Guys
my point was about sq ft and cost when starting out. Your right about results. but one thing that i have learnt using the "woodman method" is that you have three step and depending on the soil level you can stop at at one.
for example if you have a very lightly soiled carpet the normal bonnet with M-Power will do the job. then you can step it up to the TEX system after if the levels are medium. then lastly extraction if high levels.
at any point in the process you can walk away with the job done. its the hammer to creak the nut with TM's. again nothing wrong with that. I just don't think that a customer has any knowledge to tell me a profession what to use on her carpet. and most TM marketing is based around at the "look how big mine is" school. that's great if your comparing to another blokes but women don't think that way.
As I have said starting out you need to learn about all the different tools and methods that you have to use. this gives you flexibility when approaching each job. the one method approach is limiting.
It funny how many cleaners look for that one setup or product that they can use for every job. this is lazy as gives the view that they don't want to think about each job as an stand alone.
The produces do have a lot to take responsibility for this one way approach as they sell to us this way. "this product or machine is all you will need to get the very best results" we need to sell ourselves on our professionalism, not out equiment or products.
respectfully
Ian harper