About to purchase this cleaner, yay or nay?
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Topic: About to purchase this cleaner, yay or nay?
Posted By: damans
Subject: About to purchase this cleaner, yay or nay?
Date Posted: 25/December/2011 at 11:01pm
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Hey im new here but have been lurking for a while now and have decided im ready to give the CC'ing game a red hot crack. I have tracked down this portable cleaner
http://www.powervac.biz/d65/sabrina-maxi - http://www.powervac.biz/d65/sabrina-maxi a couple hours drive away from where i live for $700. Its in second hand condition. I plan on just doing residential homes would it do the job? cmon let me know what yas think! |
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Posted By: moreforles
Date Posted: 26/December/2011 at 1:29am
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as long as the vacuum and pressure work, and you don't rush.... almost any machine will do the job, provided you use the right chemicals and give them and yourself enough time to work. bring a bucket with you, hopefully they'll let you give it a quick test. make sure you have hp lines and vacuum with it and a wand, if they offer it.... test to see how it sprays (if it sprays, see if the vacuum works, check for both vacuum and water leaks, from the machine, from the drain valve and fittings on the lines.... if everything seems good, go for it, if you do a few jobs or more, just do yourself a favor, don't be a charity/non profit company, charge what the work is worth, it's hard to pay your bills, upkeep, chemical and fuel costs and eventually have the money for another machine when that one dies or even repairs to it. don't cheap out, buy decent chemicals/spotters and deodorizers. Believe me, some people will always complain about the price and some are glad to get it done, reguardless of the price.... target the high end, work less (work yourself and your equipment less) and make more money.... Time is the one thing you can't replace... make money while you can, and enjoy yourself while you can. |
Posted By: damans
Date Posted: 26/December/2011 at 8:14am
| 135 psi is powerful enough? |
Posted By: Ed Valentine
Date Posted: 26/December/2011 at 1:21pm
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Damans; My advice would be to look around before you jump based on price. You have to base your decision on what it is and how (quickly) you want to reach your goal..........or if a certain piece of equipment will stop you from getting there. Carpet clening is not easy. It involves a lot of labor. And, although it can be an extremely rewarding venture, I would much rather see you put that $700.00 toward a better system that will help accomplish your goal. IMHO, that would be a much better "value". Happy new Year; Ed Valentine
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Posted By: moreforles
Date Posted: 10/January/2012 at 4:42pm
Many machines only have 100 psi, and some even less than that, but that being said, the more the merrier, a majority of portables run between 100 and 250 psi, and if you have more money, you can get them with 500 to 1000 for doing hard surfaces.... but 135 will do fine, same thing though, a quality pre spray and some dwell time will make a big difference, sometimes the chemicals are more important than the pressure. Any combination of the following, if you have less of one, compensate with the other(s) Pressure Temperature (normal hot water heaters 110 - 140 degrees, while some commercial jobs, like restaurants have temperatures as high as 170 Agitation (which could be considered/confused with the pressure, although a pile or rotary brush on some nasty ground in traffic areas is a plus at times) Chemicals (pretreater and rinsing agent) |
damans wrote:Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 31/January/2012 at 1:27pm
| Great advice above. Are you in the States? That unit is a 220-240V according to the brochure on the site. |
Posted By: caohymer
Date Posted: 01/April/2012 at 3:34am
135 psi is powerful enough? I also doubted that. Thanks for the post, it is useful for me. |
Posted By: duckcountry
Date Posted: 02/April/2012 at 4:46am
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Ask your IICRC trainer and you will learn that 350 PSI is the minimum you should have. You can always buy a different pump and upgrade your machine. ------------- Are you in a high paying business or are you just a self employed low paid grunt who thinks this business provides dignity? |