Carpet and Floor Cleaning Industry Chat Forum : Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) : VOC can cause a litany of medical...

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:43:37 +0000

Author: Mold Test
Subject: 5
Posted: 28/February/2011 at 1:43pm

VOC can cause a litany of medical ailments. I would recommend using natural organic cleaning products as much as possible.

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) : That is one grest problem with...

Wed, 25 Feb 2004 17:25:52 +0000

Author: doug
Subject: 5
Posted: 25/February/2004 at 5:25pm

That is one grest problem with a portable. No matter what cleaner you use you still have to deal with what you extract out of the carpet. VOC urine what ever it is exhausted into the indoors. It is pretty hard to leave a place more healthy when you have raised ths humidity and raised the air polution not to mention how long you have extended your drying times if it is an apartment or a house with baseboard or radiant heat. If there is airconditioner, air exchanger or forced air heating system you may get some relief. It might also carry your odours to other parts of the home. You should also be carerful about deodourizers, introducing chemicals into someone'e home is not always the answer. Maybe you could exhast the unit outside like when we used to dryclean drapery.

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) : Hi, Wonder if I could retrofit...

Wed, 04 Feb 2004 09:50:51 +0000

Author: Hugh
Subject: 5
Posted: 04/February/2004 at 9:50am

Hi,

Wonder if I could retrofit something on the air exhaust port of my Stormchaser, well without it reducing the airflow too much...which might effect my suction. Obviously if I reduce the air output it has to create a bottleneck elsewhere.

Gotta have to look into this though...sounds like a great marketing tool!

Kudos again to the Carpetologist.

Hugh

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) : We are using natural cleaners...

Sat, 31 Jan 2004 17:53:11 +0000

Author: LeeS.
Subject: 5
Posted: 31/January/2004 at 5:53pm

We are using natural cleaners whenever we can.

Some pretty scary chemicals being used by some chemical manufacturers.

I am more worried about what I am putting into the atmosphere at the point where I actually have control.

Some people out there may be in a market that they can be adding on to the price slightly with a negligable effect. Very hard to do in Toronto.

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) : From the Carpetologist Just a...

Thu, 29 Jan 2004 11:00:18 +0000

Author: carpetologist
Subject: 5
Posted: 29/January/2004 at 11:00am

From the Carpetologist

Just a thought...

Carpet cleaners promote that they create a better indoor environment (IAQ) while cleaning your home. Have you ever smelled the inside of many carpet cleaning machine waste tanks that are exhausting into the atmosphere inside the home while cleaning?

Maybe manufacturers should address this problem with H.E.P.A. filters installed on the exhaust ports of cleaning machines. Could be a marketing plus.

HEPA these days is a buzz word. Or could a carpet cleaner have an air scrubber running in the home while cleaning. Who knows maybe the customer may express an interest in it. Do you see $$ signs?

There are many methods of removing odor than we would like to hear about. Ozone Ionization, Fogging, Quats, Natural Disinfectants, Enzymes etc...

I would love to hear some comments on what works for you and why.