360i works great on most commercial carpets
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Russ T.
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For me, the streaking happens on all kinds of carpet if I'm moving too fast. I think at that pace, you won't have streaking issues.
Art Kelley
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I wish someone would show what the "streaking" looks like from the 360i'. I have never seen it in the few thousand carpets I have cleaned over the past three years. Is it something that can't be removed? Is it soil remaining? I have two 360i's and both are the three swoop head models.
Jim Martin
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The only time I ever seen any streaking was on the thicker pile carpets...and I am sure it is because of the small head and not having enough stability to hold itself up....on berber and CGD...it did a great job.....but it could stay above the carpet........
CGD....machine sets above the carpet and jets are free to spray..........
thicker pile carpet.....jets are hitting fibers ...water can not spray like they should to flush out fibers....
this is how far it pulled itself down into the carpet when hooked to my machine...if you look close you can see the tubes that feed the jets...
there is no way that water is spraying out like it needs to...........
the head on the XL is much wide base and more stability.........everyone tell me that there is no streaking with this one and that it does a much better job......
Personally I am looking forward to getting my hands on one and trying it out....
CGD....machine sets above the carpet and jets are free to spray..........
thicker pile carpet.....jets are hitting fibers ...water can not spray like they should to flush out fibers....
this is how far it pulled itself down into the carpet when hooked to my machine...if you look close you can see the tubes that feed the jets...
there is no way that water is spraying out like it needs to...........
the head on the XL is much wide base and more stability.........everyone tell me that there is no streaking with this one and that it does a much better job......
Personally I am looking forward to getting my hands on one and trying it out....
Art Kelley
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Thank's Jim, but that's a picture of indentations left from the swoop head after it's done turning. That gets vacced or brushed out. I've cleaned that same carpeting and the water sprays out, the fibers are displaced by the metal swoops (that do the actual cleaning) the carpet is rinsed by the jets and extracted dry. I still don't see the streaking.T
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Jim Martin
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pretty obvious Art..........look at the marks next to it and it is dug in..........
Its not like I am the only one who has ever owned one of these that have seen the same problem.......
others have seen the exact same thing and have mentioned it before............
Its not like I am the only one who has ever owned one of these that have seen the same problem.......
others have seen the exact same thing and have mentioned it before............
Art Kelley
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Those are swirls, from what I can tell from the pictures Jim. Admittedly they are more difficult to remove on a thick pile, but it's not streaking which requires some sort of recleaning or other touch up work.
Mikey P
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Draper has the best photos
KevinD
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I think most streaking issues are actually uneven swirl marks and chatter marks (skipping from going to fast).
Jim Martin
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I wasn't showing streaking...I was showing why I think it streaked....because the jets are being blocked......
Loren Egland
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It is my understanding that the streaking is a straight line rather than swirls.
Another thing to enter into the equation is that the newer 360i Quad has higher vac shoes, the exact same as the Rotovac XL, so they bring the jets to a higher level off the carpet.
I have found that the swirl marks are generally able to be groomed out. My twin head Rotovac at times was a bear to remove swirls, as I would often go back over the carpet with a wand to help.
I think the straight line streaking that is possible comes from higher heat and slower movement of the RV over the carpet. It may be like my old SteamWay wand, where on some carpets with the close to the fiber single high flow jet and very high heat would do the same thing. Almost like a distortion rather than a clean streak.
I am not 100 percent sure what has caused a slight straight streak a time or two, but if I adjust to it, it seems to be avoidable. Cleaning pattern, speed, heat, adjustment.
I love my 360i quad. Not too heavy to ever not bring in and use and so much easier than the twin head to use. I now even use it on stairs.
Another thing to enter into the equation is that the newer 360i Quad has higher vac shoes, the exact same as the Rotovac XL, so they bring the jets to a higher level off the carpet.
I have found that the swirl marks are generally able to be groomed out. My twin head Rotovac at times was a bear to remove swirls, as I would often go back over the carpet with a wand to help.
I think the straight line streaking that is possible comes from higher heat and slower movement of the RV over the carpet. It may be like my old SteamWay wand, where on some carpets with the close to the fiber single high flow jet and very high heat would do the same thing. Almost like a distortion rather than a clean streak.
I am not 100 percent sure what has caused a slight straight streak a time or two, but if I adjust to it, it seems to be avoidable. Cleaning pattern, speed, heat, adjustment.
I love my 360i quad. Not too heavy to ever not bring in and use and so much easier than the twin head to use. I now even use it on stairs.
Loren Egland
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This carpet does not looked like it was groomed yet, which would usually make it appear to be streaking when it is likely just light variance from carpet nap laying in different directions.
Another possibility is just needing more passes to fully clean.
Mike Draper
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So Jim, If streaking is caused by a jet problem then the HOSS should not streak at all?
Jim Martin
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It will streak if you go to fast......
Mike Draper
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It's been my observation for many years now that the streaking is not caused solely by jets. On thicker and usually very dirty carpets the rotary machine is evenly balanced across all the cleaning teeth as you swing to the right, but as you swing to the left the teeth dig in further this causing a cleaner and narrow stripe on that pass. My neighbor has the perfect carpet for streaking. It doesn't matter such rotary I use on it, it'll streak. That includes the hoss and overlapping 90% and slow as hell cleaning.
Jim Martin
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the only time I have seen that is when the rotary is not planted flat...so when you slightly lift to go back to the right it has to much of a lift and it lost to much contact.........and digs the nose in..
set it as flat as you can and that problem seems to go away....I do about 25% over laps with mine.........
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Vivers
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Absolutely love our 360i, running it slower left to right is the key when it's very dirty
