90% Isopropyl alcohol in your emulsifier

[Jimmy L]

Would adding say a cup of 90% isopropyl alcohol to your TM jug of emulsifier decrease drying times for carpet cleaning?

Its added to SHAMPOOS so that they dry faster.


Any complications?

 

[adamh]

I would not think running that in your 220 degree plus machine would be that smart.

I think I read somewhere there is a guy doing something like that but sprays a little on after cleaning. ( mixed with a little smell good )

 

[Charlie Lyman]

How would that smell after getting that hot?

 

[timnelson]

IPA would have no significant effect on dry times unless added in a ratio that would cause serious flammability issues.

 

[Jim Pemberton]

What do you set your flow meter at Jimmy? I'm not convinced you'll get enough in the solution to make a difference.

My father used to do that when he shampooed carpet in the 1960's, but a cup of alcohol to a shampoo solution is a far different story than a chemical injection system.

An employee of a guy I knew out in Colorado burned down a condominium and his customer died when he added IP to his dry cleaning solvent.

 

[Out of Character - 0]

If you take two cups of water and add ipa to 1 and not the other. You will see that aside from the ipa evaporating the water will evaporate the same.

 

[Mikey P]

I personally keep a pint of Sneaky Pete in my hip pocket to help me deal with the Santa Cruz Volvo Moms..

 

[lesterj2]

Re:

I personally keep a pint of Sneaky Pete in my hip pocket to help me deal with the Santa Cruz Volvo Moms..

yo Mikey whats Sneaky Pete, LOL... i may need to get me a stash...

 

[Able 1]

Well we can't say you don't read the board! (in depth)


Keith

 

[lesterj2]

Well we can't say you don't read the board! (in depth)


Keith

LOL

 

[Ken Snow]

No but it will help break down oily soils~ been doing it for decades.

 

[Guest]

Better to use that alcohol as a spotter; We would want to spray that around with a pump sprayer and burn the house down!!

 

[Ken Snow]

It's not in the prespray Rickie

 

[Desk Jockey]

I asked Joe Domin, Prochem's chemist several years ago about that.

He said to have the effect you're after would take so much alcohol that you would have flammability issues. :shock: