Chemicals

Sounds like you have a your system, Barry. All power to you until you find something you like better. I was interested in the Drimaster, but my business partner wanted the RX-20 because we already had lots of experience with it. I caved. I still wonder if we would have been better off. 

Edited by Michael - 23/December/2007 at 1:46am

I'm sure it does a decent job, but 1) you're leaving more solution in the carpet when rinsing that bonneting; 2) prespraying means dwell time, allowing the chemical to do labor-free work 3) you'll use less cleaning solution doing a good prespray and rinsing with water, and it will do just as well. That's just my $.02, it always comes down to what works for you. Speaking for myself, as much as I like Procyon, I think Chemspec's DFC line is just as good, and it's tough to beat 17.00 per gallon for HD DFC and under 10.00 per gallon for 105.

AS a prespray !

Rinse with Procyon? No, prespray with Procyon. 

Laserman wrote:    What about soap free rinse cleaners such as Procyon, Chemspec DFC, Bridgepoint Prolon ect ect? I tried rinsing with the DFC and it didn't do too well. Could it be because my Galaxy Portable is only a 200 PSI unit?

I'm currently prespraying with HD DFC and rinsing with DFC 101. Works great for me, so I'm not sure what problem you're having. How's your heat? Procyon is also an excellent cleaner. What type of carpet is in most of these condos? If you're encountering a lot of olefin, then maybe you should stock something made for olefin.

Laserman wrote:      I've been doing a sort of Chem-Dry imatation low moisture Bonnet cleaning process since 1999. I've been using my Galaxy Portable this fall for my condo accounts doing the deep cleans before snow birds fill up the condos for the winter since drying time is not an issue. I figured this would rinse the residues better. This style of carpet cleaning in the beach condos has been widely popular for quite a while but has slowly been giving way to Hot water extraction in the last year. This is why I'm now moving in that direction. One thing I've never understood is why using a Pre-spray and rinsing with a detergent doesn't leave a dirt atttracting residue? Can somebody explain why this is so? Seems to me that soap on top of soap would leave a soapy residue.    What about soap free rinse cleaners such as Procyon, Chemspec DFC, Bridgepoint Prolon ect ect? I tried rinsing with the DFC and it didn't do too well. Could it be because my Galaxy Portable is only a 200 PSI unit? Barry

You may leave a residue, but if it's not sticky, it won't attract soil and will be vacuumed away by the occupant. Assuming that they vacuum occasionally