Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Paul Evans on November 20, 2010, 01:48:29 pm
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Hi All
I am after a small twin vac porty in the near future. any advice would be appreciated.
I am looking to do just domestic work
Thanks Paul
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cleansmart do a airflex mini now twin or single vac good company to deal wiv
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cleansmart do a airflex mini now twin or single vac good company to deal wiv
Thanks,
Yes ive looked at these machines. A bit pricey for me at the moment.
Is there anything like this on the market.
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Paul, look on Ebay, alot of good stuff on their at the moment.
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as far as new cleansmart are prob one of the most competitive whats your budget if ts under 1000 you may have to look into second hand ebay etc
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as far as new cleansmart are prob one of the most competitive whats your budget if ts under 1000 you may have to look into second hand ebay etc
Thanks again Richard.
I Have around £2000 But that is for everything from scratch. I have a fiat doblo van but only have half of that in space for equipment (hope that makes sense ). so a compact machine with good vacuum. Plus need to produce very good results. I am in no massive rush to do loads of jobs at speed at the moment. This will be a new start up.
I will go on some courses. And do a job the best i can
Thanks Paul
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You can get a SteamPro from Prochem for under £2k or there abouts
http://www.cleansmartsupplies.co.uk/acatalog/Prochem_Steempro_2000.html
They are good machines. Also you'll be able to find suppliars for parts and techs for mantiance closer to home for prochem machines as everyone and thier mom's seem to sell them.
Also, remember you'll need other essential bits and bob's to effectively clean carpets so this will eat in to your 2k.
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You can get a SteamPro from Prochem for under £2k or there abouts
http://www.cleansmartsupplies.co.uk/acatalog/Prochem_Steempro_2000.html
They are good machines. Also you'll be able to find suppliars for parts and techs for mantiance closer to home for prochem machines as everyone and thier mom's seem to sell them.
Also, remember you'll need other essential bits and bob's to effectively clean carpets so this will eat in to your 2k.
Cheers Tony all advice appreciated.
I have £2000sh . for carpet cleaning
I am also going to do oven cleaning at the same time £1500sh.
With a £1000 budget to market. double sided flyer
See how it goes ( dont tell anyone, this is a new idea :o ) Top secret lol
Paul
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dai rogers has a single vac 130 psi macine for sale on cleantalk, 4 months old but at £750 including hose and tools etc it is a bargain tools are probably worth that alone says it cost him £1850 + when new. if speed and size are not important its a bargain .
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Crafted grace 1300.00
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Paul
talk to the guys below they have a great machine that about £1750 500psi with twin vacs. the guy you will need to speak to is away for four days so leave it u8ntil next week
Scott & Sons Ltd
81/83 Old Watford Road
Bricket Wood
St. Albans
HERTS
AL2 3UN
Ph: 01923 682856 - Head Office
Ph: 01923 679619 - Workshop
info@scott-sons.co.uk
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Crafted grace 1300.00
Yes the Craftex Grace is quite a good machine for the price new.
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alltec aqua
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how about a porty with a solution tank of over 200 lts? just picked mine up today ;D
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Ew, that's a big one. What is it Ian, must be from the States, everythings bigger over there.
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(http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr123/ianharper11/cfr_carpet-cleaningcolchester.jpg)
it real life this machine is very small compared with other portables but just as powerful. no more up at the sink for me wasting time.
BTW guy amtech do some outstanding polishes for floors. very top end
respect
Ian Harper
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Used to have a CFR, great machine but I hope you dont have too many pump problems with all that dirty recycled water passing through.
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Used to have a CFR, great machine but I hope you dont have too many pump problems with all that dirty recycled water passing through.
I've never really understood the logic behind recycling dirty water within a carpet cleaning machine ???
Maybe if you were using/saving 100's, 1000's or millions of litres of water, fair enough....
I am prepared to be enlightened and educated by owners of CFR machines!!!!
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Definately saves the bucketing Colin.
I was happy using it on really dirty carpets, pushing dirty water at dirty carpets I was fine with.
I was happy cleaning clean carpets, those looked after, cause I was pushing clan water at clean carpets.
It was the inbetween type of soiling I was not too happy doing it too.
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Great machines Ian ...........the one I liked best was the Workstation...........wish I had one right now.
Main thing is to keep the filters clear while working or you will quickly lose vacuum power.
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would you be better with somthing like this to start with as it would save you at least a grand that could be put towards advertising .
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Prochem-carpet-cleaning-machine-/270667340922?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3f0507dc7a#ht_500wt_1156
Neil ;)
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Joe
thats why its a full pump service at every 300 hrs at about £200 i dont think thats bad considering the time its saves
thanks Robert
It will back to microsplitters so got a big learning curve been using to lots of additives in my tank. mind you i think thats why the pump went on the ninja. putting the old machine up for sale once i get a new pump mounting bracket on Monday. fitted new 400 psi pump what an easy job.
respect
Ian
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Had a stinker today and was very surprised to find One Step giving a result when others had failed. A while since I used it as my first choice and instead of the recommended mist spray / aggitate, I added it to the tank with hot water and at 500 psi it cut through a lot of oily / greasy mess with relative ease.
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What did you try on it before that didn't work Robert?
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Paul depends where you want to take it how you want to transport it and what your planning to clean with it I think the lightest is the airflex mini then the aqua 40 plus
the prochem steampro is bloody hard work taking up and down stairs and is to big
for a car
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Using the Craftex Grace, seem to be a good enough machine but early days yet with it, The trigger on the wands is really bad design and the hardfloor wand is crap build quality, the dirty water dump isnt as good as the shut off type ,
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Used to have a CFR, great machine but I hope you dont have too many pump problems with all that dirty recycled water passing through.
I've never really understood the logic behind recycling dirty water within a carpet cleaning machine ???
Maybe if you were using/saving 100's, 1000's or millions of litres of water, fair enough....
I am prepared to be enlightened and educated by owners of CFR machines!!!!
The way I understand it is that you already clean with dirty water using HWE. As soon as you spray from the wand into the carpet there is a dirty puddle that is then vacuumed out.
With the amount of water flushed through with the wonder wand and eco500 the results are not noticeably different to using equivalent heat/pressure on a non recycling powrflite unit.
The only downside to Eco unit would be if there was significant contamination urine etc. You would then need to use a spotting machine first or change the water.
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would you be better with somthing like this to start with as it would save you at least a grand that could be put towards advertising .
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Prochem-carpet-cleaning-machine-/270667340922?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3f0507dc7a#ht_500wt_1156
so who won this one on ebay yesterday? it wasnt me...
Craig
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I dont think the Scorpion is "plastic".
Whats the Alltec made of?
Something that makes it very heavy I am sure.
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I think Alltec still use fibreglass. It's a while since I owned one and they were / are heavy. Good machines though.
Always felt a machines performance was the most important factor and " cute looks " were of no conseqence. With most machines now being left in vans or certainly outside properties, their looks are irrelevent to the client.
I have one of the ugliest machines ever made........but it does what it's asked to do.......clean carpet !!
PS
It's stainless steel but covered in a hideous blue paint
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just took delivery of airflow twin vac great little machine couple small issues, mainly bolts not been titghtened up , small teething proplems, does great job , my last machine was all tec again brill machine , the airflow doesnt have a fitted , heater ,which i need you be amazed, at the no of propertys you go too , and theirs no hot water , got heater box also which does what it says , slighlty lighter than the altec 40, and easier to carry up 3-4 flights of stair in the old tenments flats ,in and around edinburgh , ps does any one know who does the ground , floor ones , !!!!!!!!!!!