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[hogjowl]

Yes, I’ve done both, of course, and the Rotovac leaves no damage if you’re using the conventional head and moderate damage with the brush head. If I’m using the brush head, the carpet is so bad that replacement is the only other option so it’s a moot point.
We ALWAYS follow up with a glided wand to remove the swirls.
PS You were reaching hard on that one.

 

[Lc17smp]

I am new to VLM and absolutely a believer after cleaning over 350,000 sq ft with my Vibe so far. That said I would not even think about using my vibe in a customers home instead of my truck mount. I can think of a handful of homes I have cleaned with carpet that I would consider doing. All I have to do is walk upstairs at my house to be reminded what an OP can do. It does look amazing and even my wife thought it looked better than TM room I cleaned next to it. However the next day you couldn’t tell the difference as they were both dry and in a problem area where I did a little extra scrubbing with the vibe it messed up the carpet. Can’t really tell once it’s groomed but the carpet (cut pile) started separating. (Untwisting)
I could OP everything as I have the option but I know from personal experience and testing it out on several different types of carpets it’s not always the best option. OP is easier in certain cases and certainly way less overhead but that doesn’t make it better. Also I have about 2 customers a year that need their carpet dry asap. It’s very rare and if needed I will do extra dry passes and run fans. I’ll be making a bunch of money with the vibe in the next couple of weeks. It will be on cgd in buildings where it’s not practical to run my TM. Also there is no way I could be faster with an OP in a trashed room than I am with my TM. OP wins in large areas. Very large.

 

[hogjowl]

^an honest poster.
I’m waiting on Mikey to give me an OP machine I can use on my commercial accounts.

 

[SteamwayPro]

Sounds like a chemdry marketing tactic

It might sound like a Chem Dry marketing tactic but it's not

It's my marketing tactic and I use it



POWER WASHING carpet using water pressure to clean with and long dry times is how carpets were cleaned in the 1990's

Water pressure just drives dirt and contaminates down deeper into the carpet to the carpet backing making them impossible to remove

VLM uses 60% less water than Steam Cleaning

It's not the 1990's anymore

It's 2025 and VLM with 1-3 hour dry times is how carpets are cleaned today



After talking to customers about VLM a lot of times they then tell me their HORROR STORIES about the hours and hours of waiting for their carpets to dry after having them Steam Cleaned. Most of the time but not always by Stanley Steemer. One lady told me a story about how she had to get a shop vac and try to suck up water from her carpets after having them Steam Cleaned because they were so wet but that wasn't Stanley Steemer. It was Sears

I clean move outs for one Apartment Complex. They tell tenants not to clean the carpets themselves and not to have them Steam Cleaned especially from Stanley Steemer. They're tired of that musty odor and dingy looking carpet because of over wetting and long dry times. True story. I'm not making that up.

All apartments in the complex must be inspected by Township after a tenant moves out and before a new tenant moves in. One of the requirements to pass inspection is carpets must be cleaned. Complex doesn't want them Steam Cleaned. The tenant can get them professionally cleaned and must have receipt for proof or have the Complex have them cleaned. The Complex recommends me for the carpet cleaning. If tenant doesn't have them cleaned I clean them for Complex and payment gets taken out of tenants security deposit

Yes I know you guys do not do that kind of work but there are a lot of Steam Cleaners I call them SOAKERS out there giving all carpet cleaners especially Steam Cleaners a bad name. I take advantage of the SOAKERS and get more jobs promising 1-3 hour dry times.

Most customers today don't care about method. They just want clean dry carpet



I love VLM !!!

 

[SteamwayPro]

Use it most time for prescrub. Carry it with blue brushes used often. Also carry white brushes for rugs and delicates. Also carry yellow for the worst of the worst dead zombie carpets.

Whittacker purchased years ago as a package with their crystal encap. Stuff last a life time. JiMmy was right.

I do some doctor offices and dentist offices and use Crystal Dry. No odor Green Seal Certified and does a great job

 

[SteamwayPro]

When using a CRB you must have the right brushes for the carpet




Brushes for 14'' Brush Master Pro 35 CRB

White is very soft and used for nylon

Grey is soft and used for abused nylon and polyester

Blue is medium standard brush that comes with CRB and used for abused polyester




A CRB with the right brushes is a must have for Residential Carpet Cleaning !!!

 

[BIG WOOD]

It might sound like a Chem Dry marketing tactic but it's not

It's my marketing tactic and I use it



POWER WASHING carpet using water pressure to clean with and long dry times is how carpets were cleaned in the 1990's

Water pressure just drives dirt and contaminates down deeper into the carpet to the carpet backing making them impossible to remove

VLM uses 60% less water than Steam Cleaning

It's not the 1990's anymore





I love VLM !!!

"Power Washing" is far from the truth and "Steam Cleaning" is far from the truth also, which tells me you didn't know much about Hot water Extraction

And yes, it's a Chemdry false marketing tactic.

I went to a little local business expo in my county way back in my early years and I noticed chemdry had a booth there to advertise their business. So they put the VHS tape in this little tv to show their "process" of cleaning. Most of the video was all showing someone improperly cleaning carpet with a wand. they must've had that pressure turned up to 1200psi with how the water was spraying all out the side of the tool and was going so slow, allowing it to literally "Pressure wash" (not power wash) the carpet. It made me furious to see the corruption in false advertising. Look up yourself an older chemdry video

I agree, it isn't the 90's anymore. And today's truckmounts are wayyyyy better with more suction, better tools, (glides being one of the most important), better chemistry, and better education

But keep buffing that carpet.

 

[they live]

You can over wet carpet with bonnets too.

Its always the operator not the method.

I personally don't like carrying a buffer upstairs. I would much rather run hoses.

 

[hogjowl]

I just like to clean properly without lying to my customers.

 

[SteamwayPro]

"Power Washing" is far from the truth and "Steam Cleaning" is far from the truth also, which tells me you didn't know much about Hot water Extraction

And yes, it's a Chemdry false marketing tactic.

I went to a little local business expo in my county way back in my early years and I noticed chemdry had a booth there to advertise their business. So they put the VHS tape in this little tv to show their "process" of cleaning. Most of the video was all showing someone improperly cleaning carpet with a wand. they must've had that pressure turned up to 1200psi with how the water was spraying all out the side of the tool and was going so slow, allowing it to literally "Pressure wash" (not power wash) the carpet. It made me furious to see the corruption in false advertising. Look up yourself an older chemdry video

I agree, it isn't the 90's anymore. And today's truckmounts are wayyyyy better with more suction, better tools, (glides being one of the most important), better chemistry, and better education

But keep buffing that carpet.

I agree HWE is not Steam Cleaning

VLM is called other names too

Yes of course TM's are much better today than the 90's

But there are still a lot of SOAKERS out there and yes there are a lot of Diaper Spinners BUFFING carpet out there too

There are VLM'ers that go out and clean with just a Oreck Orbiter

Plenty of bad on both sides but I'm VLM so I use the SOAKERS to my advantage

 

[jessi]

I like your setup @SteamwayPro

How do you approach urine jobs?

 

[they live]

I just like to clean properly without lying to my customers.

I don't like to point fingers at others to make myself look better.

 

[SteamwayPro]

I like your setup @SteamwayPro

How do you approach urine jobs?

I got a lot to say about that but not now

 

[SteamwayPro]

I don't like to point fingers at others to make myself look better.

Stanley Steemer makes everybody in the Carpet Cleaning business look bad

Get in, get as much money as possible, get out as fast as possible, get to next job

SOAK and leave !!!

 

[SteamwayPro]

I've been told that not all Stanley Steemers are that bad and I believe that. Like everything it depends on the owner but I get complaints about Stanley Steemer a lot. So whoever owns the Stanley Steemer in my area sucks. Like I said The Apartment Complex I clean carpets for don't want Stanley Steemer on their property

 

[they live]

Stanley Steemer makes everybody in the Carpet Cleaning business look bad

Get in, get as much money as possible, get out as fast as possible, get to next job

SOAK and leave !!!

I let the customers complain. I try to keep it positive.
Focus on what you do not what others do.

 

[jessi]

I don't like to point fingers at others to make myself look better.

I let the customers complain. I try to keep it positive.
Focus on what you do not what others do.

I shout out the owner/operators in my aeea that do great work. We share the same customers from time to time

 

[Kenny Hayes]

I just like to clean properly without lying to my customers.

Me too, that includes not doing residential Keeps down the debate, but I really hate it like some hate upholstery cleaning!

 

[Nomad74]

Me too, that includes not doing residential Keeps down the debate, but I really hate it like some hate upholstery cleaning!

I understand..... Let the hate flow through you.

 

[Dr. Kleen]

It might sound like a Chem Dry marketing tactic but it's not

It's my marketing tactic and I use it



POWER WASHING carpet using water pressure to clean with and long dry times is how carpets were cleaned in the 1990's

Water pressure just drives dirt and contaminates down deeper into the carpet to the carpet backing making them impossible to remove

VLM uses 60% less water than Steam Cleaning

It's not the 1990's anymore

It's 2025 and VLM with 1-3 hour dry times is how carpets are cleaned today



After talking to customers about VLM a lot of times they then tell me their HORROR STORIES about the hours and hours of waiting for their carpets to dry after having them Steam Cleaned. Most of the time but not always by Stanley Steemer. One lady told me a story about how she had to get a shop vac and try to suck up water from her carpets after having them Steam Cleaned because they were so wet but that wasn't Stanley Steemer. It was Sears

I clean move outs for one Apartment Complex. They tell tenants not to clean the carpets themselves and not to have them Steam Cleaned especially from Stanley Steemer. They're tired of that musty odor and dingy looking carpet because of over wetting and long dry times. True story. I'm not making that up.

All apartments in the complex must be inspected by Township after a tenant moves out and before a new tenant moves in. One of the requirements to pass inspection is carpets must be cleaned. Complex doesn't want them Steam Cleaned. The tenant can get them professionally cleaned and must have receipt for proof or have the Complex have them cleaned. The Complex recommends me for the carpet cleaning. If tenant doesn't have them cleaned I clean them for Complex and payment gets taken out of tenants security deposit

Yes I know you guys do not do that kind of work but there are a lot of Steam Cleaners I call them SOAKERS out there giving all carpet cleaners especially Steam Cleaners a bad name. I take advantage of the SOAKERS and get more jobs promising 1-3 hour dry times.

Most customers today don't care about method. They just want clean dry carpet



I love VLM !!!

Just because you say it over and over doesn’t make it any more right or wrong…

 

[hogjowl]

It was wrong enough the first time

 

[SteamwayPro]

I like CONFLICT !!!



I like taking on Mikey's Board

GROUP THINK !!!



It's 2025 you must learn to THINK and REASON for yourself



I used to be like you guys. Closed minded living in the 1990's

You have to flood carpets with gallons of water to clean it

WRONG !!!

LESS water MORE agitation !!!



The number one question I get is NOT where did the dirt go

It's how long will it take for my carpets to dry

VLM with 1-2 hour dry times, in most cases, is how carpet is cleaned today



I love VLM !!!

 

[Dr. Kleen]

I like CONFLICT !!!



I like taking on Mikey's Board

GROUP THINK !!!



It's 2025 you must learn to THINK and REASON for yourself



I used to be like you guys. Closed minded living in the 1990's

You have to flood carpets with gallons of water to clean it

WRONG !!!

LESS water MORE agitation !!!



The number one question I get is NOT where did the dirt go

It's how long will it take for my carpets to dry

VLM with 1-2 hour dry times, in most cases, is how carpet is cleaned today



I love VLM !!!

Now I’m starting to think “age related dementia”...

 

[SteamwayPro]

Your "Power Washing " term is cute. You gotta say what you gotta say to the customer I guess. But you are conveniently leaving out the extreme suction that a truckmount has removes the moisture that you falsely claim has been "power washed" into the backing. That's like saying rubbing your hands together with soapy water pushes the dirt deeper into your pores.

POWER WASHING carpet using water pressure to clean with just pushes dirt and contaminants down deeper into the carpet making them impossible to remove

HWE leaves behind a lot of dirty water. The longer it takes to dry the more dirty water left behind. 4-6-8-12 hours to dry that's a lot of dirty water

We have all heard the stories about carpets taking 1-2 days to dry



VLM uses 60-70% less water than HWE

If done correctly VLM dry times are 1-2 hours in most cases



It's not the 1990's anymore !!!

It's 2025 and VLM with 1-3 hour dry times is how carpets are cleaned today



Hope everybody has a wonderful Memorial Day !!!



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It doesn't say into the backing ... it's says ... down deeper into the carpet

In some cases I have said ... down deeper into the carpet to the carpet backing



I know you guys are going to pick apart, analyze, criticize, in this case misquote, every word and statement I make. I know I can't make any mistakes but I will

Just don't MISQUOTE me !!!



POWER WASHING carpet using water pressure to clean with just pushes dirt and contaminants down deeper into the carpet making them impossible to remove !!!



I's not the 1990's anymore

VLM WORKS !!!

 

[BIG WOOD]

It doesn't say into the backing ... it's says ... down deeper into the carpet

In some cases I have said ... down deeper into the carpet to the carpet backing



I know you guys are going to pick apart, analyzed, criticize, in this case misquote, every word and statement I make. I know I can't make any mistakes



POWER WASHING carpet using water pressure to clean with just pushes dirt and contaminants down deeper into the carpet making them impossible to remove !!!



I's not the 1990's anymore

VLM WORKS !!!

Power washing? Which power did you use when you cleaned with a truckmount? The power of He-Man or Shera?

The power of He-Man I think came from the power of Grayskull.

 

[they live]

Just grind it deeper with a 100lb machine and pads and spread it all around evenly.

 

[Kenny Hayes]

Honestly, it’s not even a debate. I know there’s vlm chems for residential, but since you used a truckmount, I’m not quite sure how you can make the comparison equal. Even with an entry level truckmount, there’s no comparison. How many times does it need to be said. Apples and grapes!

 

[jessi]

Let me find out @SteamwayPro is telling customers hwe causes mold

 

[Kenny Hayes]

There’s no comparison to my porty (heaven forbid). It would just take longer and make me tired!

 

[hogjowl]

Now I’m starting to think “age related dementia”...

Or, just laziness