Windsor Windsor Encapsulation Makes The Program Windsor’s iCapsol is the happy medium between vacuuming and extraction. O Of all the steps in a carpet maintenance program, perhaps the one that is the most overlooked is the interim mainte-nance step. Today, one of the most effective pro-cesses for performing interim mainte-nance is encapsulation. The encapsulation process allows the user to maintain a clean and consistent appearance of the carpet with less mois-ture, chemical, water, labor and dry time than extraction. The encapsulation process can also help to extend times between extractions since encapsulation can be performed three to five times between extractions. This allows facilities to maintain a clean and consistent appearance without the downtime and cost associated with con-ventional extraction every time the car-pets need cleaned. Windsor iCapsol solution into the carpet pile and allowing it to dry and then vacu-uming to recover the encapsulated soils with a Windsor Versamatic vacuum. This means that, when the iCapsol is employed as part of a regular system of maintenance that includes preventative measures such as exterior matting and sweeping, daily vacuuming and regularly scheduled extractions, you can expect superior results from you carpet care program. A Better Solution Additionally, the Windsor iCapsol per-forms in the toughest environments to clean in: Casinos. Windsor recently sat down with Matt Leatham, the executive housekeeper from the Treasure Island Resort in Las Vegas to discuss their carpet care pro-gram and how the Windsor iCapsol fit into it. Leatham was looking for a better solu-tion to the carpet challenges he was facing in running a premier Las Vegas resort that serves thousands of custom-ers per day. “We have implemented the Windsor iCapsol deluxe throughout both public areas and housekeeping to better use as our interim solution and have had great success re-invigorating our carpet pro-gram throughout,” proclaims Leatham. “We’ve notice a cleaner product, a better product; we’ve seen our guests’ com-ments go on about how pretty it is when they walk off the elevator.” CM Product Information no. 154 How It Works The iCapsol chemical is designed to dilute eight ounces per gallon with a gal-lon of diluted product designed to cover 1,000 square feet. This works out to about $1.75 in chemi-cal cost per 1,000 square feet. Additionally, this low-moisture cleaning method does not leave behind the mois-ture associated with extraction, so the occurrence of spots wicking to the sur-face after cleaning is greatly diminished. Additionally, the cylindrical brushes lift and refresh the pile of the carpet. Not only does this approve the appear-ance of the carpet, but grooming of the fibers actually helps to speed dry times during extractions. The Windsor iCapsol encapsulation system was recently awarded a Bronze rating as a Deep Cleaning System by the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI). The process was performed using a Windsor Versamatic vacuum to remove dry soil before cleaning, agitating the This information was provided by Windsor as part of a paid advertisement. For more information, contact Windsor directly at 1-800-444-7654 or visit www.WindsorInd.com. www.cmmonline.com 27
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