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Post# 432149   9/20/2020 at 20:08 (1,284 days old) by adiosToreador (Fredonia, NY)   |   | |
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So this weekend while I was off I decided to shampoo my carpets, I figured it wouldn’t hurt them to get a deep clean. Plus working at a juice factory I just have no real clue what I could be tracking in. I went through vacuumed each room thoroughly with my Ultimate G Diamond and then went through each room with the shampoo system let it sit then worked it in to the carpet. Let me just say holy crap the carpets feel so nice now and the lavender scent from the shampoo left everything smelling fresh! Does anyone else use their shampoo system? I’m thinking I’m gonna start using it once a month in addition to using a Hoover steamvac once a year.
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Post# 432151 , Reply# 1   9/20/2020 at 21:03 (1,284 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell )   |   | |
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Unfortunately that shampooer system is really no more than a novelty.
It leaves a lot of the dirt and stains deep down in the carpet. The lack of extraction tends to oversaturate the carpet. Also the transmission is not sealed on the bottom and a lot of corrosion happens if you continuously use the shampooer. |
Post# 432153 , Reply# 2   9/20/2020 at 21:36 (1,284 days old) by adiosToreador (Fredonia, NY)   |   | |
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I think the system is more for maintaining carpets in between extraction cleaning rather than being a replacement for it. Before I moved into my apartment the floors were cleaned professionally and I vacuum just about everyday so I don’t think there was much in the way of dirt that I was trying to get up, rather I use the system to kinda freshen up the carpets in between when I extraction clean the carpets which is usually right after winter and right before fall. I think it does a fine job but definitely wouldn’t recommend it over any extraction method.
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Post# 432165 , Reply# 3   9/20/2020 at 22:51 (1,284 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 432193 , Reply# 5   9/21/2020 at 10:33 (1,284 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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I have a shampooer for my Sentria but I've never used it and it doesn't even look like it's ever been used. A friend has some stains on the carpet in her condo she's renting from a very anal-retentive family member and wants me to bring it over and see what it'll do where here young nephew spilled soda-pop. I'll probably do it sometime soon, just for the fun of it.
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Post# 432213 , Reply# 6   9/21/2020 at 15:03 (1,284 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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What a lot of people do not understand (usually lack of knowledge and awareness on how tools function), is there is more than one type of carpet shampooer system out there.
Kirby shampooers are a MAINTENANCE shampooer system, NOT a deep-clean or total extraction system. They use a dry-suds foam (no sticky soap) and a fluffer brushroll to beat the solution into the carpet and fluff the nap up. Then you let it dry and vacuum it up. To put it in another words - it is a floor polishing machine, but for carpeting. You are meant to do this on a bi-monthly basis, or even monthly basis, to just go along through the house as-is and tidy up and get the surface dirt and odors out of the carpeting. Then in spring and fall you totally empty out the rooms and do your normal shampooing with an extraction shampooer or your carpet cleaning company of choice (that love to put soap in your carpet so they can keep coming back - but that's another story). They also have other brushrolls available to do tile and hardwood flooring. |
Post# 432221 , Reply# 8   9/21/2020 at 16:37 (1,284 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 432236 , Reply# 9   9/21/2020 at 18:24 (1,284 days old) by adiosToreador (Fredonia, NY)   |   | |
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So I was correct in my belief that it’s for in between extraction cleaning rather than a replacement? If so that makes me feel good I’ve been doing it right! While I’m thinking of it though would you guys have any recommendations for extraction cleaners I don’t need something super fancy but I would like a hose for couches and chairs, also not too overpriced. I’m looking to buy a new carpet cleaner soon.
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Post# 432290 , Reply# 12   9/22/2020 at 14:45 (1,283 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell )   |   | |
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Post# 432305 , Reply# 14   9/22/2020 at 17:36 (1,283 days old) by Kirbyg6 (York)   |   | |
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Post# 432374 , Reply# 15   9/23/2020 at 18:02 (1,282 days old) by Turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire)   |   | |
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Reading this thread has somewhat amused me.
Everyone concludes that this system is a touch up / between extraction cleaning ..... Yet the method and time involved in using the Kirby system takes longer man hours to execute and there’s still the question of the drying time before you can vacuum up the magic crystals. LOL! So I don’t get why so much effort for a touch up when you can just use an extraction machine and spend less time overall doing it not to mention your doing a better deeper job overall. 🤦♂️🤷🏼♂️ |
Post# 432376 , Reply# 16   9/23/2020 at 19:10 (1,281 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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It takes more time to empty out the room of every piece of furniture, shampoo the floor, and wait several hours for it to dry and not being able to enter the room, than to spend 5 minutes setting up the shampoo kit and going over the carpet and vacuuming it up within an hour and having it dry within that hour.
If you have foam underpads on your carpeting, you can not be shampooing it every few weeks because you will introduce mold and bacteria within the foam and also cause it to smell and rot away faster. Also if you have wool based carpeting, that also can not be gotten soaked so much because it will ruin the wool fibers. You can not just keep shampooing your carpeting that often with a soaking soap and water bath. The idea is to keep your carpet from getting that heavily soiled to begin with where you need such a shampoo job, henceforth the Kirby shampooer kit to get out the surface dirt and grime and remove odor. It's not about doing a better job, it's about reducing unnecessary damage and wear to the carpet, the underlayment and the subfloor by over-shampooing. Ever seen the carpets in rental homes how worn out and matted down it is from being shampooed so often every time before tenants move out and move in? |
Post# 433299 , Reply# 18   10/9/2020 at 21:52 (1,265 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell )   |   | |
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I'd like to add a little discovery.
The Kirbyvdry foam works much better when after you let it dry , you use a more powerful vacuum. I find doing a room or a small part that does not involve heavy stains and then using something like a central vacuum or a Numatic really works much better than trying to use the Kirby. The reasoning for this particular application water lift is an more important metric than airflow. Also by doing this the carpet's not left sticky. |
Post# 433371 , Reply# 19   10/10/2020 at 21:22 (1,264 days old) by rivstg1 (colorado springs)   |   | |
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Post# 433372 , Reply# 20   10/10/2020 at 21:24 (1,264 days old) by rivstg1 (colorado springs)   |   | |
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@turbomaster1984. ( I like your screen name, clever!). one reason , beyond what the others have mentioned with delicate/natural fibers for rugs/upholstery, is that one may very well NOT want another vacuuming device that takes up room in one's closet vs a small attachment that appears to get the job done for what people are actually using it for.... mild cleaning of normal wear from use ( as opposed to deep staining from a spill)
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Post# 433575 , Reply# 21   10/15/2020 at 14:34 (1,260 days old) by Kloveland (Tulsa)   |   | |
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I do like the Kirby carpet shampoo system. Although I use my Electrolux Floorpo most often. I have a very small side carpet cleaning business. I use my Floor Pro in conjunction with my Bissell power steamer. In the past I used Hoover Steamvacs however I find the Bissell more effective with its powered agitator. It does leave the carpet a little more damp than the Hoover. The regular power steamer not the pro heat version.
One scrubs. One sucks and scrubs some more. I find this system to work well.
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