Portables
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Forum Name: Portable Carpet Steam Cleaning Machines
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Topic: Portables
Posted By: irishmike
Subject: Portables
Date Posted: 30/January/2005 at 7:14pm
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What is a good portable machine to start a business with? I need something that's not over 100 pounds. Do the ninja's work well? Thank You!!!! |
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Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 30/January/2005 at 7:46pm
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Ninja is still the world's best selling portable for good reason. Dollar for dollar, you get more for your money with a ninja machine.Get the one with the 2 3 stage vacuum motors and 500 psi pump for best performance. If you need to spend a little less than that one, get the 2 3 stage model with the 200 psi pump instead.
SGK ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 31/January/2005 at 9:43pm
| You can pic up a Mytee for around 15. 2-3stage with heat |
Posted By: cleencarpet
Date Posted: 19/March/2005 at 6:38pm
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i love the mytee i have one and the suction,the heat,the pressure are just
awsome. also have a namco husky 2-3 stage 250 psi no fresh water tank just drop the line in a bath tub or bucket and your ready to go. |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 19/March/2005 at 9:06pm
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The most power is Recoil 3hp -- 2-3stage, 1-2stage. Mine has 3-3stage. OR The Pelican -- 4-2stage. These 2 portys will blow away the ninja any time any distance. |
Posted By: dontlikedennis
Date Posted: 19/March/2005 at 9:37pm
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Ninja is very easy to carry, better than Mytee.
but with 500psi and 2x3 vac you might start popping breakers...careful if you're going into a lot of old homes/buildings.
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 19/March/2005 at 9:42pm
Anyone running high powered portys should have onboard generator. Why run all them cords and pop breakers. Might never get them back popping breakers. Custy's are funny that way. Live and learn..
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Posted By: cleencarpet
Date Posted: 19/March/2005 at 9:56pm
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well for me the mytee works good im in vacant apartments so if i blow a
breaker its ok but i think its only happend 1 time. i would never do a home with a porty. tm only. only time i use porty is if tm wont reach. if you are worried about breakers with the mytee just run only first half of heater or no heat at all. |
Posted By: dontlikedennis
Date Posted: 20/March/2005 at 6:35pm
| good advice on the gen. |
Posted By: Ed Valentine
Date Posted: 21/March/2005 at 8:55am
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BLOWING BREAKERS is unexceptable, period. A great system should not be an inconvient one.
Just my opion.
Good Fortune to all; Ed Valentine http://www.cross-american.com - www.cross-american.com |
Posted By: dontlikedennis
Date Posted: 21/March/2005 at 6:54pm
| with the generator does that leave the customer door open in winter? |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 21/March/2005 at 7:36pm
| Stay warm, bring'er inside in the winter. |
Posted By: Dennis Conner
Date Posted: 23/March/2005 at 12:17pm
WHEN IS THE AEROTECK COMING OUT?????
and the OP machine that you took out of your signature line???
and the modified RX-20 you were hyping last year???
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Superglide Ken wrote:Posted By: Dennis Conner
Date Posted: 24/March/2005 at 10:55am
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nipples...I see you are here and...
YOUR SILENCE SPEAKS LOUDLY!!!
I can't see you missing a chance to huck a new version of snakeoil...must be troubles in the coop/carport!
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 24/March/2005 at 2:56pm
| Irishmike, what did you buy???????????????????? |
Posted By: danmarck82
Date Posted: 24/March/2005 at 5:28pm
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Dennis, Have you ever built anything? manufactured anything or invented
anything? and wanted to share it by selling it to others? And if you did , would you want someone like yourself there to attack your efforts incessantly ? What do you get out of it? Just wondering |
Posted By: Dennis Conner
Date Posted: 24/March/2005 at 6:37pm
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Yes
Yes
Yes
No
BUT....I wouldn't LIE about what I do and sell. If Ken had come clean and stopped the BS, there are a LOT of guys around who would have bent over backward to help him (me included). We (guys in the industry) have discussed it. I know a LOT about maching and manufacturing...I have helped Greenie..'cause he is a stand up guy.
nipples ASKS for all he gets!
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Posted By: danmarck82
Date Posted: 24/March/2005 at 7:28pm
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Your point is taken, I too like to deal with people who can look you in the
eye when they deal with you and treat you with good old fashion honesty. On that we agree! On your continued obsession with the matter we differ in approach. So be it. |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 27/March/2005 at 9:03am
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Dennis is SGK's conscience??? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 27/March/2005 at 9:46am
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It looks like Dennis took a vow a long time ago ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 27/March/2005 at 9:55am
Dennis is the little red guy with a pitch fork standing on SGK's shoulder wispering into his ear. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: Americancarpet
Date Posted: 27/March/2005 at 11:44am
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I own a ninja 400 2x3 vac with heat. EXCELLENT MACHINE. Very dependable and durable. If your starting out and can't afford a truck mount then I defenately suggest getting a Ninja. You will love it and get many many years of use out of it. ------------- Home of the FIX PRIXING carpet cleaning! |
Posted By: JCOOPER
Date Posted: 04/May/2005 at 3:58pm
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i have a used olympus.800$ works great.2x3vac. only 100 psi.i just starting out. i live in the city and do apartments sometimes.if the complex pays for electricity there is a governer on how much you can use in a certin time.the breaker will pop every 10 minutes.something like that.one thing i have found out.you can run only one vac motor.wont use as much electricity.it will take alot longer but you can still do it. people would be pissed i had a generator sitting out side there house making noise.plus its heavy.ive done many houses w/portable.people dont mind,i dont have 30000 for a truck.yet! ------------- JCOOPER |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 04/May/2005 at 4:57pm
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Does the electric stove have a plug on it?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 04/May/2005 at 5:35pm
Or the dryer
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 04/May/2005 at 6:28pm
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people would be pissed i had a generator sitting out side there house making noise... JCOOPER....don't let that bother you... who cares what OTHER"S think... Your making a living..My van was right next to a guys apt windows and i ran the hoses above. He said what ya doing.. I said working... shut your windows if the noise bothers you.. ran the generator and my recoil for 1.5hrs their.. Your the BOSSMAN... take control of the situation always..... |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 04/May/2005 at 6:38pm
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JCOOPER... Here is what im talking about.... http://tinyurl.com/8s642 - http://tinyurl.com/8s642
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 04/May/2005 at 6:47pm
| lowering it all down http://tinyurl.com/d2mte - http://tinyurl.com/d2mte |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 04/May/2005 at 7:19pm
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JohnL : I don't care what you are using to clean with parking that close to a window and the building is just plain not right. Taking control? Does that mean throwing all common sence out the window. Taking that kind of control around here would get you but one thing. FIRED!!!!!!!! It is not the tennets fault because you want someone to think you have a tm. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 04/May/2005 at 9:12pm
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Maybe you shouldn't have told him, Doug. Let him learn the hard way that common sense is a big part of the service business. |
Posted By: Adwa
Date Posted: 04/May/2005 at 9:37pm
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John what kind of a TM do you have in your truck??? I don't want to say what it reminds me of. ------------- The Following Statements do not Necessarily Reflect the Views of this Forum Network http://www.kleenkuip.com - http://www.kleenkuip.com |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 04/May/2005 at 9:59pm
I thought it was a portable
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Posted By: Adwa
Date Posted: 04/May/2005 at 10:29pm
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I thought the same thing.........and I was wondering how his vacuum suction held up with running all that hose. ------------- The Following Statements do not Necessarily Reflect the Views of this Forum Network http://www.kleenkuip.com - http://www.kleenkuip.com |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 04/May/2005 at 10:48pm
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He needs a booster from N1
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 04/May/2005 at 11:46pm
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A RECOIL 2HP modified with another high perf. 3 stage... running 3-3 stage vacs... and HEAT...this was a burber she had and only had to run 50'..took 1.5hrs to do the job and the farthest room was almost dry to the touch when i left...a referral...she was very very happy... Adwa..What does it remind you of ? ? ? |
Posted By: Adwa
Date Posted: 05/May/2005 at 12:07am
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A portable John. The front of it reminded me of an advance machine I once saw. If it was a TM I didn't want to insult you by saying that. ------------- The Following Statements do not Necessarily Reflect the Views of this Forum Network http://www.kleenkuip.com - http://www.kleenkuip.com |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 05/May/2005 at 12:11am
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A recoil is a portable...one of the more powerful ones though.
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Posted By: Adwa
Date Posted: 05/May/2005 at 12:19am
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I understand this Cmaster.......and I know you understand what I was saying ................... but I wanted John to understand my thinking. Understand. ------------- The Following Statements do not Necessarily Reflect the Views of this Forum Network http://www.kleenkuip.com - http://www.kleenkuip.com |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 05/May/2005 at 12:20am
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Oh ya
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 05/May/2005 at 12:58am
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NO..NO Adwa... Go ahead ... well you did... In my book it's not and insult.. why would you think that.. most portys come with 2-3vacs like the ninja.. i have 3-3vacs..heat... i love my porty... maintenance free..... results are the same as when i had my TM's... Sure..not the TM power or speed.. but she's pretty powerful... Some guys get a TM and they move the wand so fast their dry times and cleaning results suffer.... unhappy custy.. In the last 6 yrs (when i got my recoil) I have heard so many horror stories about the last guy who cleaned the carpet it's pathetic.... I always ask a new custy when I'm their..who cleaned it last time... and why didn't you call them back... took 2 days to dry and were in and out in 30min.. (rookies) and they had a TM.. It's the operator ! ! ! not the machine ! ! ! Sure.. A TM will get-r-dun faster... Your talking to a long time biz man/cleaner here... Had 2 TM's... somewhat miss the speed and extra power.. BUT.. i sure don't miss the maintenance and high cost of parts...... I can use a kirby and get-r-dun and as clean as anyone with a TM...BUT it will take me all day.. LOL ! ! ! With the high cost of gas.. I am glad i switched...Customer satisfaction is what it is about... not your unit... they don't care.... While i was their cleaning her neighbor was nosy and i booked her and the owner was there too... Now i have the whole apt. complex...200 apt's.. such is life...
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Posted By: Ed Valentine
Date Posted: 05/May/2005 at 9:39am
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John;
ONCE AGAIN, you have shown and proven that the RECOIL 3 HP system can and did meet the challenge of superior cleaning under most any situation. It may not look like a generic gasoline TM, but it surely will deliver the results as good as (at least) anyday. We have proven this for 28 years now.
Good Fortune to all; Ed Valentine http://www.cross-american.com - www.cross-american.com |
Posted By: jackblack
Date Posted: 05/May/2005 at 3:39pm
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john are you plugging this thing into the wall? |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 05/May/2005 at 4:06pm
| NO. . . . ! ! 5550W GENERATOR ! ! ! ! |
Posted By: JCOOPER
Date Posted: 06/May/2005 at 12:23am
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do all of you people use generators? ------------- JCOOPER |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 06/May/2005 at 12:27am
Most of us use truck mounts. Don't need generators
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