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 Topic: MethodsThe new items published under this topic are as follows.
| Tales From the Pad: Effects Of VLM Cleaning On Carpet (over an extended period of time) |
| Tuesday, November 29, 2005 Posted by JohnGeurkink |
Many of the arguments against VLM cleaning (mainly in the bonneting or oscillating pad cleaning category) are that, over time, the build up of residue will "catch up to you" and it will be necessary to HWE (hot water extract) the carpets to remove this build-up. Often, carpet cleaners report that they use VLM intermittently as an "interim cleaning system".
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| Rambo's Ramblings: Making the Switch, From Truckmounted HWE to VLM |
| Tuesday, November 29, 2005 Posted by RayMoody |
I have just completed a 100% switch to VLM cleaning!
Previously, we had been running three HWE truckmounts (which included a Butler, a Prochem "Legend" and a Bane
"Perma-Mount"). I packaged up 75% of my business (which included two trucks and customer list) and sold it. After that, I continued to operate with my Bane truckmount and service only my home county.
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| Lonnie's Place: IICRC METHODS TESTING (Part 2) |
| Tuesday, November 29, 2005 Posted by LonnieMcDonald |
Good to be here. I find it therapeutic to sit and write to people, who live and breathe VLM, as I do. Well, as promised, I am penning you the rest of the story, as Paul Harvey would say.
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| Lonnie's Place: IICRC METHODS TESTING |
| Tuesday, November 29, 2005 Posted by LonnieMcDonald |
Its History and Its Future
The IICRC has been developing METHODS TESTING for several years. In my next two articles, I will cover the history and the future of the IICRC's Method Testing Protocols. Before I begin, I would like to thank Mark Stanley for inviting me to be a staff writer, it is a task that I do not take lightly and hope that you, the readers, will enjoy and benefit from as I pen each issue's article.
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| Heacock's Corner: Speedy Furniture Cleaning |
| Tuesday, November 29, 2005 Posted by GaryHeacock |
There are many ways to clean a given article of furniture. You can shampoo it with a bucket and a brush. You can dry clean it with a bucket and a brush. You can use a sponge instead of a brush. You can steam-clean it with a machine, or dry-clean it with a machine.
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| Misc.: Carpet Cleaning Method Myths And Carpet Warranties |
| Tuesday, November 29, 2005 Posted by LynnHassel |
I have been in the carpet cleaning business for over 24 years.
I started in this business using the standard rotary shampoo method of cleaning carpet with a janitorial firm I worked for.
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| The Art and Science of Bonnet Cleaning |
| Tuesday, November 29, 2005 Posted by GaryHeacock |
First some comments.
I have done bonneting, along with shampooing, powder cleaning, plant washing, and steam cleaning with portables and truck mounts for some 43 years, and can tell you, I pretty well know what I am doing.
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| Misc.: How Clean Is Clean? |
| Tuesday, November 29, 2005 Posted by BruceDeLoatch |
I do not look at my clothing, plates, bed linens, or CARPET with a microscope. Neither does anyone that I know. They call that
"obsessive compulsive" and they have medications to help control it.
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