Combining the benefits of a CRB or am I hoping for too much?
- Thread starter Barry-QDCC
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I dont have a sebo, I personally think a sebo is to light weight, it sounds like it is having a hard time when you listen to the videos of guys using them. I also don't think they were designed to be used wet.
Nate The Great
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The sebo is great for stairs... Cheap, but it is light duty imho...
You guys would laugh you azzes off if you knew how redneck I really am. But because of my full redneck personality I know with out a doubt a crb would be awesome to have on the truck.
Nate The Great
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That's where the genius comes from!
Or madness
Desk Jockey
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I never joke about losing money. I'd much rather use equipment that combines steps while still optimizing results.
It's a balance, but ultimately I have to make money or I might as well pay them to wash & wax the truck.
Barry-QDCC
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Just got my machine delivered - a whole day early! 
Broke it out and dug up our chocolate Lab's hair! pretty cool!
I'm a bit confused about the brushes. It came with a white set (installed) and TWO black sets. One seems to be slightly stiffer than the other black set. What is used where?
EDIT: Got into better lighting and now I see that the stiffer set is actually a dark brown...which is for tile from what I understand.
Broke it out and dug up our chocolate Lab's hair! pretty cool!I'm a bit confused about the brushes. It came with a white set (installed) and TWO black sets. One seems to be slightly stiffer than the other black set. What is used where?
EDIT: Got into better lighting and now I see that the stiffer set is actually a dark brown...which is for tile from what I understand.
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Ray Burnfield
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Agreed but your car will always be at its cleanest after the're finished. Maybe like new.
How about the carpets?
Ray Burnfield
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Or your Truck
Desk Jockey
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Ray I can only charge a finite amount. So with limited production time I have to do the best job possible within a given time frame.
Adding additional steps, without an increase in rate simply shrinks my margin. I can charge more IF the market will bare it. However I personally feel an RE will accomplish the same thing using less labor, there by maintaining the margin.
For the record we are carpet cleaning snobs. We don't clean trashed out pits. Not that we wouldn't, they just won't pay what we ask for that service.
Adding additional steps, without an increase in rate simply shrinks my margin. I can charge more IF the market will bare it. However I personally feel an RE will accomplish the same thing using less labor, there by maintaining the margin.
For the record we are carpet cleaning snobs. We don't clean trashed out pits. Not that we wouldn't, they just won't pay what we ask for that service.
Nate The Great
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Desk Jockey
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Yes but the trucks and Ray's car are nicely waxed. 
Ray Burnfield
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How much time do those additional steps add or subtract?
What do you tell the homeowner when they ask you why you didn't vacuum and agitate like the last company?
Desk Jockey
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We always vacuum. We don't CRB. 5-10 minutes per jobs X per day X per week X month X year X decade X infinity! PER crew 
Ray Burnfield
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Your crews work at maximum efficiency, I get it.
Desk Jockey
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We don't do piss work either. People want a quick fix. A little Foo foo foo juice for a couple of bucks and expect that to solve the gallons of urine soaked into the carpet, cushion and subfloor. When corrective procedures are explained, they acknowledge how it should be done but would like the foo foo.
Problem is the foo foo doesn't last. Guess who is responsible for the odor then.
We pass on piss. 1 in 1000 want it done correctly. Have I told how much I hate VCT?
Problem is the foo foo doesn't last. Guess who is responsible for the odor then.
We pass on piss. 1 in 1000 want it done correctly. Have I told how much I hate VCT?
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Desk Jockey
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No we wax trucks until a wdr call comes in.Your crews work at maximum efficiency, I get it.
dgardner
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Pretty catchy advertising slogan, if you ask me...
Desk Jockey
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It's in 10-letters on our trucks. But feel free to use it yourself.
Ray Burnfield
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Your true feelings about snow again?. Have I told how much I hate VCT?
Desk Jockey
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LOL
You are such a good sport Ray! One can not help but like you.
Wait was that a double negative? Or perhaps a double entendre?
You are such a good sport Ray! One can not help but like you.
Wait was that a double negative? Or perhaps a double entendre?
But, you run your vacuums through it daily.. I'm not talking about fixing a urinal situation, but bringing that urinal to the next job.. If your guy's pre-vacuum you surely bring the last jobs bacteria with you and smearing in your next custy's carpet.. Kind of gross if you ask me!We don't do piss work either. People want a quick fix. A little Foo foo foo juice for a couple of bucks and expect that to solve the gallons of urine soaked into the carpet, cushion and subfloor. When corrective procedures are explained, they acknowledge who it should be done but would like the foo foo.
Problem is the foo foo doesn't last. Guess who is responsible for the odor then.
We pass on piss. 1 in 1000 want it done correctly. Have I told how much I hate VCT?
I'm just saying.. I like you Richard, but your wrong!!
Desk Jockey
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Sure but we don't leave it like that. We offer superior cleaning services that not only remove the soil but any trace of piss smeared in with a pre cleaning vacuum.
While on the subject. Are you suggesting that the CRB brushes are thoroughly cleaned between each use. Since they dig deeply into the urine vat?
While on the subject. Are you suggesting that the CRB brushes are thoroughly cleaned between each use. Since they dig deeply into the urine vat?
