100% VLM ???

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You're NOT using a regular 175! It is a 175, but on the very small side. I see why you're not getting solution on hard floors. Lord that would take a while to clean a house!!!! You can't make it go fast.
Kenny,
Just remembering ?

How much TIME it takes to legally dump waste water ?

I wonder how many carpet cleaners break the law everyday???
 

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I don't! I have a half acre lot with gravel driveway off the back of my shop that is surrounded by a large circle drive. If you dump in grass, you're not breaking the law. Actually, it's just like dirty auto scrubber water.
 

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I don't! I have a half acre lot with gravel driveway off the back of my shop it is surrounded by a large circle drive. If you dump in grass, you're not breaking the law.
Lucky You!
Salt lake city, Utah that would be against the Law....{ To be legal, you had to go into the sewer system }

I remember buying those pump out systems.

I don't remember how many we went through?

Oh my gosh, they were expensive $$$

And they didn't work half the time?

But we were always trying to stay within the law?!!!
 
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I don't! I have a half acre lot with gravel driveway off the back of my shop that is surrounded by a large circle drive. If you dump in grass, you're not breaking the law. Actually, it's just like dirty auto scrubber water.
We did have 5 free RV dump stations around Salt Lake City!

The only problem was, they had signs saying NO carpet cleaning dumping --LOL LOL
 
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There was no luck involved in my shop. I had it built to accommodate
all my equipment, whether it was pulling trailers through one gate and around and through my shop or to the side under a lean to. The dumping situation was by design.
I walk out of my shop go across the backyard and I'm home😀 My Girls are set if they want be.
 
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There was no luck involved in my shop. I had it built to accommodate
all my equipment, whether it was pulling trailers through one gate and around and through my shop or to the side under a lean to. The dumping situation was by design.
I walk out of my shop go across the backyard and I'm home😀 My Girls are set if they want be.
I wonder how many steam cleaners are as Lucky as you??

Takes a lot of time to dump waste water Legally???
 

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I get that, and I have small waste tanks. Also don't do residential. The ones who do, I'm confident they don't keep doing the same old illegal things you think year after year for 30 yrs.
 
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I get that, and I have small waste tanks. Also don't do residential. The ones who do, I'm confident they don't keep doing the same old illegal things you think year after year for 30 yrs.
Just been thinking about this?

Not having to deal with ILLEGAL DUMPING is

probably - maybe -could be one of the BEST BENEFIT of VLM?!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Let's not overcomplicate cleaning carpet


The TM Manufacturers want you to spend Thousands on something you don't need today

And it's not necessary

Unless you don't like Money

Cleaning carpet doesn't take $30,000 plus in equipment



The experts say 85% is removed with a Vacuum

That leaves 15% that's sticking to the Fiber



Cleaning Carpet is a Very SIMPLE and EASY Process

Detergent Scrub Remove



LESS water MORE agitation !!!


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George,

Do you miss dumping your waste water???
 

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George,

Do you miss dumping your waste water???
No !!!

Illegal dumping in New Jersey will get you a HUGE Fine

Customers would tell me you can dump in my yard but I never did and businesses would tell me just dump in the parking lot but I never did

One of the BEST decisions I have ever made was switching to VLM


Life is BETTER, when you're VLM !!!
 
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Kenny,
What brand of dry volatile solvent? Do you recommend?
I've been using VacAway Pig Out for over 10 years but it was out of stock for months so I had to find another brand

I started using Bridgepoint Solvent Clean

They both work great but Solvent Clean has a little less order



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Still experimenting with my Hawk on Apartments

This time I used Bonnet Pros Multi Brush with his 14'' Fiber Pad to scrub

Extracted with 17'' Microfiber Bonnet and 15'' Driver

Groom with 10'' CRB

5 oz of Carpet Details no peroxide


I love VLM !!!

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No !!!

Illegal dumping in New Jersey will get you a HUGE Fine

Customers would tell me you can dump in my yard but I never did and businesses would tell me just dump in the parking lot but I never did

One of the BEST decisions I have ever made was switching to VLM


Life is BETTER, when you're VLM !!!
I have no way of Knowing this, but I bet you 50% of the steamers out there illegally dump???

Or 50% legally dump???
 
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I don't! I have a half acre lot with gravel driveway off the back of my shop that is surrounded by a large circle drive. If you dump in grass, you're not breaking the law. Actually, it's just like dirty auto scrubber water.
Dumping in the same spot on your property is illegal here.
Dumping in dry wells not connected to storm drains is permitted as long as you dont use certain products at certain locations.
Local laws are different everywhere.
I can dump where I clean on most residential not near waterways but where I live there is water everywhere.
I installed a cleanout and filter my water when I dump on most jobs. I pay for that with my water bill. Its 3 times as much for sewer than water.
Most dump stations dont allow carpet cleaners because the debris damages the pumps. It needs to be filtered and no solvents allowed.

Frodo can stop worrying.
 
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Dumping in the same spot on your property is illegal here.
Dumping in dry wells not connected to storm drains is permitted as long as you dont use certain products at certain locations.
Local laws are different everywhere.
I can dump where I clean on most residential not near waterways but where I live there is water everywhere.
I installed a cleanout and filter my water when I dump on most jobs. I pay for that with my water bill. Its 3 times as much for sewer than water.
Most dump stations dont allow carpet cleaners because the debris damages the pumps. It needs to be filtered and no solvents allowed.

Frodo can stop worrying.
YOU CAN CALL ME MR FRATTO .
 
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Dumping in the same spot on your property is illegal here.
Dumping in dry wells not connected to storm drains is permitted as long as you dont use certain products at certain locations.
Local laws are different everywhere.
I can dump where I clean on most residential not near waterways but where I live there is water everywhere.
I installed a cleanout and filter my water when I dump on most jobs. I pay for that with my water bill. Its 3 times as much for sewer than water.
Most dump stations dont allow carpet cleaners because the debris damages the pumps. It needs to be filtered and no solvents allowed.

Frodo can stop worrying.
It's a good thing I don't live there! I
am not in a city, so there is a million places for me to dump my water.
 

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Dumping in the same spot on your property is illegal here.
Dumping in dry wells not connected to storm drains is permitted as long as you dont use certain products at certain locations.
Local laws are different everywhere.
I can dump where I clean on most residential not near waterways but where I live there is water everywhere.
I installed a cleanout and filter my water when I dump on most jobs. I pay for that with my water bill. Its 3 times as much for sewer than water.
Most dump stations dont allow carpet cleaners because the debris damages the pumps. It needs to be filtered and no solvents allowed.

Frodo can stop worrying.
So you're part of the 50% club?
 

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Dumping in the same spot on your property is illegal here.
Dumping in dry wells not connected to storm drains is permitted as long as you dont use certain products at certain locations.
Local laws are different everywhere.
I can dump where I clean on most residential not near waterways but where I live there is water everywhere.
I installed a cleanout and filter my water when I dump on most jobs. I pay for that with my water bill. Its 3 times as much for sewer than water.
Most dump stations dont allow carpet cleaners because the debris damages the pumps. It needs to be filtered and no solvents allowed.

Frodo can stop worrying.
Back in the day when I had to empty somewhere else besides my shop?

I used to tell myself all kinds of little stories ?

To make me feel better about where I knew I shouldn't be emptying?

Other than the sewer system. So it can be treated properly?

So all you 50% keep telling yourself a story?

It will make you feel Right and Just!!!
 
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It's a good thing I don't live there! I
am not in a city, so there is a million places for me to dump my water.
Same here where i live. And an added bonus to living in the forest is there's also a bathroom behind every tree where as you can sometimes drive in excess of 30+ miles (@40mph) to find a conventional one
 

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I have a sewer dump at my shop. On larger jobs, I use an inline pump out. Very reliable. A lot of carpet cleaners have a sewer cleaning at their homes. If you look carefully, there are often marked sewer access points in parking lots. They are stamped "sewer". Just filter your lint.
 
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