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I am brand new to this type of business and need some advice on equipment. I have a great commercial contract at a resort/spa, but I need some equipment that will deep clean tile, carpet and vinyl floors. After looking through this forum for a few days, I feel like Rotovac XL would be my best bet for all my different floor needs. I was also thinking the vinyl floor wand from Gre...

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I came home early today and wanted to play around with my Sears pressure washer, I haven't used it for about 4 - 5 years. I was thinking that it's not going to start. I poured some STP carb cleaner in the tank about a couple ounces waited 15 minutes then added the gas. I waited another 20 minutes. One pull and it started.

So I decided to pressure wash my composite deck,...

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has anyone run across Needoh? Customer called and has it in a bedroom. Never heard of it. Is it similar?

this is what I found

NeeDoh stress balls and toys are made of two primary components: an outer shell made of soft, stretchable thermoplastic rubber (TPR), and a squishy inner core that is typically made of either polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) or a fo...

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Hi everyone,

First, thank you for your patience, trust, and early support of the Jubilee Upholstery Tool.

Jim Pemberton and I originally accepted pre-orders based on the information we had at the time, which pointed to late April availability. Unfortunately, that timeline turned out to be too optimistic. There was some miscommunication and some real prod...

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I was amazed to learn that there seem to be fewer than 10 IICRC Carpet Cleaning Instructors, and even less Upholstery Cleaning Instructors.

When I left the IICRC in 2010, there were over 50!

I contacted two that I know well enough to call my friends; one is still an instructor, and one has left. Each gave me interesting feedback as to why this has happened, but...

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