Cleanworks
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Send a pic of the cleaning unit. I bet it is an Aqua-tech Space Saver.
Hallelujah, I'm back in the business after 15 years - What supplies should I buy?
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ruff
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A friend indeed.
Sierra Clean Care
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Roger is in Salmon Arm, I've got one in Vernon, and a second in Kelonwa.....
Sierra Clean Care
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Well I can't be the only one up here rubbing soap bars on carpet like a madman..... I love the stuff.....
ruff
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Must be British Columbia 
Sierra Clean Care
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Roger, call Chris to have a look @ that machine. Make sure it's running the way it should. Give me a call sometime, we'll grab a beer...
Jeff @ SCC
As promised here is the story of my first job.
I just closed the purchase of the business the night before.
Client calls me in the morning to do a LR and 2BR as the tenant moved out without cleaning the carpet.
I give her a time of 3pm that afternoon as I still have to go get insurance and business license and then pick up the van from the previous owner .
I get the van and go to the address.
When i walk in the client says "the carpet is sticky".
"What do you mean? " I ask
" walk on it" she says.
I walk on it. My feet stick, just like walking on dried syrup on lino.
Me: "what did the tenant do?
Client:"she used double - sided tape to put plastic mats on all the carpeting "
(Not just the edges mind you... The entire surface of the mats. 450 sqft)
Me: " why would she do that? "
Client:" she was afraid of fleas so she wanted to protect herself. Can you fix it? "
Me:" I will try "
Client:" how long will you be? "
Me:" 1hour"
Client: "call me when you are done"
I go to the van. Everything is in the van because I just bought the business. We are talking a huge dehumidifier, 3 Sahara fans, extra wands, boxes of tarps, etc. It takes 20 minutes to find the hydro-force and pre-spray jug under the junk.
I put the junk in the handicapped parking spot. It looks like I am holding a garage sale.
I start to vacuum the carpet. The vacuum sticks to the carpet.
I put it away.
I decide to put on the booties and pre-spray.
A few minutes later I look down and the booties are ripped because they are stuck to the bottom of my shoes and to the carpet. I peel them off and finish pre-spraying.
I set up the vacuum house and start cleaning.
After I clean 2 rooms I decide to call the client to let her know I am almost done. This is 80 minutes into the "60 minute job"
My cell has been in my pocket getting bumped around. The camera app has been activated. I now have 300 pictures of the inside of my pocket. They are crystal clear because the flashlight app was also activated.
I have 1% battery life left so I cannot call the client. I keep on cleaning.
105 minutes into the job I am done and the client shows up.
"I tried calling you" she says.
"the phone was in my pocket "I reply.
" will it be sticky when it dries? "
" we will know tomorrow "I say.
She pays me! I love this business.
p.s. She calls the next day and all is good!
I just closed the purchase of the business the night before.
Client calls me in the morning to do a LR and 2BR as the tenant moved out without cleaning the carpet.
I give her a time of 3pm that afternoon as I still have to go get insurance and business license and then pick up the van from the previous owner .
I get the van and go to the address.
When i walk in the client says "the carpet is sticky".
"What do you mean? " I ask
" walk on it" she says.
I walk on it. My feet stick, just like walking on dried syrup on lino.
Me: "what did the tenant do?
Client:"she used double - sided tape to put plastic mats on all the carpeting "
(Not just the edges mind you... The entire surface of the mats. 450 sqft)
Me: " why would she do that? "
Client:" she was afraid of fleas so she wanted to protect herself. Can you fix it? "
Me:" I will try "
Client:" how long will you be? "
Me:" 1hour"
Client: "call me when you are done"
I go to the van. Everything is in the van because I just bought the business. We are talking a huge dehumidifier, 3 Sahara fans, extra wands, boxes of tarps, etc. It takes 20 minutes to find the hydro-force and pre-spray jug under the junk.
I put the junk in the handicapped parking spot. It looks like I am holding a garage sale.
I start to vacuum the carpet. The vacuum sticks to the carpet.
I put it away.
I decide to put on the booties and pre-spray.
A few minutes later I look down and the booties are ripped because they are stuck to the bottom of my shoes and to the carpet. I peel them off and finish pre-spraying.
I set up the vacuum house and start cleaning.
After I clean 2 rooms I decide to call the client to let her know I am almost done. This is 80 minutes into the "60 minute job"
My cell has been in my pocket getting bumped around. The camera app has been activated. I now have 300 pictures of the inside of my pocket. They are crystal clear because the flashlight app was also activated.
I have 1% battery life left so I cannot call the client. I keep on cleaning.
105 minutes into the job I am done and the client shows up.
"I tried calling you" she says.
"the phone was in my pocket "I reply.
" will it be sticky when it dries? "
" we will know tomorrow "I say.
She pays me! I love this business.
p.s. She calls the next day and all is good!
Sierra Clean Care
Member
He REALLY needs a reel..... I am going to hook him up.
