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Back to the crb. Some jobs the blue bristles are too soft. That's from the matted down polyester on the section 8 rentals with mounds of oil on it. What other bristles is there to choose, and can the stiffer ones be used for all purpose as well, or should they be used just on the trashed jobs?
Mikey P
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I use the stiff on most everything in NV
Mediums in CA
Mediums in CA
hogjowl
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That’s the rub
Desk Jockey
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I could say a lot but then you would just tell me to grow up. So I won't.
IDIOT!
IDIOT!
steve_64
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The customer doesn't know that.
steve_64
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3 rooms $150
If it needs scrubbing which I don't say, the price goes up.
I can do 3 rooms in an hour if it's not trashed. If it's trashed there are additional charges. Nobody argues with the damages. It's obvious and they know it.
If it needs scrubbing which I don't say, the price goes up.
I can do 3 rooms in an hour if it's not trashed. If it's trashed there are additional charges. Nobody argues with the damages. It's obvious and they know it.
Besides being in a different state, lol, what are the other reasons I wouldn't want to use the stiff brushes?
Mikey P
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nice nylon and wool carpet
Bob Pruitt
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I don't use my crb on those anyway, so I need to ditch this blue set and get a black set
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Brown is the stiff on the 10. Black is soft. White medium.
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I've never seen blue so I would ask the manufacturer to be sure.
Kenny Hayes
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My wife don’t allow me to use “b-t-e m-“! Idiots ok.
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SamIam
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The pull out factor is why I love the 10 inch!
It’s light and easy, white brushes all day on nylon!
Black if it poly olefin crap and tile!
My guys love it!
They see how much easier it is cleaning carpet with it as opposed to without it.
I say 95% but is higher then that it’s almost every job!
It’s light and easy, white brushes all day on nylon!
Black if it poly olefin crap and tile!
My guys love it!
They see how much easier it is cleaning carpet with it as opposed to without it.
I say 95% but is higher then that it’s almost every job!
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Which equals higher end and better customers who don't trash their stuff as often as the cheap poly crowd. From my experience.
amygeorge
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Residential = Every single job even if we're using the 360i with a brush head. My tech's love the CRB's. Can't go wrong with pre agitation and the dwell time.
Commercial = Encap areas that are not heavily soiled.
Area rugs - use after vacuuming, before cleaning. I had a call from a homeowner to come and use my CRB on her area rugs that weren't "ready to be cleaned" - talk about easy $$. I asked her to tell her friends... We have also encapped area rugs where the furniture was way to heavy to move and they just wanted the outside edges done.
Basically, the CRB is a fabulous versatile tool.
Commercial = Encap areas that are not heavily soiled.
Area rugs - use after vacuuming, before cleaning. I had a call from a homeowner to come and use my CRB on her area rugs that weren't "ready to be cleaned" - talk about easy $$. I asked her to tell her friends... We have also encapped area rugs where the furniture was way to heavy to move and they just wanted the outside edges done.
Basically, the CRB is a fabulous versatile tool.
SCC
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I'm primarily a porty guy at this point of my life. I underestimated the benefit of owning a CRB. I scoffed at the pricing but didn't see many used ones for sale. Lots of people that I trust in this industry gave it high marks, I took the plunge and it's by far the most bang for your buck tool I can think of when it comes to using a porty with an apo and inline filter. When using a porty guys use 2 inch hoses, boosters of all sorts, inline filters and fancy wands to increase soil and water recovery. And all of those measures will help.
They don't help like a CRB though, especially if you use an apo with an inline filter. Nothing kills performance like a dirty filter. Prevac is not an option with an in line filter, but even still my air hog collects a lot of debris as it should. Ever since I started using the CRB I've noticed that my filters are really clean. On some jobs I used to change the filters more than once because of the suction loss before it was filled. Stronger truckmounts won't feel that drop off like a porty. It takes time and it's messy to change out a filter. I need fewer wand passes on carpets if I've vacuumed and used the crb prior to HWE. I think that gives you some time back in the long run. I use my crb on most every job. I'm 99% residential. Its as fast as my 13 inch 175 but it's lighter and it removes hair far better and lifts the carpet fibers. It also takes up less space on my van.
My favorite part of using the CRB is I know it's cleaner, it's a great sales tool, it helps set you apart from the guys that don't use one. Truckmount shmuckmount if I come behind a guy that doesn't use one I'll eat his lunch. If I had a truckmount I would still use the CRB because it's such a great sales tool. Customers love to see the hair rats removed...At least the way I do a presentation. I'm hardly ever rushed on my jobs so I invest more time into better presentations.
I've been cleaning for over 25 years. I still enjoy it. I spend more time explaining the importance of proper vacuuming and regular cleanings than most guys I would think. I take the time to explain the downsides of using the wrong types of spotters in an easy to understand manner. I also explain the importance of post vacuuming the job regardless of the method. I'll probably jinx myself by saying this but I get like one redo per year and I have one bad review that was for cussing out my customer not for the work performed.
I'm using it to clean grout and tile, wood floors too. It's not perfect and it's ineffective on some carpets.
They don't help like a CRB though, especially if you use an apo with an inline filter. Nothing kills performance like a dirty filter. Prevac is not an option with an in line filter, but even still my air hog collects a lot of debris as it should. Ever since I started using the CRB I've noticed that my filters are really clean. On some jobs I used to change the filters more than once because of the suction loss before it was filled. Stronger truckmounts won't feel that drop off like a porty. It takes time and it's messy to change out a filter. I need fewer wand passes on carpets if I've vacuumed and used the crb prior to HWE. I think that gives you some time back in the long run. I use my crb on most every job. I'm 99% residential. Its as fast as my 13 inch 175 but it's lighter and it removes hair far better and lifts the carpet fibers. It also takes up less space on my van.
My favorite part of using the CRB is I know it's cleaner, it's a great sales tool, it helps set you apart from the guys that don't use one. Truckmount shmuckmount if I come behind a guy that doesn't use one I'll eat his lunch. If I had a truckmount I would still use the CRB because it's such a great sales tool. Customers love to see the hair rats removed...At least the way I do a presentation. I'm hardly ever rushed on my jobs so I invest more time into better presentations.
I've been cleaning for over 25 years. I still enjoy it. I spend more time explaining the importance of proper vacuuming and regular cleanings than most guys I would think. I take the time to explain the downsides of using the wrong types of spotters in an easy to understand manner. I also explain the importance of post vacuuming the job regardless of the method. I'll probably jinx myself by saying this but I get like one redo per year and I have one bad review that was for cussing out my customer not for the work performed.
I'm using it to clean grout and tile, wood floors too. It's not perfect and it's ineffective on some carpets.
regarossa
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and tip bloom? Anyone?
From a CRB?
hogjowl
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Bruce Humphrey
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I still have this one from many years ago , can't even remember what year I purchased it. Every living room has traffic area's that need to be scrubbed.
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Gotta break the brushes in first.
I had a commercial carpet around a pool that I used my 15 inch crb on with the stiff brushes and it caused a slight fuzzyness on the fiber.
