Yes. The HOST System is an ideal system for restoration cleaning. When a carpet is heavily soiled it may require many applications of HOST cleaner and a great deal of brushing to truly restore the appearance of the carpet. With other methods of cleaning, multiple applications could over wet the carpet and cause damage but with HOST cleaner there is never any chance of this occurring.

We developed the HOST System for restoration cleaning. The unique blend of cleaning agents in HOST cleaner will help you achieve superior results on really dirty carpet. The HOST Liberator will do a superior job of removing the dry soil while at the same time opening up and restoring the texture. This will make the cleaning more efficient.

With proper training, the HOST System is a very efficient way to clean carpet. At first glance it may appear slow because there are several steps involved in the process. However many of these steps are also recommended for other cleaning methods. For example, it is always important to vacuum the carpet before cleaning. The steps of application and brushing are actually relatively quick once you understand the techniques.

The HOST Liberator makes cleaning with the HOST System so efficient that you will find your concerns about the steps involved in cleaning disappear. The combination of power pile brushing and power vacuuming is an unbeatable team when it comes to soil removal. It is the efficient removal of soil that contributes to the labor savings you will experience with the HOST System.

We have designed many different types of brushes for the HOST Liberator. Selecting the correct brush for the carpet is important for best results. If the wrong brush is used, it is possible to fuzz the carpet yarns during cleaning. When the correct brush is used, the carpet can be cleaned without fear of texture change or distortion.

The Liberator has a six stage filtration system. The first part of the filtration is the dual cyclonic separator. This is the clear plastic piece that serves to force the air and therefor the dry dirt, down into the bagless hopper. This is the first two stages of the filtration. The orange filter is the third stage, trapping dirt particles 200 microns or larger. The black filter is the fourth stage, trapping particles 105 microns and larger. The three piece filter is the fifth and sixth stage of the filtration system (the third part of this filter is nothing more than a support piece to keep the filters in place). The combination of the foam and fine particle cloth filters in this part of the filter traps dirt particles as small as 1 micron in size at 99% efficiency.

To always get the best performance from your Liberator, it is important to regularly clean the primary and secondary filters. We recommend that you use a tank vacuum and vacuum the primary and secondary filters after every use. Turn the Liberator off, unplug and unlatch the filter housing. Lift the filter housing lid up and swing it to one side. (If needed, lift it all the way off.) Take out filters and vacuum them and properly place them back in the correct order, burnt orange first then the black filter. Clean the hose elbow and lower hose connection daily, and when cleaning and the filter light goes on. Dirt and HOST cleaner can build-up in the elbow and lower connection and block the airflow. Also clean the vacuum nozzle between the brushes daily and when the filter light goes on.

NOTE: The Liberator filters are designed to capture fine dust particles. If you are cleaning in healthcare environments or other areas where IAQ is a concern, do not remove and clean the filters in the room being cleaned. Take the Liberator out of the room and clean the filters. You may even want to clean the filters outside of the building. You may want to have several extra filters on board the Liberator so you do not have to leave the area to clean the filters. Just replace the dirty filters with clean filters and continue cleaning. Then you can clean the dirty filters later.

Yes. The HOST System is an ideal system for restoration cleaning. When a carpet is heavily soiled it may require many applications of HOST cleaner and a great deal of brushing to truly restore the appearance of the carpet. With other methods of cleaning, multiple applications could over wet the carpet and cause damage but with HOST cleaner there is never any chance of this occurring.

We developed the HOST System for restoration cleaning. The unique blend of cleaning agents in HOST cleaner will help you achieve superior results on really dirty carpet. The HOST Freestyle will do a superior job of removing the dry soil while at the same time opening up and restoring the texture. This will make the cleaning more efficient.

With proper training, the HOST System is a very efficient way to clean carpet. At first glance it may appear slow because there are several steps involved in the process. However many of these steps are also recommended for other cleaning methods. For example, it is always important to vacuum the carpet before cleaning. The steps of application and brushing are actually relatively quick once you understand the techniques.

The HOST Freestyle makes cleaning with the HOST System so efficient that you will find your concerns about the steps involved in cleaning disappear. The combination of power pile brushing and power vacuuming is an unbeatable team when it comes to soil removal. It is the efficient removal of soil that contributes to the labor savings you will experience with the HOST System.

We have designed many different types of brushes for the HOST Freestyle. Selecting the correct brush for the carpet is important for best results. If the wrong brush is used, it is possible to fuzz the carpet yarns during cleaning. When the correct brush is used, the carpet can be cleaned without fear of texture change or distortion.

The Liberator has a six stage filtration system. The first part of the filtration is the dual cyclonic separator. This is the clear plastic piece that serves to force the air and therefor the dry dirt, down into the bagless hopper. This is the first two stages of the filtration. The orange filter is the third stage, trapping dirt particles 200 microns or larger. The black filter is the fourth stage, trapping particles 105 microns and larger. The three piece filter is the fifth and sixth stage of the filtration system (the third part of this filter is nothing more than a support piece to keep the filters in place). The combination of the foam and fine particle cloth filters in this part of the filter traps dirt particles as small as 1 micron in size at 99% efficiency.

To always get the best performance from your Freestyle, it is important to regularly clean the primary and secondary filters. We recommend that you use a tank vacuum and vacuum the primary and secondary filters after every use. Turn the Freestyle off, unplug and unlatch the filter housing. Lift the filter housing lid up and swing it to one side. (If needed, lift it all the way off.) Take out filters and vacuum them and properly place them back in the correct order, burnt orange first then the black filter. Lift the filter housing lid and swing it back into place. Be sure it is centered properly and that all the filters are lined up in the correct order. Fasten the latches. Clean the hose elbow and lower hose connection daily, dirt and HOST cleaner can build-up in the elbow and lower connection and block the airflow. Also clean the vacuum nozzle between the brushes daily.

NOTE: The Freestyle filters are designed to capture fine dust particles. If you are cleaning in healthcare environments or other areas where IAQ is a concern, do not remove and clean the filters in the room being cleaned. Take the Freestyle out of the room and clean the filters. You may even want to clean the filters outside of the building.

We have designed many different types of brushes for the HOST Reliant. Selecting the correct brush for the carpet is important for best results. If the wrong brush is used, it is possible to fuzz the carpet yarns during cleaning. When the correct brush is used, the carpet can be cleaned without fear of texture change or distortion.

The best use for the Esprit and Aridex is cleaning of furniture, car interiors, aircraft interiors, boat interiors, and fabric-covered office panels.

When using a HOST machine, the brushes sweep the moist micro-sponges up, down, over and around the carpet fibers so they contact all surfaces of the soiled fibers, breaking the oil bond and wiping the soil away. This action is similar to a moist sponge used to wipe up spills in the kitchen or soil from a wall. Carpet pile is a vertical surface much like a wall. When liquid is applied, gravity pulls any excess moisture down into the carpet toward the backing.

When you use HOST you don’t lose control of the moisture and soil. In addition to absorbing the soil, the micro-sponges hold that soil until it is removed by vacuuming. Carpets do not resoil as quickly as when cleaned with wet methods because there is no sticky residue to grab and hold fresh soil. Because the HOST System does not contribute to resoiling, regular, frequent vacuuming helps to keep the carpet cleaner longer.

The unique design makes the HOST machines ideal for deep cleaning carpets. Carpet is manufactured in straight rows of upright carpet yarns. This is similar to millions of individual, vertical surfaces. The brushes of the HOST machine turn toward each other in a vertical direction, the same direction as the carpet yarns. This makes it possible for the brushes to get into the carpet pile and work the HOST Dry Extraction Cleaner in, around and through the carpet yarns, deep cleaning the carpet.

A side benefit is effective pile lifting and restoration. So if the carpet is dirty right to the backing, the HOST machine can work the HOST Dry Extraction Cleaner deep into the carpet. The micro-sponges then dissolves and absorbs the soil and is removed during the vacuuming procedure.

First, it is important to understand why some spots reappear. When liquid is used in an uncontrolled manner to remove spots from the carpet, it can dissolve the spot and cause it to run to the base of the carpet. This is because of the vertical nature of carpeting. Gravity will take the dissolved soil and spots, and pull them toward the bottom of the carpeting. During the evaporation process, the dissolved spot is drawn up the sides of the carpet yarn and eventually reappears on the surface.

HOST cleans in a controlled manner. It contains just the right amount of moisture to dissolve the soil or spot but not enough to cause it to run down the sides of the carpet yarn. As soon as the soil is dissolved, it is absorbed by the HOST micro-sponges. Since none of the dissolved spot has the opportunity to run to the base of the carpet, there isn’t anything there to wick back to the surface. That’s why when you clean a spot with the HOST cleaner, it will not come back.

HOST Dry Extraction Cleaner is not an eye irritant, not a primary skin irritant. It is also nontoxic by oral ingestion or by inhalation. Persons with skin sensitivity should protect their skin from direct contact with the product. Also some people with respiratory problems should avoid using HOST in unventilated or confined areas. By and large, for the general population, it is a safe product to use.

While HOST Dry Extraction Cleaner is a safe product to use and conforms to the standards of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, there is a possibility that some people may be allergic to an ingredient in the product. You may find someone who will have an allergic reaction to a particular ingredient in the HOST product. If this is true, we suggest this person not come into contact with the HOST Cleaner. Most people can use HOST Cleaner without any reaction.

The amount of HOST to use is determined by the degree of soiling in the carpet. The HOST Applicator gives you three application settings, Light, Medium and Heavy. Light is for maintenance cleaning, Medium is for most average soiling conditions and Heavy is for very dirty carpet. As you begin to work with the products, you will begin to recognize the different situations and understand which setting to choose.

It is the brushing action of the machine that contributes the most to the end result. If people make a mistake with the HOST System, it is because they don’t do enough brushing. Choose the correct setting on the applicator, do the brushing and your results will be excellent.

The answer to this depends on how you apply. If you are applying by hand, we recommend that you only apply enough to cover a 10′ x 10′ (3m x 3m) or a 100 square foot (9 square meters) area before brushing. If you apply to a larger area, it is possible that some of the cleaning agents may evaporate and your results will be unsatisfactory. If you are using a HOST machine you can apply up to 200 square feet (18.5 square meters) before brushing. If you are applying with the applicator, you can apply to larger areas before you start brushing. The HOST applicator applies the HOST in small piles which hold the moisture for a longer time period. Therefore, you may apply up to 500 square feet (46 square meters) of carpet before brushing. You must still brush the area in sections of 100 square feet at a time before moving to the next, otherwise the HOST cleaner will dry out too quickly.

When you use the HOST Liberator or Freestyle, vacuum each 50 square foot area as you go, do not leave the HOST cleaner on the carpet until it is dry. The HOST machines vacuums the HOST Cleaner more efficiently when they are slightly damp.

There is a great deal of confusion in the industry as to the nature of the various dry cleaning products available for carpet cleaning. The original dry cleaning products were solvent based products. They were a clay powder (diatomaceous earth) mixed with a dry cleaning solvent which was scattered on the carpet, brushed in with a hand brush or broom and then vacuumed. These products were oily and could potentially cause some resoiling.

Today, all of the dry cleaning products manufactured are water based, not solvent based. The HOST Dry Extraction Cleaner is water based. The main ingredients in HOST cleaner is water, detergents and green cleaning chemistry. This combination of cleaning ingredients helps to dissolve all types of soil, whether it be water based or oil based. And since such a small amount of moisture is used, there is very little left behind on the carpet fiber to promote resoiling. When you clean a carpet with the HOST System, it will stay cleaner longer than with any other method you may have tried.

First, it is important to know the objective of carpet cleaning. The objective is to remove the soil as completely and efficiently as possible. There are two different principles at work in each method. A wet method must first liquefy and dissolve the soil in and on the carpet in order to begin to retrieve it. As the liquid flows onto the carpet and the liquefaction of the soil occurs, it essentially loses control and the soil and cleaning solution flow throughout the entire carpet. Based on the statistics that manufacturers of extractors use, only 60-85% of the liquid used, can be retrieved.

Consequently, if 10 gallons of liquid is used in a room, 3-4 gallons of liquid will be left in the carpet. When we look in the tank and see dirty water, we must remember the 3-4 gallons left behind in the carpet contain the same dirty residues. In other words, what is left behind has the same soil and cleaning chemicals as what is in the tank. As the carpet dries out, some of the soil and spots may wick to the surface of the carpet and require re-cleaning.

HOST cleaner works on a different principle. It is millions of small sponges, dampened with the right amount of water, detergents and a safe-to-use solvent. This allows us to keep control of the liquids at all times during the cleaning process so there is no chance of wickback.

HOST cleaner is just like a sponge you use in your kitchen to wipe up spills on a table or counter. When you pass the sponge across the surface, it lays out a film of cleaning agents which dissolves the soil and then the sponge absorbs the dissolved soil. Everything that is dissolved is absorbed and trapped in the micro-sponges so it can be removed by vacuuming. This is a controlled way of removing soil which meets the objective stated above. This is a very efficient way to remove soil from the carpet.

If you are experiencing this difficulty, it is normally due to the vacuum cleaner. We have found that if your vacuum will not remove HOST cleaner, then it will not do its major job which is to remove dirt. The normal, everyday tracked-in particles of sand and grit are heavier than HOST cleaner.

It is important that the vacuum cleaner be in good operating condition. It should have fresh belts, an empty bag, the proper agitation (brush and bar or all brushes) and it should be adjusted to the proper carpet height. If the vacuum is in good working condition, there should be no problem vacuuming HOST cleaner.

The HOST machines eliminate much of this concern. The combination of the counter rotating brushes and the 120 CFMs of air movement help to achieve superior removal of the HOST cleaner from the carpet.

In some cases on a tight, loop pile carpet, you may notice some residual HOST after cleaning. Especially if it was necessary to apply HOST several times in order to get the area clean. Some of the HOST may get caught in between the loops making the area appear tan, gold, yellow or white.

The best way to remove HOST cleaner is to power brush the area with the HOST extractorVAC and then vacuum again. The best way to avoid vacuuming problems is to use the HOST extractorVAC.

When you are using the HOST extractorVAC you will find that removal of HOST is simplified. The eVAC performs best when the HOST is vacuumed lightly damp. We have found that removal from tight, loop pile carpets is very good.

The answer to this depends on how you apply. Apply HOST SJ to an area of only 30 to 35 square feet (3 to 3+ square meters) before you begin brushing. Brush this area and then vacuum immediately. It is important to clean smaller areas and vacuum immediately when cleaning with HOST SJ. For best results, HOST SJ must be vacuumed while it is still damp. You may use the HOST applicator with HOST SJ, apply to smaller areas with the applicator as well, do not use the heavy setting on the Applicator.

When you use the HOST Liberator or Freestyle, vacuum each 50 square foot area as you go, do not leave the HOST cleaner on the carpet until it is dry. The HOST machines vacuums the HOST Cleaner more efficiently when they are slightly damp.