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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: littlejack on December 07, 2004, 06:41:22 pm

Title: "The Eclipse"
Post by: littlejack on December 07, 2004, 06:41:22 pm: Nick told me he hoped to have these machines in yesterday, so has anyone got theirs yet?

If anyone in the North has one I would love to come and see it in action, the DVD was technical.

Has Steve Gunn got his?
Title: Re: "The Eclipse"
Post by: Dynafoam on December 07, 2004, 06:43:58 pm: Littlejack,

Apparently there was a delay due to a component problem, but they left The States yesterday
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Post by: stevegunn on December 07, 2004, 06:51:22 pm: Can't wait to get it as John said there was a problem with getting 240v motors
Title: Re: "The Eclipse"
Post by: littlejack on December 07, 2004, 07:55:51 pm: Please let me know how you get on with it. It is one of the machines i am considering.

Thanks P.S. There is a machine on E-Bay sorry I dont know how to put in a link. It's £100 at the moment... it's in London but now the best bit... the seller says "you can earn £200 an HOUR.....

Anyone in London got a room to rent, or am I undercharging?
Title: Re: "The Eclipse"
Post by: Len Gribble on December 07, 2004, 09:13:21 pm: Littlejack

Look at your address bar and cut and paste.

Would love to see it.

I live in North Kent room to rent.

Len
Title: Re: "The Eclipse"
Post by: stevegunn on December 07, 2004, 09:34:15 pm: I think this is the one he is on about

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=26261&item=3858819155&rd=1
Title: Re: "The Eclipse"
Post by: Len Gribble on December 07, 2004, 10:17:30 pm: Steve

Thanks now need to rethink shall I sell the tm and other systems to earn £200 per hour. What a dilemma need to talk to mum. ???

Len
Title: Re: "The Eclipse"
Post by: stevegunn on December 08, 2004, 07:52:20 am: Is this not a very similar machine

http://carpetextractor.co.uk/shop/product_info.php/cPath/21_22/products_id/64
Title: Re: "The Eclipse"
Post by: littlejack on December 08, 2004, 04:37:49 pm: This is the machine but its £1300 now. Must be the £200 an hour.

Len, if you earn that sort of money you probably live in an 18 bed detatched....lots of rooms to rent.
Title: Re: "The Eclipse"
Post by: paul@ctcs on December 08, 2004, 06:38:17 pm: The Rhino Extractor on this link shouldnt hold a light to the Eclipse, although you can get them with duel 3 stage vacs and high psi pumps but still doubt it would be in the same league as an Eclipse.
One of the features i really like on the Eclipse is the dry vac bag, i imagine this and a kirby zip tool will be the business pre vacuuming upholstery :)

Paul
Title: Re: "The Eclipse"
Post by: Dynafoam on December 08, 2004, 07:11:14 pm: Paul,

You can do that with any HWE plus a dust-downer.
Title: Re: "The Eclipse"
Post by: stevegunn on December 08, 2004, 07:15:50 pm: I've been putting extra sessions in at the gym just to make sure I can lift it ;D
Title: Re: "The Eclipse"
Post by: Dynafoam on December 08, 2004, 07:20:10 pm: Steve,

I think you might be pleasantly surprised - without the heat exchanger it is lighter than a some less powerful machines :D
Title: Re: "The Eclipse"
Post by: Len Gribble on December 08, 2004, 08:28:57 pm: littlejack

It is not my machine if it was do you think I would sell it, if it were earning that per hour.

John don’t discourage Steve from the gym.

Len
Title: Re: "The Eclipse"
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on December 08, 2004, 08:47:57 pm: Steve just keep it in the back of the van and run your hoses from it (if you are close enough) it'll save your back!

Shaun
Title: Re: "The Eclipse"
Post by: littlejack on December 08, 2004, 08:59:17 pm: Len you got me thinking.. so I have asked the seller a question about why he is selling.

Wonder if he'll reply
Title: Re: "The Eclipse"
Post by: Michel Roberts on December 08, 2004, 10:07:05 pm: Littlejack

As I Have said in another post I went to look at this very machine about 4 Weeks ago. He had it on sale then for £1,700. The vendor lives in pimlico central london The reason he gave me for selling is that he has been offered a new job and does not want to do cc anymore. However after his claim that you can earn £200.00 an hour I would not belive anything he said.
What he is not telling you in his advert is that the machine is a personal import from the usa and will only run on 110v so you will need to carry a transformer in and out on every job. When I went to look at it he did not have one around so I was not able to start the machine up. Also I guess if a vac or pump goes you might have to send to usa for them.
It has twin two stage vacs. How would this compare with twin 3 stage vacs. Could you still run 50ft of hose.

Michel
Title: Re: "The Eclipse"
Post by: littlejack on December 09, 2004, 06:22:24 pm: Michael

I have no intention of buying, just couldn't believe the ridicolous hourly rate.

The seller on e-bay did reply confirming his claim to earn that amount, but said he didn't know if I could outside London....

I wonder whats on his tax return!!
Title: Re: "The Eclipse"
Post by: stevegunn on December 14, 2004, 12:02:26 pm: My Eclipse is on its way will be delivered tomorrow ;D ;D
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Post by: paul@ctcs on December 14, 2004, 04:25:03 pm: Ditto ;D ;D ;D

Paul
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Post by: Doug Holloway on December 14, 2004, 04:42:48 pm: Hi Paul and Steve,

Steve likes a bet so lets have a friendly prediction on who posts first on how the eclipse performed.

I say Paul as he is nearer Cornwall ;D

Cheers,

Doug
Title: Re: "The Eclipse"
Post by: stevegunn on December 14, 2004, 06:01:43 pm: It won't be me as I am a little too busy to start playing with my new toy. ;)
Title: Re: "The Eclipse"
Post by: paul@ctcs on December 14, 2004, 06:15:28 pm: If all goes to plan expect my first review around 7pm tomorrow.
Typically I'm flat out all week so wont get to play as soon as i would like :'( but I've been putting off the cleaning of the living room rug for the maiden run :D

Paul

Yep you guessed it, i'm a traitor i have laminate :-[