Big Jim
Member
Now that's just funny.....Sorry Mikey
Predict the Zipper Phenomenon..
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Russ T.
Supportive Member
Could the handle be made to be telescopic a little? It might make tight spaces easy to reach if it was a quick adjustment. Also storage on the van...
I LOVE how small I can make my 360i when I need to.
I cleaned 2100 ft.² + of empty residential in a 6 bedroom home this week with my wand and Grandi Groomer. I do a fair amount of this kind of thing and the Zipper seems unmatched in these situations. It took me @ 4.5 hours with my 14" Westpac (I am basically a stud with that wand). I bet I'd have shaved at least an hour out of the job.
If I get the Zipper, I'll probably get the pad driver for my RotoVac for agitation to save space.
I LOVE how small I can make my 360i when I need to.
I cleaned 2100 ft.² + of empty residential in a 6 bedroom home this week with my wand and Grandi Groomer. I do a fair amount of this kind of thing and the Zipper seems unmatched in these situations. It took me @ 4.5 hours with my 14" Westpac (I am basically a stud with that wand). I bet I'd have shaved at least an hour out of the job.
If I get the Zipper, I'll probably get the pad driver for my RotoVac for agitation to save space.
Mikey P
Administrator
Mark Saiger
Mr Happy!
On occupied residential, it took some practice to get proficient and quicker and better using it...
and I had to quit being stubborn and not adjust the height on a padded carpet, or removing the weight....sometimes I'm still stubborn though an run it in the commercial height setting....
But, I use the Zipper in homes a lot because people are always asking "how soon before it will be dry?"
and the Zipper not only cleans well in so many situations.....
It out dries anything I have used!
So, for some, using in on occupied residential can be a challenge....for me....I just am stubborn enough to want to use it everywhere I can
And just find it works great for me and my son in law
But Marty has some legitimate points as well....
and I had to quit being stubborn and not adjust the height on a padded carpet, or removing the weight....sometimes I'm still stubborn though an run it in the commercial height setting....
But, I use the Zipper in homes a lot because people are always asking "how soon before it will be dry?"
and the Zipper not only cleans well in so many situations.....
It out dries anything I have used!
So, for some, using in on occupied residential can be a challenge....for me....I just am stubborn enough to want to use it everywhere I can
And just find it works great for me and my son in law
But Marty has some legitimate points as well....
Desk Jockey
Member
Marty has legitimate points and maybe if he wore a hat to cover them, nobody would notice.
I've been singing the praises of the Zipper for years. I think it is to commercial carpet cleaning what the spinner is to tile cleaning. Some people like the old fashion wand and some like the old tile wand still. Like I've said many many times before it's my favorite tool on my truck. Thanks Erik!
mirf
Supportive Member
Great tool I do cut in tight areas with smaller wand in homes then go at it.
ruff
Member
I am in agreement with Marty about residential. Particularly with average size rooms with furniture.
Move all the furniture to the center and then move them back? Most of us don't use slave labor like the Chavzes, or the other guy by marriage
.
Anyhow.
Great tool for open spaces and commercial. Saves lots of time. Cleans great. Dries fast. Built beautifully. Worth every penny.
Cleaning small spaces with it is the same as using the regular wand to clean stairs. A Chavezian task of sorts. Meaning, beside the stubborn guy leisurely pushing it (R.C. the check writing desk jockey) it is hard work and lots of extra toil for everybody else involved.
Hey! Don't just stand there, move back that huge cabinet, Mike!
Move all the furniture to the center and then move them back? Most of us don't use slave labor like the Chavzes, or the other guy by marriage
.Anyhow.
Great tool for open spaces and commercial. Saves lots of time. Cleans great. Dries fast. Built beautifully. Worth every penny.
Cleaning small spaces with it is the same as using the regular wand to clean stairs. A Chavezian task of sorts. Meaning, beside the stubborn guy leisurely pushing it (R.C. the check writing desk jockey) it is hard work and lots of extra toil for everybody else involved.
Hey! Don't just stand there, move back that huge cabinet, Mike!
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Mikey P
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Denzel?...
Desk Jockey
Member
LOL
Donwand
Supportive Member
Saiger" data-source="post: 4379360" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch">Mark, could you do a video on a furnished residential using a zipper?
Dolly Llama
Number 5
the real question is, what will be the next board de jour fad for all the pack followers to jump on??
..L.T.A.
Mikey P
Administrator
how many guns do you own?
Nate The Great
Member
I wish we would have had a Zipper decades ago!
Thanks for inventing it!
Same thing my non cleaning pops told me... He hasn't really cleaned since the late 90's...
Cheap ass said he could have bought a Cimex from Ed York back in the day, but he's very fundamentally correct on the 175.. He would dye carpet with the 175 scrubber...
I'm the one who makes it easier for the dumb SOB (which is me) actually doing the work...
Desk Jockey
Member
He's right Nate the first Cimex's I ever saw were being sold through Ed York. Not as friendly looking but I sure just as effective. He push it and LST as the cleaning solution. I'd like meet your dad some day. He sounds like a very smart guy. He's fortunate to have some of that carried on to you.
Dolly Llama
Number 5
depends who's asking.
You or Joni......
I was using a 50 pound 16" 12 flow drag wand when you were still in the mosh pit bumping around to that dreadful musick .
I have no doubt the Zip's a great drag wand .
i saw if before 99% of you jamokes did .
I'm the first "credible" guy on the boards that told you knuckleheads what and extraordinary well built tool it was
we don't do much commercial .
don't like working evenings and most won't pay our prices
..L.T.A.
Desk Jockey
Member
You would love it Larry. Being an old drag wander the Zipper will just feel natural to you. It easier to use than the drag with all it drying benefits.
I think I might get one for commercial all open areas.. Is there going to be a telescoping handle option for taller folks?
Mark Saiger
Mr Happy!
Here is one I did while doing a hotel room....
There was a lot of chatter from a certain guru that it couldn't be done at all...so I did it!
And this is how we do it in most residential situations too....
I could have done this room probably twice as fast as what was in the video, but one handed, and doing my thing alone....I got it done
Mark Saiger
Mr Happy!
Mark Saiger
Mr Happy!
Signature Son in Law Aron Jewett move!
and I have done this with the bent handle too
and I have done this with the bent handle too
Wandslinger
Member
You guys kill me trying to use the zipper only to clean a furnished room. IMHO, it can be a bit cumbersome in a lot of situations. Just edge out the room, behind the door, transition, closet with your wand and then zipper it. It is soooo much easier on the body and you'll be a her0. Give it a shot.
sealcanvas
Member
Ditto!
Desk Jockey
Member
Video it Robert. 
Desk Jockey
Member
I cleaned a couple of rooms with the Zipper at a bank this AM. It did a great job and left it very dry, I still left an airmover to insure it dries rapidly just because it was a bank.
I took it to a water damage loss and it did great on the glue down but didn't do as well as the Rover on the carpet & pad.
I took it to a water damage loss and it did great on the glue down but didn't do as well as the Rover on the carpet & pad.
Steve Lawrence
Member
Yeah, Zipper is great for water extraction on glue downs. What a tool!
Desk Jockey
Member
It makes faster and easier than slinging a wand. Plus with the weight it should pull more out too. 
John Olson
Member
I've heard rumor Joe's and Tony's knock off will debut Mytee's show. Half the weight and 75% the cost but all the cleaning power..
hogjowl
Idiot™
You are never going to get a temple recommend.
