Is there a gadget that this industry is missing?

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hell yes a better upholstery tool and vacuum cleaner that hits into the bleachers every time.... and there is no tile rinsing wand/tool that gets right to the baseboards and right in the corner and skinny's down to go around the toilet. f... yes there's tools that are missing.....
 
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the easy part was pulling it out....what was going to be tricky was having the vacuum reel..and possibly the solution reel sitting on a pivoting plate........

if your hoses come out the back...and you have to park on the street...it would be great to slide the reels out...and pivot them towards the door.....drop a locking pin in it to keep it from moving...
finish the job..everything is a straight pull back onto the reel....pivot it back and slide it into the van......
You are stuck on making a difficult solution to a simple problem.
 

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Be nice to see something like a zipper with a spring loaded cylindrical brush in the middle that you could easily push back and forth.
 

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Like a Zipperized-CRB?
Exactly. Either one rotating brush or 2 small counter rotating brushes. One of my favorite all time powerwashing was the old rug Doctor power brush. Slow because you used it like a drag wand. Effective because of the scrubbing action. Imagine if you could push something like that back and forth like a zipper
 

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Care to expound on what features and functionality you'd be looking for?

Are you wanting to track it through each step of the process? Inspection/Identification, dusting, washing, rinsing, drying, final inspection, ready for delivery/pickup? Automatic customer notifications as its going through the process? Ticket system the client could be issued ticket number for each rug and see where it's at in the process based on what the technician has entered. Photos/documentation storage?

Barcode scanning? Need to sync information with any other programs or software? Do you need different user permissions? Dealing with payments? Mobile app?

I've thought about this quite a bit the last year.
Rug identification App would be awesome.
 
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Do you find yourself thinking EVERY DAY "If only I had a________, this would go so much quicker or come out better..."

other than a two headed wand, what hasn't been invented yet?
A safe rotating scrubber for filtration lines. One you can stand up with and not take the paint off the walls.
 

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A vacuum that has a beater brush that goes to the edge on both sides. Back in the 80s when i did nightly office cleaning i used a German made vacuum cleaner called a mighty maid it wasn't very powerful but it was extremely maneuverable and went to the edge on both sides of the beater brush. Its big downside was that it pulled the dirt thru the vacuum impeller (like a kerby) if you picked up a penny from under a desk it would jam and take 15-20 minutes to unjam. I really really wish my windsor 12s would go to the edge on both sides!!

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A vacuum that has a beater brush that goes to the edge on both sides. Back in the 80s when i did nightly office cleaning i used a German made vacuum cleaner called a mighty maid it wasn't very powerful but it was extremely maneuverable but went to the edg
Thanks buddy

I remember when it was first invented but didn't know it was still around.

It looks sturdier than Version 1 as well

Nice idea

I'd like to see incorporated in that a washing device that automatically washes the hoses when you roll them back into the van with the hoses on a motorised reel.
I built 4 of um outa a hoser, a ball joint, a parallelogram bicycle carrier and a few assorted parts. It mounts on the back of the van . I can automatically clean hoses when i put um in or when i take um out. I have one on each of my vans. Its simple to setup and use . I use it on every job, every time i put my vacuum back in the van sometimes 3 or4 times a day. I have dedicated hoses so setup take no time at all, just connect the solution& vacuum hose. It works best with an electric hose reel but can be used manually. I made a YouTube video search "hoser gimble mount "to see a 4minute video. It attaches to the van thru a 2" receiver trailer hitch. I even made an 8" offset because my hose reel isn't centered. Added benefit is that i had it lettered to imply that i care this much more than competitors. I clean my hoses, i get alot of comments and compliments on it even more than the iklean2 and iclean2 license plates on the vans

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