Wicking & Humidity
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Topic: Wicking & Humidity
Posted By: David Scher
Subject: Wicking & Humidity
Date Posted: 28/September/2007 at 10:07am
| I am trying to find out whether the relative humidity in a room will cause wicking of a dormant spot. If I have cleaned a spot (presumably a tannin spill), and I am able to dry it completely without wicking, can wicking occur in the future if the relative humidity rises in the future? If so, what % of relative humidity would the room need to get to for wicking to occur? |
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Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 28/September/2007 at 10:33am
Yes. It's happened to us(usually in August) on commercial glue down. Not sure what the RH was though  ------------- 
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 28/September/2007 at 11:33am
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100% you need to get rid of some realitives? The floor would have to be sweating for that to happen? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: Jeff Van Buren
Date Posted: 28/September/2007 at 12:58pm
| flush it and waterclaw it |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 28/September/2007 at 1:34pm
Powerbond is the worst for wickbacks. As an experiment, I had one of my techs flush a 20 x 20 area for 5 hours with a Steamin Demon and dry it with fans. The water was still coming out brown and it still wicked dirt 
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 28/September/2007 at 3:53pm
water claw on a direct glue down?????????????? ------------- Just My opinion |
Jeff Van Buren wrote:Posted By: Jeff Van Buren
Date Posted: 28/September/2007 at 8:04pm
| He did not specify CGD Cmaster mentioned CGD |
Posted By: David Scher
Date Posted: 01/October/2007 at 10:56am
Thanks for all the feedback!! 
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Posted By: carpetologist
Date Posted: 01/October/2007 at 5:50pm
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Some spots that have been over-worked on with different chemicals tend to fool you and look like they come back but infact the residue left from the overworked chemical is actually attracting new soil to the same area making your customer think the stain has returned.
You should also pluck a fiber from the carpet in question and put it into a glass of water. If it floats it is Olefin and Olefin wants to wick-up rapidly regardless of humidity. ------------- Kleen Kuip Supply Mart Inc. http://www.kleenkuip.com - New & Used Professional Carpet Cleaning Machines, Restoration Equipment, Training, Service and Supplies |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 01/October/2007 at 8:29pm
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If there is enough cleaner on it it will break the surface tension of the water and sink? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 02/October/2007 at 1:14am
As long as it disappears. Right?  -------------
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 02/October/2007 at 7:39am
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just use a tuft from another part of the room ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 02/October/2007 at 8:41am
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Pink Solution ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 02/October/2007 at 10:36am
Are you hooked on that stuff or what?  -------------
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 02/October/2007 at 2:43pm
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he uses it at a 50:1 ratio to clean ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: Just Ol' Willy
Date Posted: 02/October/2007 at 4:19pm
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Geeeez- Run a bonnet over it . Prespray, make sure your LOW PROFILE bonnet , is moist on a 175 rpm and problem usually solved. I've used Host powder with great success on repeating stains. Posted wrong pic on sig.... ------------- 
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Posted By: papagator
Date Posted: 11/October/2007 at 4:19pm
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Here's a nightmare for ya CMaster...I have 110,000 sq.ft of powerbond in our long term care facility and every Aug. it looks like I don't do my job!! And Willy...you are correct as well...the only way I can make the place look half way decent is to encap in the summer. ------------- just swimmin in circles |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 11/October/2007 at 10:22pm
Unfortunately for you, the carpet will ugly out long before it wears out  -------------
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