Extraction vs. Squegee

[PROSTEAM22]

Hi Lisa or anyone else, I have burned through several of these post and have found a lot of very good information. It is a blessing to see everyones' expertise being shared openly. After watching several videos I just got to wondering why the preferred method for water removal on the rugs was to squegee? Can that really be the most effective? It just seems to me that a wand or waterclaw with a good lock on the rug would remove more of the moisture. im sure that I have got to be wrong about this somehow. Thanks.

[LisaWagner]

Scott,

A squeegee - or a roller - is NOT used to remove water per se. When you run the hoses UNDER the rug, the water flows up from the back to the front side, and the squeegee removes the top layer of dirty water off the rug, so fresh water can come up and flush the rug out. In a wash pit, a roller does the same, pushes fresh water through the fibers.

It's a cleaning/flushing step - not removal.

Extraction is the only option if you do not have a wringer like I do, or a revolution or other centrifuge type device that spins to remove the water.

The medium size water claw works well from the BACK of the rug - but it is SLOW. If you have a Rover (Dri-Eaz) I'd give that a whirl.

Hope that answers your question,
Lisa

[Scott W]

The original Water Claw or better yet the new Flash Xtractor will work even better as a water extraction tool when there is something under the rug that allows air flow. Consider extracting the rug over a pice oif cushion or grating. As LIsa says, it can work well at extracting water from the back on many styles of rugs.