Pro's Corner

Let's start with an obvious but important fact; fabric protection is one of the most profitable services a cleaner can perform. It's not uncommon for…

The answer depends on the ingredient mix. Some formulas are designed as neutralizers which would pre-dominantly include acids. Other formulas go…

In a recent conversation with Gordon Hanks, the past chief executive officer (CEO) of Bridgewater, I learned that the carpet cleaning business they…

Hard water impacts your equipment. It also binds up some ingredients for water softening instead of their cleaning function. This makes it necessary…

The buildup of scale in any carpet cleaning machine has a negative impact on performance. Scale is a combination of minerals from hard water and…

Efflorescence is the natural movement of mineral salts caused by moisture in cementitious grout and appears as a white, chalky substance on the…

The differences between hard and soft water have long been discussed for all sorts of applications. Hard water in the professional cleaning industry…

I have heard it said often that any cleaning agent which needs “boosting” — or increasing the original strength of a product — is not a good cleaning…

VeeJets®, TeeJets®, and FloodJets®, oh my! Learn about the sizes and types of jets and how this impacts carpet cleaning.