Be honest..

[hogjowl]

I believe both the technical details and operating techniques we discussed here in detail years ago.

We also discussed the difficulty of doing business with Duane years ago.
But we still hear from the Damon’s of the world today.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

True

 

[Old Coastie]

Over wetting from the RE is preventable by cleaning in sections, then slowing down the rotation and making a dry pass over the section.

I do not find it to be faster than wanding. But I do find it saves me a great deal of lean and tug and the cleaning is incredible.

Gee, I wonder if I should get one of those cool Bonzers?

I may try an 1 1/2” Devastator when they come out, but at the moment I’m content.

 

[Russ T.]

20 Devastator Wand alone
65 CRB/Dev
15 Rotovac with brush head

The numbers looked nothing like this before getting my Tom Wand. I was probably close to 90% RE before buying my D Wand. I was alone most of the time though.

I’ve also changed some things up, labor wise. I’m probably alone in residential only about half the time lately. Before, I was always alone.

I still stand by my assertion that if a 1 man show could only have 1, CRB or Rotary...they should probably go rotary. At least I would.

Now when we have 2 on the truck, that’s when the CRB and Devastator dominate. Mel and I can make really quick work of residential when she’s scrubbing with the CRB and I’m rinsing with my D Wand. Incredible results too. The Dev screams and pulls at the carpet in a way that no Wand I’ve ever seen. It’s truly incredible.

I’m convinced a Zipper will be great for those larger homes with big open spaces. It will be the next big purchase. I’ll probably have to wait for Spring.

 

[Pioneer Floorcare]

100% crb then dev wand

 

[SCC]

O
100
10

 

[BIG WOOD]

Yes, the Zipper and my back have not always been the best of friends, but time and corrections to my Zipper have made their relationship much more tolerable. (I’m certain the none of Tacos employees are 60 years old.)

The biggest thing was that I got the jets mixed up the first time I cleaned it. I failed to notice that the outside jets were 9502’s. I thought they were all the same. Once I descovered that mistake, and corrected it, my overspray issues stopped. That meant I no longer had to do drying passes, which cut my workload in half!

I also learned that using it to clean INTO a room, instead of OUT of a room was much easier. It placed much less strain on me. Fighting hoses creates twisting motion which places strain on my back.

Next, I learned that pushing the Zipper on residential carpet over pad was tough. The weight and motion caused drag which added to my stress. Adjusting the rear glide properly relieves some of this, but not all.

So, I only use my Zipper on commercial jobs. But when I use it, I very much like it!

Since you don't do any dry passes with the zipper, has it affected your dry time any? And on the wet passes...do you do a wet pass forward and backward, or just one wet pass then go halfway over with another?

Because I found that using the zipper the exact same way as a wand (except on very longer passes) didn't save me any time, and made my back more tired, which frustrated me and pissed me off. I wish one of you pansies took up my offer to compete with the zipper when I was in Nashville.

 

[steve_64]

I believe both the technical details and operating techniques we discussed here in detail years ago.

I can't remember a couple days Ago let alone years ago.

 

[BIG WOOD]

Since you don't do any dry passes with the zipper, has it affected your dry time any? And on the wet passes...do you do a wet pass forward and backward, or just one wet pass then go halfway over with another?

Because I found that using the zipper the exact same way as a wand (except on very longer passes) didn't save me any time, and made my back more tired, which frustrated me and pissed me off. I wish one of you pansies took up my offer to compete with the zipper when I was in Nashville.

But I'm the idiot of this group, so don't take my word for it

 

[hogjowl]

Since you don't do any dry passes with the zipper, has it affected your dry time any? And on the wet passes...do you do a wet pass forward and backward, or just one wet pass then go halfway over with another?

Because I found that using the zipper the exact same way as a wand (except on very longer passes) didn't save me any time, and made my back more tired, which frustrated me and pissed me off. I wish one of you pansies took up my offer to compete with the zipper when I was in Nashville.

I really haven’t checked the drying times. It’s commercial so it has all night to dry.
I pull the trigger and never let off of it going forward and back.

 

[Nomad74]

We also discussed the difficulty of doing business with Duane years ago.
But we still hear from the Damon’s of the world today.

Piehole!

 

[Mikey P]

No dry pass in your humid area?

Dry over night?



I think your kidding your self

 

[Pioneer Floorcare]

If you were using the zipper just like a wand, then why bother using it? The point of the tool is to be different. I hold the handle to my waist and walk back and forth in the longest strokes possible. I love to use them this way.

Since you don't do any dry passes with the zipper, has it affected your dry time any? And on the wet passes...do you do a wet pass forward and backward, or just one wet pass then go halfway over with another?

Because I found that using the zipper the exact same way as a wand (except on very longer passes) didn't save me any time, and made my back more tired, which frustrated me and pissed me off. I wish one of you pansies took up my offer to compete with the zipper when I was in Nashville.

 

[Nomad74]

If you were using the zipper just like a wand, then why bother using it? The point of the tool is to be different. I hold the handle to my waist and walk back and forth in the longest strokes possible. I love to use them this way.

Do you skip while doing this? I would like to see that.

 

[SamIam]

Assuming you all pre spray and vacuum

What percentage do you hwe guys perform

Wand only..

Scrub and wand..

Rotary extraction..

2/3%


96%

1-2%

 

[SamIam]

It's 6:30 on a Saturday morning. Everyone's asleep and I'm here sitting at the computer in my underwear and you want me to do math? Screw that!

Edit, I had some coffee. The synapses are ready to fire off.

10
90
10 (haven't really had to use the rotary much since CRB and Dev-Wand work so well. But pull it out on sore back days and really nasty pet carpet.)

Wow you give a 110%

 

[Nomad74]

Wow you give s 110%

I’m not going through this again.

 

[Nomad74]

It’s possible to use the rotary with brush head and not crb. That would mix up the percentage for you idiots.

 

[Old Coastie]

It’s possible to use the rotary with brush head and not crb. That would mix up the percentage for you idiots.

That is what I do. Haven’t pulled out Senor Rolley since I got the 360i. The brush head does pretty well as a prescrub, then again as an extractor.

 

[hogjowl]

No dry pass in your humid area?

Dry over night?

I think your kidding your self

We have air conditioning down here.

 

[Nomad74]

We have air conditioning down here.

Swamp coolers are not considered real air conditioners. Nether is towing your mobile home down the road with the windows open.

 

[hogjowl]

Nobody in todays generations could live here without real AC.

 

[Old Coastie]

There is a certain satisfaction to working in heat that would kill New Yorkers.

 

[Mikey P]

Nobody in todays generations could live here without real AC.

We have homes here without, amazes me.

 

[DAT]

I never had an AC before... Swamp cooler is all i ever had. If you mod it correctly, it is super cold and effective

 

[dealtimeman]

I never had an AC before... Swamp cooler is all i ever had. If you mod it correctly, it is super cold and effective

For those that live in the desert, here you would have mold by the end of the first week of running it.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Swamp coolers absolutely would NOT work here in KY.

 

[Steve T]

15
75
10

 

[Dolly Llama]

swamp coolers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaporative_cooler

hoo nuu?
I didn't

..L.T.A.

 

[Jimmy L]

Again 5