05-15-2015, 03:41 PM
Hi Matthew,
Excellent questions. The Cimex is top dog for serious commercial work. With a good encap detergent such as Encap-Clean DS2 - the commercial sector is your oyster. And if you market consistently to that commercial sector you will invariably find many pearls!
An orbital machine such as the VARIO is a nice crossover machine. It plays well in the commercial world, but it can also do quite well in the bonnet cleaning mode in the residential setting if you choose to go down that path too. The BrushEncap CRB machine hits a sweet spot of commercial and residential. We have a very successful carpet cleaner with many years of experience here in our area who uses only CRB machines and Releasit in his residential business. I can't argue with their success! It's working for them as well as others. Selling to the niche of "low moisture" has some advantages.
You seem to be in a nice position. Being able to transition gradually as you retire from your 40 hour job to carpet cleaning will give you flexibility. And as you start yielding $100 plus per hour I think you'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner :-)
Welcome to the next adventure of your life. We look forward to coaching you through it. There are a lot of terrific people who frequent this board with loads of experience, so don't hesitate to ask lots of questions. I'm sure I speak for everyone - we wish you success!
Excellent questions. The Cimex is top dog for serious commercial work. With a good encap detergent such as Encap-Clean DS2 - the commercial sector is your oyster. And if you market consistently to that commercial sector you will invariably find many pearls!
An orbital machine such as the VARIO is a nice crossover machine. It plays well in the commercial world, but it can also do quite well in the bonnet cleaning mode in the residential setting if you choose to go down that path too. The BrushEncap CRB machine hits a sweet spot of commercial and residential. We have a very successful carpet cleaner with many years of experience here in our area who uses only CRB machines and Releasit in his residential business. I can't argue with their success! It's working for them as well as others. Selling to the niche of "low moisture" has some advantages.
You seem to be in a nice position. Being able to transition gradually as you retire from your 40 hour job to carpet cleaning will give you flexibility. And as you start yielding $100 plus per hour I think you'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner :-)
Welcome to the next adventure of your life. We look forward to coaching you through it. There are a lot of terrific people who frequent this board with loads of experience, so don't hesitate to ask lots of questions. I'm sure I speak for everyone - we wish you success!