Aligning jets on a wand

[Living The Dream]

Is there a specific way? Or do you just eye them up?

 

[hogjowl]

There is a complex method that only a Saiger video can fully explain.

 

[Dolly Llama]

eye them straight
unless you're cockeyed ..
then have a friend eye them straight

..L.T.A.

 

[Living The Dream]

eye them straight
unless you're cockeyed ..
then have a friend eye them straight

..L.T.A.

I guess I'll have to get a friend.

 

[Living The Dream]

There is a complex method that only a Saiger video can fully explain.

It's a PMF Mach 15 6 jet and although it seems dumb aligning them straight in line doesn't seem to be right.

 

[hogjowl]

Personally, I don't worry much about it.

 

[Living The Dream]

Personally, I don't worry much about it.

Ok. Good to hear! I'll line them up straighter then a grizzley's dick and call it good!

 

[Dolly Llama]

Ok. Good to hear! I'll line them up straighter then a grizzley's dick and call it good!

do you get much overspray dribbles at the wand ends?
Generally only noticed on loop pile and CGD

if so, you might try a slight angle on outside jets

..L.T.A.

 

[Living The Dream]

do you get much overspray dribbles at the wand ends?
Generally only noticed on loop pile and CGD

if so, you might try a slight angle on outside jets

..L.T.A.

That is the issue. I will give that a shot but I was worried about streaking. I'll just have to check as I go.

 

[hogjowl]

Oh, you didn't say that was the issue. You're screwed on most wands. Angling the outside jets helps some.

The only wand I've ever owned that could be adjusted effectively enough to solve overspray issues is the DevPro, but I have to angle the outside jets even on it!

 

[Living The Dream]

Oh, you didn't say that was the issue. You're screwed on most wands. Angling the outside jets helps some.

The only wand I've ever owned that could be adjusted effectively enough to solve overspray issues is the DevPro, but I have to angle the outside jets even on it!

Yeah sorry should have been more specific on the thread. Good to know I'm not the only one to experiencing this.

 

[hogjowl]

It's a major pain in the ass

 

[Dolly Llama]

Good to know I'm not the only one to experiencing this.

many (most?) don't notice it or pay attention to it .
you don't see it on cut piles, only low and tight loop.

It aggravated the schiite out of me too.


what I discovered, it's not so much the jet over spraying the wand, but splash on the wand side wing dribbling off a stream trail .
to confirm that, hold your wand off the deck and trigger it.
You'll most likely notice drips and dribble stream off the side wings

experiment with jet twist angles
Both directions (outside of jet angled toward wand lips and away)
see which way minimizes the wing drip/dribble

..L.T.A.

 

[hogjowl]

Put a glide on that wand and the whole set of dynamics changes, but the pita overspray is still the same

 

[Larry Cobb]

They should be angled about 5 degrees or so.

 

[Desk Jockey]

OMG look at that glide.

 

[Dolly Llama]

WTH kind of snaggle tooth glide is that?

..L.T.A.

 

[Desk Jockey]

The kind that scratches wood, ceramic and marble transitions and floors, HVAC vents, fireplace threshold.

Foolish idea!

 

[Lee Stockwell]

The kind that scratches wood, ceramic and marble transitions and floors, HVAC vents, fireplace threshold.

Foolish idea!

I like the metal glides, and never have Richard's problems with them.

 

[Goomer]

Aligning the jets is no big deal, but you want to be careful not to over/under tighten them.

Make note of how many 360's it takes to remove each one.

They should all be relatively close +/- 1 full turn.

Re-installing does not have to be exactly the same, but it is a general guideline.

Example if each one came off in 4 or 5 full turns, then with a little teflon, it should be roughly the same going back on, but most importantly, you will know that 6+ turns is too much and asking for trouble.

 

[Desk Jockey]

I like the metal glides, and never have Richard's problems with them.

You must be very careful. However I'd rather pay for a glide than to refinish a surface.

 

[Dolly Llama]

I like the metal glides, and never have Richard's problems with them.

are they that snaggle tooth design or larger radius wand lips to a slot?

thanks

cause I don't see a "hole" glide there, I see stamped sheet metal with pointy metal teeth

..L.T.A.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Smooth slot.

 

[Larry Cobb]

Maybe you guys need a closer look at a stainless glide :

 

[Mikey P]

WTH kind of snaggle tooth glide is that?

..L.T.A.

thats what happens when you use teemefs as your RnD department.

 

[steve_64]

If your wand is over spraying just lift the handle higher to adjust the distance to the carpet.

 

[SamIam]

I like the metal glides, and never have Richard's problems with them.

You haven't, but would you let a chimp loose on it?

 

[Jimmy L]

What happened to the new mytee dual head wand with the spray bar between the two heads?
I was so looking forward to seeing it reviewed and probably buying it within the next 5 years after they improved it.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

You haven't, but would you let a chimp loose on it?

I don't employ chimps, or refer to my people as such.

It's the person, not the tool, if they are trained right.