rollman
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I would use water only through it , do all your pretreating with chemicals using sprayers . The hot water will help break up everything and your assured the carpets are clean using the hot water rinse . :buffing:
Extractor purchase nearing..need advice.
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Accumulator
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Addition to what was in the PM:
I see Rollman's point, but the way the extractor's sprayer really *sprays* convinced me to use carpet solution through it. Does leave the "how to rinse?" issue though.
Haven't tried TOL's protein stain remover yet (glad I haven't needed to
) but I have it on hand. I've used another protein stain remover (3M? I forget...) and it worked well on something pretty stinky.
I'm guessing that the defoamer, well, cuts down on the foam (sorry, I know that sounds idiotic). It hasn't been an issue for me, but you'll get the idea when you use it. You can end up with a *really* sudsy situation between the sprayer's pressure and the heat and any agitation you might do with a brush. But again, in my limited use of the Century I haven't found it necessary.
And (to finally respond to your previous question
), no, the pressure isn't too much for fabric seats. No problems at all, but of course you don't want to really saturate them.
I see Rollman's point, but the way the extractor's sprayer really *sprays* convinced me to use carpet solution through it. Does leave the "how to rinse?" issue though.
Haven't tried TOL's protein stain remover yet (glad I haven't needed to
) but I have it on hand. I've used another protein stain remover (3M? I forget...) and it worked well on something pretty stinky.I'm guessing that the defoamer, well, cuts down on the foam (sorry, I know that sounds idiotic). It hasn't been an issue for me, but you'll get the idea when you use it. You can end up with a *really* sudsy situation between the sprayer's pressure and the heat and any agitation you might do with a brush. But again, in my limited use of the Century I haven't found it necessary.
And (to finally respond to your previous question
), no, the pressure isn't too much for fabric seats. No problems at all, but of course you don't want to really saturate them.imported_JellyBean
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AutoNova said:
You add it to the waste water tank to keep the foam down. In the Ninja and other extractors, the foam can interfere with the vacuum pick tube (the snorkel looking thing with a ball float) in the tank. The Ninja is a great little extractor.
Accumulator
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JellyBean said:
Ah, OK, I can see that.
AutoNova- I think you'll find that the heat *does* vary a bit. The heater cycles on/off and if you let it sit without spraying for a while the solution in the hose will cool off. I end up spraying it into my floor drain/waste tub/etc. from time to time to make sure it's nice and hot when I want it to be. You can get a feel for the temp by touching the metal sprayer parts near the nozzle.
Larrycolorglo
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AutoNova said:
I have been using the Century 400 Sensei for about 4 months. It is expensive but the results are superior. Fabric seats and carpets come out super clean. Spray a spot cleaner on difficult stains and use a brush to beak down the stain and then hit with the Century. If its really a tuff you may need to repeat the process. I have the model with the heater and it makes a difference in cleaning results on difficut stains. Mke sure yhou buy some defoamer to put in the hose and the recovery tank to protect the internal parts.