C Pennington said:
so Im furrrowing carpet at 650?...havent heard that one or experinced it just much better cleaning.
Curtis - On cut pile cleaning, you haven't noticed the fibers parting when the wand is keyed at 650 PSI? I sure have, but only when you first pull the wand trigger. Maybe they use tougher carpet in Florida???
I'll bet your wand is a very high flow wand, maybe a 5 jet. If so, that explains the huge pressure drop (increased flow) you are experiencing, and also explains "not furrowing". The impact of multi-jetted wands is spread out over a larger distance. Also, if you're heat isn't over 220º, you won't get that high pressure expansion on the hot side of your system.
ErictheRed said:
1. What kind of routine maintenance is needed every X hours?
2. From current customer experience, what is the expected lifespan of this mount with regular service?
3. My typical average jobs run about 150ft of hose or less, would I need a vac booster? With this same average distance, does the temperature maintain at 230?
4. Any chance we can see this in action at the Mytee
Fest? Or any local customers live near San Diego who wants to show their equipment off at the
Fest?
1. The maintenance on our electric truckmounts is about nill - including no grease jobs, no oil changes/checking, engine maintenence/replacement, no battery, and no expensive proprietary parts. In fact, the parts are available to all at cost - no markups! You can even go several weeks without having to clean out the recovery tank. That includes not having to touch the APO filter inside the tank either during these several weeks. Of course, I recommend cleaning the tank out more often, but during testing we pushed this envelope to see how well the vacuum tank and APO would perform. The intake to the vacuum blower uses dual 2" filters so it won't require much attention either, but if you notice the vacuum is down a bit, it is almost always the filters need cleaning (vacuum ports and internal piping is available in 2" or 2.5" hose configurations).
2. It's like that old Timex watch commercial - Out electric truckmount takes a licking and keeps on ticking. The vacuum motor(s) will easily last 600-800 hours, with a cost just over $150 for a replacement. The APO should last forever, with impeller replacement ($35) maybe every 2 years (a 10 minute job only requiring a screwdriver).
3. We have different vacuum configurations that we use. The single large vacuum motor will operate fine at 120' or less with very good vacuum. Over that distance, we use the booster at the van for up to 250'. Over that, the vacuum tank sits in a base, and lifts out in seconds (tank is 10" X 12" X 36" and weighs 41 lbs., and is easily moved forward to any point with the remaing equipment staying in the van). The truckmount is also very quiet when running. The heat is
NEVER an issue at any cleaning distance, with our custom designed 220,000 BTU -LP electronic heater with no pilot light to mess with (it's automatic). Our heater is extremely reliable. Our own personal heater for our CC biz has over 3000 hours on it, and has never had any of the electronics replacecd in that time, nor has it needed to have the jets cleaned out in 7 years of operation (still as hot as when it was new, and never has been turned up all the way, even in Ohio winters). It will easily supply 240º to 2 wands if necessary, and can supply 280º to a single wand (we have a dual wand setup that uses this heater so we tested the dual wand heat capability too).
The BEST news is this truckmount now only requires a single 15 amp circuit to operate. No tangled extension cords to fuss with, or separate circuits to locate!!!
I have several electric truckmounts in Cali., and those owners have attended the MikeFest in the past.
