Enzyme pre-spray with a hydro force

aaronjumps

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Knowing that enzymes are killed at anything that is over ~110-120 degrees, is spraying it through a hydro force counter productive?

I mean there is always lowering the temp of the truckmount water, but do people actually do that? I guess while we are talking about ideal practices I would imagine that turning off the chemical injection of an acid rinse is the correct answer, but do you actually do these things?

Maybe I’m wrong about the entire thing and if I am I am 2,349% sure you will let me know, but these things don’t seems to mix effectively.

What say you?
 

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Knowing that enzymes are killed at anything that is over ~110-120 degrees, is spraying it through a hydro force counter productive?

I mean there is always lowering the temp of the truckmount water, but do people actually do that? I guess while we are talking about ideal practices I would imagine that turning off the chemical injection of an acid rinse is the correct answer, but do you actually do these things?

Maybe I’m wrong about the entire thing and if I am I am 2,349% sure you will let me know, but these things don’t seems to mix effectively.

What say you?
Synthetic enzymes are much tougher. Pureforce enzymes can take the heat.
 

Jim Pemberton

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As above.

I can't speak to your case Aaron, but some of these numbers and concerns are the result of poorly understood information related too quickly by uninformed instructors to disinterested audiences in IICRC classes.

Your supplier should be able to tell you how the specific product you are using will work at given temperatures.

But if I had to turn my truck mount down to 120 to prespray, I'd skip the in line sprayer and go to a battery or electric model.

I think that @Tom Forsythe will chime in soon with some helpful information.
 

Tom Forsythe

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The HydroForce spray at 190 degrees F quickly loses heat by contact with room temperature carpet and air. Split the difference between the room temperature (80 degrees F) and the HydroForce temperature and you get to 135 degrees F in seconds. It is not enough time in high heat to make the enzymes ineffective. Also every powdered formula where we use enzymes is designed for all of the ingredients to replicate the work of the enzymes. Enzymes are very expensive and a small fraction of the formula. Dwell time is needed for the enzymes to do significant work. In short, most do not allow enough dwell time for their use to be all that significant. I am not certain if anyone would know if we removed enzymes from any of our formulas, except on extreme restoration jobs. To quote our esteemed friend from Alabama: "Don't worry about it"
 

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