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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: rugdoctor on September 19, 2011, 08:21:28 pm
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Hello,
I have used the 'search' facility to gain as much information on this cleaning method as possible but have found that most threads on this topic have decended into chaos, mostly caused by TM users or Spray Extraction cleaners who give Bonnet Cleaning less respect than the method actually deserves.
From the threads I have read there appears to be a core group of CC'ers who use the Bonnet Cleaning method on a regular basis & achieve good results.
I would like to explore this method of CC'ing further and would be grateful for any information which would help me not to make possibly expensive mistakes. I think a comprehesive thread on Bonnet Cleaning would also help others ;)
1) What is the best machine to use? Fast or slow rotary machine, is there an 'ideal' make/model?
2) Method. Is there a perfect method for achieving the best results?
3) Chemical. Obviously, manufacturers are constantly developing chemical ranges but what are the best on the market right now for Bonnet Cleaning.
4) Carpet types. Are there carpet types which respond well to Bonnet Cleaning & others which don't?
5) Bonnets/Pads. Who's do you use? Where do you purchase them? Have you used others which were not so effective?
As said above, I would like those who Bonnet Clean carpets on a regular basis to contribute to this thread, this forum does not need another one of these threads being 'hijacked' by those unable/unwilling to explore 'new avenues'.
I eagerly await your replies.
Phil
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Fingers crossed that this turns into a good thread as I am also looking to do more of this type of cleaning going forward.
For the record, I recently purchased a Numatic Loline which works at 150rpm, and weighs 19kg. It came with a shampoo brush, and a stiffer polyprop brush, and I have since bought a few microfibre pads, as well as some citraclean concentrate. I also own a Nilfisk SDI 2 which works at 190rpm and weighs in at 38kg, though I haven't even tried this yet.
Ash
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Phil,
For a window cleaner you seem to know an awful lot about carpet cleaning. You will find a diversity of views about all LM methods because LM only fits into some but my no means all cleaning scenarios and knowing where and where not to use it is as important as knowing how to use it.
Simon
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1) What is the best machine to use? Fast or slow rotary machine,
2) Method. Is there a perfect method for achieving the best results?
3) Chemical. Obviously, manufacturers are constantly developing chemical ranges but what are the best on the market right now for Bonnet Cleaning.
4) Carpet types. Are there carpet types which respond well to Bonnet Cleaning & others which don't?
5) Bonnets/Pads. Who's do you use? Where do you purchase them? Have you used others which were not so effective?
1) Slow
2) Like HWE, different methods for different scenarios
3) Standard low foaming products work like Pureclean
4) Synthetics
5) Texatherm ones are good
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Phil,
For a window cleaner you seem to know an awful lot about carpet cleaning. You will find a diversity of views about all LM methods because LM only fits into some but my no means all cleaning scenarios and knowing where and where not to use it is as important as knowing how to use it.
Simon
Thank you Simon, exactly the response I was hoping not to receive!
I'm old enough to have experience in cleaning lots of things, not just windows :P
I do indeed have a history of HWE carpets & have had training, but now I am looking into returning to carpet cleaning I am considering alternative methods of doing so.
I cleaned many carpets in the past where I considered HWE cleaning 'overkill' for the soil in that particular carpet & if most CC'ers were honest have faced similar situations.
I have not only read threads on this Forum but also other articles on the internet all which appear to conflict each other ??? BUT there are CC'ers on this Forum who use the Bonnet Cleaning method on a regular basis to earn their living, these are the very people who I invited to contribute to this thread, as a resource for others considering this approach to cleaning carpets.
Phil
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1) Slow
2) Like HWE, different methods for different scenarios
3) Standard low foaming products work like Pureclean
4) Synthetics
5) Texatherm ones are good
Thank you Neil, a worthy contribution.
Phil
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Phil,
The vast majority of carpet cleaners use a variety of cleaning systems to suit the wide variety of jobs and soil conditions they come across on a daily basis. I used LM tomremove a nasty waternmark in a busy office at Jaguar / Land Rover today, finished the arms of a suit cleaned with hwe with Encap and finished a low profile carpet in a nursery with LM ( because the carpet was too dirty to clean outright with LM) My point is that we as professionals should be in a position to clean any carpet in any condition and that requires us to use a variety of systems and techniques to achieve that.
I am quite a fan of LM having once been quite a sceptic, but to offer it as your only system may end up limiting the types of work you can realistically do, which is why most have a variety of systems for different circumstances.
Simon
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Phil,
My point is that we as professionals should be in a position to clean any carpet in any condition and that requires us to use a variety of systems and techniques to achieve that.
Simon
Simon, I couldn't agree more with your point. The more tools you have in your box the more jobs you can fix!
This is why I started a thread that I hoped would be contributed to by Bonnet Cleaners for those considering the method.
I will be keeping some HWE equipment in my arsenal if returning to CC'ing as I know in the past I have revived some real 'mingers' with this method.
Phil
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phil i have an airflex turbo hwe machine that i have owned for coming up to a year this month but i have not used it at all this year. i also have a host machine and a dry fusion rotary machine that i actually used today, and i agree with you that most of the carpets i have cleaned this year have not needed hwe (hwe would have been overkill) and the host or the df machine were enough to enable me to get good results as the carpets were relatively clean.
i have had excellent results using either m power, surround or nemesis as a pre spray followed by agitation with the host and sponge extraction and i have also had great results with the df system as well. i have used the df rotary with fusion clean so i am sure that bonneting with the right solutions and a different machine will get you equally good results.
this next statement is going to inflame some but i am in this game to make money with the only objective being to leave the customer with carpets that they believe are cleaner when i leave than when i arrived and so far its working for me.
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this next statement is going to inflame some but i am in this game to make money with the only objective being to leave the customer with carpets that they believe are cleaner when i leave than when i arrived and so far its working for me.
Well it doesn't inflame me!
A few years ago, when I was making a living CC'ing only I would insist on a customer watching me empty my 'waste' tank as the psychological effect was enormous. How could they say that I had not cleaned their carpets after seeing all that crap run into their drain? I always got paid!
Phil
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I only use Dry fusion and think the results are great it cleans, drys and stain blocks all in the same process some carpet's don't come up as good as other's but the customer is always happy when i'm done and so they should be at £20 the 1st room then £15 anyother.
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Wow that's cheap, can you do mine? :P
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it's cause using dry fusion only takes 20-30mins per room cost me £2-£3 in chemical per room so i'm happy with my price aslong as i make a profit plus the area i'm in Fleetwood people won't pay much more and some even turn there nose's up at my prices now lol.
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When I went tm I got through work a lot faster but put prices up.
Being cheap won't bring you work in, certainly not any quality repeat work?
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I get call backs from customer's or they phone me cause someone else they know wants work done i have to compete around my area were theres a guy in the paper from £10 a room and also another at £19 per room who would pick me if i'm twice the price no one so if i can make a crust charging these prices then so be it i still have commercial were my prices are more but still fair.
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I always try and get the best pads too to start with and i found texatherm pads to be a nice quality pad..
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Phillip ignore what the others are charging. Rather than £20 first room then £15 there after try £45 and then £25
I have someone by me that charges £65 a suite and takes a hour to do it, doesnt mean I need to be cheape and faster!
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I understand what your saying dave but people aren't willing to pay them prices here and i'd rather earn £20 than be sat at home earning nothing it's hard times i'm struggling to get by even with my prices.
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people aren't willing to pay them prices here
Wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong!!!!
There aren't as many people around who are willing to pay higher prices than the cheap brigade, but there are MORE than enough to target at, to run a decent business in ANY area. Maybe not right on your doorstep if you live in a terraced street or council estate (absolutely no disrespect meant to anyone by saying that) but within a few miles of anywhere there are plenty of high earning potential customers.
For crying out loud you're doing Dry Fusion, do you know what other "fusioneers" are charging??!?! It's pitched as a "premium" service. I would suggest maybe enquire with DF about sales & marketing, isn't that part of the package with them? Maybe you could tag along with some of the other fusioneers for a day to see how they do it?
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I don't have a clue what other fusioneers are charging Jim maybe i should find out and on the marketing side i don't have enough money coming in to advertise my services more as my earnings go to paying back what i lent to startup it's all been an uphill struggle and once i did start getting more frequent work then i would look at upping my prices i'm just struggling at the moment so grab anything i can.
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Hmmm you've kind of got no chickens to lay any eggs to get more chickens, if you get my drift?!?!
Maybe you need to extend your credit a bit, temporarily, so you can lay the foundations of a marketing system. Marketing doesn't cost money, it makes money, but you need to make the initial outlay before you see a return. Definitely get on to DF and have a chat about marketing, surely they have things you can tap into?
How long you been going Phil?
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Phill you have got a great set up with the dry fusion and as jim said some of the fusion guys do charge top money.
It does take time phill to get a business base started.
Good luck
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been using dry fusion a couple of years but was working for a friend until i bought a setup from him in october to go it alone it's been a hard 1'st year mate just hope i can turn things round and be successful but little jobs here and there the money just goe's on petrol,shopping etc got 3 kids that need feeding lol so no marketing money and no real money makers lined up i just take it as it comes.
I also turn into a nervous wreck thinking of going into places asking for work so i just post postcards and hope i get a call and i should be earning heaps being sat on the fringe of Blackpool there's 1000's of hotels but i'm just not that good at talking lol.
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some carpet's don't come up as good as other's
Phillip,
You're brave man saying that on here. We all know there is a pount where LM just can't cut it which is why the majority have other systems available to deal with very soiled carpets, the one's I think you're referring to.
Simon
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But i only have access to dry fusion at the moment and if my business did pick up then i would invest in other machines to do different types of jobs but at the mo it's a no go.
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THIS IS YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND!!!!!
Use yell.com to search for target market sectors like nurseries, doctors surgeries, schools etc. Dealing with one type of target like schools all at once helps you adjust to the specific needs and characteristics of that type of customer. By the time you've phoned 10 or 15 of them you'll notice you're having very similar conversations with all of them
Ring them up, nice and confident sounding (even if you're bricking it :D) no messing about.... tell them your name and what you do, and offer a FREE DEMO.
Very few will go for the free demo, they just stumble over themselves with excuses, but that's OK because before they hang up you ask if you can pop something in the post to them, and ask who is the best person to address it to. Most will give you the name to get you off the phone, some will just flatly refuse but hey ho that's how it works.
Remember to make a note of each call, what the response was (no good pestering a rejection) and any further action needed such as post letter/flyer to them or call back next month.
Before you know it, you've built yourself a list ;)
You can keep working on your lists, use the phone to get more details and then put mailshots in the post once you have the decision maker's name.
No good addressing to "the manager" or "whoever does the cleaning", it'll just get binned.
I guarantee if you make 100 calls you'll get a couple of jobs. Try it :)
P.S. I use microsoft excel to create and manage my lists, very simple
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Phillip,
I can see where Simon is coming from but that does not help you. If you only have DF, then that's what you have to use.
I've got several systems including DF. The trick is to look for work that suits it.
People definitely like carpets that are dry straight away and smell nice and fresh. Activator is great for that.
As Jim said, they EXPECT to pay more for that sort of service. Just try asking for more.
This site is one of mine and is pretty much dedicated to LM for offices but you could use the same approach for higher end homes..
http://www.correct-office-carpet-cleaning.co.uk/
Feel free to borrow a few ideas off it if that helps.
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1) What is the best machine to use? Fast or slow rotary machine,
2) Method. Is there a perfect method for achieving the best results?
3) Chemical. Obviously, manufacturers are constantly developing chemical ranges but what are the best on the market right now for Bonnet Cleaning.
4) Carpet types. Are there carpet types which respond well to Bonnet Cleaning & others which don't?
5) Bonnets/Pads. Who's do you use? Where do you purchase them? Have you used others which were not so effective?
hi
i agree texatherm works really well, if you call mark at texatherm he is happy to talk shop. if you get from him he will train you up for free.
i will say though that bonnets have there uses but sometimes you just need hwe.
cheers
john
1) Slow
2) Like HWE, different methods for different scenarios
3) Standard low foaming products work like Pureclean
4) Synthetics
5) Texatherm ones are good
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Lol that's exactly what iv'e been doing offering free demos on postcards they look very professional and lol i've been addressing to the manager haha i'l try on the phone but i start stuttering and lose my words then that's the job lost cause i sound like an amatuer lol.
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Why dont you go out for a few hours with an established fusion guy and see how he works.
You will prob come home with more confidence too and some ideas to get work in..
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Lol that's exactly what iv'e been doing offering free demos on postcards they look very professional and lol i've been addressing to the manager haha i'l try on the phone but i start stuttering and lose my words then that's the job lost cause i sound like an amatuer lol.
Phil
have you got anyone you know who is confident to do some canvassing/calling for you. if you cant get anyone who will work commission only cant any of your mates or family do a few hours for you ?
once you have done a few jobs at good prices you will have the funds to invest a bit.
john
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Lol that's exactly what iv'e been doing offering free demos on postcards they look very professional and lol i've been addressing to the manager haha i'l try on the phone but i start stuttering and lose my words then that's the job lost cause i sound like an amatuer lol.
Phil
have you got anyone you know who is confident to do some canvassing/calling for you. if you cant get anyone who will work commission only cant any of your mates or family do a few hours for you ?
once you have done a few jobs at good prices you will have the funds to invest a bit.
john
i'm hoping my Dad come's in with me he's manager of the waterfront venue for the council but is getting made redundant in december he's used to all the suited and booted stuff i'l just have to wait and see and maybe i am too cheap as i just went to price 2 large bedrooms up £20 each and she said is that all maybe a rethink is in order.
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We had that problem, being too cheap.....
we were told that people were not booking us because they were expecting upselling or a shoddy job.
put the prices up by £10 per room and the work started flooding in..
We put the prices on the leaflets so the customers would know the prices before calling.
Just an idea
I only LM clean by the way, and once in a while find a carpet that I cannot clean, but to be honest not very often.
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Colin Bright charges minimum of £100 per job that's not a full house but most likely per carpet give or take, he's in Blackpool.
If you don't ask!!
Shaun
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[/quote]i'm hoping my Dad come's in with me he's manager of the waterfront venue for the council but is getting made redundant in december he's used to all the suited and booted stuff i'l just have to wait and see and maybe i am too cheap as i just went to price 2 large bedrooms up £20 each and she said is that all maybe a rethink is in order.
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Definatly! I sympathise with you philip because its where i was, ive stopped comparing my prices to the £10 a room lot and started to compare the other way, ie: this is my price and im approx ___% cheaper than the large national companies.
I live in a "deprived area" and there are another 2 "carpet cleaners" on my estate and many more within a very short distance, in fact lately there appears to be a so called "carpet cleaner" poping up on every street corner, i like to be aware of them but rarely spend much time worrying about them anymore.
Dont listen to the doom and gloom, look around your town centre any day of the week, theres plenty of people spending, theres plenty of money around.
Have you considered adding oven cleaning? its a god awfull job and not as lucrative as carpet cleaning but its proving quite popular. I get a steady couple of ovens a week, I wont be retiring any time soon on the proceeds of it but its additional cash flow and opens some doors for carpet cleaning.
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BANG GOES ANOTHER POTENTIALLY USEFUL THREAD THEN. UNBELIEVABLE!
Thank you.
Phil
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UNBELIEVABLE great for spotting by dry fusion and people are just being helpful stemming from talking about rotary ok.
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Phil,
If you want to control what people discuss - buy a forum, otherwise, go with the flow.
Simon
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Simon are you allowed on here after 10pm what with the ban have you one of those tags on your ankle? ;D
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Steve,
I'm a free man now, I've served my time, plus an extra week just to make sure that I am fully rehabilitated, which of course, I am. ;D
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Phil
But i only have access to dry fusion at the moment and if my business did pick up then i would invest in other machines to do different types of jobs but at the mo it's a no go.
The problem is you're trapping yourself because your business will never pick and therefore you will never have the money for a better set up simply because you are charging too little in the first place. But reading between the lines I don't think you think you are worth more than the pittance you are charging, as if you're almost apologising for charging what you do, whereas you should proud to hold your hand out for far more. Get some proper training, go out with other carpet cleaners and try to get a greater understanding of what it is you are trying to do, all of that will build your confidence and with more confidence and greater skills you'll start charging proper money which in turn will finance your business to provide the tools you undoubtedly need.
Simon
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(http://www.peterme.com/images/dfp_500telephone.jpg)
THIS IS YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND!!!!!
Use yell.com to search for target market sectors like nurseries, doctors surgeries, schools etc. Dealing with one type of target like schools all at once helps you adjust to the specific needs and characteristics of that type of customer. By the time you've phoned 10 or 15 of them you'll notice you're having very similar conversations with all of them
Ring them up, nice and confident sounding (even if you're bricking it :D) no messing about.... tell them your name and what you do, and offer a FREE DEMO.
Very few will go for the free demo, they just stumble over themselves with excuses, but that's OK because before they hang up you ask if you can pop something in the post to them, and ask who is the best person to address it to. Most will give you the name to get you off the phone, some will just flatly refuse but hey ho that's how it works.
Remember to make a note of each call, what the response was (no good pestering a rejection) and any further action needed such as post letter/flyer to them or call back next month.
Before you know it, you've built yourself a list ;)
You can keep working on your lists, use the phone to get more details and then put mailshots in the post once you have the decision maker's name.
No good addressing to "the manager" or "whoever does the cleaning", it'll just get binned.
I guarantee if you make 100 calls you'll get a couple of jobs. Try it :)
P.S. I use microsoft excel to create and manage my lists, very simple
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Having been in the game for nearly 30 years I have had a problem with underpricing.
When I started £25 for a suite and £7.50 for a room was good money. I had to steel myself to put prices up to realistic levels. The easiest is to put prices up twice a year by a smaller amount every Jan and June. I am probably still under what I should charge but I am happy with the what I make as I do not advertise or buy new machines, much as I would like a new turbopowered one.
Compete upwards with the cleaners charging more not with them who charge less. You will never beat the cheapies on price as they will always drop a bit more before they go out of business.
If you do not ask you will not get. If you feel a job is slipping away and you have enough room to manoeuvre then you can always drop a pound or two- you cannot go up if someone says 'Is that all'
Be bold, ask the price you should do and you will be surprised.
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Wise words Trevor :)
Dean, were you going to actually say something yourself, or just copy me :D :D
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(http://www.peterme.com/images/dfp_500telephone.jpg)
THIS IS YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND!!!!!
Use yell.com to search for target market sectors like nurseries, doctors surgeries, schools etc. Dealing with one type of target like schools all at once helps you adjust to the specific needs and characteristics of that type of customer. By the time you've phoned 10 or 15 of them you'll notice you're having very similar conversations with all of them
Ring them up, nice and confident sounding (even if you're bricking it :D) no messing about.... tell them your name and what you do, and offer a FREE DEMO.
Very few will go for the free demo, they just stumble over themselves with excuses, but that's OK because before they hang up you ask if you can pop something in the post to them, and ask who is the best person to address it to. Most will give you the name to get you off the phone, some will just flatly refuse but hey ho that's how it works.
Remember to make a note of each call, what the response was (no good pestering a rejection) and any further action needed such as post letter/flyer to them or call back next month.
Before you know it, you've built yourself a list ;)
You can keep working on your lists, use the phone to get more details and then put mailshots in the post once you have the decision maker's name.
No good addressing to "the manager" or "whoever does the cleaning", it'll just get binned.
I guarantee if you make 100 calls you'll get a couple of jobs. Try it :)
P.S. I use microsoft excel to create and manage my lists, very simple
It would have been much more effective if you had just said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-AXTx4PcKI
THAT is the daddy of motivational clips lol
Ash
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Phil
If you look on the dryfusion online shop you will find 1000 leaflets for £20 if you are licenced if not then get your own done and leaflet every day but dont compete on price its a waste of time sell the benifits of your system clean protect deodorise £4 per sq metre or clean only £2.50 per sq metre and use a micro splitter. (dry in 30 minutes push push push) imo the system is worth it just for its marketing alone.
Jim
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Jims right and dont forget the dry fusion set up is sold as a premium clean..
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Clinton with your hair do I bet you sell it as a 'barnet' clean :o
Shaun
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Shaun ;D More of a quick dry and shampoo ;D
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sorry to sound like an amateur but iv'e only ever used dry fusion chemicals that's all i'm allowed to use otherwise i wouldn't be giving the dry fusion clean that i advertise. What is a micro splitter? and if anyone can get me work at £4 per square metre i'l give you 25% lol thats crazy money.
Phil
If you look on the dryfusion online shop you will find 1000 leaflets for £20 if you are licenced if not then get your own done and leaflet every day but dont compete on price its a waste of time sell the benifits of your system clean protect deodorise £4 per sq metre or clean only £2.50 per sq metre and use a micro splitter. (dry in 30 minutes push push push) imo the system is worth it just for its marketing alone.
Jim
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Phil you've got to get out of that mentality if you're going to succeed :-\
If you offered most fusioneers £4 a metre to do an average lounge carpet they'd ask where the rest of the money is.
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you rite i do need to sort my head out i'm gonna try sort out a worker to go sell my services at 20% commission they turn up measure up then give the price there and then if i get it i get it if not so be it.
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Hi Phillip.
How come that's all your allowed to use?
You really have to change your mind set or your on a hiding to nothing.
The only reason I typed that is you have kids and you worry me.
And what Jim says.
Good Luck
Rab.
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Hi Rob you have to be licensed by dry fusion to use there setup and you can only use dry fusion chemicals with the dry fusion machine as there specially made for that and if i was to use any other chemical i would be in breach of my license.
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here is a clue
don't tell em
;D
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use the lovely fire engine machine, but market yourself as LM cleaning, you can charge just as much as dry fusion, after all the public out there do not know what dry fusion cleaning is....
They want to know..
will my carpets be clean...
how long will it take
how long will they be wet
how much
become a LM cleaner use a microsplitter or an encapsulation chemical like fusion clean, use microfibre pads
switch on the heater on your fire engine when you start and wizz through the carpets.
I ONLY LM clean, and you can go very quickly and advertise the low moisture bit, the punters love the idea that you will not flush thousands and thousands of gallons of water through their lovely expensive carpet right carpets. (poetic licence)
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I'm happy to use just dry fusion chemicals because i know there safe on wool and all carpet's i don't have to worry of damaging anything and i like the fact it's ph neutral.
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so are many many others at a fraction of the cost.
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tell me more????????
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Phil
The point is dry fusion is your premium service you can use another chemical eg pure clean go and quote in person give them 2 prices and see what happens when you give your price cheaper 1 first then really sell the dry fusion give the price and say nothing until they answer.
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Phil, you should take the advice from above.
I put my prices up twice in the same year and got way busier. People DO pay good prices for quality work and if it is sold with masses of confidence, that makes a huge difference.
Linds
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Phil,
With Dry Fusion, you can offer three different prices without affecting your license or machine warranty. It will be the same amount of work regardless.
Price 1; Using Pure Fusion (half the cost of the other DF chemicals).
2/ Activator (Pre spray with either Activator or Restore).
3/ Full Bactoshield treatment. Dry Fusion do a multi page information PDF for this which shows Lab. tests for Bactoshield's performance against "nasties" in the carpet. You should use this in your sales literature.
I would suggest that no. 3 is at least twice the price of no.1 (and that 1 is a price you are happy with).
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Garry
Know you ve got me wanting to buy one ;D
Jim
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Cheers for all your feedback it helps alot i just need to put it into practice now.
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hi phil just wondering with your system how long exactly does it take to dry thats on its own not with air moovers and how do you clean stairs . im thinking of going into this many thanks del
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Hi a room takes around 30mins or less to dry that's blasting 85 degree heat out also on stairs i can't use the machine so i hoover the stairs prespray with activator then hand mitt with a mix of activator at 4/1 then extract with a rug doctor using the hand tool.
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cheers phil
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My company uses dry extraction for most of our work, but we also have bonnet equipment which we use for low profile carpets such as in schools and offices, and Hot water extraction for extreme conditions.
As regards pricing, it is a non starter to be the cheapest, as people expect a cheap job. My company always bases prices on the service we give, which allows us to charge £70-80 for a lounge/diner and £50-60 for a standard lounge, for example. Never be a busy fool, but concentrate on selling the best service to customers.
It is important to build an image for a company and this can be done quite cheaply, requiring the application of common sense and some effort .
After 15 years in the carpet cleaning industry, apart for a few weeks when I started the business, my company has never been short of work.
I am quite happy to pass on the benifit of my experience to anyone who wants to develop a sound carpet cleaning business.
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Thankyou for the advice times are hard iv'e only had 1 job in 3weeks and cause all my money earn't goe's on paying back what i owe in startup, I don't have any money to advertise which is why i don't get work i do post cards and stuff but that's it.
it's my blindness going into it i thought get setup work will flood in but theres alot more to it and need alot more money to advertise proper.
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Im sure you will find a way in the end! Its a great topic!
My wife does the carpet cleaning and put "from £25.00" on the advert in the local mag) afterall it could be a dining chair. There was a few calls but when they realised its not £25.00 and is say £75.00 for example for a living room , there were not interested. Just the cheapskates were calling !
Got rid of the from £25 now and dont seem to get the timewasters calling. So people calling now arnt looking for a rediculously cheap prices.
good luck with your future !
Craig