Encap question

[Shorty]

After many decades of using a 175, my back now loves me and doesn't go out on it's own since I got Big Yella.

The safety features of a Mex; compared to a 175, far outweigh the possible slower cleaning times IMO.

Running the 175, I was a constant friend of Chiropractors, Masseuses and the like.

Since getting my Mex; my bank manager and wife are my best friends. shiteatinggrin

As for loading in /out of vehicles, ramps make it so easy that even Delia can do it on her own.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Shorty how are you coming with that new machine?

Still mad at me?

:mrgreen:

 

[Brian R]

I always thought the 175s were easy to run.

OP wheels down is easy...Like the Orbot....But it cleans "better" with less effort than the 175.

But as far as handling it....Wheels down and 175 are similar except for the learning curve.

 

[NobleCarpetCleaners]

I've used my 105lb rotary for several years now with a 15" pad driver, both grades of scrub pads from Excellent Supply. 1,000-1,500 sq/ft/hr depending on soil load. Rent a 19" Cimex from time to time and use pad drivers that I own. Seems I do about 2,000-2,500 sq/ft/hr with the Cimex. I am more skilled with my rotary then a Cimex; need more time behind a Cimex. Been doing it awhile now, I can handle most any non greasy soil load. Start every job by filling vacuum bags. Much more profitable not running my truck mount. Hell Jell (VacAway) and two different brands of encap juice is all I use. If I get a helper after the holidays I'm going to get out there and sell more commercial.

 

[Shorty]

Shorty how are you coming with that new machine?

Still mad at me?

:mrgreen:

The 'bot; is coming along nicely thank you very much, although I still gotta do a bit more grinding on the bottle carrier.

Been a bit busy of late to be able to "practice" with it, hopefully this week-end will be slower.


Before I answer that second question shiteatinggrin :

How big are you ??

How old are you ??

How fit are you ??

You have many big friends or family that can maybe kick the crap out of me should we meet ??

Me, ?? I'm only a little fella about 5'6&1/2, now weigh 198lb and a young (nearly 67), can still do 80 push-ups, lift 250lbs, swim 1,000 yards and regularly jog ten miles every Sunday after Church.

I shall reserve my answer pending upon your reply.

No lies now, ya hear. ??

:roll:


I shall reserve judgement for a while. hey Marty, blow me

 

[CasinoCarpetCare]

Torque???? My crew and i are VERY proficient with out 175's- shiteatinggrin . Once it gets going, we can run them one handed-drag a spray tank and coil our cords-and i can do it all in 4 inch heels . i run 2 man crews so that i always have a spotter on the cords for saftey purposes. They (my crew) all find running the Cimex a little BORING :roll:. But we do like the Cimex-and remember-we are trying to accomplish something entirely different when we are running the Cimex-verses running the 175's. We use the 175's and bonnets for spotting. In answer to your question, Chevaz-the commercial maintenance gig is alot different that the residential stuff. We are an in-house crew-therefore, we all work for the casino-i have 9 crew members-3 hard surface and 6 carpet-plus myself. We work Monday-Friday-from 1-am to 9 am-when the counts are lowest. Mondays and Fridays we spot the entire casino floor-and run the entries and high traffic areas, pop areas, and main aisles using the walk-behind, and riding units (in a Ready Space-similar to buffing mode) and 175's to spot. The entire casino is broken down into different "zones"-each "zone is about 5,000-5,000 square feet. Every Tuesday and Thursday we extract a "zone". It is gated off-and extracted-using the CFX and 360, and walk behind and riding units in an "extraction" mode, (different shoes and brushes). This area must be extracted, and dry within 5-6 hours. No aisle is blocked off for more that 2 hours at a time. Every "zone" is extracted every 90 days. Wendsdays are for offices, food venue extractions and buffing, and the parking garage "insets" . Up until 2 years ago my father held the private contract for the carpet maintenance and i worked for him. We used truck mounts (2) for extractions, only worked from 5-9 am (when the casino was closed) managed it with 4 people-and could extract and dry it in 4 hours. When the casino decided to remain open 24 hours my father retired-(he still does some residential) stood back-and watched me put to use everything he pounded into my head over the 7 years i worked for him :mrgreen: :mrgreen: We still have breakfast together once a week so he can keep an eye on things Sometimes i really miss the old "truck mount days" . But then again-maybe i am just missing him! 8) 8) The in-house "gig" includes all the upholstery as well- and has a yearly budget of around $250,000 a year for my crew, machine maintenance and chemicals.

 

[Ron Werner]

The Orbot looks interesting. And probably not as heavy as these back-busting 175's and the Cimex. All we have to do here is push them around. i am sure my relationship with both my Cimex and my beloved 175's would be short and sweet if I were lifting them in and out of trucks and up and down stairs all day. :x :x

You'd simply find an easier way of loading and unloading. I used the elevator 8) and I did use Cimex on stair landings, started from the top and worked my way down. Quite easy. Did a great job. The Cimex IS a brute to lift!

 

[Shorty]

The Orbot looks interesting. And probably not as heavy as these back-busting 175's and the Cimex. All we have to do here is push them around. i am sure my relationship with both my Cimex and my beloved 175's would be short and sweet if I were lifting them in and out of trucks and up and down stairs all day. :x :x

You'd simply find an easier way of loading and unloading. I used the elevator 8) and I did use Cimex on stair landings, started from the top and worked my way down. Quite easy. Did a great job. The Cimex IS a brute to lift!

The moral of all this is:::

DON'T LIFT THOSE BLOODY HEAVY MACHINES !!!!!!

Learn to use the machines weight to your advantage.

Use the fulcrum and leverage principle.

Use ramps to get them in and out of vehicles.

Get bigger wheels to make it easy to take them up and down stairs.

Bloody hell, I've been using the 'Mex; like this for about eight years now, every day it's in and out, up and down. shiteatinggrin (Shut up Mikey) hey Marty, blow me shiteatinggrin

Since I went off the 175 and onto the 'Mex; my previous back problems have improved out of sight.

I no longer know a physio; or chiro; even my masseuse gets very little action from me now. :shock:


Remember that old motto that's been hanging around longer than me, ??


Work smarter, not harder.


Shorty down under




PS::::

What works best:
Rotary tools or Oscillating?
Just thinking about the spinning action vs the oscillating



I don't know of any scientific tests that have been done on the above.

I think that a lot of private testing may be prejudiced towards the system that the tester at the time prefers.

The human factor of being comfortable with a particular machine, may sway any decision as to the capabilities each machine.

 

[Mountain View Carpet Care]

I make my own juice..I was not about to use my dyson on all that grit so I don't want to hear a thing.

j]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrTcNWId8gsj]

 

[Ron Werner]

isn't it amazing how soil can be hidden in a carpet just by breaking it off the fibres.
Amazing difference!

Isn't a Dyson, or any vacuum for that matter, built to pick up grit?

 

[Mountain View Carpet Care]

Isn't a Dyson, or any vacuum for that matter, built to pick up grit?[/quote]

Folks this is a prime example of keen sense of the obvious!

Mikey add this guy to the top 25.

 

[Brian R]

 

[Mountain View Carpet Care]

R X Brian try again.

 

[Shorty]

RICHARD CHAVEZ ::::::::::::

How could I be mad at you. ??? shiteatinggrin





Richard Grindland:::::::::::::::::::

In your video on your home page, are you using cold water cleaning the carpet with the Boxxer, or no water.

It just don't look right viewing it from my eyes. ??

Can't see no steam vapour.


I can't see what that has to do with encap. ??


Gee you blokes are funny. shiteatinggrin shiteatinggrin shiteatinggrin

 

[Mountain View Carpet Care]

That was done for filming. Machine was off.

What was your other question?

 

[Jimmy L]

How do you make your own juice?

I made up some one time with BP Maxim carpet protector,ammonia and a splash of clear liquid dish detergent for the SHAMPOO foam.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

My son Jason sometimes made his own with a combination of protector and detergent, and one time even got good results with a bit of floor finish in the mix.

 

[Mountain View Carpet Care]

How do you make your own juice?

I made up some one time with BP Maxim carpet protector,ammonia and a splash of clear liquid dish detergent for the SHAMPOO foam.

This might be my golden ticket out of carpet cleaning... Look for it soon at a dealer near you. I still steamed cleanded the place after I encaped it.

 

[hogjowl]

I own a GLS, a rotary and a wheels on the gound OP machine. Never owned a Cimex ... way to big and heavy for me. My personal preference is the OP machine for encap and padcap cleaning. The GLS digs up way to much crap out of the carpet! It really gets old having to turn that thing over and dig the crud out from between the brushes. I can get a good result with the rotary, and do it faster than with the OP machine, but the torque on my back and knees is too much for my old butt to take anymore.

Give me a wheels down OP machine any day.