[Len Gribble]

Just round the corner from me

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The basic Host and Envirodri machines are essentially the same in my opinion - main difference used to be the price (Host a lot more) but they brought out a machine last year which was competative on price with Envirodri.
Host then do machine with a vac pod on top to suck up the dry "sponges".

Other machines on the market are

http://www.restormate.co.uk/epages/15094.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/15094/Products/Flexi5
and
http://www.worldofclean.co.uk/index.php?productID=660
and
Prochem do something as I saw one at the Carpex exhibition today.

Jm Roffey is correct when he says the dry carpet cleaning is wet, the sponges have a releasing fluid - so they are wet, but can be dry in 30 minutes, then vacummed up. Any prspray to assist the clean must only be light. If applied too heavy the sponges wont have the capacity to soak up the released dirt.

Martin_606 is the dry carpet king on here.

Hi Joe Hatton ,

you sold this one (Envirodri Gen4) few days ago and you said that you were going to upgrade.
Which one are you going to buy?

Many Thanks
Sergio

[Len Gribble]

360 methinks

[derek west]

nope.

he told me but can't remember, its similar to the flexi 5

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Flexi 6

Shaun

[derek west]

Flexi 6

Shaun

thats the one

[Joe H]

Its the same machine as the Flexi 5, just a different colour and name - Carpetgard.

By upgrade I mean - its got a vac pod on.
So, you can agitate and vac a dry carpet in one go, prespray and agitate with (no vac), then extraction with water.

I managed to get a 2nd hand unit (Shaun  - not that I got it off Shaun but he should no what I mean - especially as I mentioned Alan Turner in the CARPEX thread).

The Envirodri is a brill machine.  http://www.envirodri.com/

[The Great One]

Is this one a good one (Envirodri Gen4), we are a commercial cleaning contractors at the moment we only have ninjas 400psi.
Where can we order this machines,sponges and granulates in London!!!
And get some training on this !!!

Thanks
Sergio

GHi Sergio

Go direct to source.

www.envirodri.com

Give them a call ask to speak to Gill, say Martin from DryTech in Brighton sent you. They have all sorts of deals. You will need machine, sponges (green tea fragrence) spot remover and prespray.

I have done a few hotels with it, one was so impressed they bought the system... grrr 

Thanks for the compliments guys... i'm blushing 

Regards

Martin

[Joe H]

Martin said......I have done a few hotels with it, one was so impressed they bought the system... grrr 

Thats the problem when you make it look so easy I suppose.
We were talking about just that yesterday at Carpex - the machines, fluids and operator skill can make the job look soooo easy. We were actually discussing the Hruby orbital cleaner and so easy it is to operate, and how commercial customers just may take note of that fact and buy one themselves.
Remember a thread this last week where the cleaning contractor at a place did just that, got to know the fluids used (from safety data sheets) and went and got them themselves.

[derek west]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3nH4UOa-JA

[Joe H]

This was the model on demo at the CARPEX, but with the added heater.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEvPbzKHMTA&feature=related

Think he had sold 3 on the Thursday, and lots of interest.

[starplus]

This was the model on demo at the CARPEX, but with the added heater.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEvPbzKHMTA&feature=related

Think he had sold 3 on the Thursday, and lots of interest.

In your opinion wich one is a good machine with vac?
Where can I get training on this machines.


Thanks
Sergio

[Joe H]

Ok, sorry, but this thread has gone off its topic a bit

if you looking for very low moisture cleaning then we are loking at the machines pointed out earlier
envirodri
host
TM4

envirodri has no vac
Host has but you can get a Host without
Flexi 5 has a vac
TM4 no vac but has collection boxes available

Here is a You Tube video showing machine similalr to TM4 but they all work the same
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKiuHsZSnc0&feature=related
You Tube is a good source of info.

if you go on You Tube and

[starplus]

I think I like the host with vac,

do you now any good supplier.

Many Thanks

[robert meldrum]

Host / Von Schrader

Incidentally Carpetgard had the Flexi 5 first

[Joe H]

Starplus
You have expensive taste!
The cheapest Host with a vac is about £3400 I think. The Liberator
The Flexi 5 with a vac is about £1800 as is the TM4 with trays.

Host von schrader is in Cheshire, near Chester. You can ask for a demo
http://www.hostvonschrader.co.uk/
Cleansmart in Nottingham may deal in them as well.
http://www.cleansmartsupplies.co.uk/acatalog/HOST_Freestyle_Dry_Carpet_Cleaning_Machines.html

Host was at CARPEX last Thursday & Friday - you should have been there.

[starplus]

flexi 5 £1800 sounds nice.
did you try this one?

Thanks Joe

[ryan mca]

 Flexi 5 is a great machine used host at cleansmart dont think it is worth the
money but everyone has there own opinion so go forth and try.IMO look for a good used machine as money could be better spent ie 3 vac porty or used tm
  Ryan

[Joe H]

Couple years ago I had a demo of the Host and the Envirodri a week apart on the same carpet.

My budget would only stretch to a non vac machine, but as the machines are very similar in nature I choose the "better value for money" option which was the Envirodri Gen4, the one I just sold.

I have picked up a 2nd hand Carpetgard which is the same as Flexi 5 but a different colour.
Will be using it this coming week for the first time so cannot comment on its effectiveness yet - apart from it does agitate the carpets the same as the Gen4. Its the vac part I need to try on a typical job carpet.

[starplus]

Thanks Joe,

please let me know next week what do you think about the new one.