Carpet and Floor Cleaning Industry Chat Forum : Lumpy/Wavey Carpet https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:03:18 +0000 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:23:38 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.06 360 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=6296 <![CDATA[Carpet and Floor Cleaning Industry Chat Forum]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/ <![CDATA[Lumpy/Wavey Carpet : Well, we went back last night...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6296&PID=157942&title=lumpy-wavey-carpet#157942 Author: billandlori
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Posted: 28/November/2009 at 8:23am

Well, we went back last night and it looks great. All nice and smoothSmile We will let the owner know they should get the carpet stretched again.
 
Thanks for all the input folks!!
 
Bill
 
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Posted: 27/November/2009 at 11:01pm

its the vinyl glue between the primary and secondary backings. It contracts when wet or in very humid climates. It will go back down after 48 hours or so. Usually only happens in large areas with newer carpets. If they were stretched really well to begin with it shouldn't do that. ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:01:27 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6296&PID=157940&title=lumpy-wavey-carpet#157940 <![CDATA[Lumpy/Wavey Carpet : cleanex wrote:In reality it...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6296&PID=157934&title=lumpy-wavey-carpet#157934 Author: billandlori
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Posted: 27/November/2009 at 3:17pm

Originally posted by cleanex cleanex wrote:

In reality it is an installation issue, if a direct glue down---improper application of glue--if tackless installation carpet not properly stretched when installed.
 
Thanks Cleanex!! We were thinking the same thing. The carpet had quite a few bubbles in it before we started. You could see it moving around as I pushed the Rotovac.
 
It is looking alot better now that it had the air mover on it for awhile. There is no heat in the hallways so that prolly slowed the drying some too. I was just thinking that I might have wet it too much. Due to the dirt level, I did two wet passes (spray + vac) then one extraction pass (vac only).
 
Thanks for the input!!!
 
Bill
 
]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:17:47 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6296&PID=157934&title=lumpy-wavey-carpet#157934 <![CDATA[Lumpy/Wavey Carpet : In reality it is an installation...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6296&PID=157931&title=lumpy-wavey-carpet#157931 Author: cleanex
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Posted: 27/November/2009 at 11:20am

In reality it is an installation issue, if a direct glue down---improper application of glue--if tackless installation carpet not properly stretched when installed.]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:20:52 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6296&PID=157931&title=lumpy-wavey-carpet#157931 <![CDATA[Lumpy/Wavey Carpet : nightrider wrote:Should have...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6296&PID=157930&title=lumpy-wavey-carpet#157930 Author: billandlori
Subject: 6296
Posted: 27/November/2009 at 5:30am

Originally posted by nightrider nightrider wrote:

Should have used Tide.....It has the Anti Lumpy / Wavey activator in it
 
                                                  Nightrider
 
LOLLOL
 
That Tide stuff is AMAZING!!!
 
Bill
 
]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:30:12 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6296&PID=157930&title=lumpy-wavey-carpet#157930 <![CDATA[Lumpy/Wavey Carpet : MR. STEAMER wrote:it will go...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6296&PID=157929&title=lumpy-wavey-carpet#157929 Author: billandlori
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Posted: 27/November/2009 at 5:29am

Originally posted by MR. STEAMER MR. STEAMER wrote:

it will go back to normal when it dries no worries
Thanks a bunch!! That makes me feel better. We left our air mover there and it ran for the afternoon in one hall-way and it looks better. Moved it to the next hall tonight.
 
Bill
 
]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:29:22 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6296&PID=157929&title=lumpy-wavey-carpet#157929 <![CDATA[Lumpy/Wavey Carpet : Should have used Tide.....It has...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6296&PID=157928&title=lumpy-wavey-carpet#157928 Author: nightrider
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Posted: 27/November/2009 at 12:38am

Should have used Tide.....It has the Anti Lumpy / Wavey activator in it
 
                                                  Nightrider
]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:38:55 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6296&PID=157928&title=lumpy-wavey-carpet#157928 <![CDATA[Lumpy/Wavey Carpet : it will go back to normal when...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6296&PID=157925&title=lumpy-wavey-carpet#157925 Author: MR. STEAMER
Subject: 6296
Posted: 27/November/2009 at 12:25am

it will go back to normal when it dries no worries]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:25:56 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6296&PID=157925&title=lumpy-wavey-carpet#157925 <![CDATA[Lumpy/Wavey Carpet : Hey folks, We just finished...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6296&PID=157922&title=lumpy-wavey-carpet#157922 Author: billandlori
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Posted: 26/November/2009 at 11:33pm

Hey folks,
 
We just finished a job in a hotel and had some issues.
 
When we finished the carpet it looked great, all the traffic lanes were gone etc. We went back to it an hour later and the whole thing was all lumpy and wavey. What happened??
 
We are using a TM set at 160* and 300psi running thru 250' of hose to a Roto-Vac. Carpet felt almost dry to the touch. The carpet is commercial and is tacked not glued.
 
We put an air mover on it and it started to look better after a couple of hours. We will see tonight if its shrunk back to size.
 
Any thoughts??? We have done many carpets and never have had this happen.
 
Bill
 
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