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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: sam1975 on July 09, 2007, 07:28:34 pm

Title: Stain appeared all over carpet after cleaning
Post by: sam1975 on July 09, 2007, 07:28:34 pm

Hi
I was using a prochem steam machine on a carpet that I would normally use a bonnet,,,anyway the carpet was not to bad, so I used little chemical (double clean), about a day after cleaning these stains appeared not all over, I could clearly see where the wand had been in some parts and in others it was fine. The carpet was beige and the stains were a rust colour. I have been back twice and used the bonnet with some oxibrite and reduced it heaps,,,the customer is demanding that I pay for a new carpet (which i will do) But I just dont want this to happen again.
Has anyone got any thoughts.
Thanks
Sam

Title: Re: Stain appeared all over carpet after cleaning
Post by: markpowell on July 09, 2007, 07:41:22 pm

Hi,
 What type of carpet? Did you vac and prespray? If so what prespray did you apply?
Mark

Title: Re: Stain appeared all over carpet after cleaning
Post by: sam1975 on July 09, 2007, 07:58:43 pm

prevac yes
prespray no
The carpet was a 80/20 nylon/wool and the stain seemed just to be on the top (not coming from underneath) The customer said that it had never been cleaned before (1 year old)

Title: Re: Stain appeared all over carpet after cleaning
Post by: sam1975 on July 09, 2007, 08:13:14 pm

The wand that I used is relatively new and i have used it since, I did not clean the machine out either and carried on and did some more jobs which are fine (using the same chemicals) ???

Title: Re: Stain appeared all over carpet after cleaning
Post by: John Kelly on July 09, 2007, 09:50:54 pm

Double clean is a heavy duty detergent and 9.5ph. As you say the carpet was not too bad the choice of detergent was not correct. It is also not really suitable for wool. The stains are probably browning stains. Probably caused by the product and possibly overwetting.

Title: Re: Stain appeared all over carpet after cleaning
Post by: dirtbusters on July 09, 2007, 10:24:32 pm

sounds like a clear case of browning caused by to high ph and overwetting.
there is no need to replace the carpet, re clean with hwe using prochem fibre and fabric rinse. prespray with a solution of prochem browning prescription. this should solve theproblem.

Title: Re: Stain appeared all over carpet after cleaning
Post by: alireza on July 10, 2007, 12:15:21 am

hi
it happend to me one and i did as dirtbusters said but used stairs tool to dry the carpet as much as possible

alireza

Title: Re: Stain appeared all over carpet after cleaning
Post by: stuart_clark on July 10, 2007, 09:34:22 am

sam, your problem does sound to me like Celulosic Browning, and this can be rectified, but test the carpet before applying b175 or similar de browning product as this can and somtimes does lighten the carpet fibres which gives the effect that the carpet has been bleeched!