I just got a rx20

[BIG WOOD]

Someone local gave it to me for a trade on a burnisher I had sitting around

Any tips on how to get the best out of these machines or should I just put it up for sale somewhere.

You know I’m a wand guy, but if it can make my job any easier on trashed carpet, I’m open for suggestions.

 

[Mikey P]

move on...

 

[Nate The Great]

You'll complain about it anyway.. Give it a go.. ChemDry loves them at 200psi..

It's a love it or hate it for older geezers.. Too heavy for them to take off the truck, while people who love rotary extraction swear by them..

Which model do you have? The old low speed has a horizontal motor while the newer ones have the vertical motors.. Some have glides but not sure if GG still offers them.. You can get a bonnet head to use it for scrubbing or padding..

Show a pic Woody!

 

[hogjowl]

I’ve never used one, so I can’t give you any advice specifically related to it. However, if it’s anything like a Rotovac, then I’d like to suggest that you keep it around until you run into a job that is so trashed that you really don’t want to clean it. You might be happy you have it.
Don’t get in a hurry.
Might want to turn your pressure down.
If drying time is a concern, bring fans.

 

[Mikey P]

It's going to hurt your back as you're too tall for it but if you like the results put some Glides on it which will raise it more than an inch

 

[Cleanworks]

Someone local gave it to me for a trade on a burnisher I had sitting around

Any tips on how to get the best out of these machines or should I just put it up for sale somewhere.

You know I’m a wand guy, but if it can make my job any easier on trashed carpet, I’m open for suggestions.

The handle is probably too short for you. Good machines but slow and they use a lot of water. Good on trashed commercial carpet as the cleaning heads are individually spring loaded unlike the rotovacs.

 

[Nate The Great]

Where the RX20 does shine is the uneven floors.. It'll contour to them..

Long ago, Orbitec Clark made a retro kit for the RX20 that I would have loved to have.. His son Scott would probably be down to make it again.. It kept the wheels down on the ground while pushing it, removing the need to balance it..

 

[BIG WOOD]

So from the feedback from you guys, it seems to be slower, can overwet the carpet if not having the pressure of the water balanced out right, and is too short, and only needs to be pulled out cleaning Chinese restaurants.

I'm glad I didn't pay any money for this anchor

but I'm still curious what it can do, so when the time arrives soon, I'll bring it to a job at a trashed rental on one of my slow days and I'll try to make a fun video for Marty to watch. It'll be better than my Walmart video, lol

 

[Dr. Kleen]

So from the feedback from you guys, it seems to be slower, can overwet the carpet if not having the pressure of the water balanced out right, and is too short, and only needs to be pulled out cleaning Chinese restaurants.

I'm glad I didn't pay any money for this anchor

but I'm still curious what it can do, so when the time arrives soon, I'll bring it to a job at a trashed rental on one of my slow days and I'll try to make a fun video for Marty to watch. It'll be better than my Walmart video, lol

I used one for about 20 years… loved the results on trashed carpet. It is a little slow at times but it is consistent throughout. If you’re tired and on job 3 or 4 for the day it will do the same work as it did when you first started. As long as you figure out the pressure you need (sweet spot) to thoroughly rinse without over wetting. Customers used to like to watch it also. I haven’t used mine in years but dont want to let it go. Never know, lol

 

[BIG WOOD]

I used one for about 20 years… loved the results on trashed carpet. It is a little slow at times but it is consistent throughout. If you’re tired and on job 3 or 4 for the day it will do the same work as it did when you first started. As long as you figure out the pressure you need (sweet spot) to thoroughly rinse without over wetting. Customers used to like to watch it also. I haven’t used mine in years but dont want to let it go. Never know, lol

The sweet spot pressure. Someone above mentioned 200psi. what was your sweet spot?

And does anyone know the flow of these jets on it?

 

[Jack Zipper Zerkie]

Not so bad will clean dirty carpets also used for flood work on carpets nothing is 100 % give it a try.