

The first step was the XDRIVE power transfer technology as the driver. None of the new unibody construction vans can work with the drive shaft technology of the HydraMaster CDS Truckmount, nor any of the designs of our competitors. Thus,...

The Last Job of the Day: Caring for Your Truckmounted Equipment, Hose, and Cleaning Tools
If you have ever worked in a restaurant, you know the last chore of the night is always cleaning up the kitchen. That’s because it’s important for the kitchen to be fresh, clean, and of course healthy at the start...

What kinds of odors do professional carpet cleaners encounter in their daily cleaning operations?
During a typical day, professional carpet cleaners may encounter a wide variety of odor problems that their customer needs assistance dealing with - pet urine, body odors, Cooking odors, tobacco odors, general odors, water intrusion and water damage, bacterial based...

Consumer Series #1 – How to Care for Your Carpet
Soil Tracking Control Place walk-off mats or grids at the entry points to your home or business. This will help prevent soil from being tracked from the outside onto the inside carpeting. Vacuum and/or clean these mats frequently. Once they...

How much should I charge?
Probably the most commonly asked question we hear from professional cleaners is “how much should I charge?” While the often quoted answer is “whatever the market will bear” may sound cute, it does not really answer the question. Why? Because...

Leave No Stain Behind
In a study a few years back conducted with consumers who have had their carpet professionally cleaned, the interviewer asked them why they hired a professional carpet cleaner. One of the top THREE reasons provided by the respondents is because...

A Few Questions Answered about the Hydramaster CDS
First off, when was the first unit sold? The HydraMaster CDS Direct Drive Truckmount was introduced around 1985. HydraMaster manufactured a couple of different power take off truckmounts prior to that. I will be glad to send a free insulated...

Developing a Planned Commercial Carpet Maintenance Program
Analyzing Building Use and Floor Plan To set up a Planned Commercial Maintenance Program several aspects need to be taken into consideration. 1. The type of building involved, single or multistory, size of building. This will determine to a...

Pre-Inspection Procedures for Restorative Cleaning of Stone, Tile, Grout, and Finished Concrete Flooring Surfaces
After you have had the chance to carefully study, practice and understand how to identify the type of hard surface floor you are being asked to restoratively clean (see previous blog entries), it is time to consider the specific procedures...

How long should a carpet take to dry after hot water extraction cleaning?
On an industry bulletin board or Facebook Forum, this topic can bring out thoughts, arguments, excuses, defense mechanisms and more like no other. How important is how long the carpet takes to dry to the residential or commercial carpet cleaning...