Polyester Level Loop Commercial Carpet

[KevinD]

Anybody running into any or this out there.

During visits to 3 different retailers lately I have seen a lot of rolls of this.

My first thought was "What were they thinking" producing this?

 

[Dolly Llama]

lemmie show my ignorance now ...

but is there a great big ole difference in poly and olefin?

thanks

..L.T.A.

 

[Doug Cox]

IMO- No. Olefin generally shows up in loop form, while polyester is generally in cut pile.

 

[J Scott W]

Chemically the fibers are different. Olefin and polyester both have a strong affinity for oil. An additional short-coming with polyester is its poor crimp retention. It will look flat and lifeless in the traffic areas pretty quickly, but they continue putting it out in cut-pile.

 

[The Great Oz]

The "advancement" in polyester is cramming it tightly together so it can't fall over. If the commercial loop product is high twist and is too tight to see the backing when you bend it backward, it might work.

 

[Hack Attack]

What is the cost of buying wool or SD nylon over there?
They're the most expensive to buy here but not much more than the polys, seems strange that such an inferior product has such a hold.
Pretty much only cheap landlords seem to buy the stuff more than once here

 

[Doug Cox]

What is the cost of buying wool or SD nylon over there?
They're the most expensive to buy here but not much more than the polys, seems strange that such an inferior product has such a hold.
Pretty much only cheap landlords seem to buy the stuff more than once here

Polyester has a HOLD due to the ignorance of the end user.

 

[Doug Cox]

Chemically the fibers are different. Olefin and polyester both have a strong affinity for oil. An additional short-coming with polyester is its poor crimp retention. It will look flat and lifeless in the traffic areas pretty quickly, but they continue putting it out in cut-pile.View attachment 78340 View attachment 78341 View attachment 78342 View attachment 78343

But the wear characteristics of both fibers are the same. If you put both fibers in the same type of construction, there is no difference and that's all that matters.

 

[Hack Attack]

Polyester has a HOLD due to the ignorance of the end user.

Yeah I realise the ignorance of the end user, but my question is more on cost upfront?
When triexta got launched here it was as the miracle fibre at a slightly lower cost... massive consumer backlash! Its still out there but mainly in cheap rentals or 1st time homeowners