Clean It Up

UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: kleanitall ltd on July 19, 2009, 10:21:52 am

Title: rotary carpet cleaning
Post by: kleanitall ltd on July 19, 2009, 10:21:52 am

Hi guys

Anyone out there tell me to what extent can this method of cleaning
be used in a domestic enviroment.
I have used bonnet and rotabrite on many occasions in commercial jobs
with great results and many referrals
is it as good in domestic  and what would you use
on wool instead of rota brite to achieve same results.

thanks

Dave

Title: Re: rotary carpet cleaning
Post by: JS2 on July 19, 2009, 11:19:40 am

Dave

Assuming we're referring to rotary bonnet or brush methods here, then the obvious things that come to mind are the restricted space to operate machine in domestics (not to mention stairs) and the possibility of pile swirling, although you can groom out the latter if it's not too deep.  Also, the possibility of friction burning to domestic polyprop may be more noticable if it were to allowed happen, compared with the tougher commercial loop piles.

Pete (JS2)

Title: Re: rotary carpet cleaning
Post by: kleanitall ltd on July 19, 2009, 11:28:27 am

Cheers js2
i have seen carpet doctor advertising in my area using this method
on domestics and garanteing dry in less than an hour


dave

Title: Re: rotary carpet cleaning
Post by: JS2 on July 19, 2009, 12:29:58 pm

Dave

The quick dry headline is in many's opinion a sales attraction, providing of course it's matched with a satisfactory quality of work in all respects.  Whilst some C/Cs focus their operation on rotary, for a good variety of practical reasons the majority of carpet cleaners use HWE (see polls), supported with LM (e.g. rotary) or VLM (e.g. dry-sponges) add-ons to widen their scope or tackle problems and specific constraints (e.g. Sisal, shrinkables etc.).  However to build a business around one technique (and some on here have done very well with rotary and dry-sponge procedures as their front-line method) does mean that you can develop a personalised scheme for that method and appreciate its limitations.

Pete (JS2)

Title: Re: rotary carpet cleaning
Post by: jasonl on July 19, 2009, 06:53:33 pm

Been using rotary onlt on domestics  for 16 years now ,, 8 of them with Chem-dry , none of the things you  mentioned have ever been an issue

Title: Re: rotary carpet cleaning
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on July 19, 2009, 09:57:23 pm

www.restormate.co.uk/epages/15094.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/15094/Products/Rot1

Shaun

Title: Re: rotary carpet cleaning
Post by: Joe H on July 20, 2009, 08:12:12 am

Dave
You may be aware but if not, you can get different size rotary machines ie 15" 17" 20".

For domestic you may choose to use a smaller one so it will make it easier in the more confined spaces.

Important thing is the speed. For carpets no more then say 220rpm and preferably lower - ie 170rpm
Go too fast or too dry (someone mentioned keeping carpet and/or pad wet) and you can burn the pile  :o

Title: Re: rotary carpet cleaning
Post by: kleanitall ltd on July 20, 2009, 12:11:13 pm

cheers guys

all advice duly noted

much appreciated

been c/clng for 10/12 yrs but this is first foray into bonnett buffing

got a prochem powermax never had any probs with HWE

just making sure i have the right answers for custy if ever im asked

once again thanks for the help invaluable


dave