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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: kinder clean on July 07, 2008, 12:19:02 am

Title: Cleaning wool with heat - How much heat is safe
Post by: kinder clean on July 07, 2008, 12:19:02 am

I have a porty and it has a built in heater, but there is no temp control it's all or nothing.

The powrflite website says it produces 170 - 200 degree temp, would it be damaging to use this heat on a wool carpet?

Paul

Title: Re: Cleaning wool with heat - How much heat is safe
Post by: Alan Cox on July 07, 2008, 08:14:15 am

Not enough temp. to affect fitted carpets , but turn it of on those oriental rugs!

Alan Cox  Woolsafe Cert. Opp.

Title: Re: Cleaning wool with heat - How much heat is safe
Post by: Ken Wainwright on July 07, 2008, 12:30:44 pm

Even a high end T/M with heat to spare should not cause any fibre damage with heat.

But some lower end yarns may burst the twist more easily, but this is likely to happen at lower temperatures too. Just do your tests.

Heat could damage the protector on some yarns.

Safe and happy cleaning :)
Ken