Hot or Cold

« **on:** November 01, 2011, 08:26:32 am »

I don't want to start the hot and cold debate, (Added a while later-"But I'm going to anyway...")

I'm just interested to see how we carpet cleaners think...

I prefer hot.... And, I think it is much more effective than cold....

Let battle commence......

« **Reply #1 on:** November 01, 2011, 08:29:08 am »

What part of that is not starting the debate?

;P

« **Reply #2 on:** November 01, 2011, 08:36:03 am »

You have to forgive Colin .........

He is from the North and lives in the deep South ..........

he gets a bit confused ...............

« **Reply #3 on:** November 01, 2011, 08:43:44 am »

Colin

not starting a debate

« **Reply #4 on:** November 01, 2011, 08:56:37 am »

Sorry fella's... I've not had my medication yet....

« **Reply #5 on:** November 01, 2011, 09:00:10 am »

Colin wheres the warm button :

« **Reply #6 on:** November 01, 2011, 09:03:44 am »

Quote from: steveclean4472 on November 01, 2011, 09:00:10 am

Colin wheres the warm button :

I can do warm if you likes...

No, it won't let me...

« **Reply #7 on:** November 01, 2011, 10:39:31 am »

Colin

Did a builders carpet clean last week there was no hot water and the carpets were trashed . I used microsplitters and cold water and they came up great, Hot helps but cold will do.

Its all in our minds if the prespray is the correct one for the job then I dont think you need hot

Neil

« **Reply #8 on:** November 01, 2011, 11:37:21 am »

I have used microsplitters for 10 years now and very rarely use warm let alone hot for rinsing. The MS prespray does all the work and the rinse just does that. This is useful on EOTs where there is no hot water in the tap.
Hot MS prespray works well on trashed carpet but then on
with the cold rinse.

Other types cleaning solutions e.g. detergents need heat so its horses for courses really.

« **Reply #9 on:** November 01, 2011, 05:29:07 pm »

Hot HotHot mainly for me . Also as weather gets cold keeps hands warm in cold rental properties.

John

« **Reply #10 on:** November 01, 2011, 05:34:31 pm »

i get the distinct impression this is going to be a hot topic lol

« **Reply #11 on:** November 01, 2011, 05:42:06 pm »

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think it's a scientific fact that higher tempetures clean better due to molecules able to move faster with heat.

« **Reply #12 on:** November 01, 2011, 06:57:51 pm »

Colin how is your Zeta going?
Have you noticed a huge difference in cleaning?

« **Reply #13 on:** November 01, 2011, 07:10:01 pm »

Anybody who thinks you can do as an effective cleaning job with cold water just has not got it. You can understand some of the claims made by certain chemical suppliers as they are only going to sell their products
There is hot and there is hot and we notice a difference from 200 degrees and 270 degrees so anything below that is going to be harder work again. Some one who I used to work for used to rave about cold water this and cold water that but his standard of his cleans were totally difference to my standards.
Anybody who believes they can achieve the same result obviously has not used the two systems side by side there is no debate. Why make life hard for yourself ?

Peter
www.carpetcleanercardiff.com

« **Reply #14 on:** November 01, 2011, 07:32:27 pm »

Quote from: peter maybury on November 01, 2011, 07:10:01 pm

Anybody who thinks you can do as an effective cleaning job with cold water just has not got it. You can understand some of the claims made by certain chemical suppliers as they are only going to sell their products
There is hot and there is hot and we notice a difference from 200 degrees and 270 degrees so anything below that is going to be harder work again. Some one who I used to work for used to rave about cold water this and cold water that but his standard of his cleans were totally difference to my standards.
Anybody who believes they can achieve the same result obviously has not used the two systems side by side there is no debate. Why make life hard for yourself ?

Hang on stop the bus, this is something I totally agree with Peter on.

So a bit of basic chemistry here. Do we all agree that there is a certain amount of oil/grease within the dirt on carpets/upholstery? Take it that's a yes then. So try cleaning slightly oily/greasy crockery in cold water and she how much more difficult it is to do. Now transfer that thought into soft furnishings. So hot water it is then

« **Reply #15 on:** November 01, 2011, 07:39:30 pm »

Quote from: Warren A on November 01, 2011, 06:57:51 pm

Colin how is your Zeta going?
Have you noticed a huge difference in cleaning?

I've used it on 5 jobs and in two cases I had to crank the heat up to 90*. There is a massive difference and it'll take some convincing to getting me to go back to even cleaning at tap water hot.

Obviously, I don't use 90* all the time, but it's nice to know it's available at any time....

« **Reply #16 on:** November 01, 2011, 09:36:55 pm »

Colin when you get your T/M 90 degrees is what you start at...

« **Reply #17 on:** November 01, 2011, 09:42:34 pm »

Colin, were you an advocate of cold water previously?

« **Reply #18 on:** November 01, 2011, 09:47:52 pm »

Quote from: AshWhite on November 01, 2011, 09:42:34 pm

Colin, were you an advocate of cold water previously?

Not at all... Tried it a few times as I'm a big fan of MS, but just couldn't get away with it. Anyway, I offer HWE cleaning, I suppose the opposite would be CWE...

« **Reply #19 on:** November 01, 2011, 09:49:26 pm »

Quote from: Paul Heath on November 01, 2011, 09:36:55 pm

Colin when you get your T/M 90 degrees is what you start at...

I'll never be able to afford a TM, I've got 3 kids and a demanding wife....

When it's steaming away, it scares me, Paul....

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