Old Coastie becomes Noah

[Old Coastie]

I sure do like my Rotovac Ranger, but it is trying to kill me.

Yesterday I did a restorative cleaning for a customer's momma. Came out nearly like new. Neighbors came by to watch. Lots of compliments and darkly muttered comparisons to how Sears did their carpets.

Then I turned my back on it and the Ranger got me good. I was coiling hose while flushing out the reservoir chamber, which has an apo. Trouble was, I forgot to switch the apo on and the thing spilled out the vacuum inlet and dumped about five gallons on the kitchen floor.

I was unaware until I walked in and found my quilted pad sopping wet, the persian carpet runner soaked through and a quarter inch of water in the laundry room!

Momma was sitting in her living room so I shut off the water, stuck my head in and said cheerfully "I think I have time to do your kitchen runners and the floor, too."

And boy, did I! As it happens, I have a 4"wide hard surface wand and it will suck the butt off a brontosaurus. I sucked as much as I could out of the two rugs, set up her fan and suggested that her caregiver hang them outside today in the sunshine.

Cleaned up and beat feet.
Those rugs look wonderful and I learned all over how important it is to double check all settings.

You other porty hacks with apo machines, take heed!

 

[hogjowl]

Third world problems don’t interest me.

 

[Cleanworks]

I sure do like my Rotovac Ranger, but it is trying to kill me.

Yesterday I did a restorative cleaning for a customer's momma. Came out nearly like new. Neighbors came by to watch. Lots of compliments and darkly muttered comparisons to how Sears did their carpets.

Then I turned my back on it and the Ranger got me good. I was coiling hose while flushing out the reservoir chamber, which has an apo. Trouble was, I forgot to switch the apo on and the thing spilled out the vacuum inlet and dumped about five gallons on the kitchen floor.

I was unaware until I walked in and found my quilted pad sopping wet, the persian carpet runner soaked through and a quarter inch of water in the laundry room!

Momma was sitting in her living room so I shut off the water, stuck my head in and said cheerfully "I think I have time to do your kitchen runners and the floor, too."

And boy, did I! As it happens, I have a 4"wide hard surface wand and it will suck the butt off a brontosaurus. I sucked as much as I could out of the two rugs, set up her fan and suggested that her caregiver hang them outside today in the sunshine.

Cleaned up and beat feet.
Those rugs look wonderful and I learned all over how important it is to double check all settings.

You other porty hacks with apo machines, take heed!

So in other words, how I became a rug sucker.

 

[Nate The Great]

Yikes... Bad time to ask how the new filter is?

Don't worry, I've flooded my fair share or kitchen floors also.. Mostly when I was 13yo but who really keeps count..

Wait till Alzheimer's kicks in...

 

[Old Coastie]

The filter is a godsend. Every slurpmeister shpuld have one.

The thing about the Rotovac is that it has only about a three gallon waste reservoir the the apo empties. I now find it necessary to sprinkle defoamer powder all around to prevent suds from being ingested into the vacuum.
On the plus side I can easily tote the CFX head into a home or up stairs. The damty thing just needs to be watched with a sharp and hostile eye, lol.

 

[Desk Jockey]

I sure do like my Rotovac Ranger, but it is trying to kill me.

Yesterday I did a restorative cleaning for a customer's momma. Came out nearly like new. Neighbors came by to watch. Lots of compliments and darkly muttered comparisons to how Sears did their carpets.

Then I turned my back on it and the Ranger got me good. I was coiling hose while flushing out the reservoir chamber, which has an apo. Trouble was, I forgot to switch the apo on and the thing spilled out the vacuum inlet and dumped about five gallons on the kitchen floor.

I was unaware until I walked in and found my quilted pad sopping wet, the persian carpet runner soaked through and a quarter inch of water in the laundry room!

Momma was sitting in her living room so I shut off the water, stuck my head in and said cheerfully "I think I have time to do your kitchen runners and the floor, too."

And boy, did I! As it happens, I have a 4"wide hard surface wand and it will suck the butt off a brontosaurus. I sucked as much as I could out of the two rugs, set up her fan and suggested that her caregiver hang them outside today in the sunshine.

Cleaned up and beat feet.
Those rugs look wonderful and I learned all over how important it is to double check all settings.

You other porty hacks with apo machines, take heed!

Been there done that so many times over the years. Auto fill same way.

 

[Old Coastie]

Been there done that so many times over the years. Auto fill same way.

I don't mind the water. It was the evil giggle that really freaked me out.

 

[Papa John]

happens to me too..

 

[Nomad74]

Third world problems don’t interest me.

I am so clueless on this 1st world, 3rd world crap. What does that mean? Just like the whole hashtag thing ##### I still don't get it. #notgettingit. Everytime I see someone post a hashtag or mention 1st world whatever's I want to go stomp on a Millennial Starbucks Barista.

 

[Nate The Great]

#YouMadBro

 

[Nomad74]

#YouMadBro

very

 

[Nate The Great]

#SorryNotSorry

 

[GeeeAus]

I sure do like my Rotovac Ranger, but it is trying to kill me.

Yesterday I did a restorative cleaning for a customer's momma. Came out nearly like new. Neighbors came by to watch. Lots of compliments and darkly muttered comparisons to how Sears did their carpets.

Then I turned my back on it and the Ranger got me good. I was coiling hose while flushing out the reservoir chamber, which has an apo. Trouble was, I forgot to switch the apo on and the thing spilled out the vacuum inlet and dumped about five gallons on the kitchen floor.

I was unaware until I walked in and found my quilted pad sopping wet, the persian carpet runner soaked through and a quarter inch of water in the laundry room!

Momma was sitting in her living room so I shut off the water, stuck my head in and said cheerfully "I think I have time to do your kitchen runners and the floor, too."

And boy, did I! As it happens, I have a 4"wide hard surface wand and it will suck the butt off a brontosaurus. I sucked as much as I could out of the two rugs, set up her fan and suggested that her caregiver hang them outside today in the sunshine.

Cleaned up and beat feet.
Those rugs look wonderful and I learned all over how important it is to double check all settings.

You other porty hacks with apo machines, take heed!

Dude you are a quick thinker. I doubt I'd have salvaged it as well as you.

 

[Desk Jockey]

I am so clueless on this 1st world, 3rd world crap. What does that mean? Just like the whole hashtag thing ##### I still don't get it. #notgettingit. Everytime I see someone post a hashtag or mention 1st world whatever's I want to go stomp on a Millennial Starbucks Barista.

#dumbfooker