end as there was just too much dust to clean it any other way without seriouse wick back I think there was more dust than rug! I can't believe people have these things in their front rooms!

Title: Re: Rug Dust!!!!!
Post by: derek west on June 08, 2016, 08:28:11 am

you could always try blowing instead of sucking  ;D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnck7UBztOM

Title: Re: Rug Dust!!!!!
Post by: Paul Moss on June 08, 2016, 08:41:28 am

7kilos !!
Was it used on a beach

Title: Re: Rug Dust!!!!!
Post by: Ian Harper on June 08, 2016, 10:45:52 am

Robin Ray

dont buy badger unless you are going full into a rug spa. just learn to know which ones will take the extra vac time and charge for it.  one reason we always do onsite quotes for rugs and upholstery

Title: Re: Rug Dust!!!!!
Post by: JandS on June 08, 2016, 12:40:30 pm

7 kilos is a lot of dust.
Like about 20 vac bags full.

Title: Re: Rug Dust!!!!!
Post by: Robin Ray on June 08, 2016, 12:59:13 pm

Quote from: Derek West on June 08, 2016, 08:28:11 am

you could always try blowing instead of sucking  ;D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnck7UBztOM

That looks really good! if not a little dirty  ;D

Quote from: Ian Harper on June 08, 2016, 10:45:52 am

Robin Ray

dont buy badger unless you are going full into a rug spa. just learn to know which ones will take the extra vac time and charge for it.  one reason we always do onsite quotes for rugs and upholstery

I dont really want to go down the rug plant route. I did view the rug before hand, I just thought the average amount of crud would come out until i started dusting... then there was no stopping it. I did think it was a bit heavy when I picked it up though!

Quote from: Paul Moss on June 08, 2016, 08:41:28 am

7kilos !!
Was it used on a beach

Thats what the stuff looked like... really really dirty sand.

Title: Re: Rug Dust!!!!!
Post by: Dennis on June 09, 2016, 11:45:49 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q8inM0gKVo

 ;D

Title: Re: Rug Dust!!!!!
Post by: Paul Pearce on June 11, 2016, 09:39:16 am

Was it a gun tufted rug? If so the dust could be the latex drying out & breaking up as well as normal soiling. That would look like sand. 

Title: Re: Rug Dust!!!!!
Post by: Robin Ray on June 11, 2016, 09:06:06 pm

Quote from: Paul Pearce on June 11, 2016, 09:39:16 am

Was it a gun tufted rug? If so the dust could be the latex drying out & breaking up as well as normal soiling. That would look like sand. 

No it was woven. The sandy dusty stuff was quite dark not like latex dust. I have had that before off of chinese rugs.

Incidentally I think your rug course will be one of my next courses, I think I'm learning a little too much as I go sometimes.  ;D

Title: Re: Rug Dust!!!!!
Post by: Jonathan Evans on June 12, 2016, 04:42:24 pm

Dennis I once got a lot of white powder out of a rug.

Joked with the lady that has got a street value of around £3k.

She looked really worried, she came back an hour later and said.

I just realised that is about 5 years of shake and vac.

Still looked in perfect nick, I offered to sweep it up and re bottle.