Comments on: Carpet cleaning, stretching and pool maintenance http://www.livelearninvest.com/carpet-cleaning-stretching-and-pool-maintenance/ Living life to its fullest by generating passive income through investments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:11:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kenric http://www.livelearninvest.com/carpet-cleaning-stretching-and-pool-maintenance/comment-page-1/#comment-8497 Kenric Thu, 26 Jul 2007 06:16:31 +0000 http://www.livelearninvest.com/2007/07/25/carpet-cleaning-stretching-and-pool-maintenance/#comment-8497 Moom, you're right. I originally had a pic that I took but they were fuzzy but then I found this one on a google search under phoenix sandstorm... I should have checked the file name. lol. I hope to get some good pics during the next one! Moom, you’re right. I originally had a pic that I took but they were fuzzy but then I found this one on a google search under phoenix sandstorm… I should have checked the file name. lol. I hope to get some good pics during the next one!

]]> By: Another Investor http://www.livelearninvest.com/carpet-cleaning-stretching-and-pool-maintenance/comment-page-1/#comment-8452 Another Investor Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:59:26 +0000 http://www.livelearninvest.com/2007/07/25/carpet-cleaning-stretching-and-pool-maintenance/#comment-8452 The problem with carpet clleaning is similar to the problem with pools. Carpet cleaners never remove the soap. The soap attracts dirt and deteriorates the carpet fiber and backing. The carpets have to be cleaned more often and they stretch. After a few cleanings and restretchings, the carpet can no longer be cleaned or restretched. The result is a wear life in rentals of about five to seven years. You can drain your pool and start over. You can also upgrade your filtration. The problem with all the chemicals is that it is hard to maintain pH and keep deposits off the tile. Eventually the plaster develops "cancer" and you have to replaster. Older plasters have asbestos and are harder to destroy. I have seen some 40 year old pools with original plasters that do not need to be replastered. Replasters consist primarily of calcium carbonate, are very sensitive to pH and have short lives if not maintained. The problem with carpet clleaning is similar to the problem with pools. Carpet cleaners never remove the soap. The soap attracts dirt and deteriorates the carpet fiber and backing. The carpets have to be cleaned more often and they stretch. After a few cleanings and restretchings, the carpet can no longer be cleaned or restretched. The result is a wear life in rentals of about five to seven years.

You can drain your pool and start over. You can also upgrade your filtration. The problem with all the chemicals is that it is hard to maintain pH and keep deposits off the tile. Eventually the plaster develops “cancer” and you have to replaster.

Older plasters have asbestos and are harder to destroy. I have seen some 40 year old pools with original plasters that do not need to be replastered. Replasters consist primarily of calcium carbonate, are very sensitive to pH and have short lives if not maintained.

]]> By: moom http://www.livelearninvest.com/carpet-cleaning-stretching-and-pool-maintenance/comment-page-1/#comment-8442 moom Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:20:54 +0000 http://www.livelearninvest.com/2007/07/25/carpet-cleaning-stretching-and-pool-maintenance/#comment-8442 I noticed the picture is actually in Australia rather than Arizona but it's probably just the same. I noticed the picture is actually in Australia rather than Arizona but it’s probably just the same.

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