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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: derek west on September 20, 2009, 01:01:09 pm

Title: bang and the smell is gone
Post by: derek west on September 20, 2009, 01:01:09 pm: first of all, i'm not claiming this is a new thing and ive invented it.
i'm presuming a lot of truckmounters do this or something similar and it would be interesting to find out what each guy does different to rid the smelly tank.

truckmount only of course.

at the end of every day after ive emptied my tank, i fill a bucket of water and pop a few squirts of bleach in it. suck it up and leave in the tank till the end of the next day, etc.... etc......

ive not had a smelly tank since i started doing this and it only takes a few mins. what do you guys do?

derek
Title: Re: bang and the smell is gone
Post by: jasonl on September 20, 2009, 01:07:01 pm: I would be a bit wary of bleach ,because of the potential for gas build up . In portables, I have always splashed in some samitizer used in water damage situations to keep the waste tanks smelling fresh.
Title: Re: bang and the smell is gone
Post by: Neil Williams on September 21, 2009, 07:57:57 pm: Not a 'trucky' but I throw a Milton tablet into the waste tank.
Title: Re: bang and the smell is gone
Post by: derek west on September 21, 2009, 08:00:19 pm: should i google it or ya gonna tell me ;)
derek
Title: Re: bang and the smell is gone
Post by: Neil Williams on September 21, 2009, 08:13:59 pm: If you're asking what Milton is, then it's the tablets mummies use to steralise the baby bottles.
Title: Re: bang and the smell is gone
Post by: robert meldrum on September 21, 2009, 08:15:27 pm: As a new father you should know..............think about sterilisation
Title: Re: bang and the smell is gone
Post by: lesterM on September 21, 2009, 08:35:01 pm: Asda's own brand is half the price of Milton and the tablets easier to bung. Two or three in our big tank also cuts down on the mosquito bites ; and it doesnt really cause a panic if the dog takes a sly drink. And theres much less enviro-harm if it goes down the drains.
Title: Re: bang and the smell is gone
Post by: derek west on September 21, 2009, 08:42:15 pm: Quote from: robert meldrum on September 21, 2009, 08:15:27 pm
As a new father you should know..............think about sterilisation

she's breast feeding, should my wife swallow them robert ;D
derek
Title: Re: bang and the smell is gone
Post by: daysdeepclean on September 21, 2009, 09:22:37 pm: Quote from: robert meldrum on September 21, 2009, 08:15:27 pm
As a new father you should know..............think about sterilisation

A very clever use of words, I like it ;D
Title: Re: bang and the smell is gone
Post by: robert meldrum on September 21, 2009, 10:37:33 pm: Unintended pun..............honest !!
Title: Re: bang and the smell is gone
Post by: Gerry Styles on September 21, 2009, 11:14:58 pm: Derek

Bleach will attack the alloy in your recovery tank (I found that out from Jon Gotz) I use jeyes fluid
Title: Re: bang and the smell is gone
Post by: derek west on September 21, 2009, 11:17:18 pm: cheers jerry, phew!!!!!

what about a drop of detol?

derek
Title: Re: bang and the smell is gone
Post by: stu_thomson on September 21, 2009, 11:37:48 pm: I use a chorline tablet designed for swimming pools in my sock..

works for me!

stu
Title: Re: bang and the smell is gone
Post by: CARPET KNIGHTS on September 22, 2009, 08:48:16 am: isn't that a little hard to walk on Stu?
Title: Re: bang and the smell is gone
Post by: Buster Ingram on September 22, 2009, 04:04:05 pm: It gets worse on here I swear ::)

Derek Detol's better as it kills the bacteria and has no ill effect like bleach.
Title: Re: bang and the smell is gone
Post by: CARPET KNIGHTS on September 22, 2009, 04:05:41 pm: Hello Dave you just got home mate?

Long walk?

;D
Title: Re: bang and the smell is gone
Post by: Buster Ingram on September 22, 2009, 04:09:33 pm: I put me trainers on and made good time m8.

Shame about me van tho :'(

Craig's fitting the phoenix in a hand barrow for me to collect on Thursday :-\
Title: Re: bang and the smell is gone
Post by: Steve Chapman on September 22, 2009, 04:14:28 pm: i just let mine smell, easier & cheaper ;D

really doesnt bother me ;)

steve