175 vs Brush Pro

[Carpet Cleaning Fool]

Has the carpet cleaning industry gone totally insane?

$3200 for a Brush Pro sounds ridiculously expensive to me!

Question: Can a $500 175 rpm floor scrubber with a green stripe bonnet do about the same mechanical agitation as a $3200 Brush Pro?

A 175 would be more durable and versatile but can it scrub a carpet just as well? I'm thinking maybe so.

What do you think?

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[hogjowl]

I have both. If I had it to do all over again, I wouldn't have the CBM.

 

[tmdry]

Agreed,

I have a CRB w/ resonators, I bought into the whole thing, for us we hardly ever get use it...and it's deff not worth 3 grand.

You can find em used for 1000-1500.

Having a wand and rotovac is enough for us.

The OPs get to be used on commercial.

I've been thinking about selling my 15 inch too.

 

[Louis]

I have a host crb and I love it. Maybe only paying $200 for it helps. I'm going to buy a real crb some time because I like how much it digs up. I agree they are way over priced.
I have a 175on the truck but it's heavy and can do some damage if it gets away. I only use it for bonnet cleaning now.

 

[idreadnought]

in my opinion on your question. yes it will do a very good job of aggitation. however you will work much harder to get the job done. crb's are so easy to use and weigh much less that a 175 machine

 

[encapman]

$3200 for a BrushPro? Seriously? Is someone smoking crack? LOL
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[ruff]

......Seriously? Is someone smoking crack? LOL
....

Personally, I feel that George never answered that question.
George...............?

 

[Mikey P]

A must have for stone cleaners imo.

 

[Louis]

Can that brush encap scrub tile and are tile brushes available for it ?

 

[dealtimeman]

Yes and yes

 

[Russ T.]

It's definitely a machine that seems way overpriced, but this is carpet cleaning. Most of the tools I've bought seem overpriced too.

Wands for $700-$1500
RE's for $2-3 K
Cimex costs as much as a decent used car.

Without these tools though, I couldn produce the way I do. They are worth every penny to me.

 

[GeneMiller]

I have both and use both. The crb comes out easily and often. The 175 was given away and replaced with the vario. Much easier to use and the orbital action works great. To light in my opinion for anyone who just wants to Encap so get the weight set. The advantage to the crb is its ease of use. Instant train for new guys. Also on tile it won't get away from you. it also pulls the dirt and hair up instead of grinding it in. We use the vario for scrubbing commercial prior to flushing. We use it with microbeast scrubbing pads. Removes and agitates in one process.

Gene

 

[kevinj6121]

I have both CRB and 175, love them both yes CRB's are expensive, but isn't everything in this business both have there place, both can be used on carpet and tile floors, both versatile have used my CRB to encap on commercial carpet and works great, have used it for agitation of pre spray prior to HWE, have used it on tile and grout with the stiffer brushes of course and have used it to pre vac a few times when i forgot to load my regular vac. My CRB has an onboard spray system so i can run a 50ft hose from CRB to my mytee big boss sprayer and away i go just connect other end of hose where spray gun goes.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Are apples better than oranges?

 

[JS41035]

Are apples better than oranges?

Yes because you'll end up using a crb more than a heavy 175. That's worth the extra money.

 

[WillS]

Would never buy a BrushPro brand new. Seen one at Interlink the other day for $3,200. We use Host Reliants, Freestyles and Liberators crb. The weight of the machine on the bristles allows for really good agitation. We haven't used the 175 on carpet before, only tile. Even with Tile, we follow behind with a Host Machine using a stronger bristle (black) and push the tip of the machine into grout lines and everything comes out amazing.

I found someone randomly online that resales them in Philly, we now only buy through him at half the cost. We got lucky. Our cost per machine right now is $900 and $1,400 per machine. 6 reliants, 4 t6s, 2 liberators. I haven't researched into BrushPro, but I wonder if they have this same type of setup with bristles for different type of cleaning? I'd assume.

 

[J Scott W]

I haven't researched into BrushPro, but I wonder if they have this same type of setup with bristles for different type of cleaning? I'd assume.

Brush Pro has 4 different brush types. the least aggressive is used mostly for wool rugs and carpet. A nice feature of Brush Pro is that it can be used in standing water, so cleaning rugs in a pit wash facility is not a problem.

The Blue brush is typical for most synthetic carpets. More aggressive for tile and grout and also concrete plus a super aggressive brush when the grease and soils are really thick.