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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: rah on November 30, 2007, 06:50:33 pm

Title: Advice on Carpet cleaning Machines.
Post by: rah on November 30, 2007, 06:50:33 pm

Hello All,

I'm contemplating purchasing a carpet cleaning machine and did fancy a Rug Doctor, however have just read a thread here that a has changed my mind a little, Could any of you give me a few pointers please.

Regards

Rob.

Title: Re: Advice on Carpet cleaning Machines.
Post by: Alan Brooker. Aqualink Carpet Care on November 30, 2007, 07:08:16 pm

It's a close call between Vax and Bissell. My money's on the Bissell because it beat 3 other machines in a cleaning race on QVC. They poured Coke, coffee, ketchup, raw eggs, pure orange, sugar 'n all sorts on the cream carpet and the Bissell cleaned it all up in one pass while the people working the other machines looked confused and disappointed because their machines just weren't as good.

Alan

Title: Re: Advice on Carpet cleaning Machines.
Post by: rah on November 30, 2007, 07:14:27 pm

Cheers Alan,

Just had a look on there site, They seem to be aimed at the Domestic market! Was more interested in a Professional set-up.....


Rob

Title: Re: Advice on Carpet cleaning Machines.
Post by: *paul_moss on November 30, 2007, 07:16:57 pm

 ;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Advice on Carpet cleaning Machines.
Post by: JS2 on November 30, 2007, 07:26:41 pm

Rob

What are your aspirations, business or home use ?

Regards

Pete (JS2)

Title: Re: Advice on Carpet cleaning Machines.
Post by: rah on November 30, 2007, 07:47:43 pm

Business use, Although just a thought at this stage

Looking to add it on to the Windows and Office cleaning we currently do.

Rob.

Title: Re: Advice on Carpet cleaning Machines.
Post by: Darren O on November 30, 2007, 07:53:40 pm

rah the prochem powermax is a great machine to start of with you can find them on olympic cleaning uk thats the best price that you will get them for.I think they still do a free training course when you buy a machine.

Title: Re: Advice on Carpet cleaning Machines.
Post by: maxcarpets on November 30, 2007, 08:01:00 pm

Rug doctor AAARRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!   sorry, had to say it.

Title: Re: Advice on Carpet cleaning Machines.
Post by: HQCS (John Kastrian) on November 30, 2007, 08:16:47 pm

rah,take the advice and go for a professional machine,the Prochem is a very good machine and the choice of many new starters to the business.
If you turned up for jobs pushing a rug doctor,it would not do much for your image,they would think you had just borrowed it from Sainsbury's.

Title: Re: Advice on Carpet cleaning Machines.
Post by: Mike Halliday on November 30, 2007, 08:31:30 pm

the most powerfull machine on the market is the 'Scorpion' sold by Solution UK

http://www.worldofclean.co.uk/index.php?productID=449

how much money have you to spend? you could buy a lot cheaper and still do a good job

Title: Re: Advice on Carpet cleaning Machines.
Post by: Joe H on November 30, 2007, 11:25:04 pm

Rah - see you live in Cheshire.
I have a Powerflite CFR 500 Pro Perfect Heat surplus to requirement.

http://www.amtechuk.biz/carpet_cleaning_machines_extractors.php

Its going to be more expensive then the Rug Doctor, Bissell but its a commercial carpet cleaning machine.
Contact me if you are interested for more details.

Title: Re: Advice on Carpet cleaning Machines.
Post by: Bennie25 on December 02, 2007, 10:45:00 am

It does not matter much which make you chose.

Basically you want a twin vac 100psi upwards, prochem, alltec, ashby, extracta, there all very simular machines with the same spec