THE BIRTH OF AN INDUSTRY /w Wanda York

[jkowalski]

This week's episode: The origins of the carpet cleaning industry. Enjoy.

 

[Bob Pruitt]

Proud member of SCT. The monthly newsletters went into my big 3 ring binder with the SCT logo. Enjoyed this :-)

 

[Desk Jockey]

So cool, thank you Joe for the episode! Great to see Wanda doing so well. She looks fantastic! Many thanks so much to Wanda & Ed for everything they did for the industry.

The York's were true visionaries. Part Barnum & Bailey part GENIUS. Steam Services, SCT, IICUC, DKI, all York's ideas.

We owned 3 Vapor Vac's back in the 70's, heavy beasts but built to last. Used in conjunction with a 65 lb drag wand.

Wanda is right people loved seeing the dirty water removed from their carpet. lol

I remember Ed fighting the Better Business bureau for the right to use the term "Steam Cleaning". Back then the BBB was suing cleaners for false advertising.

The first Cimex I ever saw was one Ed was pushing along with LST for low moisture cleaning.

My father sent me all across the country to SCT then Fiber Cleaning Schools of America for training.

What a great episode!

 

[Mark Saiger]

My family made those machines too

Good episode!

We have a couple of the units in my parents shop yet

 

[jkowalski]

So cool! Thanks for sharing your stories guys!

 

[hogjowl]

Did he ever let her talk?

 

[Desk Jockey]

One of our Vapor Vac's in action. A young me.

 

[jkowalski]

Nice!!

 

[jkowalski]

Wait, you were young once?

 

[J Scott W]

Great episode. I have not seen Wanda for many years. Good to hear form her.

I think my start with SCT and IICUC was in the early 1980's. Collected a lot of the Tip's n Chat's, even wrote them for a while. Became an instructor for Ed and Wanda's schools. Later worked with Sonny Bass, Jeff Bishop, Joel Reets in various iterations of SCT.

Did business with Steve and then Bob Astone at Steam Services. Learned color correction from one of the York relatives, although I can't recall the name right now. Proof of my old age.

 

[jkowalski]

Richard Mittie. Still one of the best.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Wait, you were young once?

I still think I am. lol

Here is my father's certificate. A good picture of a Vapor Vac and our first brochure. My father is in the middle.

 

[Cleanworks]

I still think I am. lol

Here is my father's certificate. A good picture of a Vapor Vac and our first brochure. My father is in the middle.

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Love those old vans.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Love those old vans.

I like the new trucks better.

 

[Jimmy L]

Took his class in KC mid 90's. That is where RIcKY got his idea to sell cimexes after I mentioned seeing them at York's class on the ICS board. He'll deny it of course. LST (mud) as a low moisture cleaner using the cimex and a using a tank mounted ozone unit for that cimex.

 

[Mark Saiger]

An old handout I had made when I was 19 years old and using the units....

Yes...my wife says I was as wordy back then as I am now....(quiet pig snot ) @hogjowl

 

[Desk Jockey]

That's so cool Mark!

 

[hogjowl]

Good grief ...

 

[J Scott W]

So Merle's was the original zero rez?

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Loved the interview other than some of the interruptions.

 

[Mark Saiger]

So Merle's was the original zero rez?

Not sure about Zero Rez....Was using Jack's Chems back then....was interesting times of chemistry...

Just the family business named after Uncle Merle that we all got our start in North Dakota...

 

[J Scott W]

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Not sure about Zero Rez....Was using Jack's Chems back then....was interesting times of chemistry...

Just the family business named after Uncle Merle that we all got our start in North Dakota...

I saw the ad said "Our chemicals do NOT leave a residue ..."

 

[Desk Jockey]

We use to pile lift everything and vacuum the edge with a tank vacuum. Edge with this edger, precondition with a 175, rinse extract with 65lb drag tool. All for the low low price of .10 a square.

 

[Mark Saiger]

We use to pile lift everything and vacuum the edge with a tank vacuum. Edge with this edger, precondition with a 175, rinse extract with 65lb drag tool. All for the low low price of .10 a square.

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We were 12 cents per square foot

 

[Mark Saiger]

I saw the ad said "Our chemicals do NOT leave a residue ..."

Yeah at the earliest stages... We were of course going up against the early shampooers... So probably old school marketing at its best (and worst)... Lol

 

[Desk Jockey]

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We were 12 cents per square foot

You high priced cleaners!

 

[jkowalski]

Loved the interview other than some of the interruptions.

I had to keep Wanda moving. You guys wouldn't sit through a 2 hour interview.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

With her, I would have. I agree she needed a little boost to catch her thought a few of those times.

More please! any time.

 

[hogjowl]

I’ve been so Saigered over the years that I am inclined to skip right over any video with too much unnecessary talking

 

[Jimmy L]

Start watching Sponge Bob it will put your mind in a better place.

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