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Mikey P · Dec 3, 2016

I don't pre scrub?

I'd argue but I can't handle dealing with more than one hack right now.

steve_64 · Dec 3, 2016

Mikey P said:
I don't pre scrub?

I'd argue but I can't handle dealing with more than one hack right now.

Lol well I guess I assume that since you you are all about the re now. And you have been posting about your process and you haven't mentioned prescrubbing lately, that I've seen.

No argument, just discussions.

Mikey P · Dec 3, 2016

A brush head RE pulls out more crud and hair than ANY OTHER method.
But can be overkill.

Light soil situations get crb'd and wanded

Cleanworks · Dec 3, 2016

The reasons for pre vaccing can unexpectedly become abundantly clear on certain jobs. last week on my first job of the day, the lady had just finished vacuuming with a good quality vacuum with a beater bar and there wasn't a speck of dust in the house. I wasn't going to second guess her and vacuum over what she had just done. Carpets cleaned up brilliantly. Next job, same thing. The husband this time had just finished vacuuming their wool berber carpet with their nice looking Electrolux vacuum. I could see all the wand marks on the carpet and thought, "good, another one I don't have to pre vac" WRONG! I didn't notice that he had used the flat floor tool instead of the power head attachment. As I was cleaning the relatively clean carpet, I started to see balls of hair and lint and dust accumulate under the wand. The kind that become very obvious when they become wet but stick to the carpet like burrs. I had to spend a lot of extra time hand picking these burrs out of the carpet and at the end of the job, I took my grooming brush and picked up a ton more. I have lots of customers that do a good job vacuuming before I get there but I find myself pre vaccing more than I have in the past. Probably time to raise the prices a little and do it on every job.

steve_64 · Dec 3, 2016

Cleanworks said:
The reasons for pre vaccing can unexpectedly become abundantly clear on certain jobs. last week on my first job of the day, the lady had just finished vacuuming with a good quality vacuum with a beater bar and there wasn't a speck of dust in the house. I wasn't going to second guess her and vacuum over what she had just done. Carpets cleaned up brilliantly. Next job, same thing. The husband this time had just finished vacuuming their wool berber carpet with their nice looking Electrolux vacuum. I could see all the wand marks on the carpet and thought, "good, another one I don't have to pre vac" WRONG! I didn't notice that he had used the flat floor tool instead of the power head attachment. As I was cleaning the relatively clean carpet, I started to see balls of hair and lint and dust accumulate under the wand. The kind that become very obvious when they become wet but stick to the carpet like burrs. I had to spend a lot of extra time hand picking these burrs out of the carpet and at the end of the job, I took my grooming brush and picked up a ton more. I have lots of customers that do a good job vacuuming before I get there but I find myself pre vaccing more than I have in the past. Probably time to raise the prices a little and do it on every job.

You use a porty so your opinion doesn't count.

Just kidding but if i crb'd the job you described I'm sure you would get much more out no matter how much you vac first.

Willy P · Dec 3, 2016

A dry run with the collectors on the CRB..... THEN vacuum. I did a job yesterday where I dug up enough dog hair to weave a litter of puppies.

Old Coastie · Dec 3, 2016

We extract if the prevac and CRB don't completely flush the dirt. It is Plan B.

But then, we aren't using a dry CRB.

steve_64 · Dec 3, 2016

The crb assists the prespray in agitating the fibers to break the oily bond between them it also helps bring those soils to the surface where they can be easily removed.

Mikey P · Dec 3, 2016

Verbatim

steve_64 · Dec 3, 2016

Top of my head

Old Coastie · Dec 3, 2016

Top of mine.

Bob Pruitt · Dec 3, 2016

Wear a hat.

Old Coastie · Dec 3, 2016

I had one once.

Bob Pruitt · Dec 3, 2016

Old Coastie said:
I had one once.

Very sharp!

SamIam · Dec 3, 2016

steve_64 said:
Yes but these bag less vacs have filters that need to be beaten the crap out of too and that sucks.

And in the end it really depends on the brush roll on how well it sweeps the rug

And sweeping the carpet is regular maintenance done by homeowners or custodians. I'm there to "clean" the carpet not vacuuming.

Buy another set off Amazon, rinse them out usually every other day.

Matt Wood said:
So all your jobs on Friday take about 12hours to dry???

Pretty sure he's referring to his upright vacuum filters not Truckmount filter.

BIG WOOD · Dec 3, 2016

SamIam said:
Buy another set off Amazon, rinse them out usually every other day.

Pretty sure he's referring to his upright vacuum filters not Truckmount filter.

He must've taken offense to my comment. That's the last time I harass one of you MB members on your dry time

Geez I was just joking, lol

SamIam · Dec 3, 2016

Na he probably had to go eat.

Cleanworks · Dec 3, 2016

steve_64 said:
You use a porty so your opinion doesn't count.

Just kidding but if i crb'd the job you described I'm sure you would get much more out no matter how much you vac first.

This is with my truck mount.

Mikey P · Dec 3, 2016

Matt Wood said:
He must've taken offense to my comment. That's the last time I harass one of you MB members on your dry time

Geez I was just joking, lol

I could run 18 flow and 300 feet of 1.5 of a ETM and still get better dry times than you southerners..

SamIam · Dec 3, 2016

Mikey P said:
I could run 18 flow and 300 feet of 1.5 of a ETM and still get better dry times than you southerners..

That a little exaggerated

Old Coastie · Dec 3, 2016

Well, he's working in 4% humidity, so...

Bob Pruitt · Dec 3, 2016

Low humidity but are the windows open? Airflow. We run our air condioners and ceiling fans all year down here. Sorry Mark. :stir:

Willy P · Dec 3, 2016

Cleanworks said:
Give me an old bag anytime.

I just sent my wife over. :icon_twisted:

Willy P · Dec 3, 2016

Old Coastie said:
View attachment 19921 Top of mine.

You're obviously no Donald Trump. I saved some fur from bottom of my waste tank and spun this toupee out for my buddy. Stinks like shit, but I think it looks pretty real./ You want me to make you one too Stephen?

hogjowl · Dec 3, 2016

It's good to see Jimmy again.

bob vawter · Dec 4, 2016

steve_64 said:
I get more out than just a vacuum will. I follow Genny a LOT and she or Tina vacs very good with clean filters on every job. And I still dig a football size pile of crud out of the carpet.

So no I don't waste my time prevaccing.

Tina??? soooo can you elaborate on this Tina for us a little.....inquiryin
Minds would lik ta know.....

DETAILS MAN!

steve_64 · Dec 4, 2016

bob vawter said:
Tina??? soooo can you elaborate on this Tina for us a little.....inquiryin
Minds would lik ta know.....

DETAILS MAN!

Tina is our 18 yo Nicaraguan live in employee. Great kid in a tough situation so we stepped up to help her.

We are trying to help her get legal too.

Cleanworks · Dec 4, 2016

All of our twisted minds are now working over time. Bawb, you first.

FB19087 · Dec 4, 2016

Let's not......

SamIam · Dec 4, 2016

Ya Fred you might want to shut this thread down.

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