[Steve Fortt]

Hi everyone

Any recommendations on the best way to extract fairy liquid from a carpet without the machine clogging up!?

Liquid defoam does not seem to be able to cope.

Any suggestions welcome.

Thanks
Steve

[pro-fresh]

Have you tried pouring the anti foam directly onto the carpet?

[Doug Holloway]

Hi Steve

Very difficult to remove fairy with a portable.

The powdered defoamers are much better and can be spread on the stain prior to extraction.

I don't think I would put liquid defoamer directly onto a carpet.

Cheers

Doug

[dutchman]

I would use defoamer straight onto the carpet. I have done this dozens of times and I have never had a problem. Its not as if its a solvent. Depending on how much fairy is on the carpet you will get it off with a porty no probs. Might be an idea to put extra defaomer in your dirty thank though.  Pout it straight on and brush it in or work it in with a bone scraper and extract with warm water.

[Steve Fortt]

Thanks for the replies.

 There was alot of fairy spilt!  Client tried removing with water and scrubing and ended up in a right pickle.

  I did not fancy using liquid defoam directly onto the problem. So i just perservered. May try it next time.

Thanks again
Steve

[Hilton]

Thanks for the replies.

 There was alot of fairy spilt!  Client tried removing with water and scrubing and ended up in a right pickle.

  I did not fancy using liquid defoam directly onto the problem. So i just perservered. May try it next time.

Thanks again
Steve

You did not mention they had a go, washing and scrubbing,
It's probably damaged beyond repair, pile would have burst and problem forced through to the backing and underlay.

For future reference, if at a loss what to do you can use salt to neutralise it, it takes a lot but is cheap and effective.

[James Jacob]

Do you add the salt to the recovery tank? & if so... how much salt?

[Hilton]

Not in the tank, on the carpet, loads needed but depends of course on the size of the spill.

[James Jacob]

A customer has used washing up liquid to try to clean some accidents on her upholstery seat cushions... & i dont have any defoamer

[Steve Fortt]

It was  bad enough with defoamer in waste tank......  i bet the vacs shut off quick!?