Now that you have your eyes firmly fixed on the continueing story about how the Pad turns, it seems like a good time to slip in an infomercial!

The Power-Dri System I developed to dry carpet in 5 to 10 minutes after you cleaned them is almost ready for introduction! The price you can buy one for your Cleanco TM for has been set at only

 $1499 Cdn in Canada(or$999US in the USA).This is factory direct pricing. Shipping is included. Selected dealers in the USA will be offering higher pricing on this plus installation services too for those that need it.

To use this system you will need an RX20 machine, so if you don't have one of those, you will need to buy one.

This system will allow you to totally dry Catagory 1 flooded carpet in place in under an hour as well, so will be very beneficial to you WD guys. Only thing is , you will need to own or buy a Cleanco TM to use this system because I only designed it for that unit at this time. But no problem, as Ted will help you buy one of those as well.

I should get a commission off both Hydra Master and Cleanco for developing a system that will sell lots more of their equipment, eh?

I wont hold my breath waiting. lol

You are missing the point again Terry. This only takes about 20 minutes to do a 200 sq ft room to meter dryness, only 10 minutes if you want it dry to the customer. But you get an extra .25/sq ft for it. That works out to $50/room. Since you can do 4 rooms in an hour with it, you make $200/hr for your time using it. In other words, this system allows you to pay it off in only 5 hours work!!!!!

After that, it makes cleaners that have it an extra $1000/wk or more , nearly all profit as there is very little cost input other than gas. The air is free.

Buy one and find out for yourself. I never said this alone will get you $1.00/sq ft. I only get that much if I put Teflon down on the carpet with this system. But I do get .50/sq for 1 hour dry times with the wand, and do charge .75/sq foot for the Power-Dri service and have been getting that for at least 3 years now. I service the very high end of the market and get the highest prices in my city, which is Canada's richest. Even if your city or town wont support the prices I get, you can get more than you are getting now.

Stop and think about this:

 Most of you that have TMs paid at least $50,000 to buy your current rig and set-up and probably get .20/sq ft for your cleaning. Over a year you will see around $100,000 gross income with that rate and average hours. Now for an investment of only $1200 installed($4000 if you need to buy a RX20) you can double your income up to $200,000/year by adding the Power-Dri to your Cleanco unit and charge .50 for your cleaning with it.

 You might have been getting by on a $50,000 income out of $100,000 before, but will have a 100,000 income when your gross per truck goes over $200,000/year! Think it cant be done? Think again! Only your small dreams are limiting you. I know lots of companys operating in small towns that pull down $200,000 or more per truck because they are not afraid to do the kind of thinking that lets them get it.

 This is a system that will at least double your net income per year. It allowed me to move my charge up from .10/sq ft in early 1997 to .50/sq ft by early 2001! That is right, I increased my rate by 500% in 4 short years!Guess What? Before I did it all my carpet cleaning friends told me that I could not even double my prices in four years. So I increased them by 500% instead! Difference between me and most of you readers is I don't let my fear rule me, and I am not afraid to try new things and ideas.People that are negative will tell you that you can't do it either. Don't you believe it; it is only the limits that exist in your mind that is holding you back. Once you get over that, there is not much that can stop you.

This sounds cool.  How does it work?  Will it work on other truckmounts like a butler?  How hard in the instalation?

DC

Dennis: Butler will be the next Direct Drive TM that will get this system, but for now it has only been designed to fit on the Cleanco units.It is not difficult to install; a couple of hours at the most. Cleanco is what I have, so I designed it to fit these ones first. We have it to send out in kit form  with instructions that anyone can follow. In the US market, that is how most will be sent out.

Here is how it works:

The blower on your unit puts out very hot air(200 to 250 degrees) that can be used for drying a carpet rapidly(less than 20 seconds actually) if you apply it to the carpet from very close up like a RX20 can do. You can prove this by using a hair dryer and directing it to a small area of carpet you just finished cleaning.It drys in seconds too. To make it work however with a blower, some adaptation is necessary. The first is on the intake side. You do NOT want to draw the air from your waste tank because of odour and bacteria concerns, so a gated Waste tank lockout is used to shut off the flow of air from this source when you are in Power-Dri Mode. When the gated is closed to the waste tank, fresh air is drawn into the blower through the top of the T connection placed there. The intake has a SS TM filter attached to keep particulate matter out of the blower. After the air is heated to 200 to 250 degrees from the blowers compression of this air, it must be cooled down to 175 degrees before you can use it for drying. Any hotter than this and your vacuum hose used for ducting it to the RX20 will not last.

This step is accomplished by the use of an Air Cooler that I designed. The 250 degree air goes from the blower exhaust into the cooler and out again at 175 degrees or cooler.The next thing you need to do is lower the pressure of it, because the 200-300 cfm of flow directed into the hose would create positive air pressure greater than the hoses ability to contain it. This is done by the installation of a Pressure regulator on the exit of the air cooler. This automatically brings the pressure down to 2 lbs PSI pressure. After that, the air is ready to be ducted to the house in dedicated 2" diameter vacuum hose. You don't use the same vac hose you extract from because you dont want any odour or moisture from those re-introduced into the home.

After you have finished RXing the room, it is time to dry it. You disconnect the vacuum line on your RX20, and connect the Power-Dri hose instead. Now the RX20 will float on the carpet as the hot air lifts it up as the air is forced into the carpet back thru the special Fast Dry Skids that we give you with this Package. You hover the machine over the carpet for 10 to 20 seconds to thoroughly dri it. Because it moves very easily to can have a 10 ft by 20 ft empty room totally dry in less than 10 minutes so that your customer can use it again. Repeat this step on all rooms that you need to Power-Dri.

Charge at least an extra .20/sq ft for this service, and you will 3X your net income from where you are now if you are charging .20/sq ft. How is that you say? Because if you are charging .20/ft now, at least .10/sq ft of that goes to expenses, leaving you .10 for your labour. By going to .40/sq ft, your expenses stay almost the same because of the low cost inputs of using this system, but you now have .30/sq ft for your labour instead of .10/sq ft. People love this service and most will gladly pay to get carpets totally dry after you cleaning them. Cleaning them normally requires up to 24 hours for the sub-surface moisture in the pad to return to normal humidity levels but this method does it in 20 seconds or less.

You cannot beat the Power-Dri system for putting the profit back into your business. In the near future, you will either compete with one, or against one. That choice is yours to make.

That sounds really cool, when will they be out? 

DC

No it doesn't Doug. All Cleancos already operate with at least 1 to 2 lbs/sq inch back pressure on the exhaust side as delivered.That is exactly the pressure range the Power-Dry operates in. I am simply making better use of it to make money with is all.

We will have 100 of the Power-Dri systems ready to go on Dec 1/04.

I am expecting a sell out, so anyone from this board wanting one needs to put in their order as soon as possible.Let me know if you need the Classic or Compact style as well.

Doug; Not at all. I have already been using this for 7 years now and done thousands of homes with this systems, so if that was a concern I would certainly know about it and addressed the problem already. Here are your points taken one by one:

"Olefin does not like heat"

Most TMs already operate with more than 175 degrees heat Doug so this much from the air is not a problem. But since the Air Cooler has a diverter valve built into it, you could turn the temp down to 150 degrees easily with the turn of a knob. I find this is not necessary though, because the specific BTU capability of air is but a small fraction of what water has, so it is not a problem, but as I said, I put in a diverter valve for those that want less temps.

" You could also set a wick-back stain"

No you wont. Any stains already came out when you cleaned with the RX in the cleaning phase. Drying is so rapid after that that none reappear.

"Could there be any chance of Secondary Damage?"

No, not if you open a couple of windows if you are operating in humidity conditions above 60%RH. Or turn on the HVAC system to remove humidity from the house instead.Remember that this RX20 is equipped with our special ZRX2 skids which leave very little water in the carpet to start with.A typical carpeted house only has 1 to 2 gallons of water in 600 sq ft of carpet left in it for you to remove through the Power-Dri System.The humidity in the house is actually less after you leave than if you have just wanded the house, because there is no water to evaporate off to add to the humidity level like there is when the carpet takes many hours to dry. In  conditions where humidity is less than this, it is not a problem. The humidity in the air is actually reduced when it is heated in the blower and expands. By this I mean that when air is drawn into the blower at say 50% RH, it exits the blower with under 15% RH! This very dry air in the reason that it drys the carpet very, very quickly! Opening the windows in a house is all that is needed to release any extra humidity out of the house.Urine in the carpet is no problem either cause the flushing action of the RX operating thru the ZRX2 skids already flushes most away. Urine has no smell in the dry state, and this drys the carpet back way better than a wand could ever do, so you have less problems from this with this system, not more.

Doug; you are wrong again. I have already been using this for 7 years now and done thousands of homes with this systems, so if that was a concern I would certainly know about it and addressed the problem already. Here are your points taken one by one:

Ken;  I guess I was wrong.  Apparently no one is suppose to question your inventions.  I will not submit any further questions to you as apparently it upsets you.  Wrong again???? Ken I am  so glad you  will always be able to something I can't.  You can kiss my ass.  All I did was ask a simple question.  I don't care if you have been using it for 50 years.  Where is Chuck when you need him?  Oh I forgot he hung himself on a tree out in front of SGK'S corporate offices. 

LOL.Sorry, Doug. Poor choice of words on my part. I did not mean to sound critical of your questions, but I know it came out that way. I have amended my original response. Actually you do not upset me at all by asking questions, Doug. In fact I encourage it! How else am I going to put out my message about how good this system really is? Many of the American posters have been waiting 3 years for this system since I first posted about it on the ICS board back in June 2001. Back then I put this idea out for free to see if anyone down there would make their own versions of it. Only 2 did. The rest were waiting for me to offer it in kit form so they can just bolt it on. I have now done that, by offering a retro kit for anyone with a Cleanco.

Ken, what disadvantages are there with this unit??

Bad odours and dirty water remaining in the vacuum hose that you have previously extracted from this, and other jobs, would they not be forced back into the newly cleaned/dried carpet??

Will it dry wool carpets with the same apparent effectiveness as what you have previously described.??

In theory. it sounds excellent.

Will a working model be on display at Connections04 in Las Vegas??

Will you be there to promote it, demostrate it, and field questions??

Will it be fitted to Powerclean machines, if so, when??

Shorty.

Shorty: So far after 7 years running this I have not found any disadvantages with this system other than the money you have to put out to buy a RX20 if you don't already have one. That is the biggest cost really. The $899 US I will be selling it for is not a problem for most people.

There is no odour problems or water getting blown back into the house because you use a different 100 ft hose set than you use while extracting. That is what I meant when i said "Dedicated" hose is used.

Wool carpet works well with this system as well but takes about 20 minutes to dry per room vs 10 for nylon due to it's much greater water retention compared to the plastic fibers.

Shorty, I wanted to bring a system out like this 3 years ago when I first revealed it on the board. The same thing is stopping me now as was stopping me then; money! To sell the entire direct drive market alone with this would require millions of dollars to fit to the units out there. I estimate that market at over 10,000 units. If even 3000 of these wanted to add this, I could never keep up. To show this at Connections this year would be a huge mistake. The other large manufacturers with the resources would steal the idea for themselves, as they have done from me many times before. It is the reason that I am only going to offer it in Canada this year, where I only have to worry about supplying hundreds ,not thousands of them. The big American market will get these next year once I am up to speed with production.

Powerclean is one of the first slide-in units that will see it after Butler and Vortex get them.

I thought they were coming out in the US too and they were 999 not 899.  When can I get one for a butler in the US?  How much will that model be?  Do yo need a dedicated RX-20 too, that would make it expensive.  If you don''t blow back in the hosses what about blowing into the RX-20 you cleaned with.  Will you offfer package deals with RX-20s for those who dont have them?

DC

Dennis: The US price is $899 plus $100 for shipping to send it down there by UPS ground shipping. I will be selling them into the USA too on December 1,2004. I meant that I will not be advertising them down there before next Spring so as to not create too much demand that I can't meet. People in the USA that read this board will still be able to order them for their Cleanco.

Butler Models will sell for the same price as Cleanco models do. You will not need to buy a RX20 if you already have one because the ZRX skids you need to make it work right are already included in the kit you buy. You just bolt them on in place of the stock skids that are there.The kit contains the following pieces:

-Air Cooler with diverter valve

-Waste tank Lockout with fresh air intake

-Pressure Regulator valve

-One set of ZRX2 or ZRX3  high performance skids

For those in the USA, we will be offering the choice of a complete package set-up that includes your choice of either

A RX20

or

A RSE that can do both HWE and Padding

For only $3995 US Complete!!!!!!!

Hi Ken, I would dearly love to see and try one of these systems.

I cannot see why, after reading your comments above about these terrible Yankee's stealing your idea's, that it could not be showcased to the whole world at Connection's.

Surely, if those damn yankee's want one seriously enough, they would buy one in Canada and take it home to play with??

Like, a truckmount and kit as you have described, surely would not break their budget.

Or are you just being condescending to me, and taking the p*ss out of me??, (Pulling my leg).

I do remember reading about this several years ago when you were posting on another board.

I do have an RX20, although it is the older slow model, just like me, but I don't have the skids.

Your system would not work with my current machine, as it runs a liquid ring vacuum system.

Shorty.

Shorty: I was being serious with you. At Connections this year there are likely to be 2000 or more attendees, of which 200 are likely to be distributors. If they saw this there, the demand would be so great that thousands of units would be needed to meet it. Hydra-Master is already trying to design a DriMaster Wand to compete against the Superglide wands I sell after seeing them back in March this year at ASCR. American manufacturers don't buy, they copy. I have seen it happen dozens of times before.

Your ring vacuum system probably could be adopted to work, as long as it operated with at least 100 cfms output. I take it you mean it does not have an exhaust flow to use or do you mean that it does not produce enough heat energy like a Blower does? It's higher lift level is not a problem.

Do you need a seperate RX-20?  if you cant dry using the cleaning hoses Im guessing you shouldn't use the same RX-20 as that would blow the same stuff back into the carpet.  What do you do with this problem?  I think having another rx-20 makes this not as good of a deal.

DC

Ken, here is part of your answer:

I take it you mean it does not have an exhaust flow to use or do you mean that it does not produce enough heat energy like a Blower does?

As it is a liquid ring vacuum, it requires water to create vacuum. Any water taken into the vacuum, then exits into an air/water seperator.

Water then exits this tank to my waste pump, then to storage.

The air/water seperator also has a vent to allow air out of the system. This in itself does not create enough heat energy. Should an impeller fail in the waste pump, dirty water would also flow out of this vent.

Regarding cfm, approximately 200 - 212, depending on engine revs;

Shorty.

Okay, so it is a lack of heat energy then.

Is there a reason that conventional blowers are not used there?

I am also designing a portable desiccant blower that can do the same thing as a blower, but be brought into office buildings and casinos to dry carpet in minutes there too, to go where the TM cant go.It produces only warm, extremly dry air, so heat is not required.

Thanks

Ken, my liquid ring vac; produces approximately 200 - 212 cfm depending on engine revs. This can be altered by different size pulleys.

Water enters the liquid ring, creating vacuum, then goes to an air/water seperator.

The air/water seperator has a vent to discharge the air, which I do not feel would be sufficient for your system. I may be wrong in this regard, this is why I would like to see the unit in action.

The water exits to a waste pump, (run off of a shaft from the engine), to storage or sewerage.

If an impeller fails in the waste pump, it is possible for water to exit via the air/water seperator air vent.

I have visions of dirty water being pumped back into the carpet should this happen.

Shorty.

Superglide Ken wrote: Okay, so it is a lack of heat energy then. Is there a reason that conventional blowers are not used there? I am also designing a portable desiccant blower that can do the same Thanks

I thought someone already invented a desiccant dehimidifer?? Am I wrong??  I only asked the question here to put it into context with your answer.  How else can you get the rh down that low and wouldn't it only be needed for below 0 temps??  Opening windows turning on the hvac system,  quit looking for external ways to make the system work.  What if you are in a sealed area.  I guess you just raise the rh?  Has this system been checked in other parts of the country??

BUMP!

Hey Kenny,

It's dec 2004...U got em ready?

What's the lead time for a unit?

INTERESTING TOPIC.

Hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. (had to get that in, Ken)

back in the mid '80's I designed a proto-type system for a company (largest at the time) who manufactured dying agents for carpeting for those who wanted to apply it using a HWE machine; more specifically, their system. (They had contracted with us to private label a particular system we made with a few add-on's)

In conjunction with applying the dye included another nozzle that took the exhaust and blew it down into the fibers. (Sorry, Ken, you didn't invent this)

There were problems: 1. Blew the dirt and grit all over the darn place!! "In-door" air quality went right down the toilet! 2. Secondly, it didn't dry anything because here is the only way you can dry carpeting in a shorter time:

USE A FAN !  In order to dry carpeting you must have "--continual"-- air-flow, period.

Ken, no offense, but I would highly suggest you dropping this 5 min-15 min drying times, cause if you (really) deep clean a carpet I guarantee it will not dry within those times, period. lets get real and spread the truthful and correct information to all in this great Industry of ours.

Good Fortune to all;

Ed Valentine

cross-american corp.

Ken - I DON'T BELIEVE YOU! 

Ed - Sounds logical to me!

LOL

Shish.......................................

Don't tell anyone Nordic 1 !!!!!!!

But our systems will not beat Kens unbelievable 5 Min drying time!! Imagine, deep cleaning and rinsing of close nap carpeting and getting 5 min drying time within seconds of a wand stroke.

My Mom once told me: "If it sounds too good to be true; it probably is".

Hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

What do you think?

Good Fortune to all;

Ed Valentine

Ken;

Yes, I do understand that you referred to the RX20.

Good Fortune;

Ed Valentine

Okay ED. Your reference to the wand stroke in the prior post made me wonder about that.