360 streaking issue

[Mikey P]

On dirty thick light colored piles it's pretty easy to cause some streaking if you use a side to side motion with your 360i.
I'm thinking its the dead spot in the center of the head that is getting less flushing action on the first pass or two. I tried to fix the streaks by cleaning at a 90º but it didn't help much
I experimented with different motions today with some success with a swirly figure 8 sort of swipe..

After pre spray, before rinsing..

 

[Amazing]

over all do you see yourself using the 360 daily?

 

[Able 1]

What size jets are on that thing?

 

[Mikey P]

Yes Donald we use it every day, not every job but every day. Insted of breaking out the 175 and shampoo brush we use this baby on dirty carpet.


06 jetting.

 

[Amazing]

heck, that was lightly soiled.

 

[Mikey P]

Full timers consider that Dirty and charge for it.

 

[joe harper]

Full timers consider that Dirty and charge for it.

That is "lightly soiled"..... :roll:

You would "think"...that just CraNkInG the Mighty "V"...at the neighbors house.... :!:

Would have cleaned that carpet ...by...PROXY.... :shock:

 

[Mikey P]

I suppose the flash is putting a light on things..


It was worse than it appears here.

 

[lance]

That picture reminds me of the arguments of OP machines and cotton pads tip-blooming the carpet.

I am not trying to be funny. Just a comment is all.

Are you going to up the jet size any? What would happen if you had 010 on it?

 

[Brian R]

When they train you after you buy a Chem-Dry, they teach you to clean in that motion.
Although it is "side to side figure eights" sort of.
It eliminates the streaking and gets all sides of the fiber.

After a years of doing it, you tend to get it right or get out of doing it.

Do I have to teach you guys everything?? :mrgreen:

 

[Desk Jockey]

Looks like it did a great job, why do you suppose they make the head so small? It seems like if they would add a few inches the production would be so much better!

 

[Ron Werner]

you did vacuum?

could be just the wand pattern and shading where you're seeing the streaking. You wouldn't get that with a Fig8 pattern.
As long as you're overlapping enough you shouldn'[t have to worry about the center area.

 

[Brian R]

Looks like it did a great job, why do you suppose they make the head so small? It seems like if they would add a few inches the production would be so much better!

Listen Chavez, you can't reproduce everything your wife says to you into a carpet cleaning instruction. :mrgreen:

 

[Mikey P]

the head is just the right size IMO






:shock:

 

[Desk Jockey]

but.... but.... but....

the head is just the right size IMO






:shock:

I thoroughly agree with Mike. :mrgreen:

 

[Brian R]

and you know what "just the right size" means right?

Do I have to say it??

 

[Mikey P]

yeah, that it gets around furniture and other obstacles better than a retard with out his football helmet on.

 

[Studebaker]

When I use a rotary I do three passes side to side then cover the same area forward and back. And groom as you go, don't wait. Especialy if you are using an airpath