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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Doug Holloway on October 14, 2004, 07:41:48 pm

Title: Dry Fusion
Post by: Doug Holloway on October 14, 2004, 07:41:48 pm

Hi Guys ,

I've got a Dry Fusion demo on Tuesday , which I'm looking, forward to as I was impressed with the system at Carpex.

Has anyone got any tips on what to ask.

I know K.W is a believer , are there any others out there?

How good is the stain blocker?

I Hwe'd 1200m2 of rubber backed tiles Tues/Wed and could'nt help thinking this was the ideal DF job.

Cheers,

Doug

Title: Re: Dry Fusion
Post by: stevegunn on October 14, 2004, 07:44:47 pm

Martin Riley has one for sale.

Title: Re: Dry Fusion
Post by: Len Gribble on October 14, 2004, 08:36:47 pm

Doug

Where is your demo taking place Tue and at what time?

Len

Title: Re: Dry Fusion
Post by: Doug Holloway on October 14, 2004, 09:53:09 pm

Len,

Southend,

Cheers,

Doug

Title: Re: Dry Fusion
Post by: Nobby on October 15, 2004, 09:31:42 am

I've been using Dry Fusion (and latterly with an alternative chemical) for a few years now and I'm very pleased, I hardly ever wet clean anymore.  The only problem areas are stairs, Flotex and needlepunch.  It's difficult to judge the stain blocker, I think perhaps it is oversold, but subsequent cleans do seem to be easier and more effective.  Generally the system cleans as well as hot water extraction and even some times better.  The big advantages are that it's quick, quiet, leaves carpets drier quicker and (a big and) it's easier.  It's like every thing new (including micro splitting chemicals) you have to give it a fair test and not have any pre concieved ideas about 'bonnet buffing is only for light maintenance' it is not bonnet buffing.

Hope that helps
Nobby

Title: Re: Dry Fusion
Post by: ISM_CLEANING on October 15, 2004, 11:17:35 am

Hi,

I bought the dry fusion system in july and can honestly say it was the best investment I have made.

great results on carpets, happy customers and ease of use.

I would agree with the previous post, bonnet buffing it is not.

I am sure you will be impressed with demo.

Ian

Title: Re: Dry Fusion
Post by: HolmansUKLTD on October 15, 2004, 12:49:21 pm

Do you use the system in peoples homes?

What about furniture etc?

is it a  heavy /bulky machine?

Nick

Title: Re: Dry Fusion
Post by: woodman on October 15, 2004, 04:32:34 pm

The only problem I had with DF (apart from the cost) was the Stainblocker question, which I know has come up many times but is still worth mentioning again. I simply could not see how a fluorochemical could work in tandem with the solution and I did not feel happy selling the system as such.Apart from that I could not fault the cleaning.

I personally chose Texatherm over the Dry Fusion which does pretty much the same, as it has a tool for stairs did not cost as much and the company actually answered the phones when you rang and rang back when promised unlike DF at the time.

I also use the system on domestics and the customers love it.I did a large flotex last week using it and I have to say it was probably the best results I have ever had on flotex.

I move furniture as you would with extraction and don't find it cumbersome at all
t takes some practice and you have to be away of not slamming it into wood furniture and radiators on the first pass. But over all have to say very pleased  ;)

Title: Re: Dry Fusion
Post by: des on October 15, 2004, 04:39:02 pm

Woodman Are you saying that the texaatherm system will do flotex as the dry fusion will not des

Title: Re: Dry Fusion
Post by: HolmansUKLTD on October 15, 2004, 05:07:29 pm

How do you do the corners ???

Title: Re: Dry Fusion
Post by: woodman on October 15, 2004, 05:50:23 pm

Des

'I' am quite happy cleaning Flotex with it but it's a call you have to make, I like to try these things out.This particular Flotex was minging as not only had 'Bodge It and leg it' been in and tried badly to clean it but the customer had tried to clean it aswell, so nothing to lose as far I was concerned.

Nick

You do corners and all difficult to reach areas with either the mini tex or mitten pad
no probs ;)

Title: Re: Dry Fusion
Post by: Doug Holloway on October 21, 2004, 04:49:04 pm

Hi Guys,

Had my demo on Tuesday.

Low profile carpet tiles, probably polypropylene.

I asked the guy to clean a dirty area while I cleaned all the rest with HWE.I also had a go with the DF.

Results.

Dry Fusion cleaned quite well and it is easy to use BUT it was just not as clean as the HWE and it showed.

DF dried in about 90 mins/Hwe 300 minsbut it was cold , appox 10c.If I had a truckmount the HWE time would probably have been lower.

I was going to leave DF bit as a trial on stain blocker ,  but in the end the difference was too great and I had to HWE that bit as well , where I removed quite a lot more dirt.

The guy from DF was pleasant and honest and I can see that it does have its place ,  but I still c'ant see how any bonnett derived system can remove the dirt as well as extraction on this type of job.

Cheers,

Doug

Title: Re: Dry Fusion
Post by: woodman on October 21, 2004, 06:17:40 pm

Hi Doug

I carried out the same test some time and posted my findings on here.

I found the DF did do as good a job as HWE and dried much faster :-\

After failing to make contact with them at the time to purchase one of the systems I got the Texatherm instead and I am very happy with it.