Still dont get the logic behind the reasons why people would choose the ' microsplitters ' over the better detergent products available like formula90 or ultimate master .
From a bit of digging , the term ' Micro splitting ' is pretty much a made up nonsense word by German Günter Glöckner in the early 90s when he was trying to describe soil dispersion , and he was just trying to flog a cleaning product being pushed by a bankrupt american .
Remember micro splitter its just phosphate , a common ingredient in more complex detergent mixes like ultimate master ... lately sodium carbonate ( washing soda ) seems to have been awarded the microsplitter title as well .
You guys are just making life harder for yourself using 'microsplitter ' . It contains no wetting agent so u have to agitate and dwell more . You dont get the results you want on dirtier carpets so you try and improve it by adding orange-x ( di limonine solvent which the likes of formula90 already contains ) or various boosters which is just making into more complex detergent product .
The MS products only benefit the manufacturer IMO ... as its likely cheap as chips to produce .
I use spm amongst others
and I Don't need any thing other than water in the tank !
Im not knocking your methods in particular Steve and there are lots of ways to get a good result . What im getting at is , what is the benefit to you in using the MS marketed products if the more complex cleaning products can achieve the same or better results with less effort in more situations .
It a bit like heat ... you dont absolutely need hot water , but it will speed a chemical reaction and get u the result with less effort in many situations , likewise you dont absolutely need several ingredients in your cleaning product , but they are put there for a reason , to speed up and improve the cleaning result .
BTW . SPM has washing soda and bleach in it so it have deviated away from the other MS products that just contain phosphate ... so its almost a proper detergent , not quite
