Monday, April 11, 2011

Five Factors to Consider When Buying Commercial Carpet Cleaners


Commercial carpet cleaners are used for carpet cleaning and upholstery maintenance in office buildings, hotels, hospitals, residential buildings, retail stores, malls, conference halls, and other commercial areas. Carpet shampooers are different from home-use machines in many ways. Here are five points to keep in mind when buying commercial carpet cleaners.

1.Power: Daimer® offers carpet cleaning machines with pressure levels as high as 220 psi. These machines are powerful alternatives to home-use machines, which do not have the required pump pressure or airflow for heavy-duty cleaning. The XTreme Power® XPC-9200, in addition to high pump pressure, offers airflow of 200 cfm.

2.Low Flow Technology: Commercial carpet cleaners sold by Daimer® have low flow technology in order to reduce water consumption. Low water not only reduces drying times, but also helps eliminate the risk of mold and mildew forming within damp carpets. Top machines such as the XTreme Power® XPH-5900I can leave carpets dry in as little as two hours.

3.Temperature: If your carpets are not heavily soiled or you do not have to clean dirty carpets on a regular basis, invest in a non-heated machine. Commercial carpet cleaners without heating devices are cheaper. Used with Daimer®’s Eco-Green® Carpet Care & Upholstery Cleaner, stubborn dirt and stains are eliminated. However, if the carpets you are required to clean are often deeply stained with food, ink, pet urine, and similar substances, use hot water carpet cleaning machines.

4.Automatic Refill Technology: This feature helps speed up the cleaning process. Automatic refill technology enables operators to cover large areas without having to stop and refill the water tanks.

5.Solution and recovery tanks: Large solution and recovery tanks are useful when you are working on a client premises where water availability and disposal may be a problem.