Cimex after Host?

**Kenny Wright** · 08-03-2009, 03:31 PM

A local carpet outlet rents and does a good sales pitch for the Host system. A number of commercial/institutional organizations around here have been using the Host system (renting the) machines and doing it themselves. For instance, the 4 Schools in this town all use it and to my knowledge have never HWE. There has to be a ton of the sponges mashed into the carpet and I know if I HWE the carpet it will look as though it snowed overnight. I'm curious, if I Cimex the carpet will the ground-in host sponges also wick up?

If they will pay me take over carpet cleaning, I will eventually HWE the host out. Realistically, the HWE will be a work in process and meanwhile they will want all carpets cleaned in some manner.

**dryguy** · 08-03-2009, 07:14 PM

purchase a good vacuum which has good suction and air flow and vac, vac, vac, did I say vac. Vacuum slowly

**Rob Allen** · 08-03-2009, 09:16 PM

I Cimex after all commercial jobs. So much so I don't call it the Cimex, I call it the Climax.

**Kenny Wright** · 08-04-2009, 12:55 AM

Originally Posted by Rob Allen

I Cimex after all commercial jobs. So much so I don't call it the Cimex, I call it the Climax.

Rob you're saying you HWE and then Cimex? Why? What chems are you using for the Cimex climax?

**EncapDrew** · 08-05-2009, 10:45 AM

kenny,

I would suggest doing a HWE to remove the HOST. I was working with a guy who used Host every month for five years. He bought a Cimex and used Encap to clean the first time. He said all the Host came to the surface like a crust, he vacuumed and it took care of it. He also said that he can still see a little Host come up to the surface every time he cleans but it is gone after he vacuums!