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    Posted: 25/March/2005 at 11:26pm
I am quite new to cc. I want to move to TM .I notice the pump of TM is 3 to 5 GMP, much higher than a portable one. If I really use 3GMP,350psi, with roots 36 blower, does this cause overwet? How much flow rate do you guys usually use?
Two steps, pre-spray and rinse with detergent, leaves
chemical, detergent, in the carpet. Is this all right?
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over wetting  all depends on what your lift is set at.....

I pre spray with detergent and  rinse with water or Ph balancing rinse... helps to eliminate carpet residue

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I use 12" Hg vacuum
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sounds good to me.... you should be getting dry times of 2 to 5 hours... if your running at 350 psi
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cleaning temp also plays a factor... what temp are you running at??? you might want to get a glide... I don't use one personally but people here swear by them
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I run at 425 psi and heat on high what ever that is on a 405? Have a glide??? Haven't put Lisa's glide on yet but it is certainly a fine looking piece of work. Over wetting??? If you are it is probably from lack of experience and proper training. Old rule of thumg 2 extraction passes fro every cleaning pass should help get you on the way. maybe more extractiion passes depending on how slow your cleaning passes are. different strokes for different folks. I better quit and let the more educated and experienced handle this one.Guitar
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ysc5, after the first dry stroke, about 1hr quicker drying of carpet for every extra dry stroke. Upholstery dry stroke till it's near dry.

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you might also have a cogged wand or hose....  the hg will be up at the truck, but the blockage could be in the wand or hose....

 

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Are you using 2" all the way to the wand or 1 1/2" to the wand with a 1 1/2" wand?Guitar
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Steamer, you said you don't use a glide personally. Have you had a
chance to try them?

I had a chance to use one from Lisa today for the first time and This old
Dog (going on 24 years with the wand) learned a new trick today. I
cleaned from 9 to 2:30 with a standard two jet wand with a glide.

At 10:30 I went back to the starting point and I could not believe that it
was 99.99% Dry. I have never seen anything like this. I am going to be
testing it out on other types of carpets next week but.

I am the type that has to hear it or do it several times before i am a true
believer so the testing will go on. But , MY First impression is
" WHy didn't I think of this" .
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LOL... I need a new wand first... as soon as I take the lock off the vault...
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Get a custom made golden wand?????????Guitar
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Are you referring to the titanium?
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NO?Guitar
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