[david@zap-clean]

I've just quoted for a full house clean for a rental agency job.

I commented in my quote that 'the carpets may take up to 24hrs to dry' - and 'if this was an issue I could lease out turbo driers for £30 per day'...

I'm not sure if they'll take this up. Anyone else tried renting them out?

[Elfyn]

The going rate for a turbo dryer is around 3.50 to 4.50 per day.

[david@zap-clean]

The going rate for a turbo dryer is around 3.50 to 4.50 per day.

Drive to rental agency -> pick up keys -> drive to rental property -> install blowers -> return keys to rental agency.

Reverse procedure the following day - all for £4 ?

[Nick Attwood]

24 hrs for a carpet to dry 

[lee_gundry]

i rent turbo dryers out very often, i charge betewwn £15 and £30 per day,saying that i never charge if its for drying the carpets that i have just cleaned.

Lee G

[gwrightson]

I have charged £30  a day  on numerous occasions, of course never for drying carpets i have cleaned .

Personaly , if i needed to dry the carpets this would already be in with the price, but 24 hours  : does seem a long time , and if i was the custy and a c/c suggested 24 hrs to dry but not a problem i will charge you extra to dry them ,i would tell you to go take a run and .....

Geoff

[david@zap-clean]

'the carpets may take up to 24hrs to dry'

I'm setting expectations here... in a rented property, no heating, no ventilation, low outside temperatures, I don't think that's unreasonable, for a HWE job.

[John Kelly]

You need to be careful. In the scenario you paint there may be a danger of the air becoming saturated quickly and therefore no further drying taking place. You'd be better off installing a small auto pump dehumidifier.

[david@zap-clean]

B*ll**s, more expense 

[PaulKing]

Bull? Ummm nope, sound advice is that.

Also saying it might take 24 hours leaves you wide open to lose out to the competition who says its  dry in 1 hour

[david@zap-clean]

Bull? Ummm nope, sound advice is that.

Also saying it might take 24 hours leaves you wide open to lose out to the competition who says its  dry in 1 hour

My HWE system does leave the carpets damp. Other low moisture systems don't.  I have to set expectations, and if I said the carpets will be clean in an hour I'll have a lot of dissatisfied customers.

I will be adding a low moister cleaning system to my services, when I can justify the cost...

[Ferenc G.]

'the carpets may take up to 24hrs to dry'

I'm setting expectations here... in a rented property, no heating, no ventilation, low outside temperatures, I don't think that's unreasonable, for a HWE job.

Turn the heating on then, I allways do. Its never an issue with landlords or estate agents. I explain it needs to be on for at least 24 hours to allow the carpets to dry properly. Allways leave the windows open from start of the job until I leave.

[garyfindlay]

What if the unattended dryer goes on fire?

[*Hector*]

the carpets will dry very quickly 

[clinton]

Was going to say what garry has posted..

Would never leave a dryer for a lenghth of time without me being there in a clients home just in case really..

[Jim_77]

Hector

Paul I think David meant "b***cks" as in "Oh darn it" rather than calling JK a liar

I wouldn't do anything that involved me driving somewhere and doing something, for less than £60.  Sure, the going rate for a turbo drier is under a fiver but your time and diesel isn't free!

It isnt't the landlord or agent's problem if carpets need a dryer leaving behind, it is your cost to bear.  Better off avoiding lengthy drying.

To be honest you're better off turbo drying as you clean and leaving the carpets just slightly damp, then locking up and forgetting the place.  No problemo as long as they're just off touch-dry when you leave them, even in an unheated house in winter

Take a turbo into the first room you start extracting, clean a little bit then plonk it on there... work it back as you go.  With two fans I can get most of a 3-bed house touch dry before I leave working like that.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

I charge £25 a day for rental of 1 turbo I have 3 in one property ATM i don't normally rent things out but needs must.

Shaun

[Elfyn]

On the very rare occasions that I run out of equipment, I can hire a turbo dryer from Brandon for 4 quid a day.
If you can get more - good luck to you.

[wynne jones]

Extra dry passes seem like a better solution in this scenario.

[Jim_77]

Try getting Brandon to deliver the dryer to site, set it up, make sure the site is safe and secure, then come and collect it 24 hours later, pack it up, make sure the site is safe and secure, before returning back to their depot with it... all for £4

It's not the hiring of the machine that costs, it's the logistics and time implementing it.

A restoration company would obviously only have fairly low rates per machine per day but firstly they are installing multiple machines in one job and secondly they have agreed rates with the insurance companies for site checks and additional visits etc which pay for the man hours & travelling etc.