Lyman
Supportive Member
I have a 13 inch bent handle zipper. I would like to upgrade to the 15 ss. Can I buy just the new head or do I need a whole new zipper.
Zipper VS zipper SS
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Desk Jockey
Member
Erik will sell you just the head or just the handle.
Mikey P
Administrator
What truckmount?
Mikey P
Administrator
Cool...go for it
I'm about to buy my first Zipper. Going for the 15" but should I be looking at the SS since I have to choose between one or the other?
Desk Jockey
Member
I think so. We use the Spinner far more than the Standard. Although I saw them using the Standard today for the first time in several months.
Erik told me an SS at 1,000 psi uses about the same water as a 9 flow Zipper.
Is that what you're experiencing?
Desk Jockey
Member
I haven't noticed any major difference in water consumption. I can in cleaning when it's heavily soiled. When it's not you can move faster knowing you're still getting good flushing.
ruff
Member
Hard to take Grasshopper seriously when his first response to the Zipper SS was that it sounds like a machine that does great cleaning 
Hey Sir. Richard, did you buy an Oreck yet?
Hey Sir. Richard, did you buy an Oreck yet?
Mark Saiger
Mr Happy!
I love both of the Zippers...so thankful I can just reach in the back of the van....and just say......
Ah....this one
Ah....this one
ruff
Member
Take a stand, 10,000 lakes man.
Which is better, or where do each excell?
Which is better, or where do each excell?
Mark Saiger
Mr Happy!
I like them both...
We probably use the regular Zipper the most....
But there are certain trashed or super soiled carpets that SS Super Spinner is just king!
Glad I don't have to choose to only carry one
ruff
Member
Since the SS seem (according to Grasshopper) to use about the same amount of water as the regular, and since it is better with heavier soil, why not use the SS?
Is it slower?
Any other reason?
Is it slower?
Any other reason?
dealtimeman
Everyday is Saturday.
It is bigger and a bit more cumbersome in tight areas.
For restaurants and rat nasty the zipper ss is the go to( residential still will use the hoss) for regular all around cleaning the 15 is our main extraction tool.
Most buy the ss after owning a regular zipper for the nastys.
Russ T.
Supportive Member
I feel like I've hit a production plateau.
A rotary is perfect for a 1 man show.
But now I have a helper. He watches quite a bit, when we go with the rotary. I wish we could take a Zipper out for a week. I think it might help us break through a little, and push our production level noticeably up.
Hey Mark, does it take longer for your crew to CRB or Zipper a particular area in a home?
Just wondering if your Zipper guy is waiting around a lot for the CRB guy...
A rotary is perfect for a 1 man show.
But now I have a helper. He watches quite a bit, when we go with the rotary. I wish we could take a Zipper out for a week. I think it might help us break through a little, and push our production level noticeably up.
Hey Mark, does it take longer for your crew to CRB or Zipper a particular area in a home?
Just wondering if your Zipper guy is waiting around a lot for the CRB guy...
Mark Saiger
Mr Happy!
dealtimeman
Everyday is Saturday.
Desk Jockey
Member
This always baffles me but I know it is polarizing.
An inch or two seems to really bother some. Maybe it's how we clean but we move most furniture. So size isn't a problem even with furniture.
I do cut in around HVAC vents and doorways. Everything else gets the Spinner.
It doesn't appear to leave it any wetter than the Standard Zipper, so why not flush it good?
An inch or two seems to really bother some. Maybe it's how we clean but we move most furniture. So size isn't a problem even with furniture.
I do cut in around HVAC vents and doorways. Everything else gets the Spinner.
It doesn't appear to leave it any wetter than the Standard Zipper, so why not flush it good?
Nate The Great
Member
Limp wrist?
I still want an VAT......
I have both 13" and a 15" SS... What's the majority of cleanings you do? If it's restaurants and shit holes go with the "SS", if it's more residential not as heavily soiled go with the regular... I wish I had the 15" or even the 17" zipper at times for larger wide open jobs... I doubt my machine could handle that much (45 blower) but it'd still be nice to have...
I assume it's the weight or the spinning action that makes the SS "hover" over the carpet... It's easier to push compared to my 13"... Or it could be the 2" longer making it 4" more less suction...
Lyman
Supportive Member
Nate, you do now you can adjust the wheels so it will push easier......
Nate The Great
Member
Is @Erik on a cruise in the Bahamas or still building his mansion?
Hey, looky looky...
And yes I know you can adjust the wheels.. I'm more of a set it on CGD and forget it... I don't keep adjusting it...
You'll understand if you get a SS...
Hey, looky looky...
And yes I know you can adjust the wheels.. I'm more of a set it on CGD and forget it... I don't keep adjusting it...
You'll understand if you get a SS...
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dealtimeman
Everyday is Saturday.
We don't adjust ours much either if at all.
SamIam
Member
This always baffles me but I know it is polarizing.
An inch or two seems to really bother some. Maybe it's how we clean but we move most furniture. So size isn't a problem even with furniture.
I do cut in around HVAC vents and doorways. Everything else gets the Spinner.
It doesn't appear to leave it any wetter than the Standard Zipper, so why not flush it good?
Says the flood expert!
Desk Jockey
Member
Lyman
Supportive Member
Talked with eric. So my 13 inch zipper is up for sale two ways, just the head or the whole unit. I f interested pm me about price.
