Dont listen to suppliers.
That is not being detrimental to Janitorial Suppliers at all.
Why not contact companies that "speciallse" in carpet cleaning machines they know what they are talking about.
When i first started i didn not have a clue. I went to my local cleaning supplier and asked his advice. He sold me a machine that after talking to other people and discovering boards like this was just not up to the job. It was a glorified spotting machine. Which was great for the odd job and upholstery etc.
But when i asked their advice prior to purchase it was " you will not need another machine the next step up from this is a truckmount !!!
So you can now guess that I do not use that supplier any more, they have lost a customer because if they had been honest and upfront at the start over the last couple of years I would have spent far far more in chemicals from them than the cost of a machine.
Listen to the people on this board, people who have used the machine.
What do you need the machine for?
Weigh up the pros and cons.
Dont be in a rush to buy, ask to loan a machine for a day to test drive it. Even if it means you have to pay a hire charge for a day. You can always negotiate a refund on the cost of the hire if you decide to buy the machine.
You dont buy a car without trying it out first do you?
Do a search on all machines on this site.
Try all these for portables.
www.prochem.co.ukwww.extracta.co.ukwww.ashbys-uk.comwww.alltec.co.uketc etc
Thanks
Mark