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  • #149594
    Anonymous
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    I agree….. spray, dwell, apply 101, buff with dirt napper. Portable extract works well also but can leave a residue if too much is used. It doesn’t require warm water.

    #149595
    foobar
    Member

    I was taught that the max life time mixed for FAE is 30 minutes then it renders neutral…..it works for me too but I only use it on heavily soiled areas. I’ve also noticed that if it dwells too long…say longet than the half hour that it doesnt work as well…ya need to mix up more…kinda inconvenient. Evans right…the ph difference between FAE and quick boost is only 1….FAE 13 and quickboost is 12. ..but the beauty of quick boost is that there is no limit to the dwell time…the longer it sits…. the better it works…..I use it as a prespray for bad areas while I’m cleaning the good….works wonderfully.

    #149596
    Linda Orr
    Keymaster

    Tried FAE again. I used 3 scoops of product for 2 1/2 gallon jug. Not sure how many ounces that is. I had my techs pay close attention to the difference on where we used it and where we didn’t and give me their oppinion. Both techs said they could not tell the difference.

    #149597
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    I believe the FAE breaks down the oils in the soil. Dwell time is critical. I do not use it on every job, only the ones that are very soiled, particularly where there is a oily traffic pattern out of the kitchen into the rest of the house. I have heard that it is most effective used immediately but there is diminishing effectiveness if used up to 8 hrs. FAE and QB are two different products and have different applications.

    #149598
    Linda Orr
    Keymaster

    Loren,

    My understanding of Portable Extract is that it is to be used with hot water and for HW extraction. I have used this quiet a bit recently and it has always done a great job for me. I always follow this with our regular solution and bonnet cleaning. I have to use several bonnets to get it dry as well as get all the soiling that the extracation leaves behind. But it works on very badly soiled carpet.

    #149599
    Linda Orr
    Keymaster

    Here is another one for you. Working on Berber one fine day I was frustrated because where we had cleaned out some spills with the spotter plus extractor using only water were brighter and very noticeable after we cleaned with our regular bonnet and cleaning solutions. We tried re-cleaning with no better result. The spots stood out so bad I wasn’t sure what to do. So I tried something completely different. I put just plain hot water it our 2 1/2 gallon jug and sprayed as usual. To my surprise it worked wonderfully. I could see the differnce as I was buffing. Carpet looked absolutely fantastic when I was finished. Could not see the spots anymore and the customer was stunned as well. Tried the same thing on another berber carpet with the same results. Can’t tell you why this worked or if it will continue to work. Tried it one more time on a dark traffic pattern on a white carpet (non-berber) worked again. If someone else trys this, let me know the results. Again, no idea why this works. I had done an extraction on a berber carpet with just plane water when a customer wasn’t happy with a large secton that looked darker than the rest of the carpet. This also worked wonderfully.

    #149600
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Don, I have tried this as well. I thought it may have been just the added moisture on the carpet that helped. Or, it may be from excessive residues from previous cleaning that needed to be diluted. I am just guessing!

    #149601
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Don,
    Just to verify your use of the Portable Extract. You probably already know this but I thought I would state this for others that may not.
    Portable Extract is not a pre-spray such as FAE. It must be completely flushed out of the carpet with plenty of water or it will leave a sticky residue.

    #149602
    KY13
    Participant

    Results might have been better with the water due to the fact that it was hot; compared to your cleaning solution which was room temperature. It would be nice if our power sprayers somehow heated up our cleaning solution.

    #149603
    schubert
    Participant

    i will tell you that we use hot water for both our cleaning solution and f a e . dwell time is a great benefit. it makes a big difference!

    #149604
    Linda Orr
    Keymaster

    I use quite a bit of Portable Extract. I use it in my Ninja. I mix it with hot water, then use the in line heater of the Ninja. I clean RV’s for a company that rents them to the oil field and when they come back in they are just filled with an extreme amount of dirt that I have no way to vacuumm out with the Hoover. Well, I might me able to, but the inner paper bag literally pops open and I could spend hours trying to get the dirt out dry. The other problem is that the dirt has often been wet or was mud when it got into the carpet. I started using the extractor with Portable Extract on these carpets followed by our regular cleaning solution and bonnet process. The carpets come out looking fantastic. I charge extra for this process of course.

    #149605
    Linda Orr
    Keymaster

    I also use this same extraction followed by regular cleaning on severly dirty carpets. Especially comercial type carpet with heavy traffic soiling. I cleaned an Car dealership with filthy carpet. This process was the only way to get it done right. The wicking is prevented by getting it dry with the bonnet cleaning. It is a lot of work but the results are amazing for these types of jobs. Portable Extract is a great product. The Ninja with the in line heater had paid for itself over and over.

    #149606
    Linda Orr
    Keymaster

    Because I’m too lazy to do the figureing, do you know how many ounces are in the scoop that comes in the FAE?

    #149607
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    The scoop is 1 ounce.

    #149608
    KY13
    Participant

    I believe the correct ratio is 1-2 scoops per gallon of hot water. Correct me if i’m wrong please.

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