[dan roberts]

Hello to all who read this. I'm living in Devon, and am interested in starting carpet clean bus. to make pots of money, well, more than the £6.50 per hour i earn now anyway!
I have the NCCA stuff to do the course. Should I do the course?
What machine do I buy?
Should I lease one first?
How much is insurance?
Help please!
Thank you

[eco freindly. peoples champion ron .sherlock]

yes learn and go for it in devon .clean it up take a training course and buy a ninja . lots of opportunity in devon i hope you do well best wishes ron

[dan roberts]

Thanks buddy. A ninja you say? how much be one of they? !
Opportunities in Devon? are you local?
The NCCA course is just under 300 pounds, is there a cheaper alternative with the same results? Or a more local venue rather than leicsester?

[eco freindly. peoples champion ron .sherlock]

yes many courses available . local to you and lomndon areas . my personal machines are ashbys ninjas but being in devon it may be prudent to look for good machines your area it would never do you coming to kent i am joking before i get in more trouble i brlieve threr is a solution close to you but i darent mention the name ron sherlock loved and cared for feng shui  ninja could cost up to £4000. but i do no were there is a used one very reasonable good luck

[dan roberts]

four thousand big ones for a ninja? You could surely buy a real ninja for that.
Now then, would it be damn right foolish to lease a Karcher from Jewsons to make money in the first instance to then purchase a Ninja (or any other martial artist named machine) in the future?

[eco freindly. peoples champion ron .sherlock]

well proper equipment costs lots you can buy equipment cheap but will not do the job think about leasing after you know the maeket perhaps that would work out £100 pm and dosent need big outlay .good equip is expensive be carefull. ::)forget karcher.good machine but not for a pro carpet cleaner still you could learn something from it try express cleaning supplies our sponsor e mail is on this sitr im sure they will help mazeltov ron

[dave401uk]

The NCCA course is the one to go for, very good course content, the prop with manufacters coures as i see them, is that they steer you towards there chems and machines,not much wrong with that,but you need to know more about what is out there,the NCCA course will teach you how to clean,then look around at the various machines and types of chemicals.
But training is the most important part to get under your belt first, dont skimp on training costs, you wouldnt expect to be a doctor by doing a cheap course,would you?

Once you have done all this,then with the right marketing, you can expect to earn  £60 per hour as a professional.

Dave

[mark_roberts]

I have to ask the question why you want to become a carpet cleaner.  If its just to earn more money then you will IMO probably fail.

A good business man will have a passion for his business and will have many other goals than just to make more money.  This will be the reason for his success.  He has a plan.

If your serious and i suggest you tell us your name other than carpetsausages, then go out with a cleaner for a day to make sure you like cleaning carpets before you take the plunge.

Mark

[john meehan]

hi guys was thinking of buying  rug doctor machine for cleaning 3pce suites would this machine be up for this type of work all replies much appreciated thanks john

[eco freindly. peoples champion ron .sherlock]

no is the simple answer, or as john macenroe would say YOU CANT BE SERIOUS. forget that avenue save your money.suites have rather a lot of different categories, types of material.some you cant touch some have to be solvent cleaned.and it goes on and on. i love them and work daily on suites and others detest them and would never touch them. and this is a very hard and ifficult business to get into .its easy buying equipment and training but it is hard to get work.and when you do it might just not make you enough money. trust me 100s of people every year try in this cc game and lose all. be warned dont listen to how well everybodys doing you fave only got to look on ebay how many are selling there equipment and getting out. but if business is good and your ruthless enought to get work then go for it best ron

[nick.solution]

Hi John

Not an ideal machine for cleaning suites however small and easy to manage, although a skilled technician using the correct  training and the correct attachments will be able to clean suite without to much of a problem, Solvent cleaning is only necessary on an exeptionally small amount of upholstery, so this should not present a problem, in ten years I have never required a solvent cleaning machine to clean a suite! : :

Why are you considering a rug doctor for this?

Best regards Nick

[eco freindly. peoples champion ron .sherlock]

i have to say solvent cleaning used by me is on a very often basis but then i clean alot of suites. also an add on if you have inbuilt solvent cleaner on your machine. you can start cleaning hanging curtains very profitable. if you use hwe alone on curtains difficult to clean, i know.others who say you can clean suites with just hwe, are really doing it wrong ,just look at the label on the suite to see how many say dry clean only. do not use water.alot of cleaners ignore it and therfor the solvent question does not apply to them cause they aint got one.it just goes to show the last post said he has never in 10 years. ask why if hes cleaning suites and saying they dont have the lable dry clean only he talking rubbish i see them daily . do it right or best not to do it. ron suite supremo with no products to sell you best of luck

[CARPET KNIGHTS]

a lot of the time suite manufacturers will use a generic label on their suites a lot will put a label on them saying requires specialist cleaning for cleaning call servicemaster, i bet you don't read this and then tell the customer that you can't clean it only servicemaster know how to clean that suite.

If you have received proper training and on the job experience you will know that if you carry out all the correct tests and take the correct precautions then you will know that a lot of the time these labels don't always tell the truth, Like i have heard people say about your threads sherlock, DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ. These labels are normally just to stop the owner carrying out a do it yourself job!

Goron

[eco freindly. peoples champion ron .sherlock]

that is right that label says what you say call sevicemaster .if that be the case you will have to work it out what your cleaning can be hwe cleaned , im saying theres plenty that can only be dry cleaned. fact dont use water use sulvent cleaning thats all.

[nick.solution]

Ron

As an qualified IICRC level carpet and upholstery cleaner I speak as a qualifeid technician, even curtains can be cleaned without solvent. There is no requirement to clean with solvent, just to have an understanding of the absorbency levels of the material you are cleaning, to know what chemical you can use and to be able to dry the said material as you are working. Many people still solvent clean cotton, when was the last time you dry cleaned a pair of jeans, if the are cleaning is completed correctly with adequate time taken then there is no problem, and if solvent is not used there is no risk to the technician or the customer in breathing in noxious fumes.

Best regards Nick

[stevegunn]

Are the results you get with solvent cleaning not as good as hwe.I have never ever required to clean a suite using solvent.Can you name a material that requires just solvent cleaning

[Mike Halliday]

viscose

[stevegunn]

I have used the von shrader system to clean rayon (viscose) and cotton velvets with no adverse affect.The point I'm trying to make is how many people have purchased a ninja with inbuilt solvent cleaner and not used it.Its another £600 or so on the price of the machine so for someone to recommend solvent cleaning for suites is a bit misleading for newbies reading this thread as there are very few suites of this type of material nowadays

[eco freindly. peoples champion ron .sherlock]

im sorry ther are many fabrics both in curtains suites even oriental rugs that result in solvent cleaning only.you may try to say hwe is ok .because you dont have or dont use any solvent cleaning . training courses teach on some of them the benefits ashbys being one ther is nothing misleading in this thread . one assumes newbies oldies .and anybody else will be shown why solvent cleaning is used. i know alot of you dont have the addition because its expensive . but seeing how often this forum tells us how good you all are. and how the customer comes first,to then say solvent is never used its never used BY THOSE WHO HAVENT GOT IT. CANT AFFORD. AND DONT WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. do not be misled it is a valable and proffessional tool.i should know with my experience

[dave401uk]

well, i did buy a solvent cleaning machine yrs ago, total waste of money, used it twice with poor results,i have never since "dry cleaned" with solvent, but IF you know what you are doing, hwe is the only way to get the desired result, i wet cleaned a viscose !0% a few weeks ago, cust very happy with the result, 2 recomends from her to date.

Its all about training experience and COMMON SENSE.

not to much around here at the mo!!

Dave