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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Eddie_Rhone on August 05, 2010, 09:01:04 pm

Title: Sebo duo for agitation
Post by: Eddie_Rhone on August 05, 2010, 09:01:04 pm
Hi

I've currently got a Host which I use for agitating presprays, does a great job by the way,however I have found in some residential situations it can be a bit awkward, a bit big and clumsey. I just wondered is there anyone on here who has used a sebo duo for residential pre spray agitation and how effective have they found it. Would really like to hear from anyone who has used both and what they  think about the relative performane of both

Kind Regards

Eddie Rhone
Title: Re: Sebo duo for agitation
Post by: james roffey on August 05, 2010, 09:11:51 pm
I use and envirodri, like the Host its big and heavy when in smaller confined spaces i use a pile brush or hand brush on stairs sometimes
Title: Re: Sebo duo for agitation
Post by: Carpet Dawg on August 05, 2010, 09:18:14 pm
They are great! :-) I use a Duo and a brush and get great results.

I have a brand new one for sale if your intrested? when i say brand new i mean 3-4 months old and never been used!

Tony
Title: Re: Sebo duo for agitation
Post by: jacko on August 05, 2010, 09:19:48 pm
I have an envirodri, duo, and pile brush. Duo useful bit of kit in confined / furniture populated areas where mechanical agitation is required.
Title: Re: Sebo duo for agitation
Post by: derek west on August 05, 2010, 09:52:55 pm
i started with the duo and thought it was great, then i got the enviro and its 10 times better than the duo. never touched the duo since and doubt i ever will until the enviro breaks, worthy of a back up but thats it. and never had a prob with enviro in confined spaces or on stairs, not sure how heavier the host is to the enviro but the enviro is reasonably light even on stairs.
Title: Re: Sebo duo for agitation
Post by: Simon Gerrard on August 06, 2010, 07:30:26 am
I started with the Sebo Duo, which I thought was great, then I got an Envirodri, which I thought was a lot better and recently got the Flexi5 which is fabulous. Either way I think any of these machines will take your cleaning up a notch or two and that makes whatever they cost well and truly worth it.

Simon
Title: Re: Sebo duo for agitation
Post by: jmiller on August 06, 2010, 07:47:21 am
They are great! :-) I use a Duo and a brush and get great results.

I have a brand new one for sale if your intrested? when i say brand new i mean 3-4 months old and never been used!

Tony
[Tony,
How much are you selling it for?/quote]
Title: Re: Sebo duo for agitation
Post by: Joe H on August 06, 2010, 08:15:53 am
Simon
Why is the Flexi 5 "fabulous" and the Envirodry just "a lot better" when compared to the Duo???
Is your Envirodry the 12" and thats why its not rated as good as the Flexi5??



Title: Re: Sebo duo for agitation
Post by: Simon Gerrard on August 06, 2010, 08:26:25 am
Joe,

The Flexi5 is fabulous because as you know it can be used to dry vac the carpet first in pile lifter mode and then agitate the pre-spray in, making it a much better all round machine in my opinion.
I'm surprised you asked the question as you have a Flexi5 too, don't you? Surely you see its advantages over the Evirodri and Duo?

Simon
Title: Re: Sebo duo for agitation
Post by: Joe H on August 06, 2010, 12:08:30 pm
Sometimes I ask questions knowing the answers but ask for the benefit of others.
Sometimes answers dont give reasons or enough info.
Title: Re: Sebo duo for agitation
Post by: Simon Gerrard on August 06, 2010, 01:18:53 pm
The other advantage over the Envirodri is that with the Flexi 5 you won't invalidate your warranty by using it to agitate pre-sprays.

Simon
Title: Re: Sebo duo for agitation
Post by: Joe H on August 06, 2010, 01:25:26 pm
Good point
Title: Re: Sebo duo for agitation
Post by: Simon Gerrard on August 06, 2010, 02:49:11 pm
Plus, you can do VLM with the flexi5 too. Gulp!  ;D
Title: Re: Sebo duo for agitation
Post by: Joe H on August 06, 2010, 02:54:11 pm
Go on! Try it!  You know you want to.
Title: Re: Sebo duo for agitation
Post by: Simon Gerrard on August 06, 2010, 03:03:40 pm
Joe,
I've got a bag of Sebo Duo P in the van just waiting for the right opporunity to
arise then I'm going for it!  :o
Title: Re: Sebo duo for agitation
Post by: Bob Robertson on August 06, 2010, 03:13:13 pm
Ive got a host t6 and a sebo duo. I use the host all the time, it does a better job and also easier to clean than the sebo duo which is a pain in the @rse. I only keep it as a back up.

Bob
Title: Re: Sebo duo for agitation
Post by: Colin Day on August 06, 2010, 03:40:53 pm
Simon, how do you get on with LM cleaning? I'm using it at a school at the moment and I am astounded at the results. I've seen the light :D
Title: Re: Sebo duo for agitation
Post by: Carpet Dawg on August 06, 2010, 07:12:33 pm
They are great! :-) I use a Duo and a brush and get great results.

I have a brand new one for sale if your intrested? when i say brand new i mean 3-4 months old and never been used!

Tony
[Tony,
How much are you selling it for?/quote]

£170 mate. They cost £200 + VAT. As i said, its brand spanky new (never used) and comes with all packaging aswell as 4 bags of Duo powder. Like a dry compond cleaning powder.

Noticed your from perth and kinross so could meet half way.   

Tony
Title: Re: Sebo duo for agitation
Post by: Simon Gerrard on August 06, 2010, 08:23:46 pm
Colin,
Haven't done any as yet but have tinkered with it on a job the other night. Got a big office block to do soon so will be giving it a serious try. I might see the light myself and end up eating humble pie... Again!!! :'(
Simon
Title: Re: Sebo duo for agitation
Post by: Colin Day on August 06, 2010, 10:16:16 pm
Let us know how you get on Simon, I'm hoping to get some good before and afters on the second leg of the school clean next week.... LM is "Garlic Bread"...... It's the future, and I've tasted it ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Sebo duo for agitation
Post by: Joe H on August 07, 2010, 08:09:28 am
Joe,
I've got a bag of Sebo Duo P in the van just waiting for the right opporunity to
arise then I'm going for it!  :o

Dont forget Simon, the machine is only part of the clean - the cleaning product is very important and Im not so sure from what I have heard whether Duo P is the stuff to base an opinion on. Seems like the Host or Envirodri are whats needed.
Title: Re: Sebo duo for agitation
Post by: jmiller on August 07, 2010, 12:26:41 pm
They are great! :-) I use a Duo and a brush and get great results.

I have a brand new one for sale if your intrested? when i say brand new i mean 3-4 months old and never been used!

Tony
[Tony,
How much are you selling it for?/quote]

£170 mate. They cost £200 + VAT. As i said, its brand spanky new (never used) and comes with all packaging aswell as 4 bags of Duo powder. Like a dry compond cleaning powder.

Noticed your from perth and kinross so could meet half way.   

Tony



Tony I would be interested at that price.Could you give me a ring to arrange meet. My number is 07961415871.
Cheers
Ian
Title: Re: Sebo duo for agitation
Post by: Simon Gerrard on August 07, 2010, 12:49:42 pm
Joe,
I'm more interested in getting the granules back out of the carpet again as residues seem to be the problem with this kind of cleaning. I'm assuming the Flexi 5 will do the best job of this.

Simon
Title: Re: Sebo duo for agitation
Post by: Carpet Dawg on August 07, 2010, 07:57:57 pm
They are great! :-) I use a Duo and a brush and get great results.

I have a brand new one for sale if your intrested? when i say brand new i mean 3-4 months old and never been used!

Tony
[Tony,
How much are you selling it for?/quote]

£170 mate. They cost £200 + VAT. As i said, its brand spanky new (never used) and comes with all packaging aswell as 4 bags of Duo powder. Like a dry compond cleaning powder.

Noticed your from perth and kinross so could meet half way.   

Tony



Tony I would be interested at that price.Could you give me a ring to arrange meet. My number is 07961415871.
Cheers
Ian

Excellent :) I'll give you a bell tomorrow mate. Got invoices to do  :'( then headinf off out! :)

Cheers
Tony
Title: Re: Sebo duo for agitation
Post by: Dean Wilson on August 13, 2010, 11:41:47 pm

Used all the dry compounds over the years (don't use it now), I would honestly rate them as follows, considering (a) performance and (b) price / value;-

1). Envirodry "White Tea"
2). Envirodry "Green Tea"
3). Solution VLM
3). HOST Extra
4). HOST
5). HOST SJ
6). Sebo Duo P
7). Dr Tork's

I think the only one I've not tried is Chemspec's.     You really can't beat Envirodry. 12Kg for £22, versus 13Kg of HOST for £50 ........... !!!!!!   And the Envirodry is at least as good.