10 minute carpet dry times............

Mr Steamer: It is susposed to sound that way. That way you guys keep asking more questions and I get a chance to expand on the info and tell you more. This is how market research is done. Before I bring this type of system to the GTA, I need to make sure there is a good market for it.

Only place in Canada where I wont be selling the Power-Dri System is here in Calgary. I kind of like the exclusive I have here with this for my company. lol

LOL. I understand your skeptism Doug, but remember I have been in this biz longer than you(26 years now)and have been working on systems to make this a reality almost as long. As the name of my system suggests, the carpets are Power Dried using POSITIVE pressure air, not NEGATIVE pressure air. You are quite correct that it is not posibble to get those times using vacuum alone. The fastest I have been able to get so far with negative air is about 30 minutes which what got me my initial deal with Hydroforce on my glides last September in Salt Lake city. That was to meter dry too, which is 17%. The human hand cannot feel moisture below 20% as a rule, so that is still pretty good.

The Power-Dri System is made up of a RX-20 with my special skids on it and the attachments that get installed into the cleanco TM to allow you to use the hot(175 degree) dry air that comes from the exhaust from your blower there. There is a device for bringing the air temp down from the average 225 to 250 degrees that the blower puts out to bring it down to that 175 degree temp that is so effective for drying carpet. A regulator valve lowers the psi pressure down so that your hoses do not explode when you pump this air into the hoses under pressur,then into the RX which is in the house . The time I gave above is the time to completly dry an average 200 sq room of carpet. Of course it does not take into account the time you spend to clean it.When the RX is in positive air mode, it floats over the carpet like a hovercraft, so is very easy to control and requires little effort as compared to cleaning mode.

Those that already own an RX20 will not need to spend as much as the $6900 that someone who does not have one will. In that case, $2995 will get a system installed. This will comprise of Special Fast Dry Skids, the air cooler, regulator, and waste tank lockout and fresh air intake, plus the labour to install them on your van.

Bit more believable now isn't it Doug?

Superglide Ken

Is it really possible? With Truck-mounted equipment? It is if you have a Cleanco TM! I developed a system 7 years ago that allows your Cleanco TM to dry carpet that fast or faster, and I do not mean dry to your hand either. I am talking dry to a moisture sensor that is used in water damage work to indicate when the carpet back and pad is dry. I have even refined this device to totally dry a flooded basement carpet and pad totally dry in under 1 hour!

Now that I have told you what it can do, I am interested in how many of you in the GTA and elsewhere in Canada are interested in this. The cost of this system at retail would be approx $6900 or less for all equipment needed and installation to your van. It will be available in Canada first, with introduction to the US market to follow.

Keep in mind that your customers will pay you at least .50/sq ft for carpet cleaned and dryed this way. I often get up to $1/sq ft here in Calgary, so half of that in the GTA should be easy.

I look forward to your comments on the "Power-Dri System".

Superglide Ken