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Stoots

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Purified water
« on: October 17, 2015, 10:17:55 pm »
Heard it mentioned before for carpets but its only just dawned on me

I use reverse osmosis to purify my water for window cleaning and ive only just realised that it is acidic in nature
so does that mean using it to rinse it can neutilise ph?

i need to test the exact ph of it when i get chance
is there any reason not to use it?

cheers

Jonathan Evans

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Re: Purified water
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2015, 10:29:42 pm »
The cost?

scott johns

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Re: Purified water
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2015, 09:22:22 am »
excellent for oriental rugs but a bit ott for general carpet cleaning

Mike Halliday

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Re: Purified water
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2015, 09:52:43 am »
I often use RO Water to clean.

 I have a page on my website about it, which if you are trying to sell yourself as being different using RO. Can really help

(Pardon the spelling mistake).....  http://www.henryhalliday.co.uk/information-2/important-information.html
Mike Halliday.  www.henryhalliday.co.uk

Dave_Lee

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Re: Purified water
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2015, 04:24:12 pm »
Mike, I explored this some time ago. The info I found was that you would have to purify the water overnight to have sufficient quantity for carpet cleaning and that it would obviously be limited to just how much could be done in that time.
Also the equipment required to purify as you cleaned was very expensive and that there may be a problem with the amount of water required to be drawn as you cleaned.
Dave.
Dave Lee, Owner of Deepclean Services
Chorley Lancs. Est 1980.
"Pay Cheap -You get Cheap - Pay a little more and get something Better."

Mike Halliday

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Re: Purified water
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2015, 08:28:49 pm »
Takes me about 4 hrs to fill my tank, but it waste 90% of the water it uses to purify the end result, so if you are on a water meter it can be expensive.
Mike Halliday.  www.henryhalliday.co.uk

Stoots

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Re: Purified water
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2015, 10:16:57 pm »
I suspect its not worth it solely to clean carpets, but i have 1 350l tank full on the van most of the time for window clenaing and the cost is negligable as my tap TDS is fairly low.

I suppose it wouldnt work out any cheaper than using an acid rinse however