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Title: Old Carpets
Post by: paulchambers on April 20, 2005, 09:01:12 am: I have a old ladys carpets in clean the carpets are pure wool axminster and are 30 years old , i wouldn't say they are the dirtiest carpets i seen but the white is obviosly no longer white, being old and wool but dirty do i risk high temperature i intend to use formula 90 liquid. Paul
Title: Re: Old Carpets
Post by: ian richards on April 20, 2005, 09:22:41 am: Hi Paul

Don't you use microsplitters?

Ian
Title: Re: Old Carpets
Post by: paulchambers on April 20, 2005, 09:25:14 am: No ian never tried Paul
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Post by: paul@ctcs on April 20, 2005, 09:40:05 am: This may be a good job to give them a pop!
As over wetting is an obvious no no with an Axminster, A light pre spray with an MS followed up with ample agitation will allow you to assess the soil break down before the rinse/extract, therefore keeping water used and dry times to a minimum. Having Increased my agitation slice of the cleaning pie results have really been amazing.

Join the MS revolution ;D

Paul
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Post by: ian richards on April 20, 2005, 11:41:05 am: There you go Paul, the other Paul got in there before me.
Not only that but you are not using Alkalines on such old carpets, and you are rincing out with just plain old water!!

Ian
Title: Re: Old Carpets
Post by: Mike Halliday on April 20, 2005, 12:02:06 pm: Micro-splitters would be a good choice on this carpet, I would perhaps rince it out with fabric rince with a nice smelling deoderising additive. I often find old wool carpet smell when cleaned ( the wet dog smell that people often mention)

or you could use your f90 liquid ( diluted at 900-1) with a woolsafe prespray

Mike
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Post by: Big_Fish on April 20, 2005, 12:30:52 pm: I agree with Mike, would probably rinse with fibre & fabric and add a deodoriser.
Give MS a whirl, you will be converted!

Nicky
Title: Re: Old Carpets
Post by: neil 47 on April 20, 2005, 12:45:37 pm: Quote
I had a similiar problem whilst in cornwall on a white berber carpet on the stairs , i added up using a prespraying with micro splitter and agitated with a cloth and extracted it worked with 100& success. Paul

paul I think your losing it ???

Neil
Quote from: paulchambers on April 20, 2005, 09:25:14 am
No ian never tried Paul
Title: Re: Old Carpets
Post by: Dynafoam on April 20, 2005, 12:52:16 pm: Neil,

This is spooky, see http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=7448.msg55706#msg55706

We must have been typing at the same time, with an open ESP link :o
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Post by: neil 47 on April 20, 2005, 01:35:48 pm: I think he,s tried that many diffrent chems he cant remember what he,s used. ;D

ps he got them off me 8)

Neil
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Post by: paulchambers on April 20, 2005, 03:38:23 pm: John

sorry i meant i tried ms spotter no 2 neil47 gave me some i havnt used ms for general cleaning paul
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Post by: Ken Wainwright on April 20, 2005, 05:40:55 pm: At 30 years old, I would use my pile lifter first. If you don't posses one, then vac, agitate (sebo duo etc), vac, repeating as much as required. The carpet may be threadbare in traffic lane or TV shuffle areas, so inspect and report back to customer.

Safe and happy cleaning :)
Ken
Title: Re: Old Carpets
Post by: paulchambers on April 20, 2005, 06:03:16 pm: Ken
i have pre inspected the carpets and surprizing it may seem there is no signs of threadbare, just on one carpet theres a little matting. I want to use high temp due to the amount of soiling but was concerned the carpets are 100 % wool and high temp may cause some damage but the pile is very short . thanks for your reply. paul
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Post by: paul@ctcs on April 20, 2005, 07:00:03 pm: Microsplitters will work very well at only 60 degrees :)

Paul
Title: Re: Old Carpets
Post by: ian richards on April 20, 2005, 10:17:12 pm: Give em a go paul!!