[woodman]

Has anybody tried the Dry Fusion carpet cleaning system.
I am interested in this and would like to hear from fellow cleaners who have the system or have seen it being carried out.

[Derek]

Hi Woodman

I see no one has responded to your question.

I do not personally own a Dry-Fusion machine but I know many cleaning technicians who have and rave about its performance in many situations.
Like all cleaning systems it certainly has its uses and could be possibly an addition to your equipment.

The NCCA have a Cleaning/ Restoration Show at the Park Hall Hotel, Wolverhampton on 26/27 September... and its FREE (1.00pm-5.00pm on the 26th and 10.00am -5.00pm on the 27th)

Dry-Fusion will be exibiting plus Prochem, Chemspec, Ashby's, Hydromaster and many others.

For all of you thinking about starting up or purchasing equipment here is a golden opportunity for you to see all the serious stuff all in one place and its only a few weeks away.

See you all there then?

Regards
Derek

[woodman]

lack of response shows that it is relatively unheard off .

I have heard rave reviews on it aswel I particularly like the 30 minute drying times,big selling point .


I'll be at the show.

[Derek]

Hi Woodman

Look forward to meeting up with you at the Show...

The Dry-fusion system has been around for several years now and is in essence a bonnet system although Shaun Bradbury, the Dry-fusion MD, won't thank me for calling it that. This system is unique in that it has an inbuilt hot air blower and comes with its own range of dedicated chemicals
The short drying times are of course attractive but it is all down to the individual operator. Even with this system a carpet can be left overwet if used incorrectly.

There are several bonnet systems on the market Texa-therm is another fairly well known one.
Servicemaster were probably the first major player in the UK to use bonnet machines although they now use a variety of equipment. Chem-Dry still use their own bonnet system in conjunction with their 'Velda' machine.

There are some carpets that cannot be cleaned by a rotary (bonnet) system in the same way that extraction cannot be used  on others. Professional cleaning companies will probably have more than one system available to tackle every eventuality..

Derek

[Paul Moss]

Chemicals have changed over the last 10 years but the equipment stay the same.

I wonder when the next new machine will enter the market 

[robert meldrum]

I heard someone was working on something called a MOP and BUCKET or something like that.

[creighton foyle]

i use df and love it, not suitable for all situations but i have not used hwe for two years , manage to do most jobs with df or host .

[Phil @ Extreme Clean]

only ever used DF never had a problem yet the odd minger may not come up as i would like but same would happen using HWE i would never drop my DF for HWE iv'e never needed anything else in 3 years of using and never had a complaint allthough people say it's a premium service i don't sell it at a premium price each to there own but the area i'm in people just won't pay i'd say go for it you won't be dissapointed and Shaun and Tony at DF are always on the end of the phone if you have any questions or concerns also chems mix at 4-1 which is a bit of a letdown other than that not a problem.

Cheers Phil.

[Russ Chadd]

I am a licensed DF operator and if used correctly it works well, however i find the chemicals expensive especially when you have to mix up 4:1 in the sprayer and the same in the bucket!
Because of this i know many people have found alternative chemicals to use with the system... by doing this you will not be able to advertise your service using any of  the Dry Fusion marketing.

If DF were to offer a more cost effective range of chemicals maybe more people would buy into this system...?

[Phil @ Extreme Clean]

Although most mix at 4-1 if you read the activator label you can mix at 8-1 i also agree with you Russ if DF could create a Chem with a better mix Ratio more people would be swayed to use DF.

[garry22]

They do one called Pure Fusion(?) which mixes at !:8

[Russ Chadd]

Even at 8:1 this dilution ratio is  pretty strong... when you look at "similar" pre sprays which operate well at 16 and 32:1... cant Dry Fusion simply make more concentrated versions of their products?

[davep]

Extreme clean you use a df that's expensive in an area people won't pay?

[Phil @ Extreme Clean]

i do mate yes it's all iv'e ever used someone i know bought the setup and i trained up to work for him on Caravan sites and eventually i bought the machine off him and been on my own since using DF i still can earn decent money even not charging crazy prices look at my website www.dryerfusion.co.uk you can see my prices even the october special offer i'm struggling to get work.

Cheers Phil.

[Billy Russell]

I'm sure i've heard before( don't ask me where because i can't remember) that some carpet manufacturers will void warranty if you use rotary action on it, so how do you get around that when all you use is dry fusion? I'm just playing devils advocate, i do use a rotary on certain carpets, but not all

[Phil @ Extreme Clean]

Never heard it myself and never had a problem only once on a Berber that had never happened before and done loads of Berbers since Sean came from DF and checked it out and he said was a fault with the carpet.

[davep]

Phil here's what happens, someone lands on your site sees prices..

Then they call the next site for a comparison, this cc sells them the job on the phone, there's no reason for the customer to call you?

[Phil @ Extreme Clean]

They do one called Pure Fusion(?) which mixes at !:8

Pure Fusion isn't designed for everyday domestic it has no deoderiser and an anti static for call centres etc.

[Phil @ Extreme Clean]

Phil here's what happens, someone lands on your site sees prices..

Then they call the next site for a comparison, this cc sells them the job on the phone, there's no reason for the customer to call you?

If they need to phone someone else after seeing my prices then they don't want to pay and i don't want them.

[davep]

The one that sells the job on phone could be double your price