10 is the new 15

[mirf]

No the 10 inch comes off the truck faster than the 15 Inch

 

[Wandslinger]

I almost jumped in with the group but I think a 10 inch is a bit too small. I have a Host machine which is about the same size as a 15 inch. Just big enough and stairs are a breeze with it. My next will be a 15 inch

 

[Mikey P]

Tens will be used twice as much as fifteens, effectively making them a twenty

 

[Able 1]

I like the size and weight of the 10" I take it out of the truck on almost every job at least for traffic lanes in the FR while my guy is cleaning..

 

[Russ T.]

Is the 10" a real solution for agitation on tile/grout? What brush?

Can I really leave the 175 at the shop?

 

[Mark Saiger]

Is the 10" a real solution for agitation on tile/grout? What brush?

Can I really leave the 175 at the shop?

The Brown Commercial Brushes....

Will it replace a 175?

That could be a tough call as there are some that a 175 could maybe pound out quicker...

I have only been using the 10 inch really....lot easier and more convenient to grab as being said....

Maybe @Mikey P can share thoughts on 10 inch vs 175

 

[Mikey P]

The 10 won't post bonnet, strip floors, pre scrub greasy build up or polish and hone stone gloors.

 

[Steve Lawrence]

Why won't it prescrub greasy buildup?

 

[Mikey P]

Just not heavy enough to bust it loose in my and Marty's experience..

 

[Zee]

Those of you lubing these units: Do you just spray some lube in the hole, or do you actually open up the machine and get inside?

 

[Louis]

If you do commercial low moisture with a cimex this is the perfect tool to get in the cubicles and under things. Love this thing, the rotary is starting to collect dust. Only comes out for the bad ones now.

 

[steve_64]

I would be careful using any lube. It could get displaced back to the carpet.

Just keeping it clean should be enough from what I see.

Changing bearings down the road looks to be pretty basic if it ever needs it.

 

[Zee]

So Steve, keeping it clean meaning you spray wash it out after removing the brushes? So far I only cleaned it "dry" by rags and brush.

 

[Mikey P]

I thinking I over emphasized the need/frequency for lubing.

Keep the shaft and bearings cleaned up. Maybe take it apart every three uses or so. That tiny ball bearing on the shaft needs some grease on it every blue moon.
I certainly like to take my HF gun and get all of the crud from the prior customer off the brushes before using in the next house. You need to be a good poker player to explain why the first two feet created those hay stacks and then it takes another 100 feet to create the next pile. the brushes don't need to be removed to do so btw...

 

[Zee]

I take the brush out and clean up the unit after each customer...

 

[steve_64]

I have cleaned mine by washingthe brushes in the washtub. The white brushes really come clean but the soft black brushes seem to hold onto lint more. I also washed the shaftes in the sink so I could scrub them.
The machine and base I wipe off with a damp towel.
Between jobs will be a challenge to keep it clean. The brushes really hold a lot of crud.

 

[Zee]

You could get the lint and hair out if you lay it down and turn it on. Obviously the brushes stay in the machine.

Carefully get closer in with a thin screwdriver as the brush spins and hold onto it. That will get a lot of lint and hair out.

Don't let the screwdriver get "sucked" in!!

 

[Mikey P]

Biggest challenge is using it wet on one job then go dry on the next, you almost need two sets of medium brushes.

 

[Zee]

Biggest challenge is using it wet on one job then go dry on the next, you almost need two sets of medium brushes.

Naah...Just get your truckmount running and suck the brushes dry with a piece of hose.

 

[Mikey P]

still wont be dry enough to not make mud @the first few feet.

Embarrassing if they are watching.

 

[SamIam]

Why its thier mud your there to remove it!

 

[Mikey P]

Why its thier mud your there to remove it!

You read me wrong...

Just wait, you'll see

 

[SamIam]

Almost like wetting pack out soil at an entry point. Eeek

 

[Total_Rookie]

Just give it a fast pass to spread it evenly with out ever noticing it.

 

[Mikey P]

Lol....

Do you already have a CRB I see...

 

[rjwood]

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Have been loving them for a long time (about 7 years)

And this nifty little handle now for stairs....Oh My...I need to get another one!

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Are you agitating and then going to come through with hwe, or are you done after using that?

 

[Mark Saiger]

Are you agitating and then going to come through with hwe, or are you done after using that?

Agitation only then hwe...

We groom after with grandi groomers

 

[rjwood]

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Agitation only then hwe...

We groom after with grandi groomers

Why not just do the stairs with the encap? Does it not work as well?

 

[Mark Saiger]

Why not just do the stairs with the encap? Does it not work as well?

Doesn't work as well for us..

We are set up and faster at hwe method

 

[rjwood]

Thanks.