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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Geoff on April 05, 2013, 07:03:32 am

Title: What to start with?
Post by: Geoff on April 05, 2013, 07:03:32 am

What's the best best machine to start carpet or rug cleaning with?  New or second hand?

Title: Re: What to start with?
Post by: Neil Jones on April 05, 2013, 09:30:48 am

Puzzi

Title: Re: What to start with?
Post by: *Hector* on April 05, 2013, 09:51:42 am

Stop it Neil  :P

 ;D

Title: Re: What to start with?
Post by: Paul Moss on April 05, 2013, 03:48:17 pm

No go for it Puzzi.

Title: Re: What to start with?
Post by: Ed Valentine on April 05, 2013, 03:52:22 pm

NEW.

Less potential problems.

purchasing "USED" sometimes means, "Used up".

best in your research.

Ed Valentine

Title: Re: What to start with?
Post by: Geoff on April 05, 2013, 04:42:24 pm

Cheers Ed.


btw, what's 'puzzi'?  A brand?

Title: Re: What to start with?
Post by: Radek Jablonski on April 05, 2013, 04:53:32 pm

Geffylordo  guys are messing with you

what is you budget for whole bussiness opening inc. van

puzzi is a bit of crap you should not to buy

Title: Re: What to start with?
Post by: Neil Jones on April 05, 2013, 06:04:38 pm

What is you budget? Your question is like asking what is the best car to drive from a-b? There will be many answers and many variations, you need minimum twin vacuum and minimum 135 psi pump. Get it right first time and you won't be wanting to upgrade after two month and you are more likely to retain more of your customers and have better working efficiency.

Title: Re: What to start with?
Post by: Geoff on April 05, 2013, 10:33:22 pm

ok, he he he, Radek.

I can go to around £1500, but have to allow cash for van etc.

(ok with idiots who post rubbish, it's part of game, ha ha!).

Title: Re: What to start with?
Post by: Simon@arenaclean on April 05, 2013, 11:59:55 pm

It might eat into your budget just a bit more but if I was starting out now I'd look at the Airflex Mini or Alltec Express. Great little machines but good enough to do the job, various alternatives within the range too. Don't forget customers don't grow on trees you will need a serious campaign and enough cash to survive.

Good luck.

Title: Re: What to start with?
Post by: Geoff on April 06, 2013, 07:27:26 am

Cheers mate.

(where DO customers grow?!)

Title: Re: What to start with?
Post by: Neil Jones on April 06, 2013, 08:45:59 pm

Is that £1500 for a machine and a van? Then off you go? You'll need some money for advertising and other bits (which adds up to a lot), hoses, chems, agitator, sprayers,and the list never ends.......

Title: Re: What to start with?
Post by: Geoff on April 06, 2013, 08:50:46 pm

I was allowing maybe £4k, maximum.  Then after work is generated to expand advertising and do some door knocking.

Title: Re: What to start with?
Post by: *Hector* on April 06, 2013, 09:05:25 pm

you could do a lot worse than this stuff here mate...

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=168344.0

Title: Re: What to start with?
Post by: Geoff on April 06, 2013, 09:42:31 pm

Email sent. Thanks bud.