Soil overload, what works best?

[Nate The Great]

So you had great agitation. Your flushing could be improved with a RE or a Zipper.

BUT maybe it still needed two cleanings??

But you can't clear the hose with a RE or Zipper.....

 

[rwcarpet]

Soil Overload job today. A fire restoration job. Had to clean twice from the amount of pre-fire soil.
Used a mix of hot Grease Eraser and Flex. Finished off with a wand flush stroke, vac stroke. Good thing custy had a/c on full. It was 95/90 temp/humidity. Hoss 700 at 600psi.

 

[rwcarpet]

Soil Overload job today. A fire restoration job. Had to clean twice from the amount of pre-fire soil.
Used a mix of hot Grease Eraser and Flex. Finished off with a wand flush stroke, vac stroke. Good thing custy had a/c on full. It was 95/90 temp/humidity.
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And this was one older woman living by herself. Sheesh.

 

[SamIam]

Because most carpet cleaners are so conditioned to the run run run where even an extra dry stroke is foreign to them. So to spend more time on a job cannot allow them to be the cheapest price...and it would force them to explain/sell a better process.
Which brings in the next problem: either "no habla ingles" or simply can't talk to a well dressed decision making manager straight up. I believe a lot of rug suckers feel inferior, small, embarrassed, when in conversation with decent white collar personalities.
It could be also the missing teeth... Or just insecurity of knowing that he stinks of cigarettes and sweat.

Let's think about it: can you or could you be a conversation partner at a dinner with your customer at a nice restaurant? Could you be friends with them on a social level? (not social media but personal)


Or its just because the carpet owner was cheap enough- or just ignorant - about proper maintenance... and why would they want to spend big bucks now?

I met Zee he doesn't act like any of the above references.

 

[SamIam]

We've all cleaned carpet that is literally "overflowing" with grime.

HWE alone will get 3/4 of it out and the rest comes you to haunt you as it dries.

VLM alone (get 5% out and push the restv tiki the bottom)and it looks good for a bit longer but looks dull and lifeless once the check clears.

Are there any manufacturers or iicrc gurus promoting a proper multi step process?

Vacuum, aggitate or Rotary extract, let dry then buff or bonnet clean? Why is that so hard to sell, not only till carpet cleaners but to the carpet owners?

No, instead we have giant truckmounts that can suck all the way to China and miracle microfiber pads that can hold 50 gallons of goo in a quarter inch of foam..


Its all about shortcuts...


When there really isnt one in an overloaded situation.

Hell I'll just go watch @Ron Werner video on YouTube and I'm set.

 

[SamIam]

I love how in video he says notice HOW SLOW I'm MOVING THE VACUUM!

Ya I noticed.

 

[SamIam]

Love you @Ron Werner miss you.

 

[Cleanworks]

I love how in video he says notice HOW SLOW I'm MOVING THE VACUUM!

Ya I noticed.

Charging by the hour.

 

[Bob Pruitt]

HOW SLOW I'm MOVING THE VACUUM!

I thought that part was being shot in slo-mo... :-)