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Carpet Cleaning Machines – Large Portable vs. Small Truck Mount

mikesf — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:58:28 +0000

Carpet cleaning machines come in all different shapes and sizes. From the small do-it-yourself carpet cleaners you can rent at the grocery store to the largest multi-wand truck mounts, there is a size to fit every need.

Making the leap from a portable carpet extractor to a truck mount carpet cleaning machine is a big step. It has as much to do with your type of business as it does to the difference in size and cleaning power.

Large, portable steam extractors are very effective carpet cleaning machines. They can generally produce the 212 degree heat needed for steam extraction cleaning. Where they fall short of truck mounts is the pump strength. The larger portables can get up to 500 psi but the smaller truck mounts easily run at 1000 psi.

Check prices for portable carpet extractors

But wait a minute…a portable carpet extractor is ‘run over’ the carpet to perform it’s steam cleaning [more]

Truck Mount Carpet Cleaning Equipment: Size Matters

mikesf — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:00:19 +0000

Truck mount carpet cleaning equipment is essential for today’s professional carpet cleaner. They are used by virtually all of the best known companies and most smaller outfits as well. Their ability to quickly and efficiently clean carpets has led to this wide adoption but, more important, is the ability of smaller companies to acquire and utilize this type of carpet cleaning equipment. Let’s take a look at the different sizes of truck mounts available for your carpet cleaning van and what those differences mean.

There are many companies that make truck mount carpet cleaning equipment so new features and functions are constantly being introduced. Different companies also market many different size machines so the definitions of large, mid-size and small are not specific categories but general groupings to help understand their different capabilities.

However, it still boils down to engine size, water pressure and vacuum pressure when looking at different sized carpet [more]

Nissan Unveils a New Carpet Cleaning Van

mikesf — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 00:45:46 +0000

We’re finally going to see some real competition in the cargo van marketplace. Nissan is entering this market with a new series of cargo vans dubbed the Nissan ‘NV’ series. This market has been dominated over the passed several decades by GM and Ford with some limited contribution from the Dodge RAM van (now discontinued and replaced by the Dodge Sprinter van from Damlier). Nissan is a new entrant to this marketplace and is looking to be serious contender for any cargo van comparison. Your choice for a new carpet cleaning van is about to get a lot more interesting.

The research folks at Nissan found that commercial cargo van owners were one of the most dissatisfied groups of vehicle owners. With that information, they set out to created a new van ‘from the ground up’ to take on the entrenched market leaders. The result is a new series of cargo [more]