| HubPages sign in start a new hub my account join help browse » Topics Hubs Answers Hubbers Forums Feed sitehubsmore → All TopicsHomeCleaningCarpet Cleaning Carpet Cleaning Truck Mount vs. Portable Unit Carpet Cleaning Truck Mount vs. Portable Unit53rate or flag this pageTweet thisBy SunUpSurfer I have been a Carpet Cleaner for the last five years and have used both a truck mount and portable unit. The Mine is Bigger Than Yours DebateTruck Mounted Units When it comes to carpet cleaning the most important element in the equasion is the Technician doing the job and what kind of a job he intends to do for the customer. Coupon cleaners are taught to get in and get out, probably not going to be the best job. The same thing holds true for the truck mounted unit. He paid a great deal of money for the unit, the van or box truck he uses, and his gas mileage is, let’s say not economical. This type of situation carries both the clean solutions that will be used for cleaning and the waste water he collects from the extraction process and carries it with him all day or until he stops somewhere to dump the tank This sets the table for the carpet cleaner to do the job in less time because he does not need to mix his cleaning solutions, those are mixed in bulk. He needs to do a pretreatment on the traffic lanes and where the carpet may have been stained or dirty from spills or pets. Almost all of the treatments are topical because like I said his |
