[M.Acorn]

Another day free of bookings for me  ...Have been thinking of getting the Sebo duo mainly for aggitating pre spray.
But it comes recomended by Axminster for dry carpet cleaning,i have not had that many requests for dry cleaning in the past,obviously as i don`t advertise as a dry carpet cleaner.Was thinking if i got the machine and stated that Axminster recomend it ,it must be a good selling point.
How does dry carpet cleaning compare to extraction price wise ? can you charge as much ?
would a Sebo be up to the job of a whole house,hardly looks as pro turning up with the little machine rather than my big Prochem jobby..
Could start off with this then if business started to pick up dry cleaning wise i could invest in the enviro dry machine..What are your thoughts ?

[Kev R]

Hi Mark,

I am fairly new to carpet cleaning (just about a year now). When I first started I bought a host system secondhand.. I offer both (HWE and Host) but most of my customers require a HWE clean to be honest due to the soiling present. Its an excellent for maintenance cleans but not for ingrained soil.

I have just bought a sebo duo for agitation. Ok I could have used the host machine for this purpose but is heavier, takes up more space in the already full van and I want to keep the rollers in good condition incase I  need it for dry cleaning.

If i was starting again Im not sure I would have opted for a host system but I would have bought the Sebo duo for agitation.

I hope this waffle helps

Kev 

[Joe H]

Marketed in the "correct" way you could charge a premium for "dry cleaning" because it is that - dry cleaning - although it takes about 30 minutes to dry.
You need a good vacuum cleaner for before and after application.
The sponges work out more expensive per sq metre then HWE fluids so another reason your rate may be higher then HWE.
I have not used a Sebo Duo but a lot on here say ok for agitation prior to HWE but bit too light for serious dry cleaning. Envirodri (which I have) and Host have the weight. Not used a Prochem either.
Martin_606 is the expert on this forum for dry cleaning - do a search for him and follow some of his posts/threads.

[M.Acorn]

Thanks for the input..Mainly getting the Sebo as an agitator for hwe.But thought i might just add dry carpet cleaning mainly due to the recomendation from Axminster  to my site.Best to just use it for a single room then rather than a whole house until money/interest/ permits getting the bigger system.
Did see a demo of the bonnet buffing system when i did my training using micro fibre bonnets ,and i was impressed with what it did.think i would prob stick to the sebo powder though.I have a tennant twin motor vac , copy of a sebo i think,and would prob be best to get a henrey to hoover up after the clean.
with the sponge system i assume you do a light pre spray then scrub the sponge stuff in before hoovering up , is that about right ?
have been reading martin 606`s posts today..Been a good day today taken 2 bookings from my web site and 2 more over the phone wanting clean done this week.All good

[Joe H]

The sponges have cleaning fluid in.
In theory you vac the carpet thoroughly, spread the sponges, agitate with the Duo, wait about 30 minutes till dry then vac out.
In practice there are spotters etc, Martin_606 will prespray to help get rid of stubborn marks.

[Amethyst]

Hi Kev R

With a spare set of brushes for the duo only costing £25 inc VAT & postage I have just purchased a spare set for dry cleaning use only. Having said that I can't help wondering whether the standard brushes may be a little aggresive - I understand you can get harder brushes but not softer. Its a great machine for agitation though in my opinion - beats doing it by hand.

[spencer davies]

I have done a lot of dry cleaning over the years and have found the Duo to be a bit light, we invested in an Envirodry 400 which delivers far better results.


Regards




S

[Kev R]

Hi Kev R

Hi Ian 

[mark_roberts]

Dry sounds great but does it clean?  Some say yes but Id say 90% of the market uses HWE either portable or TM.  Buy a good fan and that will cut down the dry times.

Mark