Thank you for the blogpost. My other question is, how many sqft should a guy be getting from a set of pads? I was using them until they looked worn, and flipping them over. On that job(17,560 sqft) I used 5 sets of pads in this fashion.Thank you for the good questions above. On account of it, I put together a new EncapBlog post... https://www.excellent-supply.com/How-Much-Encap-Solution-Should-I-be-Using_b_33.html?draft=1
Do you have any opinion on the amount of sqft the SuerZorb pads will do? I was curious and pushed them to the limits a few weeks ago. Notmay inchange them out every 300-500 sqft. I ended up pushing itntonabout 1500 sq ft and that thing just kept soaking up.Another excellent question.
First of all, don't flip the pads over. The worn side won't stick as well to the velcro. Run the FiberPlus pads til they wear down to about 1/4" thickness. Then replace. Be careful not to run through them to expose the velcro. You should get about 7,000-10,000 sq ft per installation of pads. That's a pretty fair average. YMV due to of variables - such as coarseness of the carpet, speed you run the Cimex, etc.
Another question we sometimes hear is about cleaning the FiberPlus pads the end of a job. Don't worry about cleaning them (unless you're doing a rat nasty). The pads get perpetually flushed while you're cleaning. The solution flows through the pads. So they're constantly being rinsed. They'll turn a light gray. But they shouldn't require rinsing after a job (as long as the carpet's in the normal soil range).
I just have one microbeast pad and use it just to scrub. Seems to be good for that. Pretty dang impressed with those SuperZorbs. So are you saying that the Microbeast can also be use as the primary extraction pad as well as a scrubber pad?I haven't worked a lot with the Superzorbs. But I can share what I've observed with the MicroBeast bonnets. Microfiber bonnets behave a little different than Superzorbs (but their fairly similar). MicroBeast's tend to pull a good quantity of soil and they rinse easier. Whereas the Superzor's tend to be thirstier. MicroBeast bonnets can go 1,000+ sq ft before changing/flipping the bonnet (on light to medium soiled carpet). For carpet with heavy soil, you'll normally average a few hundred sq ft per side of the bonnet.
I noticed the souring of smell sometime but it smell more ammoniated sometimes. The effectiveness hasnt diminished. I found that when i use compound with it, smell very fresh in the end. Once dry, the smell is gone altogether. All peroxide base chem whether for cut and scrap or cleaning always has a stink to them..Peroxide ages and goes sour if not stored properly. This happens to all peroxide products (including the beauty supply stuff) in the year and half to two years shelf life. One major peroxide manufacturer worked for years without success to eliminate or significantly delay this souring. If it is stored in heat then the time frame can be even less. We have a insulated spotting kit for the purpose of protecting shelf life of Red Zone Ready and Stain Zone. The first 2 digits of the batch number indicate the year it was made. I recommend distributors buy reducer & peroxide products in low amounts and on every order to keep fresher stock on hand. Cleaners should do the same. Buying bulk makes sense for most pre-sprays and rinses. However, buying individual gallons or a case at a time makes more sense for reducers and peroxides. I would recommend 2 to 3 month supply on hand for distributors and end users at most. Store in climate controlled areas until needed on the truck. If this is done then these products would get used up with one year before any souring occurs.
However, some may not like the odor of the product if new so they can use what they choose as I am not inclined to significantly alter the performance of a product based on someone's preference. We sell a lot of this product throughout the country including several national franchises. One of the carpet mills shipped multiple cases of Encapuclean O2 to a foreign country to prevent them from having to replace a lot of commercial carpet. O2 works plain and simple. When peroxide products sour, all of them stink plain and simple especially when they have a higher percent of peroxide in the formula. I have been testing some fragrances in some peroxide products to see if it covers up the souring odor. Results to this point have not been conclusive. Adding fragrances to encapsulates can decrease the soil resistance of the residue.