Any recommendations for a porty that has constant water flow without having to constantly fill up and has auto dump or do these machines exist? I'm clueless on portables, I tried my friend's Mytee years ago and it didn't have good suck and not the kind of pressure I was looking for, hopefully there is something out there?
Portys that can somewhat work like a TM?
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Zee
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Zee
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Zee
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The Dwell might not have as much "suck"....but you can do a heck of a job with it when you are working in "non truckmountable" places.
Mikey P
Administrator
Zee does you DP have the new bigger fans?
Dolly Llama
Number 5
what kind of hose run??..how long?
The biggest problem with portys is to get "real" TM performance, the electric requirements become unpractical for daily "portable' use
..L.T.A.
Zee
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No. I'm pretty sure mine has the original vac motors.. I was asking Kubasiewicz in the hardware room about them but I guess he doesn't get on here often.
Mikey P
Administrator
run the DP at 300 pis with a RE and I bet the results will be truckmount like.
auto in and out is the magic.
auto in and out is the magic.
I was looking for something like 10-15 feet of vac/pressure and then a dumpline that would go outside to the lawn. High pressure and heat are more important than vacuum since it would mainly be for hard surface cleaning. Are there any that run on a 220?
Zee
Supportive Member
How much pressure do you really need? I run the Dwell a lot around 800-900psi in it works great not dropping the pressure. (I wash some rugs in the washpit with high pressure and also tile grout work)
Zee
Supportive Member
Naah..run it 180-200psi with a HOSS or 360XL and you're good. I do it all the time. I still go over it with the wand dry stroking. I never denied it - and still say- I could handle a bit more "suck" though.. "
www.dwell.pro
Friday afternoon clean. Move in Sat morning.
Placed 3 mini fans. High elevation snow storm moisture outside overnight.
Pick up fans Sat morning. Dry. I always go back the next day after really cleaning carpets. Don't you?
Mikey P
Administrator
Mike, do you always use the brush head on the 360i?
rwcarpet
Supportive Member
Hell, my old Steamway UltraMatic had auto fill, auto dump, 500 psi and 3 vac motors. 1988. I'm sure the new portys should at least have that capability.
dgardner
Moderator
You're not going to find truckmount-like heat on any portable that I know of short of running multiple heaters and 7 cords like Willy does.
dgardner
Moderator
Mytee's LTD12 boasts auto fill and dump, chem metering, 1000 psi, and twin 3-stage vac motors (but no heat). I personally have not used one though.
If you want high pressure AND good suck I'm afraid the pickins are slim, as both are amp hogs. As Larry said, two-cords worth of power just won't get you there.
If you want high pressure AND good suck I'm afraid the pickins are slim, as both are amp hogs. As Larry said, two-cords worth of power just won't get you there.
dgardner
Moderator
I have an old porty I use as a test bed - an old Speedster chassis (gutted). It's got auto-fill, auto-dump, chem metering, 500 psi via Hypro pump and twin 3-stage vacs. I have no idea how I would manage without auto fill and APO. I consider them indispensable.
Interestingly, after I published pictures and descriptions several years ago on another board (?) a few of my "features" showed up on a certain line of machines.... Go figure.....
Mikey P
Administrator
Come see and test the newest DP1 @ MFE
Goomer
Member
Forget the heat.
You are not going to find the kind of heat output your looking for from anything that plugs into a wall… especially the amount of heat needed to keep up with the flow of a hard surface tool.
Consider how you can make up for the lack of heat using chemistry and a good scrubbin.
Auto-fill/dump is a very common, if not standard option from most manufacturers nowadays.
LTD12 is 200+ pounds.
The Dwell unit does not have any heating element.
You are not going to find the kind of heat output your looking for from anything that plugs into a wall… especially the amount of heat needed to keep up with the flow of a hard surface tool.
Consider how you can make up for the lack of heat using chemistry and a good scrubbin.
Auto-fill/dump is a very common, if not standard option from most manufacturers nowadays.
LTD12 is 200+ pounds.
The Dwell unit does not have any heating element.
Zee
Supportive Member
The Dwell unit has a heating element available. But I don't think you want that.. Unless you carry your own generator.
Art Kelley
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At the risk of ridicule from the unbelievers I will say the dual 3 stage CFX combined with a modular high pressure pump like the 1200 psi Water Hog will give you the TM performance you are asking about in an easy to carry (nothing over 50#) system. I used the standard 5 gallon CFX on a few hundred jobs last year with great success on many of the jobs that I would normally TM and this new 15 gallon recovery CFX looks to be an even better performer in that it will eliminate the occasional spitout from the vac motors. 230 cfms and 1200 psi and you won't notice any difference from your TM especially doing hard surfaces.
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Dolly Llama
Number 5
wasn't snowing/raining in the house was it?
heat was on inside, right??
umm, no..unless I'm picking up fans maybe
relax, Dude..I'm not knocking your porty
How could I?? never seen it, let alone used it...
hell for that matter, i know Zee's no dummy, so if he likes it, i figure it's good machine
My point remains though...the reality is, you can't get "real" TM performance with any porty due to power requirements that would be needed.
My friend Willy might want to carry 40 pounds of ext cords and locate 4-5 separate 20amp circuits, but that's just not practical for most
there certainly is a need and place for portys...but they'll never equal "real" TM performance til some Tesla like genus finds a way to get 60amps of 220vt current out of a couple 110 20amp circuits ...til then...
..L.T.A.
Art Kelley
Supportive Member
You don't have a rotary extractor do you Larry?
Dolly Llama
Number 5
encapman
Member
The TruckPort has plenty of power! And at just $1999 - the price can't be beat!
http://www.excellent-supply.com/TruckPort-500-psi-HEATED-Extractor_p_345.html
http://www.excellent-supply.com/TruckPort-500-psi-HEATED-Extractor_p_345.html
encapman
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Goomer
Member
My hair dryer has more watts.
Ed Valentine
Member
"........, two-cords worth of power just won't get you there."
Well, contrary to the honorable Larry's comment/opinion, I would respectfully disagree. Yes, I have had only 41 years in this Industry; some may consider this a "newbie" while others might consider it "experience".
Powerful? Two Cords?
I would suggest perhaps looking a little further...........................................
Best always;
Ed Valentine
cross-american corp.
Well, contrary to the honorable Larry's comment/opinion, I would respectfully disagree. Yes, I have had only 41 years in this Industry; some may consider this a "newbie" while others might consider it "experience".
Powerful? Two Cords?
I would suggest perhaps looking a little further...........................................
Best always;
Ed Valentine
cross-american corp.
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