Best clean process..

tools come and tools go and some come back as the new tool

There is no best

I have to admit I did a grease pit last week and I broke out the old 100 pound rotary. It made such short work of the grime it cut at least an hour off the job and I did not have to re-fill my water tank.

Good and appropriate pre spray for what your cleaning

when needed good pre scrub crb or rotary

RX or other

Wand with good heat for rinse.

I am sure I will always bust out the 175 for cgd and some single story homes it's just apts and multi level homes that it's gonna end up staying in the van.

I actually find the act of wanding harder on the knees than the carrying of heavy equipment up the stairs. It is that repetitive back and forth motion that wears mine down more than that dozen stairs with a 75 pound machine.

The key I guess is to find a machine that is more balanced. Carrying the rx-20 over my shoulders like a 50 cal machine gun looks strange, but easier on my body and the Hoss feels well centered when carrying it.

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Haven't used a CRB, but haved used an RX20 for years. We still run a 175 prior to the RX20 if it is really nasty (like an exit from a kitchen in a restaurant that looks like asphalt) and last year I picked up a couple of rotovac 360i's for residential. We use an RX20 on nasty rentals

Great post guys as i am considering a CRB machine. Time to pull the trigger. Who can suggest best place to get one at best price, think i'll go for a 15 or 17inch.

There always seems to be crb's for sale on craigslist for a decent price.  You can also go to ebay and you will find that Marcus of "Strong Dry" is selling off his old stock of 15 inchers on there for about $1200.  They are new in box, just older models before they became called "Strong Dry".

Also, don't forget to try Joe as well...he can get you any part you may need for the "Strong Dry" models.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Carpet-Dry-Cleaning-Machine-CRB-VLM-TM-4-/281366464355?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4182bf8763

so far we like the blue brushes the best for the strong dry

AC I have the 3 different sets and for polyester carpet the black from strong I found the best option is the tile and grout brushes so are more aggressive.

Francisco p

nice ill have to give that a try

I'll second the black brushes, works great on tile / grout.

Ya call Joe or look else where, I called Marcus and he wanted wayyyyyy to much for a highly used couple that he had.
I am still being a penny pincher and haven't gotten one yet. I told myself 2 months straight of being a week out on the schedule or no more new tools .

OneBlueSummer wrote:Ya call Joe or look else where, I called Marcus and he wanted wayyyyyy to much for a highly used couple that he had.
I am still being a penny pincher and haven't gotten one yet. I told myself 2 months straight of being a week out on the schedule or no more new tools .

I got mine from joe

Francisco p

www.pulidoscc.com

hey Francisco

what is that clear tool you are using on your website that is steaming the red stains?

also curious what pre spray you use for tile/grout, thats a really good before/after pic you got there

I've always leaned more toward the chemistry side rather than the equipment side. It's kinda like using an axe. Two guys with the same type axe chopping different sides of the same tree. Difference is that one guy spent the time to sharpen his axe so he cuts more and faster.

Chemistry sharpens our tools.

The only piece of equipment mentioned that I don't ever use is a 175. I don't even use one on VCT any longer. It's just too limited imo.

I use my CRB on every job. It's a great tool!

I'm going to buy another one so I can "frankenstein" my current one. I'm gonna try and adapt a vacuum port to it.

Keep us updated Judd!

ACpower1 wrote:hey Francisco

what is that clear tool you are using on your website that is steaming the red stains?

also curious what pre spray you use for tile/grout,   thats a really good before/after pic you got there

is a wall steamer that I use instead of a iron it work better for me, I've been using it for a few years now.

for tile & grout I used powermax from cobbs and Zep industrial purple

That Zep purple is some pretty harsh stuff.

i use zep when I need to strip a sealer or wax in tile

Fuzzsucker wrote:We pre vac for two hours, prespay, crb, rotovac, edge, then bonnet with a trinity op to dry, then crb the stain guard in, then we bring in two dehus and twelve fans. All for the low price of $300 a room.   

I've never seen the need to go threw all that noise, just to charge $300 a room.  ......the key is you don't say "it's $300 a room", just give the quote for full service, and let the customer decide their price!   

I would have to say rotary extraction, although most cases the wand is best as 95% of the time a wand does a great job in faster time.

The Carpet Chemist wrote:I would have to say rotary extraction, although most cases the wand is best as 95% of the time a wand does a great job in faster time.

Without a doubt, you are correct.

My first year working for Phil, we only had wands and a deck broom, but we felt that we had good results.
When I went to work for Jeff in another state, he introduced me to a nice 175 machine...now I was getting somewhere.
Then I moved up to my first rx-20 and the world shifted when cleaning the really soiled carpets.
Now I also use the Hoss on residentials along with a good CRB machine and I can't believe the difference...and ease.

Like the man said, the wand is the tool for speed and effectiveness when cleaning the light to medium soil loads, but that rotary tool is a big leap for any cleaner faced with heavy soil loads. You don't have to have one, but life is a whole lot easier when you do.

Just look at all those great before / after pictures on this site...or any site...and you will see that a rotary extractor was the weapon of choice in most of the examples. That should tell us all something, don't you think?  

The big question is "Is the price for a rotary extractor worth it to get better results in less time on that 5% of jobs.

I had a 360i but got rid of it. Now Im ordering an encap scrubber that will double as a prespray agitator for those 5%ers. Makes more sense imho.