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I recently worked on an area where a pumpkin rotted and made a mess and a very bad smell. I worked on the area several times by flushing the area, using Fresh Scent, but still could not completely get rid of the smell. The offending odor was too deep into the carpet and pad.
This last time I was there, I used the Waterclaw for the first time. I mixed up a very strong orange deodorizer in 2.5 gallon of water. I next flooded the area until it was soaked clear through to the subfloor. I took the Waterclaw and was amazed with the suction power! It pulled almost all the water out of the area, and the smell was gone for good. This is going to be a good tool to have in the truck. I think it will give us a better chance on the pet areas and an opportunity to charge more.
Sounds great. What does this thing look like? How much of an area can it cover. For example—Small head like U-mate, or larger.
Mike
Mike,
Go to http://www.waterclaw.com
I am going to try to make one of them and possibly, if it works, make more for my son and me…amazingly simple tool, but $$$$$.
There is an awesome demo on their site…stunning. Hope this helps.
Dave
On my earlier post, I had used this tool once. Since then, I have had the opportunity to use it again several times. I’m even more impressed. It does however, take a bit more time. I have decided that when I use this tool, I will charge for it. I will probably follow the Sutton lead and charge similar to him; $5.00 for a plate sized spot and more as the spots get bigger.
Dave, if you can engineer this thing by yourself and be as effective, more power to ya! I ain’t got enough smarts to do it myself.
Bryan, the two minite demo looks great. Is it that good in real life? What does the big buger cost? Larger? smaller? Whould you recommend the larger (use feet) or smaller (hand held)? Do we need to purchase an adapter for the size difference in hoses?
Gordon,
The Water Claw that I have is the one we can buy with HB. It’s good for those smaller deep down extractions like pet urine . . . those ones where our current equiipmet just doesn’t quite get the job done. I would not use this on much larger areas than 3’X3′. You can use your current UMate hose if you can pull the tool off the end. I had an old hose sitting in my shop that I now use just for this tool.I can see good benefit in getting the next size up as well. I have passed many times on small flooded areas like 10’X10′ and larger because I didn’t think I could do a good job for them. I think in some of those cases, that next sized WaterClaw would work well and you can charge a healthy fee ($1.50 to $2.50 per square foot) for this service too. I would only tackle clear water types of jobs . . . no sewer stuff.
Actually, My Service Master (distaster) friend charges $100-$200 per hour per per tec, plus amount of gallons removed.(that amount was not revelled) The big disaster area’s I have been glad to pass it on to him in the past for two main reasons.
1. Inconvenience: Drop everything and go like the house is on fire. They must be done now. It doesn’t matter if…
2. Billing can get ugly because often you have to deal with the insurance company in Timbuckto or where ever. Then they want a copy of all your certification papers…
Note: Many times the price is even higher because of the hasles of dealing with insurance companies and getting paid when ever.
I do feel the tool will be great for small areas expecially when it’s the customers paying and not the ins. companies.
Recieved my water claw on 3/14/07, decided to try it on some old pet stains in my own home, I kid you not they were at least five years old. Yes I did work on them in the past and did get the odor out but there was still a light brow color. (I know because my wife could see them) well I will be darned I used the water claw on them(with Pet enzyme) and I saw with my own eyes urine colred water come out and the stains are gone!
GREAT TOOL!!
A must buy!
Does HB only carry the small waterclaw? I do several small water extractions a week for my apartment accounts. It sounds like the waterclaw really does a fantastic job of getting the moisture out, but if I got a larger waterclaw would the Upholstery mate handle the suction or would I need something more powerful??
Rick
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