[Bill Robinson]

steam or chemicals whats the best

whats the pros and cons of steam cleaning upholstry and carpets

[paul@ctcs]

Steam alone is no good at all it simply doesnt act as a carrier!! You need a means of extracting the soil and moisture, the best method of cleaning most upholstery imo is to pre spray with a sutable micro splitter, agitate with a slightly damp terry towel then extract (not with a wand ) Eco spotter works wonders where greasy areas pose a problem.

Paul

P.s, with respect if your were trained you wouldnt be asking this question.

[paul@ctcs]

Your asking a question on carpet cleaning forum so surely any other skills are rather irelivent!!

You will find many of the guys on this forum are experts in other fields and professions my self included

Paul

[Doug Holloway]

Cannyman,

A window cleaner who rings me for advice now and again , rang last week to say he was going to buy a carpet cleaner.

I was busy driving so i said I'd get back and when i did I found he had researched steam cleaners and was about to buy something completely unsuitable for carpet cleaning.

The confusion arises partly because carpet cleaners sometimes claim to be 'steam cleaning' and partly because small domestic steam cleaners are sold as being able to do just about anything.

To clean carpet you will need a hot water extraction machine and a range of chemicals which are sprayed on prior to cleaning or as part of the cleaning solution.

Different manufacturers will obviously claim theirs are the best!

A steam cleaner is doubly unsuitable for soft furnishing , as not only will it not remove much dirt but it's use on thermoplastic fibres, nylon,polypropylene,acrylic etc is likely to cause  irreversible pile distortion / realignment .

You don't say how far down the carpet cleaning road you are so I have assumed your new.

Fill in your profile and ask away.

Cheers,

Doug

[paul@ctcs]

with respect
im not trained
in that field
but i am in a much more important field than that 

I didnt mean to offend but your above comment is rather c0cky dont you think??

Paul

[John_Flynn]

Is it not better to have job satisfaction in your work with adult with learning disabilities than going for the material things in life??

After all you do leave the material things behind when you hopefully pass onto better places.

[paul@ctcs]

Thats good   You will find this forum is great  for help and info so your in the right place
Try looking at the subjects regarding start ups in the FAQ setion, your bound to get plenty of insight and knowledge from this.

Good luck in your new venture

Paul