We can all agree that the best way to clean carpets is source removal of all solid debris before you inject any water onto the carpet. If you aren't vacuuming before you clean, then shame on you any way. For those of you that are vacuuming good job, and this is not a post to argue over which vacuum is better- We have had great luck with our Oreck Commercials and I'll never move onto something different.
However: We put a piece of carpet in our shop in January just to make sure we get it nice and dirty for a Home and Garden Show that may never happen *thanks Covid-19*. Recently we have been having some issues with one of our commercial accounts having terrible wicking. One of my guys convinced me to find a Pile Lifter. I found one on Craigs list for $500 bucks so I bit the bullet.
**As a note, our current procedure is 1.) Vacuum 2.) Pre spray 3.) Agitate 4.) Extract -roughly 500 PSI at 205 degrees. (Most of my machines are Butlers and they produce the most consistent heat I've ever used in other slide in).
Now- we were feeling relatively bored the other day *Again Thanks to 'ol Rona, so we decided to see what this Pile lifter could do.
If you look at the picture it is important to note a few things. We used the Pile Lifter on the left side of the piece of carpet. *6 passes*. On the far right side we used an Oreck *6 passes* a Kirby *6 passes* and a Shark *6 passes*
The results speak for themselves. Because of this little experiment we have began to use this Pile lifter as part of out daily cleaning. And I will be honest- our residential results have been the most impressive thing I have seen. The added step isn't near as long as the benefits of the customer seeing you use something big and bulky they've never seen.
Maybe it is time to consider adding a Pile Lifter to your life? If you have one and don't want it, well let me know because I am adding one to each of my 4 vans.
However: We put a piece of carpet in our shop in January just to make sure we get it nice and dirty for a Home and Garden Show that may never happen *thanks Covid-19*. Recently we have been having some issues with one of our commercial accounts having terrible wicking. One of my guys convinced me to find a Pile Lifter. I found one on Craigs list for $500 bucks so I bit the bullet.
**As a note, our current procedure is 1.) Vacuum 2.) Pre spray 3.) Agitate 4.) Extract -roughly 500 PSI at 205 degrees. (Most of my machines are Butlers and they produce the most consistent heat I've ever used in other slide in).
Now- we were feeling relatively bored the other day *Again Thanks to 'ol Rona, so we decided to see what this Pile lifter could do.
If you look at the picture it is important to note a few things. We used the Pile Lifter on the left side of the piece of carpet. *6 passes*. On the far right side we used an Oreck *6 passes* a Kirby *6 passes* and a Shark *6 passes*
The results speak for themselves. Because of this little experiment we have began to use this Pile lifter as part of out daily cleaning. And I will be honest- our residential results have been the most impressive thing I have seen. The added step isn't near as long as the benefits of the customer seeing you use something big and bulky they've never seen.
Maybe it is time to consider adding a Pile Lifter to your life? If you have one and don't want it, well let me know because I am adding one to each of my 4 vans.
