[Nick H]

Hi All
 I have just invested in a magma heater and I dont want to do anything stupid with it .
Lets say you had alot of greasy traffic , what is the highest temp you would go to on a wool carpet and same with a synthetic  ??  Thanks

[Mr Dvae]

235 degrees F

[tim handley]

max on a magma is 110 .... just crack on.......................

[tim handley]

you wont be getting that at the wand end in any case.............

[Nick H]

Hi Tim
Again thanks for advice , so if you had trashed wool you would go to the 110 if you thought you needed it ?

[tim handley]

i would yes, if no need for that heat turn it down a bit...............

[elliott cleaning]

You needen't worry about the maximum heat supply from your Magna heater.  It won't effect a wool carpet in any detrimental way.  Wool is susceptible to direct heat which it doesn't take kindly to. You're not applying direct heat when carpet cleaning.
While we are at it - wool doesn't take kindly to over watering either

[Robin Ray]

I have cleaned wool at full temp on a truckmount with absolutely no problem, a magma will we fine.

[Red_Panda]

Max 65 degrees C.  You won't see the damage you do with high heat straight away.  In time though it will become evident. 

David

[Mike Halliday]

Which would damage the wool fibres more high temp, high ph or aggressive aggatation

 It's ok to say high heat would damage the fibres but if you use low heat but Have to compensate by scrubbing it harder would that cause more damage? Or use a stronger cleaning chemical, does that cause more damage than heat?

And........ If you are having to consider these alternatives is it too late, the carpet has already been damaged by allowing the carpet to get too soiled so we are not cleaning the carpet but trying to rescue it

[Robin Ray]

Max 65 degrees C.  You won't see the damage you do with high heat straight away.  In time though it will become evident. 

David

Unfortunately most people don't live long enough to see this damage.

And as Mike says If a carpet is that bad the piffling amount potential damage caused by heat pales in to insignificance in comparison to the damage caused by years of neglect.