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the_Zed
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I am planning on starting a biz with some hands on training given by an experienced cc. Sorry if this will bore some but really need some help on deciding which portable to buy, either a self-contained unit/walk behind(16inch path) or one with a wand. I will be doing mostly residential work as well as boats, rv's, cars etc. My initial thought was with a wand but this salesman who I somewhat know, is pushing the self contained, saying it's quicker,does uph., does a good job and is narrow enough. (a special extractor may also be purchased for stairs, uph. etc.) What do you guys think? Thanks in advance. Forgot to mention, you can attach a 15 foot or so hose and a wand to the self contained if you wished, apparently giving you the best of both worlds. HMMMMM. Edited by the_Zed |
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Jim Darling
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Personnaly, i would not recommend a self contained. Although i do not clean i have seen lots and lots of these machines (and have cleaned with them) They have great benefits in a larger location such as an office, hotel etc but I feel they do not lend themselves to a residential setting. A portable with a wand will be able to get into more places with greater ease. Just my opinion |
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the_Zed
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Thanks Jim, hopefully there will be a few more replies,, and a decision will finally be made.
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jtuseo
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Zed Selfcontained leave the carpets wet and not cleaned right.
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carpetologist
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I am going to assume you are talking to people in a janitorial store and not a carpet cleaning specialty store. They tend to offer self contained units more often than not. You will find that the self contained may be too cumbersome in small areas such as boats, RV's, homes and not as powerful in pressure and suction as a box extractor such as the Ninja or E1700. If you still wish for self contained you will find many on our website new and used or feel free to call me and we can discuss. |
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Michael
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I think a lot of those self-contained units look like the kind of thing that customers could rent for themselves. It's better to be outfitted with stuff that looks like it requires an experienced technician to operate it.
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Steaminpile
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they very well could rent one at Home Depot etc. (probably not as good of one) but it's your job to convince potential customers that seeing as how you are a trained professional that sucks rug day in and day out that you are going to do a better job in less time and you will have a number of assorted spotters and know how to get their carpets looking like new again |
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the_Zed
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Thanks guys, it is appreciated.
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Ed Valentine
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Ted Harding is one of the very best (and experienced) in Canada and this Industry. Call him and he will put you into a machine that will fit your needs.
The very best & Good Fortune; Ed Valentine cross-american corp. |
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Griff
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Or call Ed Valentine who just replied to you and refered you to Ted. Ed sells an excellent machine called the Recoil 3.
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thermedix
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How would you clean the second floor of a house with a walk behind and only 15 ft. of hose/let alone carry it in the house. Talk to Ted.
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It`s not how far you fall...it`s how high you bounce back up...
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jtuseo
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Ted Harding looks like Burt reynolds
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Steaminpile
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who cares what he looks like
he's an amazingly good guy IMO
never known of another salesman that will actually send a potential customer elsewhere if he figures someone else can serve your needs better.
Ed is the same way
but wait a second........................
it actually makes me WANT to buy something from them..........hmmmmm
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John L
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like what? A portable TM, hahaha..!!!
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