As some of you know about my last post I changed the motor, it was not too bad of a job. But now I am wondering if the one and half inch connection for my vacuum hose can be changed for a 2 inch would it do any difference, can i run a fifty foot hose at 1 1/2 or 2 ". would a booster help. I know that some will just tell me to get a truck mount but I am not willing to drop that much dough right now. I have seen some people using boosters I think mytee sells one called hog and recoil sell there brand, was wondering if anyone ever used them what there experience was with them I can only assume that it will allow you to go further so you don't have move the machine. some of the jobs I do are in multi million dollar home (friends of friends) so they have a lot of expensive things so the least I move the machine the better.
change out 1 and 1/2 to 2' big or not on a porty
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Lee Stockwell
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Yes it will make a big difference. Depending on the machine you may be able to use a hole saw and just use a two part port.
Been there done that many years ago.
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Been there done that many years ago.
Ask lots of questions and participate here as much as you can. You likely have expertise in some areas to share as well.
Lonny
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The two inch made a good deal of difference for my porty. I also cut another stack and ran the motors in parallel. then added a third motor, unbalanced airflow and all. When necessary 100' runs are doable, no booster necessary.
It sure wont hurt! I'd try the 2" superflex hose(it's great!) before the vac booster. The hose will be $110 or so, you could use your 1.5" wand. The booster is like $4/500, right? Plus more cords and pain in butt.
Running 50" of hose off a porty and having to do ten extra dry strokes is STILL better than having to bring it up stairs!
Hey Juan, your much more fun to talk to when your not crabby!
Larry Cobb
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These are the minimum parts you need:
http://www4.cobbcarpet.com/zen/inde...earch_in_description=1&keyword=DRB3HB+or+CN2Z
The restriction at the machine should be enlarged to 2", even if you run 1.5" short hoses.
Cuff Lynx are even better since there are no barbs inside the hose.
New vac motors are 25% more powerful, than the ones a year or two old.
Larry
http://www4.cobbcarpet.com/zen/inde...earch_in_description=1&keyword=DRB3HB+or+CN2Z
The restriction at the machine should be enlarged to 2", even if you run 1.5" short hoses.
Cuff Lynx are even better since there are no barbs inside the hose.
New vac motors are 25% more powerful, than the ones a year or two old.
Larry
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juniorc82
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I have a 2inch hole im my mytee 1003 dx. I run like 35 or 40 feet off of it with 2 inch hose and seem to still get decent vacuum. Just don't get stuck in the trap of trying to turn a porty into a truckmount. I had a recoil when I first started out and I pissed away a lot of money on modifying my portable when in reality I wish I would have just put it towards an entry level truckmount
idreadnought
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I did that on my first portable purchased used from clint townsend. Made a huge difference. Cheap upgrade
Ok if I am hearing this correctly On the machine is a 1 1/2 inch connector for the vacuum. I can swap out the one and half inch connector with a two inch connector. if I do this how far can I have in terms of a hose 25' , 4-' or 50'. mind you with this I am not going to use a booster.
Larry Cobb
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Juan;
If you use 2" hose . . .
you can run 50 ft. . . .
hopefully, with 3 stage vacs .
Larry
If you use 2" hose . . .
you can run 50 ft. . . .
hopefully, with 3 stage vacs .
Larry
Goomer
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Are the vacs 2 stage or 3 stage motors??
Lonny
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Yeah, that's a grand question. I wouldn't consider doing more than 35' with 2- 2 stage vacs.
Goomer
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2 stage vac motors are going to big a major limiting factor in anything you do. 2 stage motors are usually a trade-off on portables that have a heating element. The heater uses a substantial amount of amps to run it, so pairing it with lower performing 2 stage motors will keep the total machine amperage under acceptable requirements for most household’s electrical systems.If higher amp 3-stage motors were used in combination with the heater and the pump, it would be pulling too much current, and you would be constantly overloading circuit breakers.
Most elite porty hacks like myself would choose higher vac performance over heat any day. The heaters are really too underpowered to keep up with any decent flow.
If you really want to tweak your machine, I would scrap the heater and install a couple of 3-stage vacs in it if possible. The high performance 3-stage vacs can be a little pricey, but you can easily find a nice pair of Amtek 3-stage motors for around 110 bucks each. 116565-13 Amtek motors area nice example.
Keep the heater for warming your milk before nappy time.
Most elite porty hacks like myself would choose higher vac performance over heat any day. The heaters are really too underpowered to keep up with any decent flow.
If you really want to tweak your machine, I would scrap the heater and install a couple of 3-stage vacs in it if possible. The high performance 3-stage vacs can be a little pricey, but you can easily find a nice pair of Amtek 3-stage motors for around 110 bucks each. 116565-13 Amtek motors area nice example.
Keep the heater for warming your milk before nappy time.
Larry Cobb
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This machine has the 2-stage vac motors in parallel.
Remove them & the heater, and replace with this assembly:
http://www2.cobbcarpet.com/zen/inde...d=5037&zenid=aa0e49ca9d10347b5f349d51f000c3a6
Larry
Larry and Frank nailed it - Pull the 2 stages/heater combo and slap in the 3 stage kit Larry has and you'll be dancing with joy. If you want enough heat, try this - http://www.kleenritemfg.com/products/heatrite/. I use the heatrite 2 . You'll have to find 2 more plug outlets, but well worth the search.
