Carpet Fresh OD

Goomer

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Feb 9, 2009
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Location
Bronx, New York
Name
Frank Mendo
Too many 8-balls of this fine white powder has left my poor vacuum cleaner hiding out in a dark room, peaking out of the window blinds in a state of complete paranoia, waiting for the Feds to bust through the door.

3 bedroom apartment completely loaded with this stuff.

Vacuumed all I could, but gave up half way through after a losing battle with trying to keep the filters free from this wretched substance.

Filters were completely clogged after each room, and every inch of the vacuums internals were completely compacted with this stuff.

Not sure it is even worth the effort to try to salvage the vacuum.

Had to go back after the cleaning and pad up wicked powder in every room.

Obviously, an attempt at DRY removal via vacuuming before HWE cleaning seems like the logical thing to do, but I am torn by what seems to be the reality that no vacuum can accomplish this task if the carpet is too heavily loaded with this stuff.
 

Mark Saiger

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Dec 26, 2006
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11,197
Location
Grand Rapids, MN
Name
Mark Saiger
I have shown up at a place with 4 Dyson's and a portable air compressor trying to keep the vacs going.

Vacuumed for an hour with the 4 vacs and 3 people....

Got to keep blowing out the insides of the vacs and filters.

I don't think you will every get it all out.

Need an acidic rinse to try and bang the stuff out, but just can be a next to impossible feat sometimes to get it all out.
 
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