Products hyped by BBs.....

[floorguy]

Lets see a list of what you have used and how you thought it performed....ill start

2.5" LOVE IT LOVE IT...
Poly hose...not so much, its ok, nothing to get excited about..
Those nifty GLIDES shiteatinggrin they work great
the different aluminimum splitters that greenie has made.....they work a bit better then the ole school
02...ehhhh not really
Cobbs...works great
Snake oil....not so much
Rickys juice....works great
tweaking your TM to breath/work better....big fan

This is not meant as a bash poll...but lets see what people really like...maybe the florida chems dont work well in utah :?:

 

[Mikey P]

Biggest let down- the Mighty ReSoil.
Second biggest- Rotovac

Biggest oomph-Glides
Second- Vortex.

 

[rhino1]

2.5- good
GG & Greenhorn- Good
O2 - Not good

 

[-JB-]

LOVE IT.

fels-nafta
soap free
Hell-gel
hard-ball solv base protector (soil-blocker)
High-flow
protecting curtains in bags
service monster
red-line pre spray
glides
greenhorn wand (size & components)

NOT SO MUCH

02
Greenhorn wand (weight & s bend angle)

UNDECIDED

2.5 INCH

 

[Desk Jockey]

Glides A define hit, makes HWE cleaning a breeze
Airpath
Host Machine for aggitation
Cimex also Brushes for Oriental Rugs
Orbot
Releasit
Hot Knife
Snake Oil

I've not had many losers, but I don't buy into everything.

 

[floorguy]

ha 121 views and only 4 people have anything to say???


buncha wooosies

 

[ascrubabove]

LOVE:
JJ o2
Fels-naptha
PC power burst
Green glides

Going to try:
2.5
Vortex (someday)

 

[SRI Cleaning]

Before finding this BB I was using a 1.5 whip, so....

Switching to 2" wand
Higher flow (not too high)
pool filter w/ panty hose
Cool cuffs
green glides
feather touch valves that i got from greenie
Grease Eraser
Enzall

Wasnt impressed with O2, plus i had to order it, wait 3 weeks. and then order it again. Worked well with the hot sauce though. Actually I might order more hot sauce to add to other presprays.

 

[ACE]

Not impressed: Fels, O2 Juice, Top down drying

Impressed: Glides, 2” wands, Cimex.

I’m still undecided on: the Greenhorn. It’s good for commercial or low cut / Berber. The 45 degree just just aren’t as aggressive as standard jets and it’s too lightweight / easily damaged.
The Airpath; it works but, is not really all that practical to use.
High Flow; A good idea but, IMO allot of guys here go overboard.


It’s a sad day when you have tried most of the chems and toys and realize there is no silver bullet, no chance of getting rich in this business and no will never get any more respect then is dew a well paid janitor.

 

[daniel@procarpet]

Products I really like:

Service Monster: I am making more profit not more money. I love the program and it makes my life so much easier

RX Glides - This is a must for heavy soiled commercial carpet

Four to the door - Substantial vac boost

Slot glide for 4 jet wand - Still hard to push but I like the increased air flow

Redline prespray - The best

Prochem powerstrike and powerburst - These are winners for heavy soiled carpet

Post pad cleaning

Doing a thorough prevac with a good vacuum

Haven't tried but plan on using:

Soap Free

Cobbs powermax

2.5 inch hose is sitting in my shed. I plan on usine two 10' sections off the tank with a dual 2.5 inch port with dual inline filters. I will get the benefit of four to the door, 2.5 inch hose, dual fiters, and not having to lug 2.5 inch hose around.

Releasit DS

Cheer - Had an impossible stain on my shirt the other day. I put a drop of cheer on it rubbed it in and presto no more stain

40 vol peroxide

Fels Naptha mixture someone posted for filtration lines

Did not like:

Hole glide: It works great for doing rugs and detail work on rug backings but not for pile carpet.

 

[Shane T]

Hype I Like
14" wide and 2" tube wand
Greenglides
Precision relief valve
2.5 hose
O2 System

Hype I don't like
Heat exchanger units

 

[Ron Werner]

Great:
O2 and related products
Greenhorn wand and glides
2" to the wand
2.5" hose
Prevacuuming (a no brainer to me) Not about to switch from the Cleartrak any time soon.
CRB Scrubbing machinges (Sebo-Whittaker-Host)
Airpaths- great tool to have available for those "need it dry fast" times
Judson TNT (CanAm)
Hydrokinetic Uph tool

 

[The Preacher]

Ron, how bout you run a CRB machne after you vac and see what the outcome would be???

 

[Ron Werner]

I do run one, after prespraying
Or do you mean to run one before getting things wet?
or to run a CRB before vacuuming? That would add a whole new step plus muck up the CRB with unnecessary hair and crap

 

[truckmount girl]

Now those lists makes me feel we've accomplished something important over all the years. Thanks guys!

Take care,
Lisa

 

[hogjowl]

What is the deal with O2? I like the stuff. Why don't some of you retards like it? It it cuz Bob sells the stuff and won't shut up about it?

ServiceMonster is the one thing I have learned about on the bulletin board that I am actually excited about. I like it lots.

Glides are another useful thing.

The V is another.

Not so much are:

Rotovac
Vac Booster
Towel machine
Tons of other stuff, but I gotta go eat. (roast pork)

 

[Art Kelley]

High flow and glides. The two go together like a peanut butter and bacon and mayo sandwich (from Joy Of Cooking). That is to say you wouldn't think it would work, but it does.

 

[Mikey P]

Marty, If you ever got a website worth a damn you'd love Full Circle just as much.

 

[miksar]

OK my 1 1/2 cents, I have mixed feelings bout o2, I do think the rinse is great.

I don't know if anyone hypes the rv360, but I love it, takes longer to clean than a wand, but I've done side by side cleanings with my Butler wand, the 360 just kicks its butt.

Glides on my 360 rock.

I didn't like the pool filter, nylon hoses kept filling up too quick, yes even after vacuuming.

Not too impressed with fels.

Bridgepoint Direct sure sucked.

 

[floorguy]

What is the deal with O2? I like the stuff. Why don't some of you retards like it? It it cuz Bob sells the stuff and won't shut up about it?

ServiceMonster is the one thing I have learned about on the bulletin board that I am actually excited about. I like it lots.

Glides are another useful thing.

The V is another.

Not so much are:

Rotovac
Vac Booster
Towel machine
Tons of other stuff, but I gotta go eat. (roast pork)

I liked the rinse ok, and the prespray was ok...now with that said, never used the modifier with it...and unless my math was wrong, it was around 3 oz a gallon right?? sooooo about a quart per spray machine (for me old porty 10gal cap.)

i use about 2 oz per gallon on cobbs. it figures out to about $3 per spray machine.

so ill look for prices again and see what the break down is.

other problem would be thats 1 gallon per 4 tanks...thats alot of fookin prespray i gotta keep around

ohhh forgot to add high flow...love it

oh and the green horn

 

[Able 1]

2.5 hose... Love it!
Glides... wouldn't be in biz w/o
Airpath... sweet but I don't charge enough to use it on every job
RV 360... pos, a top of the line wand will whip it for half the price.
02... I would buy more if it was available locally, great smell, custy's love it.
Fels.. best all around spotter in the world
High flow.. awesome as long as your heat can keep up.

 

[Nate The Great]

What is the deal with O2? I like the stuff. Why don't some of you retards like it? It it cuz Bob sells the stuff and won't shut up about it?

ServiceMonster is the one thing I have learned about on the bulletin board that I am actually excited about. I like it lots.

Glides are another useful thing.

The V is another.

Not so much are:

Rotovac
Vac Booster
Towel machine
Tons of other stuff, but I gotta go eat. (roast pork)

I liked the rinse ok, and the prespray was ok...now with that said, never used the modifier with it...and unless my math was wrong, it was around 3 oz a gallon right?? sooooo about a quart per spray machine (for me old porty 10gal cap.)

i use about 2 oz per gallon on cobbs. it figures out to about $3 per spray machine.

so ill look for prices again and see what the break down is.

other problem would be thats 1 gallon per 4 tanks...thats alot of fookin prespray i gotta keep around

ohhh forgot to add high flow...love it

oh and the green horn

Isn't 02 prespray 2oz per gallon? When I used Cobb's powermax, the directions said 8oz per gallon. I went threw the tub like nothing. I bet it left a residue at 8oz if everyone else is using it at 2oz.

Goods;

high flow
2" wand
4-2-door
glides

 

[hogjowl]

I only use 2 oz's of O2 per gallon in my battery sprayer and only 19 oz's in my in-line sprayer.

And you two are specially weird. The rinse is the least impressive part of the system.

 

[floorguy]

I only use 2 oz's of O2 per gallon in my battery sprayer and only 19 oz's in my in-line sprayer.

And you two are specially weird. The rinse is the least impressive part of the system.

the rinse didnt "cut/clean" as well as most rinses. But it did leave the carpet a bit softer

 

[dealtimeman]

good

vortex - very good
2.5 inch hose 2" whip - very good
PC titanium green glided hybrid - priceless
powermax (cobbs) on everything - very good
airpath makes me a superstar - very good
softtouch valve - good
SS fittings - good

have a few more good could go all day.

only bad that comes to mind wasnt to bad just didnt work well for me was the fels-naptha