Hi guys, I've been following the postings on this site with great interest and note that this is the first time that contra-rotating brush machines have been mentioned in relation to carpet cleaning.
As someone who has spent quite a few years in the contract cleaning industry, I've set up a sideline business dealing with one-off cleans - primarily in the commercial/industrial sector. This is to look after particularly difficult to clean surfaces such as 'altro', chequer plate, studded rubber etc. It can also includes carpet cleaning.
Subsequently I've also been asked to clean domestic carpets - an area I didn't really consider to begin with, and something I'm still considering.
Among the items of equipment I have invested in is a multi-surface cleaning machine which utilises the contra-rotation brush method. Whilst I am told that this is perfectly reasonable for domestic carpets, it is interesting that of all the methods and makes of equipment discussed in the site, that this is the first time it gets a mention.
Derek, along with Woodman and the Mikes, clearly has many years of experience in the industry and I would welcome his (or anybody else's) comments upon it's viability for cleaning in the domestic world. I have used it in my own home and it seems to do the trick - the pile is amazing afterwards and it seems to clean deeper that the hwe systems.
Additionally, one of the earliest posts discusses steam cleaners and the general consensus of opinion was to dismiss them as they do not agitate or vacuum the carpets. However some industrial steam cleaners are vacuumated and therefore (I'd have thought) should do the trick. After all isn't that all a hwe system is based upon. Furthermore, as steam operates at a higher temperature it kills the bacteria that causes smells thus eliminating them, leaves no chemical residue and is more effective against allergens. There is also a contra-rotation machine that can also utilise steam which, from the demonstration is highly effective on carpets.
Has anyone tried such a machine or have any comments?
Hope to get to the NCCA show on the Friday and look forward to meeting all the experts.