Anybody selling "Dry before you leave?"
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Topic: Anybody selling "Dry before you leave?"
Posted By: Johnsmith808
Subject: Anybody selling "Dry before you leave?"
Date Posted: 25/January/2008 at 1:42pm
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The most common question and concern from customers is "how long will
it take to dry?" That explains why a good number of
residential owners are willing to use chemdry even though it's an
inferior product. What if we tried this: Use an extractor like the Recoil XPS, or somehow soup up your own extractor to get 300 cfm or so. Then after you clean each room, place the Studebaker Airpath, which can dry a 12x12' area in 15-20 minutes. You might need 2 (7.5 amps each). You could have the whole house dry by the time you're done. How much would people be willing to pay extra for that? One long time carpet cleaner said he was shocked that 25% of the clients were willing to spend 25% more for this. Anybody doing this already? Sounds like a great selling tool, and really giving people what they want. |
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Posted By: Hammy
Date Posted: 26/January/2008 at 12:06am
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I was doing this 10 years ago and selling it as speed dry. ------------- Could somebody just clean my carpets! |
Posted By: Johnsmith808
Date Posted: 26/January/2008 at 6:13am
| How much more can you charge for that? Did a good percentage of your customers choose to have it done? |
Posted By: Clearly Pro
Date Posted: 26/January/2008 at 8:41am
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I just use the "Inferior product".
------------- Dance like no ones watching Love like you've never been hurt work like youre already rich |
Posted By: Mr. Slide
Date Posted: 30/January/2008 at 10:21pm
 I advertize dry before i leave, no extra charge!
People really like that! What I get ? A repeat customer! ------------- http://qcsliders.com - http://qcsliders.com !!!Check this out!!! Put a Slide Not a Glide on your Wand, and do a better job! |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 08/February/2008 at 3:05pm
And if its not... No pay...
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Posted By: Ed Valentine
Date Posted: 08/February/2008 at 3:39pm
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I have always thought that was a great idea.
It's called Customer saftey & satisfaction.
In fact, when we used to do this with standard box fans, we had placed on the front (middle) of each and every fan, an absorbant cloth that we could saturate with a certain deo. scent. The air-flow would thus distribute this "fresh" clean scent around and you know the rest of the story.
A very pleased customer!
Ed Valentine
cross-american corp.
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Posted By: Johnsmith808
Date Posted: 09/February/2008 at 5:37am
| You may not charge extra, but I'm sure you must be charging a good amount to begin with for such a great total service. |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 09/February/2008 at 5:37pm
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How much would people be willing to pay extra for that? One long time carpet cleaner said he was shocked that 25% of the clients were willing to spend 25% more for this.
I have offered this service for years. It is called a Power-Dri and the carpets are dry in under 5 minutes after getting cleaned. I charge double for this service as compared to wand cleaning. $1/sq ft Vs .50/sq ft. About 6% go for this. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 10/February/2008 at 12:35am
Funny, the other day you said under 10 minutes. How did you cut your drying time in half so quickly?  ------------- 
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Superglide Ken wrote:Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 11/February/2008 at 2:57am
It actually only take 2 minutes to completly Dry a 10 ft X 15 ft room Paul. When I quote a 10 minute figure, I am including the time to both CLEAN and DRY it.  ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 11/February/2008 at 12:27pm
| Ken.. What do you use to clean.. porty or TM..? |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 11/February/2008 at 1:00pm
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TM John. Here in Calgary most places can be reached by TM except high rise and office buildings.
To get the fast dry times however, the RX20 is used that uses positive pressure airflow to dry carpets rapidly. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: B Rice
Date Posted: 11/February/2008 at 3:34pm
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Thinking about getting rid of my rotovac and getting an RX20 or Drimaster? ------------- http://www.PanhandleFloorCare.com - http://www.PanhandleFloorCare.com http://www.Pensacola-Carpet-Cleaning.com - http://www.Pensacola-Carpet-Cleaning.com |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 11/February/2008 at 3:59pm
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RX20 is the more reliable of those two. Rotovac 360 is next best. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: B Rice
Date Posted: 11/February/2008 at 4:03pm
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what is the least expinsive way to get the carpets dry faster? ------------- http://www.PanhandleFloorCare.com - http://www.PanhandleFloorCare.com http://www.Pensacola-Carpet-Cleaning.com - http://www.Pensacola-Carpet-Cleaning.com |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 11/February/2008 at 5:25pm
Do what bs Kenny does. Walk in, mist some alcohol onto the carpet, walk out, tell the custy it will be dry in under 5 minutes -------------
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Posted By: B Rice
Date Posted: 11/February/2008 at 9:48pm
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well...maybe not that cheap... ------------- http://www.PanhandleFloorCare.com - http://www.PanhandleFloorCare.com http://www.Pensacola-Carpet-Cleaning.com - http://www.Pensacola-Carpet-Cleaning.com |
Posted By: danmarck82
Date Posted: 11/February/2008 at 10:48pm
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Have to agree with Ken on this.....but having used both, I opt for the Rotovac 360 for it's light weightness ( on REsidential) But RX-20 on trashed commercial.
The new double headed Rotovac 360 will probably give the Rx-20 a good run if it would work on low nap carpet .IMO |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 11/February/2008 at 11:49pm
Cheapest way to dry carpet fast is to use the airpath type dryers in each room after you clean them, but that is not the best IMO. If you are looking for just 1 hr drying, then glidewands used with TMs or my Titan machines will get you there. If you are looking for clean and dry in under 10 minutes per room, you will have to wait till my Power-Dri System is introduced nationally. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 12/February/2008 at 3:01am
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Right after hell freezes over -------------
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Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 12/February/2008 at 4:37am
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It has already done that in Thunderbay, I hear? ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 12/February/2008 at 9:55am
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I haven't seen your power-dri system here, so the devil ain't skating -------------
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Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 12/February/2008 at 12:03pm
No, but Hell has frozen over there!  ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 12/February/2008 at 2:27pm
Had CGD dry in less than 15min.. with airmovers...
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Posted By: Clearly Pro
Date Posted: 12/February/2008 at 3:34pm
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I gotta bite: Why is Ken so blasted? Has he done...or not dome...something? I am really asking because...i do not know. ------------- Dance like no ones watching Love like you've never been hurt work like youre already rich |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 12/February/2008 at 3:40pm
What did you forget to squeese the trigger agian??? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 12/February/2008 at 4:47pm
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Posted By: Hammy
Date Posted: 12/February/2008 at 6:54pm
Do a search on this board or any board for that matter, mind you will have to swim through pages of SPAM! ------------- Could somebody just clean my carpets! |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 12/February/2008 at 7:10pm
They believe the hype that some people say that I rip people off. I dont, but it is an Urban legend that some believe. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: Hammy
Date Posted: 12/February/2008 at 7:23pm
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Do a search! ------------- Could somebody just clean my carpets! |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 13/February/2008 at 3:02am
Urban legend? You are so full of sh*t. Your unethical business tactics have been discussed on every board(most of which you are banned from for spamming or bullsh*tting). One just needs to do a search on any board to find the truth  -------------
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Posted By: Clearly Pro
Date Posted: 13/February/2008 at 7:08am
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I did a "search".... I asked here. ------------- Dance like no ones watching Love like you've never been hurt work like youre already rich |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 13/February/2008 at 9:59am
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And what did you find out? -------------
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