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reports that fit into other categories as well.
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Below are listings based upon categories and there are duplications of reports that fit
into more that one category.
- Bad House Keeper Sues Cleaner This
report is about a home owner who sue the cleaning company where there was nothing wrong
with the cleaning.
- Color Loss in the shape of triangles
This report was done for a carpet mill who had a two color, cationic dye carpet that lost
color.
- Crushing
Indicative of Olefin This report was done for a carpet mill who make olefin Saxony. As
ridiculous as that is, I could not find fault with them.
- Crushing
Covered Under Warranty on Olefin
- Delustering
Report This report was done for a cleaning company. Luster is a trade secret of carpet
mills; therefore, there is not a lot to works with. However, I not seen a better report
than this one for this topic.
- Faded But
Passed All Lab Test This consumer had three laboratory test performed, but the carpet
past all of the tests! However, the mill still gave some of his money back to him.
- Fluorochemical
Makes Spots from Railway Iron This
report was done for the insurance company and the spots were made by spin padding
fluorochemical protectant into the carpet.
- Matting
and Crushing from No Cleaning and Power Stretching This report was done for a carpet
mill for matting & crushing where lack of cleaning and improper power stretching were
the problem.
- Olefin Fades This
report was commissioned by a carpet mill where an olefin carpet was found to fade due to
sun light. A picture is included.
- Olefin Spin Finish This reports gives a good
generic understanding of olefin.
- No Stain Resistance Make Spots This
report was commissioned by the mill. The fiber producer paid the claim.
- Bleeding from Cationic Dye on Nylon This
report was done for an insurance company and is about the problems of cross-dye systems.
- Over
Sold Protection The manufacturer commissioned this report. The carpet was sold as
being bullet proof, but it was a third generation nylon.
- Spot From Reflection This spot was created by
sunlight reflecting off a wooden chest.
- Resoiling
from Defective Fluorocarbon Afterspray This report was commissioned by a consumer
where a solvent base fluorochemical protectant caused resoiling.
- Seam Sealer on Seams This report was commissioned
by the claimant.
- Stain Resistance Can be Fixed The
manufacturer commissioned this report and then agree to have an independent cleaning firm
to apply a product from STEAMWAY INTERNATIONAL to fix the problem.
- Stain
Resist Loss Due To Improper Cleaning This report was commissioned by a carpet mill and
had a commercial stain resist warranty. The stain resistance was destroyed by cleaner who
used concrete cleaner.
- Stain
Resist makes Sticky Substance at Tips 3M contested this report, because the stain
resist kit was from DuPont. The carpet was ultimately replaced at the manufacturer's
expense.
- Specifier
Over Sold 3rd Generation Nylon The homeowner who is the commissioner of this report,
was told by the dealer that the carpet was bullet proof. It turned out that
the carpet was a forth generation nylon/olefin sisal.
- Teflon not
applied This report was commissioned by a homeowner where a carpet cleaning company
was hired to clean the carpet and apply Teflon. The cleaning was not done correctly and
testing showed that the Teflon was not applied.
- Traffic Lane
Greys This report was commissioned by the specifer, where a management company of a
commercial building where it was rumored that they were only vacuuming once a week.
ASTM5151 was run to show no defects in the carpet.
- Urine Under UV
This report was done for a fiber producer where the homeowner's cat a urinary dripping
problem.
- Protectant That Went Bad Fluorochemical
protectant applied after the installation on a wool carpet made a zigzag line.
- Yellow Spots made with Spotter This
report was commissioned by the dealer and involved Folex. The Foley was found to be of
safe pH, and the stain resistance was defective.
- Browning
from Jute Backing This report is about a water damage with the carpet turned yellow
from cellulosic browning from the jute.
- Browning
From too Long Drying This report was done for a carpet cleaner, where wicking took
place.
- Browning from Dog Oil This report was
commissioned by the carpet cleaner and there was something liken to cellulosic browning on
the carpet.
- Stain
Resist Loss Due To Improper Cleaning This report was commissioned by a carpet mill and
had a commercial stain resist warranty. The stain resistance was destroyed by cleaner who
used concrete cleaner.
- Swill Marks
from RX This report was done for the homeowner. There are pictures of what a RX-20 did
to a Saxony Plush.
- Blue
spots from solution hose This problem occur from a Prochem machine and its old
hydraulic solution hose after UltraPac Traffic Lane Cleaner got on to it.
- Fluorochemical
Makes Red Marks Bleach Spots from Railway
Iron This report was done for the insurance company and the spots were made by spin
padding fluorochemical protectant into the carpet.
- Browning from Dog Oil This report was
commissioned by the carpet cleaner and there was something liken to cellulosic browning on
the carpet.
- Bleeding from Cationic Dye on Nylon This
report was done for an insurance company and is about the problems of cross-dye systems.
- Protectant That Went Bad Fluorochemical
protectant applied after the installation on a wool carpet made a zigzag line.
- Spots
from Rust from an Old Truckmount These carpet cleaners bought an old Bates unit and
left sodium percarbonate in it over the weekend. The insurance company called the problem
an equipment malfunction and paid for the carpet.
- Teflon not applied This report was done for
the homeowner.
Color Loss
- Bleeding from Cationic Dye on Nylon This
report was done for an insurance company and is about the problems of cross-dye systems.
- Bleeding from Cationic Dye on Nylon This
report was done for an insurance company and is about the problems of cross-dye systems.
- Bleach Spots from Railway Iron This
report was done for the carpet mill and there was an agreement in the end for the
installer, carpet cleaner, and homeowner to do a three way split for the repair.
- Color Loss from Nature's Orange This
report was done for a consumer and the mill accepted the claim.
- Color Loss from Mop This report was written for an
insurance company.
- Color Loss from Crocking, Pesticides, & Epson
Salt This report was done for the carpet mill and found not fault with manufacturing.
- Color Loss in the shape of triangles
This report was done for a carpet mill who had a two color, cationic dye carpet that lost
color.
- Fading
four-inch Line This report was done for a consumer where a roller in manufacturing
caused a latent defect with the dye.
- Formaldehyde Fading on Acrylic This
report was done for a consumer after reconstruction of the his house. The contractor was
as fault.
- Repetitive Odd Shaped Color Loss in
Solution Dyed Nylon This report was commissioned by a carpet mill who wanted no
pictures until they read the report. It was difficult find a category for this report.
- Delamination at the carpet's edge
This report was done for the carpet dealer and
because there was a repeating pattern every three feet, trimming the edge would destroy
half the carpet.
Delamination From Latex This inspection
was commissioned by the carpet mill and the installers discovered the delamination during
the installation.
Delamination
from Water This report was done for the carpet mill and they backing was loaded with
filler.
- Crushing
Inherent in Design This report was done for the homeowner and it is more of a design
flaw. However, it was installed on a cold day and without proper power stretching.
- Pile Height in Seam from Design Flaw
The pile height on this carpet was too high to support its density. Therefore, the yarns
would lean over forming a noticeable seam.
- Design
Flaw Olefin & Nylon This report was commission by the cleaner and the manufacture
mixed nylon and olefin.
- 'U' shape spot
This report was done for an insurance company where a carpet of lessor density is
installed in place of a carpet of the same weight. An 'U Shape Spot' starts forming that
was likely due in part to the pile height and weight.
- DoubleStick Failure from Moisture
This was an old installation and was more of a
specification problem.
Double Stick Failure in Church This
is a very detail report with pictures.
Double
Stick Failure1 This was a new installation and the installer missing his open time and
did not roll a woven carpet twice.
Delamination on Double Stick This is a
great 'BS' report where the actual problem is likely plasticizer migration.
- Fading 3 cycles AATCC 164
This report was done for the dealer and went against the
mill based upon three cycles of AATCC164, fading to oxides of nitrogen.
Fading from NO2, tests recommend This report was
written for a carpet mill.
Fading
four-inch Line This report was done for a consumer where a roller in manufacturing
caused a latent defect with the dye.
Fades from artificial lighting This
report was commissioned by the cleaning company and showed the fluorescent lighting to be
the cause of fading.
Faded But Passed All Lab Test This
was a consumer inspection who did get some money from the manufacturer.
Fading from Improper Cleaning This
report was done for an insurance company.
Formaldehyde Fading on Acrylic This
report was done for a consumer after reconstruction of the his house. The contractor was
as fault.
Fades to Sidematch This report was done for a
consumer who won in court against the dealer and mill. The judge read the analysis out
load in the court room.
Fading Green to Blue This inspection
was done for a consumer and was unusual because the yellow dye was defective. This report
is an example of fading to ultra-violet light which has a ASTM Standard.
Bleeding from Cationic Dye on Nylon This
report was done for an insurance company and is about the problems of cross-dye systems.
Olefin Fades This
report was commissioned by a carpet mill where an olefin carpet was found to fade due to
sun light. A picture is included.
Repetitive Odd Shaped Color Loss in
Solution Dyed Nylon This report was commissioned by a carpet mill who wanted no
pictures until they read the report. It was difficult find a category for this report.
- Fuzzing from Improper Vacuum Settings
This report was commissioned by the dealer.
Fuzzing Defect, no test This report was
done for the carpet mill and found fault with manufacturing.
Fuzzing
Should Self Correct This report was done for the carpet mill and finds no fault with
manufacturing.
Fuzzing From Defective Latex This
report was done for a consumer.
Fuzzing from a Knee-Kicker This report was
commissioned by the carpet mill and fuzzing was created by the knee-kicker using its short
pins on a Frieze cut pile.
Buckling
Lees Commercial This report was commissioned by the management company and the
installer stretched in this Lees Commercial carpet.
Buckling From Power Stretching in
Length This report was done for the dealer. The mill agreed to pay half of the claim.
Average un-recovered extension in the length was1.8% and 1.7% in the width.
Installation
Errors On Olefin Berber This report was done for a consumer.
Installations
Errors Report made Humorous This report was done for the consumer and although it is a
serious report, the background information is humorous.
Seams
are Fuzzy from Double Cut This report was done for the carpet mill and the installer
cut through the middle of yarns on a pool pile creating a fuzzy seam.
Panels
Width to Wide This report was written for the end user and most of the panels were not
trimmed.
Bad Latex Bad Pad The CUSHION 7/16 Inch Rebond
and the DENSITY: 3 lb.s per cubit foot. The AVERAGE LATEX BUNDLE WRAP 58% and AVERAGE
LATEX PENETRATION 54%.
Bleach Spots from Railway Iron This
report was done for the carpet mill and there was an agreement in the end for the
installer, carpet cleaner, and homeowner to do a three way split for the repair.
Buckling on a Direct GlueDown This
report was done for the carpet mill and there were no legs found in the glue where the
buckling tock place.
Formaldehyde Fading on Acrylic This
report was done for a consumer after reconstruction of the his house. The contractor was
as fault.
Installation Incorrect Pad1 This report
was done for a consumer. The cushion was 1/2 Inch Rebond 3 Lb./Sq. Ft.
Installation Errors with Urine This
report was done for a consumer who did not pay the contractor for the work done. The
contractor loss in court in trying to collect his money.Their best defense was that the
consumer had destroyed the carpet with animal accidents.
Seam Failure, no seaming adhesive
This report was commissioned by the mill and the problem reported was pulled yarns.
Seam Sealer on Seams This report was commissioned
by the claimant.
Seams are Fuzzy from Double Cut This
report was done for the carpet mill and they got low-lines from manufacturing too.
Yarn
Slippage from too wide panels The panel widths indicated that the selvage was not
trimmed enough to satisfy standards.
Unitary Back Carpet Rolled Once This
report was commissioned by the mill and installer installed two different carpet with the
same faceyarn pattern; one with an ActionBac and the other with an unitary backing. He
rolled both of them only once.
- DIMENSIONAL STABILITY
Yarn Slippage from Latex Bundle Wrap
The tuft-bind was good, but AVERAGE LATEX BUNDLE WRAP 37% -- AVERAGE LATEX
PENETRATION 48%.
Bad Latex Bad Pad The CUSHION 7/16 Inch Rebond and
the DENSITY: 3 lb.s per cubit foot. The AVERAGE LATEX BUNDLE WRAP 58% and AVERAGE LATEX
PENETRATION 54%.
Delamination From Latex This inspection was
commissioned by the carpet mill and the installers discovered the delamination during the
installation.
Buckling From Power Stretching in Length
This report was done for the dealer. The mill agreed to pay half of the claim. Average
un-recovered extension in the length was1.8% and 1.7% in the width.
Yarn Slippage from Latex Bundle Wrap
The tuft-bind was good, but AVERAGE LATEX BUNDLE WRAP 37% -- AVERAGE LATEX
PENETRATION 48%.
- Bands
Make Pile Distortions Correctable This report was done for the carpet mill these
widthwise texture bands were correctable.
- Bands from
Shearing This report was done for the carpet mill.
- UnCut Loop Report
This report was commissioned by the dealer.
- Fading
four-inch Line This report was done for a consumer where a roller in manufacturing
caused a latent defect with the dye.
- Line makes defect
This report was done for the management company and
- Lines
- Improper Heat Setting This report was done for the mill and lines of yarns began to
lose twist due to improper heat setting.
- Length & Widthwise Lines This report was
done for a carpet mill and found a defect in manufacturing.
- Roll Crushing
This report was commissioned by the dealer.
- Stop Marks The lines
in this carpet are visible only to the careful observer.
- Lines from Star Roller This report was written
for the mill. The dealer demanded a revisit with the mill representative. During this
second visit, the dealer denying that they even owned a star rolling when suddenly, a star
roll fell out of the installer's jacket.
- Lines from Shift Marks This report was written
for the mill. The definition for shift marks was given to the ACADEMY OF TEXTILE &
FLOOR and to the IICRC from this report.
- Streaks appear in One Direction Only
This report was written for the mill.
- Streak in an Wilton This was a dealer inspection
against the mill.
- Stop Mark Tension Variation This report was written for the
mill.
Protectant That Went Bad
Fluorochemical protectant applied after the installation on a wool carpet made a zigzag
line.
Maintenance Errors
- Bleach with fluorescent
This report was done for the carpet mill and the claimant
swore that she only used water to do her spot cleaning.
Traffic Lane
Greys This report was commissioned by the specifer, where a management company of a
commercial building where it was rumored that they were only vacuuming once a week.
ASTM5151 was run to show no defects in the carpet.
Bleach Spots from Railway Iron This
report was done for the carpet mill and there was an agreement in the end for the
installer, carpet cleaner, and homeowner to do a three way split for the repair.
Browning from Dog Oil This report was
commissioned by the carpet cleaner and there was something liken to cellulosic browning on
the carpet.
Spots from Optical Brightener
This report was written for the carpet cleaner and the red spots were created by furniture
cleaner with a pH indicator dye.
Spots Made My Acne Medicine This
report was done for the carpet mill.
Urine in a Rented Room This report was done
for a landlord and explains how to identify and treat urine problems.
Urine Makes Textile Toilet This report
was done for a landlord and explains how to identify and treat urine problems.
Urine Under UV This report was done for a fiber
producer.
Yellow Spots made with Folex This
report was commissioned by the dealer and the Foley was found to be of safe pH, and the
stain resistance was defective.
Yellowing from Defective Stain-resist
This report was commissioned by the dealer and approximately two weeks after the carpet
was installed, the claimant used a product called CARPET FRESH that left a red
stain.
Yellow Spots from Dog Urine This
report was commissioned by an insurance company and the claimant used three different
chemicals to get pet stains out and then the carpet yellowed. Although, the yellowing
could have been from stain resistance turning yellow, it turned out to be urine.
Matting
& Crushing
Crushing Covered Under Warranty on
Olefin This report was done for the homeowner and it was discovered that the carpet
mill had a warranty for crushing.
Crushing Inherent in Design This report was done for the homeowner and it is more of
a design flaw. However, it was installed on a cold day and without proper power
stretching.
Matting
and Crushing from No Cleaning and Power Stretching This report was done for a carpet
mill for matting & crushing where lack of cleaning and improper power stretching were
the problem.
Matting
and Crushing from improper Cushion This report was done for a carpet mill for pulled
yarn and I lost their business because I changed the issue to call fuzzing against the
installer.
Matting & Crushing from Cushion
This report was done for a consumer against the dealer. It won in court.
- Thickness Difference This report was
done for the homeowner and then the mill.
- Seam Peaking on a ENHANCER BACKING
The manufacturer commissioned this report and it was installed over an asbestos subfloor.
- Pile Height Difference at Seam from
Manufacturing The pile height was not the seam on each side of the panel creating a
sidematch.
Pile reversal due to Tracking This
report was done for the dealer and quotes the Song-Beverly Implied Warranty Act, that says
"a product sold without an expressed warranty is expected or implied that it will
perform to a reasonable standard." The difficulty was in determining what is
considered reasonable and that is beyond the scope of this inspection report. The
conclusion was "Pile reversal in the carpet in question was due to
"Shading" or "Tracking" and is not considered a manufacturing defect.
Considerations beyond this are beyond the scope of this report."
Pooling Report for Dealer This report
won in court for the dealer. Most of the important information has been left in this
version.
Pooling for a Fiber Producer This
report was commissioned by the fiber producer.
Pooling on
Cut & Loop This report was done for the fiber producer and the serpentine line was
broken because this was a cut & loop pile. It also had a Shaw Softbac.
Pooling
in Residence for Consumer This report resulted in a new carpet for customer who
commissioned report.
Shading
could be pooling Shading was pooling and this report was done for the mill. However, a
Smoke Gun was purchased to Varity a rumor that the serpentine lines followed the air flow.
THEY DO NOT.
'U' shape spot
This report was done for an insurance company. It is not your classic pooling report.
Shedding
Shedding went Away This report was done for the carpet mill and
finds no fault with manufacturing, but there again there were no latex test done.
Fuzzing
Should Self Correct This report was done for the carpet mill and finds no fault with
manufacturing.
Nylon
Degradation from Ultraviolet Light This is not your typical shedding problem. The home
builder was the commissioner and the carpet past the test for ultraviolet degradation.
Ultraviolet
Light Degradation2 This is nylon degradation problem. The carpet mill was the
commissioner and the carpet did not pass the test for ultraviolet degradation.
Side Match from Hue Differences
The manufacturer originally reported that the carpet was from one roll and dye lot. Latter
they changed their minds.
Side Match from Texture Differences This report was done for the carpet mill.
Side Match from Peaked Seams This report
was done for the carpet mill and the The side match problem in the carpet in question was
due to problems inherent in the installation.
Side Match from Installation Errors
The panels were too wide.
Side
Match from Shading This report was done for the carpet mill. The problem was similar
to Pooling.
Side
Match from Ultra-Violet Reflection This report was done for the mill and the
reflections were likely from seam sealer. Not a classic sidematch report.
Side
Match From Pile Compression This report was done for the carpet mill and the faceyarn
was shaded on one panel.
Fades to Sidematch This report was done for a
consumer who won in court against the dealer and mill. The judge read the analysis out
load in the court room.
Pile Height Difference at Seam from
Manufacturing The pile height was not the seam on each side of the panel creating a
sidematch.
- BNC Vs Staple
This report was done for a homeowner who want the same carpet as they had before. However,
the carpet mill had switched from staple to continuos filament nylon and the new carpet
did not feel as thick.
- Design
Flaw Olefin & Nylon This report was commission by the cleaner and the manufacture
mixed nylon and olefin.
- Specifier
Over Sold 3rd Generation Nylon The homeowner who is the commissioner of this report,
was told by the dealer that the carpet was bullet proof. It turned out that
the carpet was a forth generation nylon/olefin sisal.
- Over
Sold Protection The manufacturer commissioned this report. The carpet was sold as
being bullet proof, but it was a third generation nylon.
- Price Comparison between Old and New
Carpet The homeowner who is the commissioner of this report, was involved in an
insurance claim and he did not feel that he got the same qualify carpet. He didn't and
there were lots of installation errors.
- 'U' shape spot
This report was done for an insurance company and there is an issue about 'LKQ'.
- Seam Peaking on a ENHANCER BACKING
The manufacturer commissioned this report and it was installed over an asbestos subfloor.
- Wear Problem Carpet Over Sold This
report is about a fourth generation nylon carpet and soiling and crushing were normal.
- Yarn
Slippage no Defect The claimant in this report had the option to get a carpet with
better tuftbind, but elected not to. When they complained about pulled yarns, there was no
defect found.
- pH
Indicator Dye On Upholstery This report was commissioned by a cleaner where a green
chair turned orange after rinsing with an acidic extraction solution.
- Damask
Upholstery with UltraViolet Sheen This report is about improper cleaning.
- Upholstery
Yellows months after cleaning This is two reports; the first was done for the cleaner
and the second for the insurance company. The conclusions are weak, but the information
should be good.
- Chintz Loses Sheen in Dry Foam Cleaning
his report was commissioned by a cleaner where a he dry cleans the drapes, but Dry Foam
cleans the upholstery.
Houston Flood destroys houses This
report was written to get a family to leave their flood damage dwellings due to the health
treats of mold.
El Nino rains enters house This report was
written for the insurance company.
Water Damage Fraud This report was commissioned by
the claimant to document over charges on a water damage claim.
BNC Vs Staple
This report was done for a homeowner who want the same carpet as they had before. However,
the carpet mill had switched from staple to continuos filament nylon and the new carpet
did not feel as thick.
Roof Leak make Mold This report was done for the
condo owner.
Rug Stays Wet from Broken Pipe in
Concrete This report was commissioned by the cleaner and nine months after cleaning
this rug, he notices that it is still wet from the last time.
Yarn Slippage from Latex Bundle Wrap
The tuft-bind was good, but AVERAGE LATEX BUNDLE WRAP 37% -- AVERAGE LATEX
PENETRATION 48%.
Yarn
slippage - Improper Cushion This report was commissioned by the mill and this guy had
1/2 Inch Rebond 3.5 Lb./Cu. Ft.
Yarn
Slippage from too wide panels The panel widths indicated that the selvage was not
trimmed enough to satisfy standards.
Yarn Slippage The claimant in this report had the option to get a carpet with better
tuftbind, but elected not to. When they complained about pulled yarns, there was no defect
found.
Seam Failure, no seaming adhesive
This report was commissioned by the mill and the problem reported was pulled yarns.
Yarn
Slippage no Defect The claimant in this report had the option to get a carpet with
better tuftbind, but elected not to. When they complained about pulled yarns, there was no
defect found.
- Yellowing of
All Type This report has yellowing problems from stain resist, light reflections, and
atmospheric conditions. It is a long report.
- Yellow Spots from Dog Urine This report
was commissioned by an insurance company and the claimant used three different chemicals
to get pet stains out and then the carpet yellowed. Although, the yellowing could have
been from stain resistance turning yellow, it turned out to be urine.
- Yellow Spots made with Folex This
report was commissioned by the dealer and the Foley was found to be of safe pH, and the
stain resistance was defective.
- Yellowing from Defective Stain-resist
This report was commissioned by the dealer and approximately two weeks after the carpet
was installed, the claimant used a product called CARPET FRESH that left a red
stain.
- Yellowing with Ultraviolet Reflections
but not from Urine This report was commissioned by the dealer and Resolve
was found to be of safe pH, and the stain resistance was defective.
- Yellowing Optical & Alkalinity
This report was written for the cleaner.
- Yellowing from Defective Stain Resist in
Residence This report was written for the consumer.
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