[M.Acorn]

Hello again folks
The time has come for me to buy a turbo dryer  , is there anything i should watch out for when using one ?
is it possible to do damage with one i:e is it possible to shrink a carpet through drying it out too quickly through not moving it around enough so it dries some parts quicker than others ?
Where is it best to position it,i assume i should place it at one end of a room and have it blowing on the entire carpet.what about the stairs is it possible to position it so it dries them out ?
Cheers for the advice Mark

Also going to set up another website this week, i found a company called 123.reg.co.uk that do the whole bundle domain names for £9.00 a year (cheap)
they also have something called insta site where you can set up a site from a choice of 400 odd templates add flash vids photos ect ect for £2.99 a month all looks very good they also have dedicated servers if you wish.Was going to give my current site a revamp but i can build a much better pro looking site with their console ect from home for much less money,and also alter and add stuff myself,
my web guy has not responded to my e-mails for months and he costs me about £80, an hour so time to take thew bull by the horns and do it myself 

[Straker Cleaning]

Never had need for dryers but from what i hear ............ beware pot pourri, loose wall pictures, lightweight ornaments, soot in fireplaces and dust behind radiators 


ps ......... i do know that you aim airflow across surface cleaned and NOT directly at it ........... especially pertinent to upholstery cleans.

[gmac]

Mark,

Always turn blower on before pre vac as it regularly blows loads of fluff/dust out from behind radiators, As Chris said check mirrors, light ornaments, pictures and never direct at an open chimney.
Also sit it on a folded ground sheet to prevent indentation marks in the carpet and this also stops the vibration spinning it round.

Regards,

Gary

[Mike Osbourne]

When you lift them bend zee kneez. They aren't too heavy but for some reason I've tweaks my back a couple of times.

[Bill Robinson]

what kind of turbo dryer would you recommend

bill

[M.Acorn]

Thanks once again everyone for all your very helpful comments !  Yep my nearly 38 year old back gives me jip sometimes mainly find it`s my shoulders that take the brunt of it though 

[garyj]

Does anyone do a warm air blower?? I presumed they would be warm air, been thinking of adding a honeywell heater to the mix!!

Been using a turbo dryer for about a month, sofas are near on dry by the time I leave.
Fluff, dust and crud gets blown everywhere, especially from behind radiators.

[M.Acorn]

Possibly try one of those big space heaters from screw fix type they use for heating workshops etc ?
might be a bit overkill turning up with a huge butane space heater though 

[Tony Gill Carpet Smart]

ONE is not enough TWO minimum FOUR perfect really great when doing a whole house. TWO when doing sofa and chairs. ONE just aint enough and the quicker you dry thwem the less chance of shrinkage.OH! and get them with three speeds.

CHEERS TONY

[M.Acorn]

Possibly in the future only have the funds for 1 at the moment and one is better than what i have at the moment  going to get the blue powerblo one £175 + vat

[stevegunn]

Amtech have them on special at the moment £124+vat if I remember correctly

[Doctor Carpet (Ret'd)]

Not a good idea moving them around when they are turned on.

Beware the room with lots of Birthday or Christmas cards etc are on display. Usually a good idea to take them all down and place in a safe pile rather than trying to rescue them.

I quite often take down pictures from the wall if I am leaning upholstery against the wall as the upholstery diverts the airflow up under the picture which then swings against the wall.

Blowers can help you keep cool as well when the well meaning custy has turned the heating up specifically becasue you were coming round to clean!!

Finally, some models allow you to tip the blower to different angles to achieve different results eg for blowing air up a flight of stairs.

[Aquakleen Restoration Services]

I bought one when i first started out and after a few months put it in shed where it gathered dust. Sold it on ebay a while back and bought an inline water heater with the proceeds....a much better investment!

For me they just dont dry quick enough, that was my main gripe with it...oh yeah...and the dust!

[gmac]

Gary J,

Regarding warm blowers, not a good idea, they would raise the relative humidity levels in the room therefore slowing down the drying process.

Regards,

Gary

[garyj]

Cheers, thought it would be something like that.

As my dryer is only a couple of months old I'm going to carry on using it before it's bunged in the back of the shed. I am going  to start carrying around a bit of old carpet to put it on though as it is leaving indentations in the customers carpets which are a bugger to get out.

[John Kelly]

Also any heaters burning gas or fosil fuels give off 18 litres of moisture for every litre of fuel burned unless they are indirect and the fumes are vented out of the property. Thats why you get those big vapour trail behind aeroplanes.

[garyj]

Also any heaters burning gas or fosil fuels give off 18 litres of moisture for every litre of fuel burned unless they are indirect and the fumes are vented out of the property. Thats why you get those big vapour trail behind aeroplanes.

Vapour trails are smashed molecules caused by the aircraft wings, don't think they are anything to do with fumes 

[Tony Gill Carpet Smart]

I too have inline heater but driers make a massive difference, and when doing sofas invaluable.I also find the customers like the quicker drying times.

CHEERS TONY

[Phillip Mold]

"Vapour trails are smashed molecules caused by the aircraft wings, don't think they are anything to do with fumes"


And I always thought they were condensing CO2, ie carbon di-oxide from the exhaust. 

[Aquakleen Restoration Services]

When I do a suite (without a turbo dryer) it usually takes a few hours to dry. They are well on the way to drying brfore I even leave the house.