Carpet Encapsulation Cleaning Method Versus Hot Water Extraction: Which Is Better?
When most people think of carpet cleaning, they automatically think of hot water extraction. In their mind, they can see the big truck out front and then they might think of the hours of drying time before they can walk on the carpet again. In the case of hot water extraction, the carpet is sprayed heavily with a detergent, and in some cases a pre-conditioner, and then agitated by either a manual scrubbing wand or a tool, like the RotoVac Powerwand. In both cases the carpet is agitated and the water then removed with either a portable or truck mount system. The manual scrubbing tool is very labor intensive and only cleans the carpet in a back and forth motion. The RotoVac Powerwand has 2 rotating heads that clean the carpet with less labor, but only in a one directional style. With encapsulation the carpet is first vacuumed, which removes approximately 80% of the dry soil. The Cimex Cyclone floor machine is then used for application of the encapsulation detergent and agitation of the c
