When a carpet cleaning professional tells us that they want to build the best possible truck setup, we suggest that a good question to consider is:
“Have you thought beyond just one electric rewind reel?”
Understanding the Difference
If you already own an electric rewind vacuum reel and appreciate what it does for your workflow, ask yourself: “Do I want that same convenience on all three reels?”
The design configuration of our Original Boom Package centers upon one electric rewind vacuum reel mounted on a vacuum reel stand, with 2 manual supply reels extended out over the floor on a “boom”. It’s an innovative and undeniably smart setup – but it only powers one of your three reels.
An All- Electric Boom Package features all three reels – vacuum, solution, and water supply – with electric rewind. That’s the real distinction.
And here’s a bonus: All- Electric Boom’s have the identical footprint as our Boom Packages, for each hose capacity.
So this isn’t about footprint width, mount style, or truck layout—because they’re the same. It’s about how many reels are powered and how well the system integrates. (It’s been designed to integrate well.)
If you already appreciate what a Boom Package delivers, then considering extending those benefits to all three reels is the natural next step.
Benefits
Each electric rewind reel on an All- Electric Boom Package can save up to 5 minutes per job. And there are 3 of them.
Multiply that potential 15 minutes of time saved – on each job – across hundreds of jobs per year, and you’re reclaiming hours – and that translates to serious dollars.
Let’s consider a truck that does 4 jobs per day:
4 jobs x 15 minutes of time saved, each, results in an hour of time saved- per day.
And less job fatigue. So, you actually feel up to doing another job.
All- Electric Booms Do Cost More, But They Save More Time
All- Electric Boom Packages definitely cost more, but, they save time and effort. So, as an old carpet cleaner once said: “That means I can go home an hour earlier, or add another job for the day.”
You save time. You save effort. So, you feel more like adding that extra job to your work schedule.
Operators who focus only on the line- item price, miss the compounding time savings that three powered reels deliver on every single job.
If you could do another job each day than you could otherwise, the cost difference would potentially be recovered in less than a week.
And you’d continue reaping rewards every day afterwards.
And you can do that daily- over a span of several years- because we build them to last -reliably – for 10 years
Reels that need frequent repair and / or replacement 3 or more times in 10 years, effectively cost 3 or more times more than the original purchase price.
That’s why we don’t build our reels that way.
Boom Packages Aren’t “Just” Space- Savers. They’re Built to Last
Reels that are manufactured in a way that focuses on keeping production costs down, simply do not hold up as well as ones that are engineered for durability.
Our quality-built reels are engineered to outlast standard industry reels by a factor of three- or more:
- Heavier- gauge steel, for more stability and more ruggedness when facing the corrosive environment common to carpet cleaning vans
- Larger- diameter tubing for vacuum reel hoops, holds position under heavier outward pressure (The VRX series reels used on Boom Packages have 8 spokes – not 6- for this very reason.)
- Vacuum Reel Stands are made of ¼” thick steel, for a solid safety work- factor above expected stop- and- go stress.
- E-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g is powder- coated. No “liquid paint” used anywhere.
That durability means that you can expect- and get- a 10- year trouble- free, operational lifespan.
With that longevity a factor, the upfront cost looks very different. Factor in time saved and workspace reclaimed inside your van, and the cost concern essentially dissolves.
If you’re ready to discuss your next reel purchase, please feel free to Contact Us.