TRUCK POWERED STEAM
PORTABLE STEAM
BI-O-DRY BONNET SYSTEM
CHEMSTRACTOR ROTARY SOIL EXTRACTION
PLANT WASH LOOSE RUGS
CLEANING SYSTEMS EXPLAINED
Portable extractors, Truck Mounts, Von Schrader, Host, Chemstractor, shampooing, bonneting, plant washing, etc- the results depend strictly on the operator, not the system.
I have used them all, and I have had people say- this one is no good, because of...........
It does not matter. You can get excellent results with any system.
Any system is NOT better than any other system. Some systems are faster, some are more labor intensive, etc. No system is truly "DRY"- without water.
Host, and Capture powder systems use a pre-spray of water and detergent to dissolve and suspend the soils, which is then absorbed by the powder, then removed by vacuuming. When the powder is vacuumed, the carpet is still nearly as damp as with any other system.
Don't let anyone tell you different. The steam systems should leave the carpet as DAMP when finished, as with a bonnet, or Von Schrader or other "Dry Foam" system. Or as "DRY". The carpets all DRY in about 2 to 4 hours, when properly done.
It is when a person does not know what they are doing, that there is a problem.
This goes for any cleaning system.
No single cleaning system is perfect for all cleaning work.
O.K., that said- the difference between systems is the total amount of removal of soils present that makes the difference.
What this depends upon is the amount of water used.
Powder systems that use say- 2 ounces or less of water per square foot, dry foam systems that use 2 to 4 ounces of water per sq. ft, bonnet systems that use 2 to 4 ounces per sq. ft, portable steam systems that use 5 to 10 ounces per square foot, Truck Mounts that use 5 to 20 ounces per square foot.
Think about it for just one second. Which system will remove a higher total of soils present?
The Truck Mount, because of more water, higher pressure, and more heat, plus more vacuum for removal.
That's why Shaw, Du Pont, etc all recommend Truck Mount steam. Simple physics. The more water used, the more soils removed.
Just like your washing machine washing clothes. What would happen if you used 1/2 or 1/4 of the water needed to wash a load of clothes?
Sure, there will be SOME cleaning of those clothes, but not as much as when you use a full amount of water.
The physics of carpet cleaning are the same.
Truck Mounted cleaning systems are the most commonly used by most cleaning professionals today, for this reason.
All systems remove most of the soils present in any carpet. The limitations become apparent when more soils are present than a given amount- I call minimum soiling "X" amount.
The less water used systems simply will not remove greater "Y" amount of soils.
How to remove these? More chemicals, and more water to carry these chemicals, to dissolve the soluble soils, and suspend the insoluble soils.
When faced with even greater "Z" amount of soils, in order to remove these maximum soils, then more water and more chemicals are needed.
A plant washing, using 50 to 100 gallons of water for a 9 x 12 rug is frequently used, for maximum soil removal.
In heavily soiled rugs, sometimes several plant washings are needed for best results. This can mean several hundred gallons of water.
The absolute proof of this point is traffic lanes in a carpet. If you only make one cleaning pass, the same as under furniture where it is relatively clean in comparison, there will still be a lot of soils remaining in that traffic path.
How to get more soil out of that traffic path? More water- and chemicals- pre-sprays, traffic lane cleaners, more cleaning passes, with more water, and more cleaning chemical. See?
Ideally, all cleaners should have a variety of systems available.
A Truck Mount is not NEEDED for light to medium soiling, as foam, powder and bonneting will be perfectly satisfactory.
The amount of total soil removed of the soils present, is fairly equal between the foam, the bonnet and the portable steam systems on all carpets.
Which ever system a cleaner selects for his work depends on several factors, but in the hands of an expert cleaner, he can achieve equal results with any of these systems.
So don't let anyone tell you that your system is no good, or that you NEED another system, or that theirs is better than yours.
The main benefit of a truck mount is labor saving. It is the least labor intensive, for the maximum soil removal.
Bonneting is the least labor intensive of all the systems, but it does not remove the maximum soils.
Chem-Dry, a bonneting system, who for many years said that steam cleaning systems were bad, are all now using steam in their operations. Why do you suppose they are doing that?
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