Extraction Products
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Topic: Extraction Products
Posted By: carpetologist
Subject: Extraction Products
Date Posted: 11/February/2004 at 11:33pm
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With the ever growing concern for the environment many carpet cleaners are now offering environmentally friendly cleaning products compared to chemicals. Do you offer this service? Has it made a positive influence to your business?
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Posted By: Willy Parsons
Date Posted: 15/February/2004 at 11:25am
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Ted - I use the Ultrachem line, which has the Environmental Choice logo on the jugs(everyone LOVES looking at jugs:-)). I do point that out to my clients and they seem to appreciate a safer approach to their personal environment. When are you going to open a store out here on the left coast? |
Posted By: Steaminpile
Date Posted: 19/February/2004 at 1:22pm
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I'm also a user of Ultrachem,it's a nice selling feature that it is environmentally friendly although I have to admit that I got hooked on using it because it works great ------------- A.K.A. Andy |
Posted By: Cd-Ron
Date Posted: 23/February/2004 at 8:25pm
| I Should check to see if Janitor warehouse carries such products out here on the west coast. Do you guys find that these cleaning agents work just as well as the chemical cleaning agents? Just curious. I use a lot of Esteam, Bridgepoint, and Pro chem products. Take Crare! Ron H. |
Posted By: Steaminpile
Date Posted: 24/February/2004 at 12:22pm
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Ron check out Campbells distributors in Vancouver. http://www.campbelldistributors.com - www.campbelldistributors.com I believe. They carry Ultrachem..Only thing I find is that you must use all the Ultrachem products together as recommended. I've used alot of Prochem,Esteam products as well. Ultrachem is just as good IMO and far more versatile.(use it for carpets,uphl,etc.) their prespray when used as a spotter will remove various stains including gum,grease,urine and believe it or not....it will actually REMOVE rust stains. It's not cheap stuff but I like it,,,more economical in 5 gallon pales though. ------------- A.K.A. Andy |
Posted By: Cd-Ron
Date Posted: 25/February/2004 at 4:32pm
| Thanks Andy. I'll check it out. |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 28/February/2004 at 3:58pm
| I have a question. Is everyone applying the cleaner prior to cleaning? If not than can you say you are leaving the home better or worse after your cleaning if you are putting the cleaner threw the unit? What about the rinse. I think the cycle is the most important. |
Posted By: LeeS.
Date Posted: 28/February/2004 at 4:58pm
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Its strange Andy and Willy but my techs say that Clean by Ultrachem gives them headaches as a bonnet cleaner and chest pains through a hydroforce. We have stopped buying it as a result. We use Ecogent, Responsible Care by Masterblend and Baby Safe as our primary cleaners today. If you guys who use Ultrapac, I hope you use the LVC version, the regular is deadly. |
Posted By: carpetologist
Date Posted: 04/March/2004 at 9:36pm
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If you are considering Enviro products don't overlook Ecogent and Benefect. There are two types of Enviro products. The ones that claim they are friendly and the ones that actually have government and third party seal of approval. Talk is cheap. |
Posted By: CLEANWORKS
Date Posted: 25/March/2004 at 1:40am
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in bc the use of ultrachem usually depends on whether or not u do any work for british columbia building corporation (bcbc). BCBC has mandated that all carpet cleaners servicing their buildings must use ultrachem products and have even provided a purchasing system for their preferred contractors. who's brother in law works where i ask u? ------------- the thing about the word "impossible" is that it is mostly "possible" |
Posted By: Steaminpile
Date Posted: 13/October/2004 at 10:53pm
I do work for BCBC or WSI now as a result of buying more Ultrachem than anyone else in town
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Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 31/October/2004 at 11:57am
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I like just soap and water.... my soap is environmentally safe... for kids pets skin.... ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: alanAustin
Date Posted: 14/December/2009 at 1:58pm
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Our customers havn't really asked for green products, but they like having the option.
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Posted By: Captain MooCo.
Date Posted: 16/April/2010 at 11:16pm
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What traffic lane cleaner isn't eco friendly? They are all biodegradable.
-------------  Carpet Cleaning Prodigy
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Posted By: StephenHarry
Date Posted: 17/May/2010 at 1:45am
| No doubt that chem have negative effects but they are useful too. |
Posted By: Michael
Date Posted: 17/May/2010 at 10:59pm
| Since when are "eco-friendly" and "biodegradable" synonymous? |
Posted By: Captain MooCo.
Date Posted: 18/May/2010 at 3:13pm
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They aren't synonymous but, if a product degrades biologically then the foot print of said product is minimal and leaves behind minerals that the earth needs to sustain itself. By definition what is an eco-friendly product? Goods considered to inflict minimal or no harm on the Environment. I don't share the hippy definition of "eco-friendly or going green" which is to buy overpriced "Green" label products that have nearly or exactly the same effects on the environment as "chemicals".
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Posted By: Michael
Date Posted: 18/May/2010 at 8:15pm
| Actually, you bring up a good point. What is "eco-friendly" in our (or any) industry anyway? I would say that IAQ is a larger part of it for us than, say, the carbon footprint. "Hypo-Allergenic" would probably be a more accurate term, but it seems that "green" in the cleaning industry is the catch-all. These should all be in our tags. |
Posted By: Captain MooCo.
Date Posted: 19/May/2010 at 5:04pm
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Hypo-Allergenic is something I can buy into. I understand allergies to chemicals as I have them myself (No fabric softener for me thank you),
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Posted By: JoanLee
Date Posted: 20/July/2010 at 5:40am
And I think that "Hypo-Allergenic" is more accurate word. I mean that "green" could mean really lots of things. Thats why it's mostly used to advertise. People like being "green".
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Date Posted: 29/July/2010 at 11:40pm
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