Hello Everyone, In the Pressure Washing industry it has been said by several vendors that the surfactans, builders, binders, etc.... in cleaning chemicals break down in water or heat over 160 degrees f. In the carpet cleaning industry there have been a lot of people tell me that the steam or hot water over 250 degrees helps the chemicals work better for cleaning carpet and tile. Since this is 2 different industries but chemistry should be similar, are some components more sensitive to heat than others? Who is right? Or Are there real differences in the chemistry? Thank You.
Re: Point of Diminishing Returns/ chemicals breaking down in water hotter than 160 degrees for clean Chemicals are not usually put down at 250. If somebody has a flaming heat system they extract at 250 after the prespray has allready done its works.
Re: Point of Diminishing Returns/ chemicals breaking down in water hotter than 160 degrees for clean I apply degreasers and other high PH soaps with heated water, usually 140 to 160 degrees for degreasing, it helps a lot with the degreasing. I guess what I was trying to ask is once you spray your chemicals down, will hotter water really make a difference or will it break down the chemicals? Is there a real, proven difference between 200 and 250 degrees for cleaning or are you just wasting heat? I would think that the hotter the water, it might start to break down glue, fibers and other components of carpet unless I am wrong. Please let me know. Thank You.
Re: Point of Diminishing Returns/ chemicals breaking down in water hotter than 160 degrees for clean Heat works. The hotter the better.
Re: Point of Diminishing Returns/ chemicals breaking down in water hotter than 160 degrees for clean The setups are simular with chemical injection, both pressure wash and carpet. I honestly think in the carpet cleaning industry the only thing that does clean... is the heat.
