Actichem Encap Pro 5 ltr

Product Overview

Actichem Encap Pro is an advanced low-moisture encapsulating cleaner that delivers intense grease-cutting action, genuine brittle dry-down and effective anti-resoiling technology. It also provides a good foaming action that helps operators track their progress.

Benefits

• Encapsulating — an advanced blend of high-performance embrittling and encapsulation agents encapsulates the emulsified soil, embrittling it for easy vacuum removal.
• More soil removal — precisely balanced emulsification performance and embrittling ability, allowing a larger amount of soil to be removed by subsequent dry vacuuming.
• Commercial compatible — ideal for commercial carpet: no rinsing required, faster cleaning rates, reduced recurring stains and no rapid resoiling.
• Fibre safe — safe for use on wool, stain-resistant nylon, synthetics and synthetic upholstery.
• User friendly — low odour formula. Low odour is not the same as low hazard — see the Safety section below, which has been corrected.
• Economical in use — concentrate formula providing an economical 1:32 dilution rate.

Application Areas and Surface Suitability

Encap Pro is an encapsulation (low moisture) carpet cleaning detergent.

Choosing Between the Encap Products

The three Encap products look similar and are often ordered by habit. They are chemically different:

• Encap Pro — pH 8. This product.
• Encap Plus — pH 8.
• Encap Fine Fabric — pH 5.5 – 6.0, mildly acidic.

Fine Fabric sits on the acid side deliberately, which is what makes it appropriate for wool and natural fibres where an alkaline product carries more risk. If you are working on wool, the pH difference is the reason to choose it — not the name.

How to Use

Always pre-test in an inconspicuous location for substrate sensitivity to chemicals and dye stability.

Dilution: mix 250 ml Encap Pro with 8 litres of clean water (1:32).

1. Vacuum carpet to remove loose soil.
2. Apply the solution to the carpet through the shampoo tank or use a coarse spray. One litre of solution will cover 5 to 20 m², depending on carpet pile density.
3. Scrub or agitate the treated area using a low-speed scrubber with a carpet brush or white pad.
4. Allow carpet to dry (30 to 60 minutes) before opening to traffic.
5. Encapsulated soils will be removed by subsequent dry vacuuming. Leave for at least 24 hours before vacuuming.

Safety

Please read this section. This listing previously described Encap Pro as “Non-hazardous”. That was wrong. It has been corrected.

Actichem’s safety data sheet for AP461, version 2.4 issued 4 September 2025, classifies Encap Pro as a HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL under the Model WHS Regulations. It is not classified as dangerous goods for transport.

• Signal word: DANGER
• H318 — causes serious eye damage
• pH as supplied: 8
• Poisons Schedule: not applicable

⚠ H318 — this is the one that matters

H318 means causes serious eye damage — irreversible, not irritation. It is the classification driving the DANGER signal word on this product, and on every other prespray and encapsulation product in our Actichem range.

Goggles when decanting, mixing and spraying. The spraying part is the one people skip: a pump-up sprayer or shampoo tank worked at floor level throws mist upward, towards your face, and encap is used that way on essentially every commercial job. Safety glasses with open sides are not adequate for a product classified H318.

Concentrate versus working solution

Encap Pro is a concentrate, and the classification above describes the product in the container — not the tank mix at 1:32.

The diluted working solution is considerably milder. But the concentrate is what you decant, and decanting is when people are hurt. Handle the container with the care its DANGER signal word warrants, then work normally once it is diluted.

We are spelling this out because it is almost certainly how the original “non-hazardous” description came about — someone described the working solution and it was recorded as though it described the drum.

Do not mix

Actichem’s safety data sheet for this product lists incompatible materials as “none known”. We do not think that is right for an alkaline product of this type, and we have raised it with them.

Keep it away from the acid range — Brownaway, Rust Remover, Crete Clean and the tile and grout restorers — and from the oxidisers, including Stain Fix and the chlorine range. Rinse equipment thoroughly between an alkaline step and an acid step.

Personal protective equipment

Chemical goggles, and overalls where the product is sprayed for extended periods. An eyewash unit should be available wherever this product is decanted.

First aid

Eyes. Wash out immediately with fresh running water for at least 15 minutes, holding the eyelids open to ensure complete irrigation. Immediately call a Poisons Information Centre or doctor — H318 damage is not something to assess yourself.

Skin. Remove contaminated clothing and wash the area with soap and water.

Swallowed. Rinse the mouth with water. Do not induce vomiting. Call a Poisons Information Centre or doctor.

Specifications

Related Products

• Actichem Encap Pro 20 Ltr — the bulk size for high-volume commercial work.
• Actichem Encap Fine Fabric — the mildly acidic option (pH 5.5–6.0) for wool and natural fibres.
• Actichem Encap Plus — the other pH 8 encap in the range.

Safety Data Sheet

Actichem Encap Pro Safety Data Sheet — version 2.4, issued 4 September 2025

If your risk assessment for this product was written on the basis that it was non-hazardous, it needs to be redone.

SKU: AP461.05

Not sure which Encap product suits the fibre you are working on? Contact Carpet Cleaners Warehouse before you order — on wool the pH difference matters.