Zerorez Carpet Cleaning

SilverLexus

SilverLexus

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I had an interesting experience this weekend. We hired the local Zero Rez folks to clean our carpets on Saturday in advance of a detail I had on Sunday. They use a new technology where enzymes and alkalines are generated in water at 200-225 degrees which is then forced into the carpet. The cleaning process is fascinating to watch. It removed everything and left the carpets completely free of any soap residue and much softer than before. Very impressive on performance. :bow



It may not be long before we see this process adopted for cars. ZeroRez tells me that they often will do auto carpets as well.
 
Since you seem to be insisting that someone comment, here you go, and remember, you asked for it.



I looked at the Zero Res website, and they don't say anything about "enzymes and alkalines". They say they use Empowered Water (TM) which is "electrolyzed and oxidized" Carpet cleaning and other home surface cleaning by ZEROREZ® . I don't know what that means, but electrolysis is the process by which water is broken down into its constituent elements, hydrogen and oxygen. They also refer to it as "oxidative water", whatever that means. Perhaps they electrolyze the water and dissolve some of the oxygen back into the water without the hydrogen. That dissolved oxygen might result in a higher pH, allowing them to claim "alkalines". They also provide an "Empowered Water Service" (no TM) which sounds like a water softener or deionizer.



My take on this is it's just a gimmick to clean your carpet/upholstery with hot DI water, which may be ineffective on certain types of soils. Here's the only online comment I could find: World Famous Dry Carpet Cleaning Reports: Zero Rez Myth



EDIT: Although the main page of the ZeroRez website claims (in very small print) that they have a patented process, I find no patent number on their site nor do I find any reference to ZeroRez or "empowered water" doing a search of the US Patent Office Website. :hm



EDIT #2: I'm sorry, there is such a thing as "electolyzed water" Electrolyzed water - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia . If I understood that, they take salty water and electrolyze it and basically make water with bleach in it. So I guess you can just rent a supermarket extractor or call your regular carpet people and use/have them use water with bleach instead of detergent.
 
Funny my carpet extractor I already own goes up to 200*+ and I add enzyme cleaners to it already... Exactly how is this supposed to be better than what most professional detail shops already have and own?
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Since you seem to be insisting that someone comment, here you go, and remember, you asked for it.



I looked at the Zero Res website, and they don't say anything about "enzymes and alkalines". They say they use Empowered Water (TM) which is "electrolyzed and oxidized" Carpet cleaning and other home surface cleaning by ZEROREZ® . I don't know what that means, but electrolysis is the process by which water is broken down into its constituent elements, hydrogen and oxygen. They also refer to it as "oxidative water", whatever that means. Perhaps they electrolyze the water and dissolve some of the oxygen back into the water without the hydrogen. That dissolved oxygen might result in a lower pH, allowing them to claim "alkalines". They also provide an "Empowered Water Service" (no TM) which sounds like a water softener or deionizer.



My take on this is it's just a gimmick to clean your carpet/upholstery with hot DI water, which may be ineffective on certain types of soils. Here's the only online comment I could find: World Famous Dry Carpet Cleaning Reports: Zero Rez Myth



EDIT: Although the main page of the ZeroRez website claims (in very small print) that they have a patented process, I find no patent number on their site nor do I find any reference to ZeroRez or "empowered water" doing a search of the US Patent Office Website. :hm



EDIT #2: I'm sorry, there is such a thing as "electolyzed water" Electrolyzed water - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia . If I understood that, they take salty water and electrolyze it and basically make water with bleach in it. So I guess you can just rent a supermarket extractor or call your regular carpet people and use/have them use water with bleach instead of detergent.
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I'm not sure how their cleaning works, but I know that I've checked angieslist for carpet cleaners and the local ZeroRez has stellar reviews for their results.
 
I looked at the Zero Res website, and they don't say anything about "enzymes and alkalines". They say they use Empowered Water (TM) which is "electrolyzed and oxidized"
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The website is lacking in details. I heard about the alkaline pH and enzymes from the cleaner himself. He was quite knowledgeable.



My take on this is it's just a gimmick to clean your carpet/upholstery with hot DI water, which may be ineffective on certain types of soils.
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Mike, clearly you have no experience with this cleaning process whereas I do. It is a very different process than any Stanley Steamer or other process that we have used in the past. I have two small dogs and they are prone to leaving the occasional stain. Zerorez got these stains out perfectly. I have honestly never seen anything like this in carpet cleaning. The carpet looks as good as when we moved in five years ago. It's white carpet so it is very easy to see dirt. After a few years the carpet started to turn a slight greyish white, probably from my terrier doing back twists!



I suggest in the future that you try their service before denouncing the business based on a few Google searches.
 
Lots of R&D effort with a focus on food sanitation. We were told that Zerorez kills all bacteria in the carpet which seems consistent with its development for food sanitation:



Research and Development



The food, sanitizing, disinfecting and cleaning industries are currently using outdated products and methodologies that are as well as environmentally hazardous. Hundreds of millions of pounds of these substances are released into the environment annually from products such as disinfectants from food processing plants, solvents, fungicides and pesticides. Because these compounds do not break down easily, they are accumulating in the environment, most harmfully in food sources and the water table.



EAU Technologies, Inc. has had the pleasure of working with incredibly talented and accomplished doctors, scientists and industry experts in numerous fields from some of the finest research companies and academic institutions in the United States. This includes research conducted with Brigham Young University, University of Utah, University of Georgia, Oregon State University, Professional Testing Laboratories, NAMSA and others.



More than a dozen different university labs and professional testing facilities have tested EAU's technology. Over 35 Ph.D. scientists have tested and are standing behind the technology and its results, generated in hundreds of tests completed over several years. Over $30 million dollars has been spent in research and development to bring the technology to where it is today. Furthermore, "in-field" results have proven EAU's disinfectant and cleaning technologies to be far superior to any product on the market. In addition, at the concentrations employed by EAU they have no harmful effect on humans, animals or plants.



Access White Papers relating to research and development here.
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SilverLexus said:
I suggest in the future that you try their service before denouncing the business based on a few Google searches.
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Hey, you asked for it. If you don't like what people have to say, then don't pout when no one posts in your threads. I gave my opinion--or is this going to be one of those threads where people are only allowed to present an opinion if they have used the product? In that case I guess it will only be you talking to yourself.



Based on the info you posted, “Zerorez Franchises, an affiliated carpet cleaner organization, uses EAU’s Empowered Waterâ„¢ generators to create Primacide B for its highly effective cleaning capabilities.â€� They further go on to say “The active ingredient in Primacide B is Sodium Hydroxide, which is Generally Regarded As Safe (GRAS) by the FDA.â€� Wikipedia says Sodium Hydroxide is “also known as lye, caustic soda and sodium hydrate, (and) is a caustic metallic baseâ€� and they go on to say “Sodium hydroxide is used in the home as a drain cleaning agent for clearing clogged drainsâ€�.



But I won't rain on your parade any more since I haven't experienced this cleaning service for myself.
 
SilverLexus said:
I asked for an informed and experienced opinion or comment, not speculation like you offered up.
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Reread your posts (and no ninja editing!), you didn't ask for anything, you just threw out that you had an "interesting experience".
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Reread your posts (and no ninja editing!), you didn't ask for anything, you just threw out that you had an "interesting experience".
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Well why don't we get this back on a positive track. This could be some interesting technology for detailing imho. The cleaning pro made it sound like they use empowered water to clean a variety of surfaces. Perhaps a detailing product of the future will leverage some of this technology.
 
Setec, are you doing ok, man? I ask because it seems that lately you have been really bitter in alot of your posts. I certainly don't think Silver's request for a comment dictated your rather crass response(s). Hope everything's alright with you.



SilverLexus, I appreciate the information. We have had a couple "Professional" carpet cleaning companies "clean" our carpets over the last year, and we have been very disappointed with the results. I think we'll give ZeroRez a shot next time we have them done.



That "Swedry" system also looks interesting. Maybe as an extraction alternative for do-it-yourself home carpet cleaning and possibly for vehicle carpets, too. It would be alot easier to throw their semi-damp granules on the car's carpet, use a brush attachment on a PC, then vacuum as opposed to full extraction. I used Resolve Carpet Cleaner semi-damp granules in my last home and was *very* pleased with the results. I haven't been able to find any Resolve granules around here lately, though.
 
SuperBee364 said:
Setec, are you doing ok, man? I ask because it seems that lately you have been really bitter in alot of your posts. I certainly don't think Silver's request for a comment dictated your rather crass response(s). Hope everything's alright with you.
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I see a good discussion here, SL posted his experience for what purpose on an auto detailing website?.....to generate a discussion. Setec presented substantive points as opposed to an ad hominem attack.



ZeroRez looks interesting, I myself am always interested when new cleaning methods emerge as well as the procedures and chemicals used.



Empowered water = 99.99% Optically clear. I mean, c'mon, empowered.
 
chem dry is bonnet cleaning with carbonation, this is Hot water extraction with ionized water and enzyme detergents.



All of which have been available to any carpet cleaner with a truck mount for 40 years.
 
SilverLexus, I appreciate the information. We have had a couple "Professional" carpet cleaning companies "clean" our carpets over the last year, and we have been very disappointed with the results. I think we'll give ZeroRez a shot next time we have them done.
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You are very welcome. I was very happy with the results we got.



All of which have been available to any carpet cleaner with a truck mount for 40 years.
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I'm not so sure. There has been lots of R&D into this Empowered Water. As well, I have not seen results like this from any regular carpet cleaner I have used before and I must have tried a dozen over the years.
 
Grouse said:
All of which have been available to any carpet cleaner with a truck mount for 40 years.
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SilverLexus said:
I'm not so sure. There has been lots of R&D into this Empowered Water. As well, I have not seen results like this from any regular carpet cleaner I have used before and I must have tried a dozen over the years.
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Good grief. The website YOU linked says this: "English chemist Michael Faraday discovered the process for producing electrolyzed oxidative (EO) water." Michael Faraday lived from 1791-1867.
 
SilverLexus said:
You are very welcome. I was very happy with the results we got.







I'm not so sure. There has been lots of R&D into this Empowered Water. As well, I have not seen results like this from any regular carpet cleaner I have used before and I must have tried a dozen over the years.
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Wait a minute, first you criticize Setec for speculating because he has no experience with the aforementioned technology; then you accuse Grouse, a certified carpet cleaning professional for I don't know how many years, of having inaccurate information?



I guess we can't all live in Lee's world unless we buy into the hype and stop thinking for ourselves.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Good grief. The website YOU linked says this: "English chemist Michael Faraday discovered the process for producing electrolyzed oxidative (EO) water." Michael Faraday lived from 1791-1867.
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That would mean something only if their R&D did nothing to enhance or commercialize Faraday's technology.



Mike, Superbee is right. You are one grumpy individual. Why do you always criticize people? You are taking the fun out of this hobby.
 
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