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Try sending non relatives in a $110k truck to clean a 200 million estate..
We dual wand just about EVERY job EVERY day, and we get done in about half the time a single wand would.Duel wanding on a house is nuts imo. You have 2 guys, you should knock that out in no time. Prespray, scrub, wand with the other guy pulling hose, 2000 sqft per hour. No empty hands. Hardest thing for an owner/operator is to watch employees take twice the time to accomplish what he can do in half the time.
If you have a system and it works, great. I just find personally, that it is faster with 2 guys on a single wand, rather taking the time to set up 2 wands and hose runs. I can see the benefit if you have one guy just standing around but with 2 guys, you can set up faster, pre vac, pre spray, scrub faster, then when one guy gets on the wand, the other one is putting the other stuff away, pulling hose, moving furniture, padding/blocking, grooming, etc. I can see the advantage on some jobs where you have a lot of upholstery and carpet and you want one set up to one thing and the other to do another but the times (which is few) that I have the opportunity to dual wand, it seemed that we were in each others way. I guess practice makes perfect.We dual wand just about EVERY job EVERY day, and we get done in about half the time a single wand would.
We have knocked out upholstery and carpet, tile and carpet, tile and upholstery; dual wanding allows us to make almost twice as much money per hour.
Until you have actually done it this way, you'll never really know.
I understand what you are saying. We take in a "set" of hoses (vac and steam at the same time), and then do it again, with corner guards, and being careful not to scuff anything. We now have both sets of hoses in. We connect the hoses, start the machine, and start cleaning. We carry fresh water, but connect if we are running low. We do not move every stick of furniture, especially in bedrooms, but we do discuss what they want moved.If you have a system and it works, great. I just find personally, that it is faster with 2 guys on a single wand, rather taking the time to set up 2 wands and hose runs. I can see the benefit if you have one guy just standing around but with 2 guys, you can set up faster, pre vac, pre spray, scrub faster, then when one guy gets on the wand, the other one is putting the other stuff away, pulling hose, moving furniture, padding/blocking, grooming, etc. I can see the advantage on some jobs where you have a lot of upholstery and carpet and you want one set up to one thing and the other to do another but the times (which is few) that I have the opportunity to dual wand, it seemed that we were in each others way. I guess practice makes perfect.
Was that the rig in Nashville?I understand what you are saying. We take in a "set" of hoses (vac and steam at the same time), and then do it again, with corner guards, and being careful not to scuff anything. We now have both sets of hoses in. We connect the hoses, start the machine, and start cleaning. We carry fresh water, but connect if we are running low. We do not move every stick of furniture, especially in bedrooms, but we do discuss what they want moved.
We do have a system, making sure the last hose off the reel, goes outside first so it can go back on the reel until the other hose is through. Out goes the second set of hoses, wrapped up while I am doing the bill and talking with the customer.
We dual wand just about EVERY job EVERY day, and we get done in about half the time a single wand would.
We have knocked out upholstery and carpet, tile and carpet, tile and upholstery; dual wanding allows us to make almost twice as much money per hour.
Until you have actually done it this way, you'll never really know.
Bob, i'm curious about your propane heater. I currently use a LG but yours seems a lot hotter and I think you have an electric pilot light. Is that your own design or is it available publicly. I'm thinking when its time to replace my LG, I may want to try one of those.I understand what you are saying. We take in a "set" of hoses (vac and steam at the same time), and then do it again, with corner guards, and being careful not to scuff anything. We now have both sets of hoses in. We connect the hoses, start the machine, and start cleaning. We carry fresh water, but connect if we are running low. We do not move every stick of furniture, especially in bedrooms, but we do discuss what they want moved.
We do have a system, making sure the last hose off the reel, goes outside first so it can go back on the reel until the other hose is through. Out goes the second set of hoses, wrapped up while I am doing the bill and talking with the customer.
It is my own design, but if you want one I can get one made for you. I have a patent on the heater's electronics that gives you the most even heat throughout the entire cleaning process. The pilot is automatically lit, and the system has a automatic relighter in case a heavy wind would blow it out.Bob, i'm curious about your propane heater. I currently use a LG but yours seems a lot hotter and I think you have an electric pilot light. Is that your own design or is it available publicly. I'm thinking when its time to replace my LG, I may want to try one of those.
No. I had the Savage ETM in Nashville.Was that the rig in Nashville?
Bob, I wonder if you could pm me the details. I can't justify buying one right now but when I need to replace my lg I would really like something better.It is my own design, but if you want one I can get one made for you. I have a patent on the heater's electronics that gives you the most even heat throughout the entire cleaning process. The pilot is automatically lit, and the system has a automatic relighter in case a heavy wind would blow it out.