A Few Questions???

John L wrote: I had a feeling you Ken would mention that about the gas.. And No it wont be $12/gal in 2yrs.. A revolution will happen before that does.. Mind you Ken, My Customers pay for the gas i use.. And if does come to that then i will abundantly think about portables.. Already have a 175 rotary so might just be a padder with a Honda hachback..hahaha.

Considering that vans use gas just to get to the custy's location, I think Kenny better start investing in horses.

FriendlyHammer wrote: Soil Lint Green wrote: I am so tight with money I get the indian riding the buffalo on a nickel.  So in a way I was kinda hoping I could get $900 worth of performance for half price.   You can do it, but you have to make it yourself.

Did I mention I am mechanically and electrically challenged?

"Allows you to run 3 vacs in your machine just like the Recoil 3HP does. "

Ed >> << Ken.............

And the tank is huge.

A big air mover, yes that sounds like a plan.  Expect to spend about 400 for that.  And you might want to get the mytee converter to use the electric dryer hookup as your electric source.  Cost is under 150 and flipped circuits are a thing of the past.

50' on a porty without the vac booster is not recommended.  I don't see most porties sold with anything but 25' hoses.  If they were sold with 50' then the distributor would probably be found liable for water damage as they are by their actions saying they are so convinced 50' works that they are willing to put their money on it.

Sorry Brad, but that 50', while it might appear to be working, is a lawsuit waiting to happen.  Water damage including mold are possible from carpet that was oversaturated and left that way.  Do you check back in 24 hours to make sure the carpet is dry?  You know the guidelines require a max of 24 hours with no exceptions.  If you spot check your work and you get 100% no worries.  If they say the carpet is still damp, worry.

Might want to get a site tube on the wand end of the hose to see if you are extracting enough.  Also, when you measure the waste water compared to the fresh water you put in the solution tank, what percentage (roughly) are you getting out of the carpet?

This isn't aimed at Brad as much as it is simply reinterating guidelines that newer guys in the business need to know before taking these conversations as gospel.  If the new guys screw up, they screw it up for all of us.  I have been to Brad's site and he is a master at doing things his way.  He's no dummy.

Soil, I'm not trying to do things my own way, just trying to learn how to do them the right way. (thats why I ask all these quesstions) I've only started cleaning with a 50 ft hose for 4 weeks or so. The only reason I even bought a 50 ft is because I had to replace my old 25 foot and the the guy at rotovac said a 50 ft would work. As for checking the dry times, I did one of my rental houses the other day and the carpet was dry in about 6 hours. So far on any job that I checked on it took no where near 24 hours for the carpet to dry. Also, I would love to use a converter but for instance, the dryer plug at my house would require me to pull the dryer way out to get to it...What would people think? I all ready fill wierd having to use the custys utilities. If you have looked at my site and see something I am doing wrong, I would  gladly take any advice to correct it.

PS I'm not in this to make a quick buck. ALL of our $$$ goes right back into the business. I'm just trying to get this together so I can get out the Air Force! Doing it correctly and doing a great job are more important to me than making a buck right now!