What happens to carpets that have only been cleaned with a stick vac...
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to use a Twin CRB machine (Twin Counter Rotating Brush), you'd be amazed at what any vacuum misses. Not long ago, I had access to a Host Freestyle machine which has a 120 CFM vacuum in addition to the twin CRB brushes. Carpet cleaning services who don't necessarily believe in the "dry clean" method still use these machine before vacuuming because these brushes really get into the fibers and remove dirt and grit. They allow a wet extractor to do a better job. I was appalled at what came out just from dry brushing! I also used the machine with Whittaker Crystal Dry because I always wanted to try an encapsulation cleaner. I could literally watch the dirt and stains come out of the carpet when I vacuumed it up.
to use a Twin CRB machine (Twin Counter Rotating Brush), you'd be amazed at what any vacuum misses. Not long ago, I had access to a Host Freestyle machine which has a 120 CFM vacuum in addition to the twin CRB brushes. Carpet cleaning services who don't necessarily believe in the "dry clean" method still use these machine before vacuuming because these brushes really get into the fibers and remove dirt and grit. They allow a wet extractor to do a better job. I was appalled at what came out just from dry brushing! I also used the machine with Whittaker Crystal Dry because I always wanted to try an encapsulation cleaner. I could literally watch the dirt and stains come out of the carpet when I vacuumed it up.
pr-21
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A friend of mines mom had wool carpet that lasted for years, the only reason it was replaced is they wanted a change. Anyway she always vacuumed with a Eureka model 260, Twin Power Automatic Upright. At the time it had two rows of brushes but no beater bar, that was later replaced with a wood brush roll with beater bars. Never did hurt her carpet.
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sebo_fan
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Not all wool carpet is the same though; some have thin top soil wool that comes off little by little or huge great big balls of wool that you could probably make a wig out of!
The problem with mine is that it produces small amounts of wool when a delicate brush bar is used on it in terms of digging deeper into the carpet. This is effectively why I bought a SEBO SM2 / equivalent G1 upright with manual height adjustment. Everything I can see is picked up at setting 3 or 4; same with my SEBO Felix.
The X1 sensor is also good as it cleans gently as opposed to thorough and deep down., or will go threadbare the moment an aggressive brush roll is used. Note I haven't even mentioned beater bars. Beater bars in my experience aren't half as damaging as a stiff tufted bristle bar.
Turbo brushes are also less damaging, so they can also be used on my carpets.
The problem with mine is that it produces small amounts of wool when a delicate brush bar is used on it in terms of digging deeper into the carpet. This is effectively why I bought a SEBO SM2 / equivalent G1 upright with manual height adjustment. Everything I can see is picked up at setting 3 or 4; same with my SEBO Felix.
The X1 sensor is also good as it cleans gently as opposed to thorough and deep down., or will go threadbare the moment an aggressive brush roll is used. Note I haven't even mentioned beater bars. Beater bars in my experience aren't half as damaging as a stiff tufted bristle bar.
Turbo brushes are also less damaging, so they can also be used on my carpets.
