Questions regarding Superglide and OP

Dear Sir,

I am about results. Nothing more and nothing less. The system you continue to refer to is designed to give great results (when used as directed) at a great price.

I will put even the base economy system (that runs directly from a hot tap water and no additional heater or pump) against most truck mount cleaners today.

I am disgusted with what is passed off as good cleaning equipment and good cleaning these days and hope to change that with the help of others that want to see true accountability through education take place.

The system you continue to refer to as a shopvac is simply a great vacuum with pumpout at a great price. For tile cleaning a person would be foolish to spend any more money when the system I have at http://econotile.cleantileandcarpet.com

I have already mentioned that I am not thrilled with the drying times I get on carpet which is originally why I got on this board in the first place.

If I accomplish what I intend to accomplish over the next several years. People will learn what to truly look for in a "pro cleaner" and won't be swayed by a pretty truck, fancy ad or certification alone. They will know to make sure proper pre-vacuuming, pre-spraying, agitation, acid rinsing and proper wand stroke is performed.

I have also stated before that the unit you seem to be stuck on is not the issue as to what I have. I have a new way of performing continuous flow cleaning that allows me to separate the water source and/or pressure pump (as well as any optional heater) from the vacuum and places a vacuum on the pumpout source. My original intent was to be able to designate the vacuum unit to handle more power on one or two cords (depending on model) without the amperage pull, weight, binding restrictions, etc. other high-powered continuous flow systems have.

I also wanted to create a true portable being able to have a hand-carriable unit. I currently have a 5 gallon model that has up to 249" of water lift and is hand carriable. The pump would also be hand carriable, but some of the pumps do weigh up to 65 lbs. so you have to be a little stout to carry that one.

I did not originally get on this board to even promote my system and it looks like it would be best that I don't continue to do so. I did not build my website or the temporary URL's for carpet cleaners anyway. I merely was asking for some thoughts from the board.

While the system is available for purchase, my main purposes for it aren't for selling to other cleaners.

I hear people talk a good talk while they knock other systems and cleaners, but the real question is do you put yourself under the microscope with each customer. I do

I have no problem with a truck mount and prefer one myself, but most of the customers I deal with have purchase pathetic self-contained extractors that while easy to use, do little more than wet the carpet and look impressive, but have no real performance to speak of. To make matters worse, they usually are used improperly by putting the detergent in the tank and so forth.

While this will probably never be on a WalMart shelf, WalMart would most certainly benefit from it when compared to the Stallion from NSS they currently have for their carpet. It also would help them keep their bathroom tiles looking new which at present, they have nothing. More importantly, it will do both at a price less than what they paid for the ineffective NSS Stallion.

You don't have to worry about me being like Ken and hawking my wares continually as it were. I have better things to do than selling a machine here and there.

I got on this site to try and find a way to increase my drying times on my economy system and ask about the Superglide and OP cleaning. Ken has been very kind in giving me OEM pricing to check out his glide and possibly sell them with my weaker systems in the future and John has been gracious enough to extend me an invitation to come clean with him.

While I have never been a fan of anything but HWE (when done properly) I am customer oriented more than money oriented and am looking forward to possibly offering them another alternative with VLM as I take this company forward.

Ultimately, my business objective is to eduate commercial facilities around the country (and possibly, the world) as to what to look for in equipment and/or cleaners. For those that are paying proper rates, but not getting the cleaning done properly, we will offer to take over the work, give them better results and make sure each supervisor/manager knows what should be done to keep my guys accountable as well.

For those with inadequate equipment (or inadequate techniques) or those that think they can get professional cleaning done for prices like $6.00 per hotel room, we hope to help them in getting better equpment and/or training or to show them how they can get $.20 - $.30 per sq. ft. quality for $.01 - $.05 per sq. ft. by doing it themselves properly.

Personally, I don't really care what you or anyone else thinks about my system, I am much more concerned with people getting educated so the bozo cleans of this world don't continue to run rapid.

From a personal standpoint, the profit from this invention and the many ways it will be used, is to help oppressed people in prisons and other places learn how to get rid of their stinking thinking and learn to set goals for their lives and becoming the people they were created to be.

I once heard from a very wise man when I was guilty of knocking his equipment without seeing the whole picture for myself. "Make your words soft and sweet because one day, you may have to eat them."

Be blessed.        &nbs p;         &nbs p;        Van

Bjorn,

lol. I will pray for you.

Van

vandene,

Welcome to the world of attempting to sell into the carpet cleaning industry. You are only getting started and already you are experiencing many frustrating posters. You are on the right track to deal with Wal-Mart.

When you receive a cheque from many carpet cleaners it is rubber. ( I assume you and myself have first hand experience). So instead of looking forward to an $800.00 rubber cheque it is best you wait for an $80,000.00 cheque from Wal-Mart. Not to say I don't have many wonderful paying customers. But our industry in general is noted for poor and slow payment.

And that's just the way it is.

Mr. Steamers right about his example of Wal-Mart. And, likewise, Ted is correct about this industry too.

I have learned ;however, that there is a way of protecting oneself against these kinds of situations.

I have never forgotten that "you cannot be everything to everyone" and you cannot be their banker either. Simple logic.

Good Fortune to all;

Ed Valentine

cross-american corp.

Vandene

Still waiting to go clean some nasty carpet, hopefully we can work on that one in Lex that is giving problems.

I prefer getting into DIFFICULT cleaning projects, otherwise you won't know for sure whether the system works as advertised.