Intresting? I use M power from Soulution UK on carpets lets say have been looked after then rinsed with fresh water but, also use Natural Orange and then rinsed with Rinse out from Hyramaster.
I see you like Hydramaster Jimmy. Have you tried Vac-a ways products? I like the fact that they crystalize when they dry. Just vacuums off!
I use Prolon from Interlink... works well, Or Chemspec DFC 105... BUT they dont work well with "local" or "softened water" But they work great with R/O water. It's all about water quality.
Water softeners and R/O are 2 different things. Do you have any idea what the TDS of your local water is Bill? The water here in Phoenix, is averaging around 500+ and I have seen as high as 1,100. Thus those same chem's did NOT work for me prior to getting into R/O. If your TDS is below 100 you should see good results from those chem's. I have found that water quality is everything when using "green" products. Or any products for that matter.
I like and use Axiom but I am testihg some other products. Have not been real impressed with Procyon, Green Balance and Master Blend Soap Free. I don't have a water tank so I use a lot of different water' I recently cleaned a house that had a Rain Soft system was amazed at the difference, Lance email me some info on yor stuff please? Bobby Hales eclean@nc.rr.com
We have made the switch to Procyon 2 years ago and the results have been impressive. When your techs tell you that it works 40% better than the other stuff its a winner. We do soften our water, we did that a long time ago and relized 40% - 50% drop in chem usage. The clients love the fact we use solutions that are green - the only complant we received was the lack of chem smell after the jobs were complete - they thought we didn't use any soap - after explianing the new safer solutions being used they were very appreciative.
I've been using Quantum green-ds from vacaway for the couple of weeks. I'm really liking it so far. It will probably become my mainstay for occupied residential carpet. I'll stick with extreme clean for the commercial work.
Absolutely none!!! Green and soap free chemicals are the biggest scam since "Global Whinning" and ethanol became hip. I have new customers complaining that the last carpet cleaners used "soap free chemicals" and their dogs eyes were red and watering for 2 days! I've seen many trends come and go in the carpet cleaning industry and this one is the worst.... don't waste yer hard earned $$$ on this crap because it's a TREND. We CLEAN carpet, we don't GREENCLEANEVIRONMENTALLYTRANSCEND them, this has become laughable.... just my 2 cents ..... Bill
Bill we started our trend towards being a more Green & Environmentally friendly company for our own personal reasons. There is more to this than just changing detergents though. The secondary benefit has been the trend of people wanting this type of service. We have seen the benefits ourselves & our clients have also seen the benefits but I understand there is no magic bullet for every situation & we do inform all clients even hypoallergenic products can cause reactions. We just recently had a client with a grand daughter that had severe allergies. Long story short we was able to make it so that the Grand Daughter no longer has reactions to the carpeting with Green Hypoallergenic products this client didn't consider Green Environmentally products a waste & she did tell us this also. Again they are not for everyone but to say they are a waste of money isn't correct IMHO that is.
HI Billy, no disrespect to you and your family. I'm sure you run a fine carpet cleaning company, I just don't agree with this new trend, that's a nice van!!! Bill Busy Bee Carpet, Tile/Grout & Natural Stone Restoration :: Sacramento Area Natural Stone Care Specialists
Busy Bee there is no way green cleaning is a fad. Like it or not it is going to grow exponentially spurred on by government regs and large corporations who want to be politically correct and avoid litigation. I've been searching for a way to set myself apart from all the other 40 year old,balding,chubby carpet cleaners with a truckmount. A truly green cleaner,that cleans well, with an RO rinse propperly marketed looks to be the opportunity of a lifetime. I'm not a real strong enviromentalist but I am a Capitalist.
I use Prochems' Axiom and rinse with the Axiom clean free rinse, works great. Also I'm new to the business and would like to know what TDS and R/O stand for.
TDS = Total Di solved Solids R/O = Reverse Osmosis Be sure you try multiple products before settling on one to use would be one suggestion I would make. There are now lots of new products on the market but also make sure you research each product you choose there is a difference between different terms used such as Green (which is becoming very diluted with lots of claims) & Hypoallergenic. I am not an expert I am still learning every day how to make my company more environmentally friendly. Good Luck in your new venture.
So you accept the govt regs & political correctness interfering in your "Business"? A fad is when someone follows along & worse profits off it, if you restored stone you would probably be out there telling people granite causes cancer and they should have quartz instead which is the same exact thing I'm talking about concerning green chems. It sounds like you're the status quo, you must only clean residential homes that aren't very dirty with some desperate housewife complaining about how little Bobby dropped his juice. I just bought some ENVIREX from Pro's Choice, it's vegetable based, I'm gonna try it on a moderatley dirty carpet tomorrow 7/30. There is no way this stuff is gonna hold up to a solvent based cleaner, if it does I'll be eating my words.
This guy IS all over it!!! Lets face it, using the R/O rinse ,you are leaving nothing behind. What is greener than that, where your customers health and environment is concerned. Not to mention how well it cleans!
