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Mr. Steamer:  Thats where we differ.  We take the time to do it right.  Your one pass is what you see is what you get.Guitar
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Originally posted by doug doug wrote:

Other things to keep in mind is. Is the pre spray heated.  Is the soiling heavey enough more than one application will be necessary.  Will it be necessary to use your groomer to agitate the pre spray to increase it's effectivness.  In some instances like in front of furniture or bad traffic  areas I pre treat agitate and clean.  Then reapply pre spray go about cleaning the rest of the area while your not wasteing time waiting for the prespray.  That usually works for us. Sort of cleaning in and out on the heavily soiled areas.Guitar
I agree with everything... except I wont pre-spray twice and re clean it leaves the carpet too wet... in the area that you do twice.  but thats just me.  I believe it's the best it's going to get with one application.  I may use some terry cloths in that hi-traffic area to help pull out more soiling before I clean it though
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Excellant point on the pre-heat point Doug. Do you know for instance that a hot pre-spray and a cold rinse will clean carpet better than a cold pre-spray and boiling hot water? It is true, and I have tested it both ways to prove that point. Cold is a relative term BTW; in both tests the "cold " water was still around 100 degrees faranhiet. The prespray put down hot really speeds up the emulsication process. Once that is acheived, only warm water is required to remove it from the carpet. That is the main reason the inline sprayer is your freind if you use a TM. If you use a portable, an electric sprayer with very hot solution put down by a .05 jet in a 65 degree pattern serves the same purpose.

 

 

 

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Other things to keep in mind is. Is the pre spray heated.  Is the soiling heavey enough more than one application will be necessary.  Will it be necessary to use your groomer to agitate the pre spray to increase it's effectivness.  In some instances like in front of furniture or bad traffic  areas I pre treat agitate and clean.  Then reapply pre spray go about cleaning the rest of the area while your not wasteing time waiting for the prespray.  That usually works for us. Sort of cleaning in and out on the heavily soiled areas.Guitar
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Dwell time is dependant on two factors. The first is how long the chemical needs to contact the soils to emulsify them properly. That is usually 15 to 20 minutes. The second factor is the evaporation rate which is fairly constant for all water based liquids at a given humidity level and tempurature. Since in a home cleaning enviroment that is fairly constant too, make sure you clean all areas treated within a 20 to 30 minute window for optimum results.

 

 

Ken
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I think that this would be specific to the product, wouldn't it?  My dwell time for my mainstay product is recommended 15 minutes, but there is no 'maximum' except "Do Not Allow Product To Dry On Carpet"

-Allen
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what's the average dwell time for the pre-spray you are using?

or what  is the range you use? minimum to maximum dwell time?
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