B&BGaryC
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I finally convinced the boss man to get me a real sprayer. It's not that he was so apposed to it, but that I was afraid to ask because I have overheard him complaining about the price of pump-ups.
I mentioned to him that I had to switch the jug on my hydroforce 10 times per job, each time I had to take the tip out, and it extended the dry times because of too much water being applied with it at 1-4 instead of 1-2.
My question is this:
What sort of dry times extension can I expect with maxim advanced being applied with an omni-sprayer room by room before I put the airpath on the area?
Average dry time without protector is 20-30 minutes unless it's a large room. (I haven't figured out how to place the fan just right for the big-uns)
I know that if I dry the carpet. (So it doesn't trip a moisture meter) and apply advanced at 1-4 with a hydroforce sprayer I get about a 6-8 hour dry time on the protector.
Another good question. For you folks that dry carpet before you leave, what do you tell them about putting furniture back? I always have about 1 or 2 spots that don't test dry for some reason or another... Be it spotting, fan placement etc. If 95% of the room is bone dry, can I say it's dry? Do I tell them mostly dry?
When asked about dry times I say this:
An average acceptable dry time is 24 hours, and there is nothing wrong with that, other than it can be a hassle. Recently some advances have been made. I have cut that time down to as little as a half an hour in some cases, but it's not an exact science. There still may be a wet spot here or there... Use your best judgment, make sure the carpet is all the way dry before you put your furniture back. If you think it might be wet, wait a coupla hours.
Needless to say, I am not impressed, but I don't know what else to say. Maybe there is something else I can do to make sure there are not wet spots... Extra air movers for big rooms? Anal retentive dry strokes for spotting that border on madness?
thanks in advance for the priceless advice....
Well, advice that's worth more than five bucks a month.
I mentioned to him that I had to switch the jug on my hydroforce 10 times per job, each time I had to take the tip out, and it extended the dry times because of too much water being applied with it at 1-4 instead of 1-2.
My question is this:
What sort of dry times extension can I expect with maxim advanced being applied with an omni-sprayer room by room before I put the airpath on the area?
Average dry time without protector is 20-30 minutes unless it's a large room. (I haven't figured out how to place the fan just right for the big-uns)
I know that if I dry the carpet. (So it doesn't trip a moisture meter) and apply advanced at 1-4 with a hydroforce sprayer I get about a 6-8 hour dry time on the protector.
Another good question. For you folks that dry carpet before you leave, what do you tell them about putting furniture back? I always have about 1 or 2 spots that don't test dry for some reason or another... Be it spotting, fan placement etc. If 95% of the room is bone dry, can I say it's dry? Do I tell them mostly dry?
When asked about dry times I say this:
An average acceptable dry time is 24 hours, and there is nothing wrong with that, other than it can be a hassle. Recently some advances have been made. I have cut that time down to as little as a half an hour in some cases, but it's not an exact science. There still may be a wet spot here or there... Use your best judgment, make sure the carpet is all the way dry before you put your furniture back. If you think it might be wet, wait a coupla hours.
Needless to say, I am not impressed, but I don't know what else to say. Maybe there is something else I can do to make sure there are not wet spots... Extra air movers for big rooms? Anal retentive dry strokes for spotting that border on madness?
thanks in advance for the priceless advice....
Well, advice that's worth more than five bucks a month.