CONTRACT CLEANING: NEW PRODUCTS Good things in small packages
It may only be small, but Prochem’s TM3 CRB is perfectly formed.
Let’s start by clearing up the meaning of those initials: CRB stands for contra-rotating brushes. The twin brushes rotate in opposite directions, resulting in a very stable and balanced cleaning system.
This latest model joins a prestigious stable of CRB units which includes the larger 17” TM4 and the PRO 35. For a more compact, lightweight alternative, the stainless steel TM3 is the solution and only weighs 12kg.
Most carpet cleaners enhance their results by choosing a CRB machine to brush in their pre sprays before rinse extracting. They simply make light work of agitation. However, that’s not all they can do. Firstly, CRB machines are excellent pile lifters: they can regenerate tired, worn carpets, giving them a new lease of life.
Secondly, when fitted with a set of renovator trays, they can be used to pre-vacuum prior to cleaning. This is often more effective than using an upright vacuum machine due to the CRB’s weight and its 400RPM brush rotation; their 12,000 bristles do a great job agitating and picking up more dry soil.
Finally, as many professional carpet care specialists know, some carpets should not be wet cleaned, so that leaves dry or low moisture cleaning.
With Prochem’s C803 Fiberdri dry cleaning compound, carpets can be regularly cleaned and maintained, preventing possible shrinkage, jute browning, and dye-bleed issues. Carpets and rugs made of silk or viscose are ideal for this method of cleaning with just a quick change of brushes to the softest, white brush option.
Restaurant refit prompts filthy
floor clean When a new Norfolk hotel Manager arranged for a complete refit of the restaurant, he called in Gary Fleming of Clean- Thru Cleaning in Kings Lynn to deep clean the restaurant and breakfast room floor.
Gary called the Prochem Technical Line, and was advised to treat the Karndean-made vinyl floor with D488 Powerclean and use a slow or medium speed rotary and a green scrubbing pad. The team also advised that after removing the soils, the floor should be neutralised with a mopping of C255 Prorinse to remove any sticky residue.
Gary said: “As the room was quite large, at over 100m2 , it
took some time to sweep, scrub, neutralise and then dry the floor, but we got there.”
On completion, the Restaurant Manager came back and was amazed with the result and finally admitted, as Gary already expected, that the floor hadn’t been professionally cleaned for over five years. It had only been mopped by the in-house cleaners, which had added to the state of the
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flooring due to the build-up of residue left by overapplying cleaning products.
Gary added: “We’ve got the regular cleaning of all the hard flooring in the hotel to deal with, and now the dining area on an annual basis to prevent it returning to the state it was in prior to its first clean.”
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Once the CRB dry cleaning is complete, by simply re- attaching the renovator trays the used compound can be picked up without any issues. The CRB range of machines can all be fitted with an array of brushes suitable to the job in hand, such as hard floors, industrial carpets or delicate flooring type. The TM3 can also be fitted with a short handle, making stair cleaning a whole lot easier.
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