What's the number one rule when fixing brownouts?

[Mikey P]

I'm surprised at how many technicians and some owners that don't know this simple basic fact...

 

[Meter Maid]

Don’t soak the backing? Minimize dry times?

 

[Meter Maid]

Or... run a pad over it with some good pre-spray.

 

[LCCFL]

Blast it with 1000 psi?

 

[Cleanworks]

Treat it with a liquid browning treatment and groom it in. Do not rinse. Severe cases can be treated with browning treatment along with a tiny amount of neutral cleaner for lubrication and padded or bonneted in.

 

[Mikey P]

No
No
No

 

[Meter Maid]

Don’t use a high ph cleaner?

Come on, Mike, I respect your knowledge, and I’m still new, so tell me!

 

[FB19087]

determine that it is actually "browning"

 

[LCCFL]

Put your nose to it and take a good whiff

 

[Cleanworks]

Ok, what's your rule Mikey?

 

[LCCFL]

I put peroxide and extract the crap out of it.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Depends on whether you want to remove it, or make it "go away."

 

[Hack Attack]

I find its always helpful not to cause it in the first place

but what you do, depends on if fixing someone elses mistake or water damage etc

 

[Meter Maid]

Mike loves this attention...

 

[Old Coastie]

Tell Governor Newsome to fire up Diablo Canyon nuke and flood the grid.

 

[Trip Moses]

No
No
No

Call the power company

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

Haven’t had an issue in 7 years....
Why, as a professional, would a guy have problems with ‘brown out’...?
I run RO water... hasn’t been an issue since week 2...

 

[Meter Maid]

Haven’t had an issue in 7 years....
Why, as a professional, would a guy have problems with ‘brown out’...?
I run RO water... hasn’t been an issue since week 2...

What’s RO water?

I have an onboard water softener, if that matters.

 

[Hack Attack]

What’s RO water?

I have an onboard water softener, if that matters.

reverse osmosis, removes 90-99% contaminants depending on system

water softener, removes positive charged ions replaces with sodium

deioniser, removes both positive and negatively charged ions

 

[Mikey P]

Who said anything it being YOUR brownout.....?

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Don't group wicking with brown out, completely different mechanisms.

 

[Mikey P]

Same #1 rule for both actually...

 

[Cleanworks]

Same #1 rule for both actually...

Which is?

 

[Hack Attack]

wicking hasn't been cleaned properly and needs soil removed

browning can be squeaky clean and spray n walk away

 

[Mikey P]

Let the carpet dry completely before attempting any fix!

I had two phone calls this weekend where both parties attempted to fix wicking /browning and didn't use a moisture meter to make sure the carpet was even dry yet so the problem came right back...

 

[Papa John]

I didnt even think That would even be a step.
What's the rush to fix those particular issues?
Duh, the carpet needs to be dry.

 

[Mikey P]

Next day fix for a pissed customer is super common


Heck sometimes it's even the same day, just at the end of the day is it starts to brown out

 

[Mikey P]

I didnt even think That would even be a step.
What's the rush to fix those particular issues?
Duh, the carpet needs to be dry.

How many annoying cleaners are never called back


Or... how many brown carpets are hiding the "out'....


It happens a lot

 

[BIG WOOD]

Very rarely, maybe never does browning happen on synthetic fabric. The so called “browning” effect is leftover cleaning solution dried

The real browning is rotting the fibers on natural fabrics and wool. Totally different process is needed to treat it

 

[BIG WOOD]

Very rarely, maybe never does browning happen on synthetic fabric. The so called “browning” effect is leftover cleaning solution dried

The real browning is rotting the fibers on natural fabrics and wool. Totally different process is needed to treat it

So the answer to your question on number one rule:
-Get off your lazy ass, leave the vibrating buffer orbot whatever, and browning treatment sprayer in your truck and pull out your hoses and do another cleaning to rinse out the remaining crap you left behind and leave a fan behind.