Comparing Glides

[Guest]

Has any one compared the drying times of a hole glide to a hybrid glide.
Greenie, have you tested them?

Thanks

 

[hogjowl]

Yeah, and I didn't notice a significant difference. I went back to a hole glide because it's easier on commercial and berbers. And, the hybrid still made me have to vacuum, so if I'm gonna have to vacuum, I might as well have a hole glide on the wand.

 

[Larry Cobb]

dirtysmellycleaner;

I tested a GG hole glide versus a Combo on flooded & drained plush carpet.

The Combo removed the most moisture from saturated carpet.

Entire post here:

Glide Test

Larry Cobb

 

[Jim Martin]

Not enough of a difference to loose any sleep over........

 

[Dolly]

To even notice either

 

[Guest]

That's strange?
And so many people were saying how the hole glide dryed the carpet
so much faster!
And that it sucked up so much more water?

Well, if it preforms with so little differences, then why make then and
get sued ??? (The hole version that is)?

 

[Greenie]

Rookie, is this one of yours?

I assume it was for agitation, I nicknamed it the sharky.

Fits a Prochem quad jet wand is why I thought it might be yours, plus I know how much machinst love delrin.

 

[Dolly Llama]

That's strange?
And so many people were saying how the hole glide dryed the carpet
so much faster!

likely, because the first time in their miserable lives they're now not to lazy to use good dry strokes.
Or, they've never done side by side evaluations on the same cut pile at the same time.
Or never measured to complete drying.


Hole glide is the easiest to push.
That's it's best virtue.

The biggest draw back (besides not picking up debris) is,
It doesn't clean as deep on cut piles.
in my HUMBLE opinion, of coarse

..L.T.A.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Larry for the info!

And no Jeff that's not mine! But looks like it could grate cheese pretty good!

 

[Rex Tyus]

I sure hope everyone is making decisions on personal experience. Not the lame ass test results that were posted.

 

[Dolly]

I like the one with all.............the little holes

I like the way it feels, sounds and performs.

I had the other one, but like this one. I sold the other one along
with an Olympus Actually to long ago to remember.

 

[hogjowl]

I have heard before that a glided wand didn't clean as "deep" as a non-glided wand, and thought it to be just another BB phenomenon, until I got my Castex wand. Now I carry both on the truck and find the carpet looks better using the Castex if certain cut piles are present. I'm not sure it the Castex really cleans any "deeper", or if the effect is simply visual in nature because the Castex lifts the pile better.

However, on many carpets, the glided wand is what I use because of the ease of motion.

 

[Driguy]

Beyond the claims of the hole vs hybrid drying better. even if the lips of the wand were dipped/coated in Teflon, the ease of movement is worth its weight in gold

 

[Kevin B]

The ONLY time I use an unglided wand is on water losses that have debris on the carpet, or on a trashed rental where there are pine needles, and safety pins from the meth being smoked. Beyond that, I have never had a time where I felt an unglided wand was better.

 

[Greenie]

The ONLY time I use an unglided wand is on water losses that have debris on the carpet, or on a trashed rental where there are pine needles, and safety pins from the meth being smoked. Beyond that, I have never had a time where I felt an unglided wand was better.

This is a true statement from users of medium size or larger truckmounts, so obviously there is something to be said for vacuum and the interaction of glides.

Also, while we're on the subject, let me make it clear that there is a difference between flood water extraction and moisture recovery (carpet cleaning) when observing the performance of one design over another.

 

[Larry Cobb]

Greenie;

I agree on the differences between water-saturated carpet and normal cleaning with glides.

However, cleaners are now using larger jets, and putting down 2 to 3 times as much water compared to when we did the original testing.

You should do some side-by-side testing with larger jets comparing holes to combo glides.

Larry Cobb

 

[Rex Tyus]

I could be wrong but, I think Greenie is referring to the fact that on water extraction you actually want a certain amount of lock down to more effectively pull the water out of the backing and pad. Jet size shouldn't account for diddly on routine cleaning if you have the proper manifold angle.


Edit part: That is why you stand on the water claw (referring to lock down needed).

 

[steve g]

The ONLY time I use an unglided wand is on water losses that have debris on the carpet, or on a trashed rental where there are pine needles, and safety pins from the meth being smoked. Beyond that, I have never had a time where I felt an unglided wand was better.

even in those cases I still use the glide, I have sucked out mud floods on cement where they are pieces of concrete, nails, and chunks of wood, a couple months ago I did a mud and bark job where we had to cleanup the bark and pressure spray and extract the mud, still used a glide, after numerous jobs like this my 2.5yr old glide is still going strong, it is worn down to the reinforcing bars but it still works

 

[Dolly]

The best and most efficient way to get most of your water out of a flooded carpet it with an extreme extractor.

I know, I have done many of those jobs and there is no comparison. We had 2 of them and if you do any amount of water damage, you may be glad to have invested in at least one.

The carpet and pad are left only moist like a squeezed out sponge, That is why your drying the structure and the carpet and pad is a by product of the drying.

It will not work on glue down. The wand with the glide or an RX 20 is your best bet for that invironment.

 

[Rex Tyus]

The best and most efficient way to get most of your water out of a flooded carpet it with an extreme extractor.

I know, I have done many of those jobs and there is no comparison. We had 2 of them and if you do any amount of water damage, you may be glad to have invested in at least one.

The carpet and pad are left only moist like a squeezed out sponge, That is why your drying the structure and the carpet and pad is a by product of the drying.

It will not work on glue down. The wand with the glide or an RX 20 is your best bet for that invironment.

I wasn't promoting or criticizing the water claw. I sure don't want to add another debate to this thread. I mentioned it only for reference. I am not sure how to simplify the context of my post.