De-ionized water?

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

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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.
 

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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.
 

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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.
 

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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.
 

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All I use is a inlet water filter to filter out any particles that get in our orifice of the machines and I get great cleaning results. I think it really depends on the quality of water in your area since it fluctuates in different parts of the country.
 
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We carry 200 gallons of RO water daily.

I had a 500 gallon tank installed in the new shop.

The system is capable of producing 2000 gallons a day…

I’d never go to work without it.
 
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If my memory serves, it wasn’t that long ago that you channeled your inner Mikey and tried ad nauseam to justify not carrying water.
I went through with half that statement. One of my trucks doesn't carry water. Just the filter. And I never regret not having water on me since I hook up to the customer's water 95% of the time
 

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I have unhooked the hoses and gone home for more water instead of using customers water.
I'm good with my softened city water.
You must not have very many jobs during the day to allow that much time

I've discovered that the only time I need to bring water is on a little job that normally isn't a big $ job.
 

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You must not have very many jobs during the day to allow that much time

I've discovered that the only time I need to bring water is on a little job that normally isn't a big $ job.
I have jobs that I use over 100 gallons of water. It takes about 4 hours to use that much water by myself. It's not the number of jobs that matter.
Besides I usually need a break anyway after 4 hours.
 
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