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    Posted: 07/August/2009 at 7:13pm
Hey all,
 
I've been a Carpet Cleaner Helper for a few months. I pretty much do all the spraying & steaming while the boss talks to the home owners. I really only know the manual labor side of the business and not the technical aspect, e.g., what kind of truck mounts are best etc.
 
I've been thinking about starting my own lil' carpet cleaning business while I finish up school. Will someone here please explain the following machine to me? Is this good enough to tackle homes AND do a good job? If not, please explain why so that I may learn more!
 
 
Thanks all!
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Its not the machine but the man behind the machine. I wouldnt buy that thing.
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The money is not in the cleaning of the carpets. the money is in the MARKETING of the cleaning of the carpets. Big Difference. Spend your time learning the marketing. If you can't do that well forget about getting into the carpet cleaning business. You will just be taking on a very hard job with very little financial reward to show for it.
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I could never understand them lil machines.........too small to leave in the truck too freakin heavy to be portable
 
and I wouldn't run it inside anyways
 
heck I bet my porty has as much suction as that thing
 
you should try and find a good used TM IMHO,,,,,,even if it's a smaller one like a Prochem Blazer etc.
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Get a mytee or a 17 gallon esteam or a real truckmount.
 
 
Originally posted by fcwedd fcwedd wrote:

Hey all,
 
I've been a Carpet Cleaner Helper for a few months. I pretty much do all the spraying & steaming while the boss talks to the home owners. I really only know the manual labor side of the business and not the technical aspect, e.g., what kind of truck mounts are best etc.
 
I've been thinking about starting my own lil' carpet cleaning business while I finish up school. Will someone here please explain the following machine to me? Is this good enough to tackle homes AND do a good job? If not, please explain why so that I may learn more!
 
 
Thanks all!
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I do understand the mass importance of marketing; I'm not too worried about that part of the business. I just want to make sure that I have the tools to do a good job.
 
Could someone please explain why a machine like this wouldn't be apt on doing a good job? Just don't answer "no", but tell me why...
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Many people have reported reliability problems with this machine and service problems with this company. I hear it often.

What you need to do is hear it yourself BEFORE you invest in this equipment.

Go to major boards like ICS and TMF and use the search function there. Punch in Chem-tex. You will get the answers you need.
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http://www.mikeysboard.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=30678
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