My Pro-1200 update
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The Great Oz
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People that clean things that are frightfully expensive and sensitive to water. Most of the cleaning world doesn't see apple matting, Tibetan jute/hemp, hand-knotted silk, Stark woven border rugs or jute/linen/wool combos used as wall-to-wall carpeting. Clean them like plastic carpet and own the ruined result.
Ofer's experience is with a truckmount that will allow cleaning with lower pressure, he expected all truckmounts to do the same, and griping publicly is the time-honored Mikeyboard methodology to get something for free.
The questions boil down to:
Does Sapphire need to alter their equipment to allow lower-pressure cleaning?
Can Ofer get the bright shiny machine he loves to do what he wants?
The answer to both is Rico's quick-n-easy fix.
shadygrady
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YOu could always use a sink adapter to quick connecter to hand-piece setup. Depending on the water pressure in your area, 30- 50 psi would/should solve your quandry. This is a perfect example of the versitality of a good porty. You would also be eliminating fuel & wear on the TM. Hopefully your water pump has a clutch on it, so turn it off and use the inside plumbing if you don't use portable equipment.
Desk Jockey
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I think Ofer wants the heat and the vacuum of the Pro1200
He has a portable he could use but used to use his CDS to that work.
He has a portable he could use but used to use his CDS to that work.
shadygrady
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Thats why I suggested he could use his TM vac and an inside water source. Just trying to stay one step ahead of you Doc. It might be also possible to install a quick-connect after the TMs pump and before the heat Xr's if hot water wasn't available at the job site. You would still have a ready souce of hot 30-50 psi water bypassing the units water pump.
ruff
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I knew it! I told the others but they wouldn't believe me.
What planet are you from?
- Who'd you tell, Dancing ?
- Planet Lo pee Ass I.
I do, and convenience too. That's why we pay the big bucks for good truck mounts.
Sworn off portables and doing down town highrises for now.
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ruff
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Thank you Bryan.
And I don't want it free, as to my opinion it should have come standard with the machine. It would have been a nice touch that shows both thoughtfulness and care on the manufacturer's side. And you can never have enough good will.
Isn't that a tell tell sign of any good business?
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ruff
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This one does.
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That was for you Marty, as I may have exhausted my spelling mistakes for the day.
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Jim Martin
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knoxclean
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Lee Stockwell
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Not quite. He'd rather use his floor tool for those carpets.
Jim Martin's pictured solution is what Ofer needs in this case.
ruff
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http://mikeysboard.com/forum/showth...nd-his-need-for-lower-pressure&highlight=ofer
Lee is right and Jim's suggestions are always great. And Bryan points are well made.
As far as I am concerned it should come with the machine. When one buys a top notch machine from a top notch manufacturer, there are certain expectations. I could have bought a cheapie for far less money, but I don't like buying low quality equipment.
To my understanding, the machine due to design choices cannot provide low psi. I am sure Sapphire, like the quality manufacturer that they are, will address the issue.
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mirf
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A top quality machine sometime my have a problem preforming at the highest level of preformance at both extremes. For me the availability to preform with an accessory at these levels is acceptable. Communication about the need or suppling the accessory may be the problem. My hat is off to to ofer for doing that work onsite.
My question would have been how hot will it get and maintain, maxium pressure, and lift. I own a WM 1200 purchased in 2002 and am still happy with it.
The pump just went in it,first one and will be replaceing it for a back up and peak season use. The van is a 2002 also and although no rust. However something has at times fallen from the sky while other folks were driving and not aware that this possibility existed
My question would have been how hot will it get and maintain, maxium pressure, and lift. I own a WM 1200 purchased in 2002 and am still happy with it.
The pump just went in it,first one and will be replaceing it for a back up and peak season use. The van is a 2002 also and although no rust. However something has at times fallen from the sky while other folks were driving and not aware that this possibility existed
