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Topic: New info on cleaning wool

Posted By: fibro
Subject: New info on cleaning wool
Date Posted: 25/August/2006 at 7:42pm

The carpet and rug institute cleaned a wool carpet with a pre-spray of 11.8 ph and did another with a pre-spray of 8 ph. The pre-spray of 11.8 did not damage the carpet but the 8 did why you may ask. They used an acid rinse with both but the pre-spray of an 8 ph had a lot of buffers in it and 11.8 did not. What they are saying now is that it not so much at what ph your pre-spray is that matters but it is what ph you leave the carpet after you are done. If your pre-spray has a lot buffers in it it keeps it at a higher level if not and you use an acid rinse you will leave it at a lower level. You want to leave the carpet if it is wool at about a 5.5 ph.

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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 25/August/2006 at 8:15pm

That's not new.

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Posted By: jtuseo
Date Posted: 26/August/2006 at 12:02am

Doug the know it all. Its carpet cleaning. You probally consider it a trade lol

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Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 26/August/2006 at 7:14am

Actually Doug knows it all and more.... and I agree...thats not new...lol

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Posted By: fibro
Date Posted: 26/August/2006 at 8:25am

Well it was new to me.

Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 26/August/2006 at 11:39am

Fibro: it was certainly good of you to pass this information on. One also has to consider the previous cleanings before you clean. the cleaner before you may have used a higher ph and nothing may happen till you activate previous residue. Sometimes it is not what you do that causes problems regarding this it may be the previous cleaner. It is still best to clean with the mildest solution possible to achieve the best results possible. I believe that subject is covered in the Woolsafe seminars.

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Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 26/August/2006 at 12:29pm

wow doug nice post...you made Steamer proud!

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