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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: des on April 15, 2004, 12:13:36 am
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Hi all . iI have been reading that dust mites are becoming more of a problem in the uk so i have some question,s
1 Is there a uk manufacturer of a machine like the usa and australian hygienitech matteress cleaning machine
2 does anyone know of any one that cleans matteresses in the uk with one of these machine.
I do not wish to clean a matteress with my carpet cleaning machine . any help pleaseeeeeeeeeee
des at mister clean
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It was Bed bugs that I read that the concern was about!!
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Hi Des,
I was browsing the other day and came across the corporate Service Master website. They even have a group now that specialises in cleaning mattresses- probably in the way that you are thinking of. Perhaps if you ring them up they'll tell you their secrets!!
Do a search on Servicmeaster (haven't got the link to hand) and you should find it. On their home page they have links to furnture medic, green thumbs (the lawn people), Service Mster Clean etc.
Cheers
Cheers
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Dr.John Bolton is our expert on Cleaning Mattresses
He gave an excellent tuturioal on The Cleantalk site just before Christmas
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Hi
It is my understanding that there is no absolute cure-all for bugs and beasties that we, as carpet cleaners can safely do... I do believe that even the Servicemaster method has its limitations.
I have spoken to a colleague on this very subject and have asked him to do a presentation at the CARPEX 2004 show in October for us....I am currently awaiting his reply
Cheers
Derek
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Something in "The Sun" newspaper on Wednesday about these
but im sure your all too intelectual (sp) to have read this paper.
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Only one way to stop Bed Bugs.
In the morning, open up your window nice and wide.
Pull back the quilt.
Go to work.
Bed bugs hate ventalation, they cannot survive, they like it warm and damp.
Phil
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Des,
Ian is being too kind, but thanks nevertheless.
The Hygienitech system incorporates pulsating UV-C light to kill the mites, plus a vibrating vaccum for extraction. The use of light has the advantage over insecticides in that there is no associated risk of alergic reaction for the human occupants of the bed.
However, the dust mite is photophobic and will burrow within the padding to avoid daylight. this means that at start of treatment most of the mite population will be away from the surface. The penetration of the treatment light pulses is limited and I am doubtfull as to what proportion of mites would be affected.
What is good about the system is the vibrating vacuum, which will remove a significant amount of mite droppings and exfoliated skin. Other ways of removing this include the Von Shraeder upholstery vacuum and the Victor electric brush head, the vaccum power for this can be supplied by your HWE, fitted with a dust-downer device and locate out side the building.
If we accept that without the use of a liquid nitrogen system, we are able to kill only a proportion of the mite population within a mattress, then we arive at the more practical proposition of population controll.
The dust mite does not drink, it obtains the moisture it requires to survive from its food - our exfoliated skin. When this leaves our bodies it is too dry to support the mites. What introduces the water is a micro-fungus which forms on the skin scales and absorbs and injects ambient moisture and enzymes into the skin.
By removing as much of the food sorce, dead mites and mite excrement as possible, then treating with a safe fungicide and educating the client as to simple daily airing of bedding the mite population can be kept at low level.
In this way I have been treating mattresses for years and the 'proof of the pudding' is that sufferers of asthema and allergic rhinitis often show an immediate impovement after treatment.
John.
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Hey John you better come and clean mine as I suffer from Catarh.
Perhaps it will be woth going to the NCCA show to see a demonstration on Matteress Cleaning.
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Bed Bugs and Dust Mites are two different, albeit both revolting, creatures. From what I have read recently, these are some of their features:-
Bed Bugs are making a return to the nation’s beds and are proving extremely resistant to insecticides. Perhaps they felt aggrieved at the publicity given to dust mites, hence the aggressive come back.
Bed Bugs can be seen with the naked (or bespectacled in my case) eye. Dust Mites creep about in their unseen nastiness. I wonder if even Bed Bugs can see them.
Bed Bugs bite us. Dust Mites just happily nibble away our shedded skin. They are welcome to mine.
In some European countries it is traditional practice each morning to shake or hang the bedding out of a window to give it a good airing. That should sort some of the little beggars out.
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Ian Gourlay,
I too, suffer from catarrh and an accompanying tickle cough. It drives me mad. If you ever find a cure please let me know.
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I would hang my quilt out every morning but feel it would come back in a soggy mess...
great british weather
Regards
Martin 8)
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I have used a Dry Steamer on Mattreses in the past for customer who's daughter suffered with Exma, (yeah I know it's not spealt correctly but I can't be bovvered to look it up ) ;D
The customer said it did the trick for them.
I did go prepared with a very large Magnifying Glass and Tweezers as back up, Just in case :o :D
Les
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Neil
After 3 operations loads of drops I have come yo the conclusion the best thing is to do nothing.
Guess what its clearer than it has ever been.
However after being brainwashed about Dust Mites
I wonder if Promite up my nose is the answer.
Regards
Ian
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Ian
Could it (the catarrh) be attributed to some of the chemicals that you are using.... maybe its not catarrh at all...
I know that certain chemicals will make my nose discharge more mucus therefore I ceased to use them .... problem solved.
Derek
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I have been sanitizing mattresses against dust mites using a different system for 2 years.I am not in the UK but a dust mite is a dust mite :) Have a look at my web site.
www.mediclean.co.il
Harvey Fish
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Harvey
Nice picture not in the UK?
Len
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Len
I am based in Haifa Israel
Harvey
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Harvey
I gathered that you were in Israel but you profile states location uk, still a nice picture.
Len
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Harvey
Nice picture and all that.... But what method do you use and what chemicals ??? ???
Regards
Kevin
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Kevin
We use a HEPA vacuum cleaner to initially extract as much dust and dust mite feces as possible. After that we use dry steam to eradicate live dust mites and finish by spraying on a diluted boron powder that kills off dust mites in the long term by sealing their digestive systems. Boron is a natural element
so usually doesn't affect people with asthma or allergies. This is a system that takes time to work but has a longer benifit.
Harvey
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Thanks Harvey
Happy cleaning ;D ;D
Regards
Kevin