Have I told you how much I love my sprayborg?

[Cleanworks]

Did a job today that I have used the TM in the past. It's just 4 hallways of carpet tiles. Because of the awkward parking, it take 275 feet of hose. Went in with a vacuum and sprayborg and did it in 1 hour for $250. Where has this machine been all my life? The only thing that could be better would if it was square instead of round to get into corners better.

 

[Mikey P]

How many pads did you use?

 

[Cleanworks]

How many pads did you use?

1. Clean 2 halls, flip the pad and do the other 2. Used Harvard's oxy-encap. About 3 gallons of solution at 12-1

 

[ruff]

Wouldn't a CRB do as well?

 

[Dolly Llama]

Wouldn't a CRB do as well?

not just no, but hell no


Bonnet/pad cleaning is great for com .
it's far superior to any scrub 'n run encRap in cleaning (and appearence) on any soiled com

problem is the PITA factor of changing a pad every 30-50sf if more than light to moderate soiled ...and on heavy soiled com? maybe only 10-20sf pr pad.
otherwise, you're just smearing the slurry to the bottom like encRap "appearance" maintenance

an hour on the carpet + an hour dealing with dozens of dirty pads after the job


..L.T.A

 

[Kenny Hayes]

See how much better scrub and run is? Change pads and move on.

 

[Cleanworks]

Wouldn't a CRB do as well?

The problem with the crb is that when the brushes fill up, it spits clumps out all over the place. You have to follow with a wet/dry vac. Not a major problem but not pleasant when the customer is watching.

 

[steve_64]

The problem with the crb is that when the brushes fill up, it spits clumps out all over the place. You have to follow with a wet/dry vac. Not a major problem but not pleasant when the customer is watching.

So does the borg not remove those soils then?

 

[Cleanworks]

So does the borg not remove those soils then?

Smears it around so you don't see it.

 

[steve_64]

Smears it around so you don't see it.

So you don't use that magic pixie dust to make it float away when it gets swept?

 

[hogjowl]

Why do you guys listen to a mullet wearing, Sheetrock hanger about carpet cleaning?

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

If a guy VACUUMS.... BEFORE VLM, the results are much better IMO. And NO, a CRB is NOT THE WAY.... it works great for agitation for HWE, great for T&G agitation, but not for encapping..... what I wonder, would a Square Scrub work? I’m eyeing up the little baby one...

 

[Dolly Llama]

Why do you guys listen to a mullet wearing, Sheetrock hanger about carpet cleaning?

cause I know WTH I'm talking about

Smeadly

..L.T.A.

 

[Dolly Llama]

would a Square Scrub work?

nope
Had one
obits are way to short/small
Painfully slow and inefficient .
and worse to manuver on carpet than a wheels up OP machine

great for finish sanding , terrible for CC'ing

..L.T.A.

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

nope
Had one
obits are way to short/small
Painfully slow and inefficient .
and worse to manuver on carpet than a wheels up OP machine

great for finish sanding , terrible for CC'ing

..L.T.A.

That’s all I needed to hear.... I will SCRAP that idea...

 

[Cleanworks]

So you don't use that magic pixie dust to make it float away when it gets swept?

I do, the Harvard encap absorbs the soil, crystalizes around it and it floats away next time it gets vacuumed. Or so they tell me.

 

[Kenny Hayes]

nope
Had one
obits are way to short/small
Painfully slow and inefficient .
and worse to manuver on carpet than a wheels up OP machine

great for finish sanding , terrible for CC'ing

..L.T.A.

For once, you’re right about that. They’re great for combo floor stripping too. Buuut, if you think any 175 or RX20 etc. is heavy, wait till you deal with one of these. Scrap that idea!!!