[Steve. Taylor]

Really looking forward to this on holiday last year so could not make it some top trainers on the day say what you like about TACCA but it's what you take from it that counts has made me over £400 in work so I can't knock it.

[Russ Chadd]

I hardly post on this forum anymore but feel i should say a few words about TACCA...
Since i joined TACCA it has introduced me to a bunch of people who i now call friends, we are all connected on Facebook and it has worked out good.
The TACCA website is actually a great idea... punch in your postcode and find a carpet cleaner local to you, its a brilliant way to locate someone. Does TACCA generate business for me? well... yes it has struck gold on a few occasions, out of the blue bookings which have been good jobs.
Remember Derek has created this out of nothing, financed the whole project with money made from cleaning carpets, whether you agree with TACCA's membership terms and conditions or not... its a great achievement... Yes things need to be fine tuned but then nothing is perfect.

The TACCA event is not what i would call a training day as such, you have a handful of experts who demonstrate their skills whether that's restoring leather or cleaning rugs and they do this for FREE. I found last years event inspiring and the ability to network with like minded people is more than worth the trip!
Forget the membership joining criteria for just a moment and think about taking a few days off to attend the TACCA event weekend, last year there was a charity auction after the event which raised money for a very worthy kids charity.

[Andrew Briscoe]

Bought my early bird ticket so saved a tenner 
looking forward to this year, a lot off good things going on.

 seemingly the early bird price ends 23.59pm tomorrow night,
so if your a tight git northerner like me,  get it bought quick and save a tenner 

[jim mca]

And me 

[Ian Rochester]

Such a great deal I've bought two 

[peter maybury]

I always look forward to meeting and talking to knowledgeable people in the industry. It is always however the people who think they know it all that actually know the least.
Peter

[Darren O]

Can somebody bring a jaguar with them and run it along side a truckmount at 50ft so we can settle the argument once and for all that theres no difference over short hose runs dont no if there is or not but would like to no cheers.

[john martin]

Can somebody bring a jaguar with them and run it along side a truckmount at 50ft so we can settle the argument once and for all that theres no difference over short hose runs dont no if there is or not but would like to no cheers.

Thats already being settled with a lift gauge  ...   twin 6.6  about 9hg  ....  truckmount has a lot more .
Compare the Mytee Escape perhaps ...  but not a twinvac .

[jim mca]

Prochem give 296 cfm for the endeviour  and 310 cfm for the
blazer so the only real difference there would be the lift
from the blower being more than the 6.6s

[john martin]

Prochem give 296 cfm for the endeviour  and 310 cfm for the
blazer so the only real difference there would be the lift
from the blower being more than the 6.6s

 Prochem list 279cfm for the Endeavor on the catalogue i read  ... thats about the same as steembrite measured for a twin 6.6.  

[maxcampbell]

The big difference is that electric vac pumps work centrifugally, so at zero airflow there's almost zero vac, whereas "proper" blowers are positive displacement, and always move the same CFM, just bleeding in the air that won't come through the wand via a relief valve, and at a constant 11" Hg.

[john martin]

The big difference is that electric vac pumps work centrifugally, so at zero airflow there's almost zero vac, whereas "proper" blowers are positive displacement, and always move the same CFM, just bleeding in the air that won't come through the wand via a relief valve, and at a constant 11" Hg.

Im trying to think through what you said  ...  what are you calling ' vac '  suction ? 
at zero airflow there is full suction with the electric motor ... but no air flow .
if the wand is locked down , then there is no airflow through the wand with both the PD or the electric source ... so nothing moves from the wand .  Zero airflow does not apply in carpet cleaning generally though  .       

[Russ Chadd]

Last year we were going to have a little collection of porty's on demo at the TAACA event, sadly we ran out of time.
I think Prochem's flagship portable is massively over priced for what it is when compared to other machines.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Prochem charge more because it doesn't really sell direct it uses retailers to do the selling and they need their profit, not sure what a retailer gets % on a machine so realistically it's the price of the machine and a % for the retailer added on.

Shaun

[Jamie Pearson]

Last year we were going to have a little collection of porty's on demo at the TAACA event, sadly we ran out of time.
I think Prochem's flagship portable is massively over priced for what it is when compared to other machines.

Its currently unavailable whicle they sort out some issues with 6.6s.

From what I know its common for these motors to fail when paired.

[Jamie Pearson]

not sure what a retailer gets % on a machine

Double what we get on TMs

[john martin]

Last year we were going to have a little collection of porty's on demo at the TAACA event, sadly we ran out of time.
I think Prochem's flagship portable is massively over priced for what it is when compared to other machines.

Its currently unavailable whicle they sort out some issues with 6.6s.

From what I know its common for these motors to fail when paired.

I figured that would be sorted out by now !       

Interestedly u never hear of failing in the USA  , although they are used in series in most of the USA machines  , that might make a difference  ...
The whole 6.6 thing never really took off i the states  and i see Cross American has now pretty much abandoned them for the 8.4 version in the USA Jaguar.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

I knew that Chris at alltec made modifications to the motors or configuration I think the 8.6's are coming even if from a marketing angle.

Shaun

[john martin]

I knew that Chris at alltec made modifications to the motors or configuration I think the 8.6's are coming even if from a marketing angle.

Shaun

Yes a good motor im sure  ... if two can be used on one cord with a pump like Extracta then they have a good future here  ...  still long time coming  ,they must be out over two years now  ... cost is still high for the 240v   .   I'd say they work best in series . Extracta seen to have gone that route .

[Russ Chadd]

And its the cost which then kind of forces you to consider the new breed of 5.7 motors which Alltec and Ashbys are using for their series machines.
So far (touch wood) my machines have been fine.
Anyway... might  still be up for bringing a machine or two to the TACCA event, Are you joining us this year John?