Carpet and Floor Cleaning Industry Chat Forum : Need a good "green" cleaner https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:57:06 +0000 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:28:52 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.06 360 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=6366 <![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[Need a good "green" cleaner : Hammy wrote: HeartlandSteam...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6366&PID=158415&title=need-a-good-green-cleaner#158415 Author: HeartlandSteam
Subject: 6366
Posted: 11/January/2010 at 11:28pm

Originally posted by Hammy Hammy wrote:

Originally posted by HeartlandSteam HeartlandSteam wrote:

Microban makes several products that "kill" allergens and other disease-causing germs, bacteria, fungi, mold, and mildew.
 
Last time I checked you don't clean carpets with Microban you sanitize with it. Are we not talking about green cleaning solutions. Let's not get confused Heartland. If you want to talk about green check this out. http://www.rochestermidland.com/product_lines/green_cleaning/index.cfm


Microban does make a product that cleans, and sanitizes. You can see it here: http://www.prorestoreproducts.com/Content_003.aspx?cid=1160

But that was not the point.

I was just trying to be objective. Regardless if were talking about cleaning products, or sanitizing products, the question is still the same. Do synthetics do a better job of cleaning and sanitizing?



Edited by HeartlandSteam - 11/January/2010 at 11:46pm]]> Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:28:52 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6366&PID=158415&title=need-a-good-green-cleaner#158415 <![CDATA[Need a good "green" cleaner : HeartlandSteam wrote:Microban...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6366&PID=158407&title=need-a-good-green-cleaner#158407 Author: Hammy
Subject: 6366
Posted: 11/January/2010 at 7:54pm

Originally posted by HeartlandSteam HeartlandSteam wrote:

Microban makes several products that "kill" allergens and other disease-causing germs, bacteria, fungi, mold, and mildew.
 
Last time I checked you don't clean carpets with Microban you sanitize with it. Are we not talking about green cleaning solutions. Let's not get confused Heartland. If you want to talk about green check this out. http://www.rochestermidland.com/product_lines/green_cleaning/index.cfm


Edited by Hammy - 11/January/2010 at 8:17pm]]> Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:54:49 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6366&PID=158407&title=need-a-good-green-cleaner#158407 <![CDATA[Need a good "green" cleaner : I&#039;ve used Master Blends Soap...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6366&PID=158401&title=need-a-good-green-cleaner#158401 Author: prouddadx3
Subject: 6366
Posted: 11/January/2010 at 2:14pm

I've used Master Blends Soap Free products and they work pretty good. I also use a Rotovac wand with it. The wand more than compensates for the slightly less agressive cleaning agent. I think that "Green" can be a great marketing niche to target in your area.]]> Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:14:57 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6366&PID=158401&title=need-a-good-green-cleaner#158401 <![CDATA[Need a good "green" cleaner : Greenies sic Fido in new guilt...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6366&PID=158393&title=need-a-good-green-cleaner#158393 Author: John L
Subject: 6366
Posted: 10/January/2010 at 5:11pm

Greenies sic Fido in new guilt push

Do you love your pet? Of course you do.

So you might want to hide your pooch from the greenies, because now they want you to sacrifice your pet--in the name of the Earth.

An outrageous new book with the disgusting title, "Time to Eat the Dog: The Real Guide to Sustainable Living" attempts to make the weak case that a medium-sized dog does more damage to the planet than two SUVs, mostly because of all the land and energy it takes to make dog food.

But the eco-nuts don't really want you to ditch the dog and keep the SUV--they want you to shed both to live in their Luddite paradise.

The authors of this brainless book also accuse our beloved companions of attacking the local wildlife and polluting the planet with their poo. As if that's not a natural part of life for ANY animal, wild or domestic--including human beings.

But I do agree with them on one point: Store-bought dog food is wasteful--but not because it destroys the planet. It's expensive and unhealthy.

My beloved Weimaraner, Silky, eats raw chicken necks (with the skin on), fatty raw hamburger, raw eggs (including the shell) and a raw pork or beef joint two or three times a week. And you wouldn't believe how healthy my little darling is--all muscle, covered in the shiniest coat of fur you've ever seen.

If you want to give it a try, start by working these healthy raw meats into the supermarket dog food. Over time, use less kibble and more meat.

Just do it for your dog's health and not for some imaginary environmental impact. That's just a smokescreen for an extremist movement with a radical left-wing political agenda. They haven't gotten very far with science--so now they're trying guilt.

They want you to feel guilty about eating meat, guilty about driving to work, guilty about having a pet--guilty about living. Not long ago, one environmental space cadet even declared that the human race would need to become vegans to survive.

They come up with ridiculous concepts like "ecological footprint" or "carbon footprint"--call it what you want, there's no getting around the fact that it's simply been pulled out of thin air, manufactured to make you feel... you guessed it: Guilty!

Some of them even try to collect money off you based on the theoretical size of your nonexistent imaginary carbon footprint.

Forget blackmail--you can call this ploy greenmail.

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If meat is murder, then salad is slaughter

Vegans love to climb up on their organic soapboxes and claim the high ground... because no animals die for their food.

But is it any better to kill plants?

Heck no... botanists have always known that plants--like the rest of us--have instincts, behavior and a will to live too... and a recent article in the New York Times offers some real food for thought.

I'll bet the vegans will have a hard time digesting this one!

Plants communicate. When attacked, they'll even defend themselves. Not enough to stop the average vegetarian from crunching on them, but they're pretty good at turning away insects and other threats. For example, a plant being attacked by a caterpillar can send out a chemical signal that calls out to insects and parasites that eat caterpillars.

This is backed up by science--talk to some botanists. They'll tell you that plants can be ruthless competitors: They will move, shift and grow in ways to get the most sun for themselves while shading and even strangling others... and then suck up all the nutrients from the ground before neighboring plants can.

You could take all that and decide that we simply shouldn't eat anything... ever. Or you can be practical about it and realize that, as the dominant species on the planet, we humans can eat all the plants and animals we want.

To the victors go the spoils. For a few shining moments, that's us... but don't worry. The plants win--eventually, we all end up as fertilizer.

A carnivore with a clear conscience,

William Campbell Douglass II, M.D.
]]> Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:11:14 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6366&PID=158393&title=need-a-good-green-cleaner#158393 <![CDATA[Need a good "green" cleaner : Microban makes several products...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6366&PID=158392&title=need-a-good-green-cleaner#158392 Author: HeartlandSteam
Subject: 6366
Posted: 10/January/2010 at 2:52pm

Microban makes several products that "kill" allergens and other disease-causing germs, bacteria, fungi, mold, and mildew.
]]> Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:52:52 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6366&PID=158392&title=need-a-good-green-cleaner#158392 <![CDATA[Need a good "green" cleaner : &#034;Killing&#034; germs and...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6366&PID=158391&title=need-a-good-green-cleaner#158391 Author: papagator
Subject: 6366
Posted: 10/January/2010 at 1:57pm

"Killing" germs and bacteria? Have I missed something?? Is there a carpet product that contains a germicide/bacteriacide???]]> Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:57:40 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6366&PID=158391&title=need-a-good-green-cleaner#158391 <![CDATA[Need a good "green" cleaner : Here is an objective question:Is...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6366&PID=158390&title=need-a-good-green-cleaner#158390 Author: HeartlandSteam
Subject: 6366
Posted: 10/January/2010 at 9:17am

Here is an objective question:
Is it better to use a synthetic product that will do a better job cleaning the carpet, thus, removing and killing more allergens, dust mites, germs, bacteria, etc Which creates a healthier environment and better IAQ.
or
Use a product that is safer for everyone but does not create a healthier environment because it does not have the cleaning power.
]]> Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:17:10 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6366&PID=158390&title=need-a-good-green-cleaner#158390 <![CDATA[Need a good "green" cleaner : Hello Chad. I work in a 125 bed...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6366&PID=158389&title=need-a-good-green-cleaner#158389 Author: papagator
Subject: 6366
Posted: 10/January/2010 at 6:45am

Hello Chad. I work in a 125 bed Long Term Care facility. Green is THE way to go. I have had GREAT success with Benefect's Carpet Care product(available at KleenKuip). It can be used for all your needs...prespray, HWE, low moisture bonnet or padding etc. We have alot of staff and residents here that are extremely chemically sensitive, and I can use this product with ZERO complaints. Another very good product that I have used is EcoMist which is available through Home Depot in professional strength! Check them out at www.ecomistsolutions.com. Hope this helps you and, Good Luck!!Upper]]> Sun, 10 Jan 2010 06:45:35 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6366&PID=158389&title=need-a-good-green-cleaner#158389 <![CDATA[Need a good "green" cleaner : If you don&#039;t might sharing...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6366&PID=158387&title=need-a-good-green-cleaner#158387 Author: chad23
Subject: 6366
Posted: 10/January/2010 at 12:48am

If you don't might sharing what you use I would appreciatte it, Im trying to get as much advice on various chems out there.  Thanks!]]> Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:48:29 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6366&PID=158387&title=need-a-good-green-cleaner#158387 <![CDATA[Need a good "green" cleaner : I use green chems for MY HEALTH...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6366&PID=158386&title=need-a-good-green-cleaner#158386 Author: Ken_Is_OK
Subject: 6366
Posted: 09/January/2010 at 9:35pm

I use green chems for MY HEALTH not my customers health. I'm exposed to it every day or every few days, while they are exposed to it 2-3 times a year.]]> Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:35:18 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6366&PID=158386&title=need-a-good-green-cleaner#158386