De-ionized water?

[Ever-Fresh]

Has anyone ever experimented with de-ionized water for the cleaning process for carpet?

 

[Matt Middleton]

Yes. Then went to RO water. We owned a car wash for a decade. Spot free rinse is necessary.

Tried to apply the ultra clean rinse (RO/DI) in our butler units, cleaned and rinsed carpets great. But is was not that large a difference for the extra equipment and costs involved. To get RO or DI water was extremely waste full. The units used 15 gallons to create 10 or less gallons of purified water. AND heat destroys the created RO water. Good stuff but not feasible in carpet cleaning. But I tried...

 

[hogjowl]

I used it for window cleaning for a couple of minutes

 

[Ever-Fresh]

Since I did not ever see it as a subject or topic, I kind of figured that the benefits are not a game-changer. In my mind however, I always wondered "what if?"

The better the water the less it is already clogged-up with minerals so cleaning solutions should work better, but how much? Apparently not much.

 

[Ever-Fresh]

Yes. Then went to RO water. We owned a car wash for a decade. Spot free rinse is necessary.

Tried to apply the ultra clean rinse (RO/DI) in our butler units, cleaned and rinsed carpets great. But is was not that large a difference for the extra equipment and costs involved. To get RO or DI water was extremely waste full. The units used 15 gallons to create 10 or less gallons of purified water. AND heat destroys the created RO water. Good stuff but not feasible in carpet cleaning. But I tried...

Thanks for testing it out for me! I kind of figured that I was not the first to consider it.

 

[hogjowl]

Since I did not ever see it as a subject or topic, I kind of figured that the benefits are not a game-changer. In my mind however, I always wondered "what if?"

The better the water the less it is already clogged-up with minerals so cleaning solutions should work better, but how much? Apparently not much.

Back in the 1990’s there was a bulletin board called ICS. Mikey was a real jerk on there and was among a wide assortment of kooks. Everybody had a PhD in carpet cleaning and designed rocket motors on the side. Some of them claimed RO water rinses were as necessary as a glide is today.

 

[Ever-Fresh]

Back in the 1990’s there was a bulletin board called ICS. Mikey was a real jerk on there and was among a wide assortment of kooks. Everybody had a PhD in carpet cleaning and designed rocket motors on the side. Some of them claimed RO water rinses were as necessary as a glide is today.

I remember the ICS board! I remember reading it in 2003-2004 as I considered getting into carpet cleaning! I also remember the controversy, not what it was about, but personality conflicts.

 

[hogjowl]

I had nothing to do with any of that