Numatic George Car Cleaning Demo & Set Up For Wet & Dry Use 

Can you run hot water on george or just warm?

The instructions say that you should only use cold water....

​​@@doonhamer74Trouble is, cold water doesn't get the dirt, stains and germs out the carpet. 60-70 degrees is best and I usually use 60 degrees with George in order to properly clean and sanitise the carpet/upholstery and I've never had a problem with it.

@@RJA_World how long do you use george with hot water? How long it lasted?

@@MrDoubleD93 I don't use it too often but when I do it's big cleans, full flats ect. It's lasted me nearly 2 years with no issues. Despite Numatic's recommendation of only using 20 degrees maximum, that won't get the dirt out. It has to be hot.

just build ur own

You can’t use the turbo brush on wet or damp carpets, it is intended for dry use only. It would fit the George but it probably won’t last long if you intend to use it as you described.

@@ibaisaic okay thanks for letting me know! I shall only use it for dry uses 😊

The hose fitting is a bayonet type. The threads on the outside allow you to fit a regular screw in Numatic hose. I don’t recommend the George for carpet cleaning as it’s not very effective, but it’s great when using the small washing head.

Yes, this model comes with an attachment for washing floors.

You won't get a better domestic extractor than the George/Charles. They really are excellent, so I imagine Roger went over the seats a few times until he was confident he couldn't extract any more water from them.

The Henry tools will fit a Henry wash as will the dust bag, though you can buy bigger bags to fir the Henry Wash. As long as the filter fits Henry Wash then you can convert it for dry cleaning. At the most, you may have to buy a George dry filter if the Henry one doesn’t fit.

@@ibaisaic thanks so much 🙏🏼 just saved me £50 and a bag full of tools I already have.

I suggest that the jet may be partially blocked. Try clearing it with a pin.

Any reason you havn't?

No mine does not get really hot. If a vacuum cleaner overheats and cuts out it is normally due to a restriction in the airflow causing the motor to get hot and activating the thermal cut out.

Mine does that as well, did it out of the box. I just don't use it for dusting, I hoover, then while it cools I dust. When it cuts out it can take an age to cool and reset.

@@dlarge6502 i ended up getting a replacement unit

George is also for wet cleaning, and Henry is only for vacuuming

It is not emptied, it is supposed to be replaced with a new bag when full.

Yes, I mentioned them in my latest Numatic video.

@@ibaisaic YOOO You Replied To Me?!

@@ibaisaic The Dirk Muller Henry 180 Plus

Depends how you treat the fabric seats/carpet but it normally takes a couple of hours without proper ventilation plus you have to consider the weather too.

It is sturdy and seems well made.

They're sturdy i dropped one down the stairs only got a scratch

I don’t have one but I am chauffeured around in the back of a 7 seater Skoda Karoq.

Very nice 😊

It’s not my car.

I have the same one but mine was Christmas 2020

Ah! Missed that, obviously wasn’t paying attention!

Really good job, the colour of the extracted water says it all. I follow The Detail Geek, a Canadian car valeting specialist for weekly pressure cleaning, vacuuming and extraction action. His preferred method for extraction is to use a pump sprayer to apply chemical manually then use a cordless drill and brush to agitate quite thoroughly, then he uses the extractor with just water in it - no shampoo - to ‘rinse’ the carpets and seats, leaving as little chemical residue behind to become sticky and attract resoiling. He used to use a Bissell spot cleaner but recently upgraded to quite a substantial commercial extractor. Not suggesting our beloved Ibaisiac is doing it wrong, but I’ve used a Vax on carpets before and in my experience the resoiling means you’re stuck shampooing the carpet more regularly… I’ve seen other carpet cleaning videos and rug cleaners too, who apply shampoo, agitate with a single disc machine or counter-rotating brush machine, then just use water to rinse and an extractor to just remove water.

@@robdavis5711 Professional cleaning companies will use guaranteed hygienic methods and not residential shampooers. For your average Joe, as long as you don't live like a hippopotamus, shampooing with a standard cleaner will do fine. If you just picked up a used car though or you have a filthy nasty car, then I would rather use the professional method. Also doing the pre-app with a pump sprayer and manual agitation and only using the shampooer for hot water extraction will save your shampooer tubing from rotting out anyway (the chemicals in the shampoo left sitting in the lines will chew up the rubber). Tubing can be replaced anyway, but you know, it's a couple hours of work to replace all those lines so rather not make it a frequent job.

So what machine do the Pros use?

Nothing wrong with George. He just did it wrong. You're supposed to apply cleaner using a pump sprayer, agitate with drill brush, then extract with the vacuum filled with hot water only. Still did an okay job despite this.

Probably a better material than cheap toilet paper that you put your finger through when wiping your bum. My 80 year old mother seems happy with her Panda.