[simonc]

Hiya  We clean around 6 Suites a week of good quality and from good manufactuers. Using a hydramaster portable or Alltec with hwe and a fan blower we still seem to have drying times on a soiled suite of 24/30 hrs  this is to be hard dry. using our t/m and drymaster tool our drying times come down to 6/8 hrs plus alittle if fabric protected as well. Now I know if we flash cleaned it it would dry quicker   we do a deep clean and get excellent resultes and charge around £150... But I would dearly like better /quicker drying times   Positive practical suggestions appreciated  Simon

[Mike Halliday]

I promise 'suites dry before we leave' and in most cases I achieve it. I use 3 airmovers & a CFR handtool.

Mike

[Kev Loomes]

Approx 50% of our business is suites, and we normally have 90% of those almost all dry before we go (well usually the sofa and one armchair for example at least - depending on fabric).

We also deep clean and usually it takes us approx 2hrs with 2 of us to achieve this and charge approx £165 - £180 on a 3pc (protection is extra).

We use turbo dryers which is a big help and structure the clean to maximise drying. i.e. we do the frame first (usually the sofa), and get the dryer on it whilst doing the cushions. When these are done we get the blower on these in a pyramid fashion on the frame so they dry (and the remainder of the frame aswell). Whilst this is going on we move straight onto the next unit i.e armchair and repeat the process etc.

Im sure most people do this? hope it helps.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Thanks to that 'Halliday' bloke 'most helpful cleaner' I now get suites dry within 1-2 hours, I'd lost my way then got found again, thank the Lord!

Shaun

best refresher course I have ever been on.

[maxcarpets]

Forgive me but how can you promise but only achieve on most?

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Most suites dry in before we leave, not all but I take your point.

Shaun

[Phil Marlor]

Hiya  We clean around 6 Suites a week of good quality and from good manufactuers. Using a hydramaster portable or Alltec with hwe and a fan blower we still seem to have drying times on a soiled suite of 24/30 hrs  this is to be hard dry. using our t/m and drymaster tool our drying times come down to 6/8 hrs plus alittle if fabric protected as well. Now I know if we flash cleaned it it would dry quicker   we do a deep clean and get excellent resultes and charge around £150... But I would dearly like better /quicker drying times   Positive practical suggestions appreciated  Simon

Simon, can you tell me how you get 6 suites a week at £150.00, I would have emailed you, but you have'nt added your address.

Suites are something I dont get too often and it's making me wonder why.

Thanks
Phil

[Mike Halliday]

I could get all suites dry before I leave, but what tends to happen is, I dry the suite and give it a good inspection, then often I find an area which needs a little bit more attention, so I  clean that area again, because of this some of the suite may be still damp when I leave.

I always clean suites at 9am (never in the afternoon) so If its not totally dry I can at least promise it will be dry before hubby or the kids come home at teatime.

Mike

[chrisg]

Phil, He is part of a massive furniture store.

I get them dry before i go- virtally, finish first one point the fan on it, easy.

CFR might help, but i think its mostly the fan. oh make sure your waters hot too, this improves drying times, as it does with carpets.

[Mark Lane-Matthews]

Hi Simon
Get yourself a load of quality colourfast microfibre cloths as they are 10 times more absorbant than cotton toweling,if you towel down the  furniture with these , it will make a big difference to youre drying times.
                         Mark

[Derek_Walker]

Simon, it sounds like you are spraying too much prespray into the suite and it is soaking through to the foam. On upholstery I only use enough spray to dampen the fabric, agitate where needed then extract using a cfr tool. Even on really grimey suites where it may penetrate slightly more you should be getting better dry times than what you are getting now, even without using a blower. The drymaster tool if used with a truckmount or low powered portable should give you excellent dry times.

Derek

[trevor perry]

i clean all cushions first and stack like a pyramid then put blower on whilst cleaning the frame of suite when finished all cushions are already dry , i replace the cushions immediately for customer to insect the job done but advice them to take cushions of for an hour to let air get to the frame. they are completely dry within an hour the odd awkward one may take 2 hours

[mark_roberts]

If I cleaned 6 suites a week id be dead within a month.

More like 1-2 a week and thats the way i like it.

Could clean carpets all day long but not suites not even for £200 a pop.

Mark

PS. I dont charge £200 a suite in case your wondering.

[chrisg]

Simon, it sounds like you are spraying too much prespray into the suite and it is soaking through to the foam. On upholstery I only use enough spray to dampen the fabric, agitate where needed then extract using a cfr tool. Even on really grimey suites where it may penetrate slightly more you should be getting better dry times than what you are getting now, even without using a blower. The drymaster tool if used with a truckmount or low powered portable should give you excellent dry times.

Derek

I think your spot on with over applying presray, just to add to that, for real bad suites mix your prespray stronger rather than apply more.

[simonc]

Thanks to everyone for the helpful suggestions  its always good to look at what we are doing and look for improvements  we will be taking on board and acting on info. AS MENTIONED WE ARE PART OF LARGE RETAIL FAMILY BIZNIZ sorry for shouting.. and have a large loyal customer base  could always do with more though....and Ive also got frank who can clean suites all day with only the occasional spasm to his back...hes great although he does nick some of my kit from time to time..in case he ever rea\ds this// thanks again to everyone...Keep working and playing hard simon

[Glynn]

One done today, the camera qaulity is bad because it's off a phone.

[gwrightson]

the pic is of a dri master, which achieves excellent driyg times ,
and only rarly is a suite left damp, after using one in conjuntion with air movers. windows wide open"weather permitting"  and times should not be a problem.

geoff

[Mike Halliday]

geoff, are you going for the most spelling mistakes in a single post

Mike

[gwrightson]

do I look bovered

Geoff

[Glynn]

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