What's the fastest way to make the carpet dry?

[ruff]

Cleaning my entire career in S.F. nobody here has air conditioners.
So, beside great extraction and leaving fans at a client's home, what's will make their carpet dry the fastest?

Summer -

1. Just leave the air conditioner and ceiling fans on?
2. Leave air conditioner on and some window slightly cracked opened?
3. Air conditioner + once cooled open windows let hot air in that will pick more moisture + turn air conditioner on again?

 

[Mikey P]

Move to Northern Nevada.

 

[Old Coastie]

Do they have air conditioners, or not?

 

[Cleanworks]

If you leave the air conditioner on, all windows must be closed. It acts as a dehumidifier. Opening windows even a crack will defeat the purpose. Alternately, open all windows and let the air flow. You have similar conditions to what I have here. I prefer the open windows. If the carpets dry by the next day, your golden.

 

[Goomer]

Weather must be factored in also.

I always prefer opening the place up if the air is good and dry, but with higher humidity or precipitation, you should favor sealing the place and running the AC if you can.

No point in letting outside air in that has little capacity to absorb more moisture.

 

[Cleanworks]

You have much higher humidity there in the summertime. You sweat while drinking a beer in the shade.

 

[ruff]

Move to Northern Nevada.

I tried Texas. Similar but no Mustang ranch.
Thanks but no thanks.

I'll grudgingly pay the state tax, yet take the lovely sierra foothills. Got Yosemite when I open my back door. Rich can come and chop wood any time he needs the exercise and we get the occasional visit of a bear or a mountain lion.

Beat that, tract house cowboy!

 

[ruff]

Do they have air conditioners, or not?

Most do Stephen.
Without, I know the drill.

I just thought that if air conditioning is left on, at the beginning it will act as a dehumidifier. However once the air is cooled it will not be able to hold as much humidity and not dry the carpet any more.

 

[steve_64]

Most do Stephen.
Without, I know the drill.

I just thought that if air conditioning is left on, at the beginning it will act as a dehumidifier. However once the air is cooled it will not be able to hold as much humidity and not dry the carpet any more.

That's when the fans are needed.

 

[BIG WOOD]

One guy told me to put rubbing alcohol in the rinse jug. I've never done it, but it's a thought.

don't flood the carpet with the prespray like some new guys do.

 

[Jimmy L]

Kleenrite PCX emulsifier has a alcohol additive to speed drying. Cuts down on foam in the vac hose hence more suck and more recovery.

 

[Old Coastie]

Most do Stephen.
Without, I know the drill.

I just thought that if air conditioning is left on, at the beginning it will act as a dehumidifier. However once the air is cooled it will not be able to hold as much humidity and not dry the carpet any more.

Coastal CA averages about 86% humidity year round. The air conditioner should help because it lowers humidity, not just lowers the air temperature.

 

[Mikey P]

I tried Texas. Similar but no Mustang ranch.
Thanks but no thanks.

I'll grudgingly pay the state tax, yet take the lovely sierra foothills. Got Yosemite when I open my back door. Rich can come and chop wood any time he needs the exercise and we get the occasional visit of a bear or a mountain lion.

Beat that, tract house cowboy!

Love my tract house.

My yard work takes 30 minutes a month.
Minutes away from Tahoe, the Sweet Water range, Markleeville, Hope Valley, Virginia City, Reno, Tioga Pass, Bridgeport and the never ending trails of the Pinenut Mountains are 3 stop signs away.



My personal pan sized Aspen grove should support a hammock in a few more years.

 

[Ron K]

Open the windows, take an extra doing stroke,and use the StudebakerFans. Also apply less pre-spray. If you're cleaning clean homes which I believe you are, there shouldn't much of an issue. On larger jobs we always leave a Studebaker there.

 

[Nate The Great]

I'm confused, using 130psi leaves the carpet wet?!?

Open windows if it's occupied, AC when its vacant... AP when they need it dry quicker and a portable job...

 

[Rick J]

Switch over to all VLM!!!
LOL!

 

[Lee Stockwell]

I'm in a high RH area. AC continues to dehumidify after reaching target temperature.

 

[Bob Pruitt]

Florida we use ceiling fans and air conditioners.
I also carry a couple lightweight fans... Phoenix AirMax Radial 950 cfm less than 2 amps... only 20 lbs and stack nicely. I set them up as I go. Finish first room set up a fan. Customers think they look cool too. I use 2 fans so keep them moving and running until the van is all packed up. Job is virtually dry when I leave. Less stress. Fans are the quietest I have found.

 

[steve_64]

I'm in a high RH area. AC continues to dehumidify after reaching target temperature.

It helps if the AC is running when you get there too. I get some who wait till I'm done to turn it on and it takes longer to dry because of all the extra moisture in the home.

 

[hogjowl]

I'm at the age where I'll walk if they have the AC off.

 

[BIG WOOD]

It helps if the AC is running when you get there too. I get some who wait till I'm done to turn it on and it takes longer to dry because of all the extra moisture in the home.

I try to sound all smart when I ask them to turn the air on, making them think it's for their benefit, when I just don't want to leave the house looking like I just wet my pants. FKing idiots! Maybe I'll be rich like Marty one day and turn down jobs just because I'm a bitch

 

[hogjowl]

You're halfway there already

 

[BIG WOOD]

You're halfway there already

That's probably the most encouraging thing you've said to me ever since I've joined

 

[steve_64]

I try to sound all smart when I ask them to turn the air on, making them think it's for their benefit, when I just don't want to leave the house looking like I just wet my pants. FKing idiots! Maybe I'll be rich like Marty one day and turn down jobs just because I'm a bitch

I sweat ether way.

 

[Zee]

Hooking up a backpack (electric) leaf blower to a Greenhorn and spend an extra 15minutes blowing moisture into the air and let it escape or have the air conditioning do it from there.



Only downside is if you didn't vacuum well before cleaning.... Oooppss

 

[Nate The Great]

Hooking up a backpack (electric) leaf blower to a Greenhorn and spend an extra 15minutes blowing moisture into the air and let it escape or have the air conditioning do it from there.



Only downside is if you didn't vacuum well before cleaning.... Oooppss

Placing an E-tes unit with a blower would probably dry it the faster...

@Desk Jockey was here!

 

[Lavon]

Open up all the windows and all of the rooms so proper air flow can help dry the carpet quickly if you have ceiling fans please turn them on and if you have floor fans don't hesitate to turn those on to all that together will make your carpet dry extra fast

 

[GeeeAus]

Use less preconditioner. If its not terrible or it's commercial consider encapping first then extracting. Your preconditioning phase is drier this way.

Double dry pass

Get one of the duplex wands

Use hotter water

Reduce your flow

Dry pad

Use air mivers

Use air conditioning

Use ceiling fans

Open windows when conditions permit.