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I am such a huge fan of fast acting enzyme that I sometimes use it when it is not totally needed. With the very busy month of July we had, I ran out of FAE and had to put my faith in QB. I have never before used it as my “secret weapon”. Our manual states that you can mix 2 – 4 ozs. w/ your 2 1/2 gal. jug of 101. I have always used 2 ozs. until conditions called for desperate measures. I felt if 4 ozs. was enough, 5 ozs. would be great. I was right! WOW, what a great cleaner! I also used a few ozs. of Orange deodoizer w/ the QB. I think the OD even makes it better. Dwell time is also a huge benefit with this mix.
P.S. Mixing the QB in warm 101 decreases the desolving time.
‘Til next time, happy cleaning!!
I use QB with all my cleaner. 2 oz to every jug. I use FA enzymes in the high traffic areas and heavy soiled areas. Once I mistakenly grabbed the QB rather than FA and mixed it straight with hot water and before I realized what i was doing went ahead and cleaned after waiting the 10 to 15 minutes. I was amazed how well it worked. There must be some real good brighteners in the QB.
Jim,
I would say at least 10 min. My routine is to get all of the vacuuming done first. Then bring in the power sprayer to start spraying right away. Then bring in the rest of my equipment, giving the spray some dwell time. I normally start farthest from the exit and work my way out, however, if the heaviest traffic is near the exit, I sprayed it right away but may be over a half an hour before I start cleaning it.Point taken,Thanks for your timely response. Have you ever had any brown out happen when using Quick Boost?
as I see things
One of the attributes of Quick Boost is that it raises the pH of our 20:1 #101 to a more alkaline (or basic) cleaning solution. ie the pH # goes higher.
One of the attributes of adding Orange Deodorizer to our 20:1 mixed #101 is that it lowers the pH to a more acid cleaning solutions, ie the pH # goes down.
So when we add both it cancels out some of their attributes.
They still have other benefits, so that’s good.
Wilson, I think, unless you were adding a whole whack of QB and then not extracting, brown out shouldn’t be a concern.
Of course, as always
YMMV
very interesting, I wish i understood more about the PH thing.
Richard
Try the cleanfax web site. Go to industry topics and do a search on PH. Lots of information on how the PH of a product affects cleaning.
Rick McConnell
i’m a huge fan of QB. its my secret weapon. i hardly ever use FAE.
i did a side by side comparison between FAE and QB, and QB results were a lot more favorable. i guess it has a lot to do with the type of soil in my area; just reacts better to QB. i would encourage every operator to do the same comparison. you might be surprised at the results.
PH is a HUGE part of carpet cleaning. Carpet cleaning is, in some aspects, one big chemistry experiment. If you don’t fully understand PH and how it relates to carpet cleaning, I highly recommend doing searches on it and learning it. Or, take a general carpet cleaning class through the IICRC. The importance of PH was the biggest thing I learned in the class.
I cleaned a dirty commercial job tonight that I clean at least twice per year. In the past, I have used FAE as a pre-spray and followed with QB and citrus booster in my 101. This time I skipped the FAE and citrus booster but used 4 scoops of QB in my 101. I let it dwell for 10 min. and found better results with less cleaning time. I even skipped the dirt-napper and used wooven turf only. Hey Cody, stock up on QB because I’m about to place another order! 😛
Just something to consider, QB, unlike FAE, does not loose affectiveness over time (i.e. stays a high PH rather than the “self neutralizing” that FAE does as it ages). That said, I believe using it in such high quantities will leave the carpet with a high PH (alkaline). This can lead to the carpet resoiling faster. You may want to consider following such a cleaning with a quick mist of water with Orange Deodorizer (basically an acid rinse) to help balance the PH of the carpet. Just my 2 cents. Cody, or any others that are smarter than I (which is many of you), can correct me if I’m wrong.
Dave,
Thanks for sharing the tip on bringing the carpet back to a neutral pH. Can you share how you mix your acid rinse? How do you know how much OD to add to the water? pH meter? I have been trying to pick up as much as I can on this topic and fiber ID. The local classes are taught by one of my competitors. I don’t want him telling my customers he trained me! The next closest classes have been 300-500 miles away so any information you, or any other operator can share would be greatly appreciated.Rick McConnell
Duluth, MN
I think 4 scoops may be a bit high and may give some greif. adding an acid spray after is goung to increase drying time.
Try 2 scoops and then use a very wet pad for the first pass. then switch to regular dampness pads,
works well for me on those nasty commecial carpets
This is creating more interest and info than I dreamed of. All of the questions and replies have reminded me how uneducated I am in the chemistry field. Makes me wonder if we should test the ph level on carpet before we clean? Would this give us better and faster results? I’m all for effeciency!
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