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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: DaveR on January 16, 2005, 04:21:45 pm

Title: UVC lights
Post by: DaveR on January 16, 2005, 04:21:45 pm

Does anyone know of a source for these? I need one to use for mattress sanitising.
Many Thanks
Dave

Title: Re: UVC lights
Post by: Dynafoam on January 16, 2005, 04:42:23 pm

Dave,

UV is peddled for this purpose but:
 

Is not efficient at sanitising.
Is unlikely to affect most dust mites, since they are photophobic and unless you work in a darkened room, will be too deep within the pad to be effected.
Has no effect on alergens.

Title: Re: UVC lights
Post by: DaveR on January 16, 2005, 05:14:02 pm

Hi John, I had come to the same conclusion after reading one of your previous posts, however I understand the reason for the UV is to kill off any microscopic mould and fungi not removed by vacuuming. I have to say it also means I'm doing more than my clients (many of whom have Kirbys) could do hence portraying a better image, a little like using something other than a Dyson for carpet cleaning pre-vac. Would you not agree?
Kind Regards
Dave

Title: Re: UVC lights
Post by: Dynafoam on January 16, 2005, 08:03:44 pm

Dave,

It is true that without the presence of the micro-fungi the dust mite cannot survive as the ex foliated skin will not contain sufficient water to sustain them.

Again, it is the penetration depth of the light that makes me sceptical of its' value, and the fact is that any reduction in the mould colony would very very temporary.

Good practise by the customer - leaving bedding exposed to fresh, cool, dry air for a couple of hour per day will have far more beneficial effect.

Title: Re: UVC lights
Post by: Len Gribble on January 16, 2005, 08:48:11 pm

John

As always you make sense and I totally concur with you re bedding, it’s taken me years to train wife.

The only neg to this they come out when most of us are in bed and it’s dark, where’s the baseball bat!


Dave

Re your Dyson if you could arrange a black bit of silk over your hand tool = a Kirby great selling point you will probably be able to sell them a Henry! ;D

Len

Title: Re: UVC lights
Post by: DaveR on January 16, 2005, 09:17:45 pm

Good point Len! I should be able to think of something really witty here about Henry(Halliday)  being a previous Kirby salesman but my brain's just too dull these days, must be the dust mite chemicals!
Kind regards

Dave

Title: Re: UVC lights
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on January 16, 2005, 09:33:42 pm

My daughter has just killed all of the dustmites in our quilt, she's just ped on the bed!

Shaun

Title: Re: UVC lights
Post by: DaveR on January 16, 2005, 10:44:04 pm

well you won't find that in in in an IICRC manual, just goes to show we learn something new every day!