Posted by Ken Wainwright on 6/29/2009, 2:51 pm, in reply to "pure wool carpet"
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Mike Please define "power clean" I am presuming from your post that you are fairly new to our industry. In my marketplace (UK), I am cleaning pure wool and wool rich carpets virtually everyday. I'm a Woolsafe Certified Technician Woolsafe and use primarily the rinse/extraction method. It is important to use products formulated for wool, and preferably Woolsafe Approved (but I would say that wouldn't I ) A lower pH solution may still be quite highly alkaline and have the potential to create problems, hence my recomendation to use Woolsafe Approved. Until you are more experienced, I wouldn't advise a rotary brush/pad machine of any type. CRB machines, whether for agitating pre-spray or for dry powder cleaning, are quite safe with the softer brushes. You may create some fluff, but it shouldn't be a problem. Check the carpets construction to ascertain the degree of risk for shrinkage and/or cellulosic browning, as you would with any other pile fibre type. Safe and happy cleaning The Ken