Dirt Napper & Fast Acting Enzyme ….

I started with Heaven’s Best a little over 7 years ago and for the last 4 years I haven’t cleaned a carpet (residential or commercial) without the dirt napper (hard bristle) and Fast Acting Enzyme (along with my regular mix of 101 and citrus booster).
I’ve used the Fast Acting Enzyme as a “pre-spray” on traffic areas and any and all stains. I have found that it eats not only food, pet and grease stains but also some petroleum based markers. I also use less 101. I feel that between the dirt napper and the F.A.E. I get more stains out at a faster pace. I am actually able to raise the nap in some of the carpets. (I wonder if “napper” in the words “Dirt Napper” implies this). I also feel that using the dirt napper causes less wear and tear on my pads, hence, making them last longer. At first the pads might not fit but eventually the napper gets used to the pad and vicey versey I very very rarely use finishing towels. When the pad comes up clean, I’m done! I have never ever to this point burned or ruined a carpet using the dirt napper. I keep 3 to a van at all times. To clean the napper I put the napper upside down on a 5 gallon bucket, then I use a garden hose with a nozzle similar to an old style fireman’s nozzle (only a smaller version of course, it has a small hole almost like a power washer) This powerful stream of water gets in between the bristles and blows out the collected waste. Once in a while I have to use the napper comb, maybe 1 out of 20 times, if that.

Fast Acting Enzyme… I mix 3 scoops to a 2 ½ gallon jug of warm water, when I am readying my van; I put it right in my power sprayer.
When I start a job, I vacuum and pre-spray the open areas then move the furniture and vacuum (pre-spray only if there is a stain). I then take the pre-spray jug out of the sprayer and return it with the vacuum to the van. By the time I set up the rest of equipment the Fast Acting Enzyme has done its work. So it doesn’t really take up that much more time. As far as extra moisture is concerned you’re only lightly spraying. Use an extra pad if you need to. A 2 ½ gallon jug lasts on average about 2,000 to 3,000 square feet depending on how bad the carpet is. My cleaning mix is 1 cup 101, ½ cup Citrus Booster and depending on how bad the area is I make adjustments of more or less. In cases where I know it’s going to take longer to dry, I let the customer know up front that the particular area may take a little longer to dry because of the severity and their fine with that. I live in the mountains of PA and have never had a complaint about our “Dry in 1 Hour” system. I’ve never had a “brown out” from F.A.E. I use F.A.E. on auto’s and RV’s both carpet and upholstery (that’s right, upholstery too). An old car detailer told me about that one about 5 years ago. He asked me how I cleaned interior, and I told him, he said he used an enzyme first. So I tried it on my family van and have been using it ever since. My brother Jimmy who owns a Heaven’s Best in Duval County Florida came up with using our 2 ½ gallon jug for F.A.E. instead of the pump sprayer last year (nice huh?)
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