The Zipper tackles another greasy one!
- Thread starter Erik
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I bought mine when the price was higher than it is now and I love the Zipper. In fact I ended up by a second one.
Captain America
Member
I am still learning with the zipper.....
I am at 14 water flow and this thing flies thru returants... No fan on the night jobs
About 2-3 hour dry time
Best tool on the market once you get used to it
For homes I use the wand for corners and underneath furniture and the zipper for main traffic..it rocks
I am at 14 water flow and this thing flies thru returants... No fan on the night jobs
About 2-3 hour dry time
Best tool on the market once you get used to it
For homes I use the wand for corners and underneath furniture and the zipper for main traffic..it rocks
NobleCarpetCleaners
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No pressure here Jim! =) Take your time, tell us the some straight sh.. on the Zip. I'm really hoping it will help me on my big (8-10k) com. jobs and my big empty res. jobs.
Jim Martin
Supportive Member
I will let you know by the middle of next week...................
Jim Martin
Supportive Member
I don't like to get to far a head of myself.....but because of what I seen today it is worth the mention....sad news is that because I handed my camera to my guy and we did not realize that the picture card was locked..all I have are a few pictures from my phone that I used to text a few guys and show them what it did.....
First job today was one of the fire stations that I do .......they bop me all over town once a year to clean the carpets and some times sometimes UPH....
this 2 areas of carpet was pretty bad....light blue and it was jet black....pre-sprayed with a mixture of Flex and a extra touch of citric for good luck...
I don't normally warm up the machine on my first job.....but knew I was going to need all the heat I could get......
got it to a good running temp and pulled the zipper off the truck...( and this is where I don't have some great pictures because of card being locked..
)...
at about 400 PSI and one clean pass and one dry pass the zipper flushed and made a night and day difference in both these carpets......It was pretty impressive how easy and fast it was..once you get it set..it was simple to use and it moved around everywhere I wanted it to go with no problems....the amount of crap that this thing flushed out was amazing to see.....
Great tool to have..The Eric out did himself on this one.......I will be getting another for the other truck....can't wait till the schools come up...
First job today was one of the fire stations that I do .......they bop me all over town once a year to clean the carpets and some times sometimes UPH....
this 2 areas of carpet was pretty bad....light blue and it was jet black....pre-sprayed with a mixture of Flex and a extra touch of citric for good luck...
I don't normally warm up the machine on my first job.....but knew I was going to need all the heat I could get......
got it to a good running temp and pulled the zipper off the truck...( and this is where I don't have some great pictures because of card being locked..
)...at about 400 PSI and one clean pass and one dry pass the zipper flushed and made a night and day difference in both these carpets......It was pretty impressive how easy and fast it was..once you get it set..it was simple to use and it moved around everywhere I wanted it to go with no problems....the amount of crap that this thing flushed out was amazing to see.....
Great tool to have..The Eric out did himself on this one.......I will be getting another for the other truck....can't wait till the schools come up...
Mark Saiger
Mr Happy!
Mine just got here today...
So excited to use it this coming week!
So excited to use it this coming week!
Mark Saiger
Mr Happy!
Dang Jim,
Now with that kind of endorsement, I am more than excited.
And....a little bummed I have to save some more cash to get one for our other truck too.....but if it is a time saver for what we do....
TIME IS MONEY!
Now with that kind of endorsement, I am more than excited.
And....a little bummed I have to save some more cash to get one for our other truck too.....but if it is a time saver for what we do....
TIME IS MONEY!
dealtimeman
Everyday is Saturday.
Zippers don't really work!
Now I buy them all day for pennies on the dollar, for scrap purposes of course.
Give me a call when you don't want it anymore.
Now I buy them all day for pennies on the dollar, for scrap purposes of course.
Give me a call when you don't want it anymore.
What's the difference between Jim's handle Zipper and Mark's?
Any difference between productivity?
What is the average per square feet a Zipper can do on glue down? (low to med soil).
Our sales team are doing well and we're hitting commercial accounts hard now, trying to get a feel for what the production base per hour will be w/ the conventional or new handle on low to medium soil level which is most of the properties we've come across.
Any difference between productivity?
What is the average per square feet a Zipper can do on glue down? (low to med soil).
Our sales team are doing well and we're hitting commercial accounts hard now, trying to get a feel for what the production base per hour will be w/ the conventional or new handle on low to medium soil level which is most of the properties we've come across.
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Mark Saiger
Mr Happy!
Good morning guys,
I was just going to update everyone as well.
We got it out of the box, and put it right to work the next morning.
I did not have the chance to run it very much, but my son in law was running it on 3 jobs that were essentially residential situations (2 in an elder care facility and 1 in home job).
It took us just a little time to get used to how to use the unit as we are used to throwing a wand around or a rotary. I have done drag heads in the past (many years ago). We also spent a little time messing with the height to find the sweet spot. Son in law found what was comfortable and still recovering well after about 4 small tweaks.
I did make a video, but it did not turn out...Grrr....
Anyway, I have a couple of pics, but the carpets were thick nylon frieze on a decent backing. We had 150 feet of hose on our high heat Butler (100 feet was 2.5 inch) We have the large Zipper and really do like it so far. It flushed well and recovered probably even better than a wand.
We had the weight on the unit yet, and after seeing the video on Erik's website, we need to take that off (guy thing....never read instructions
)
On our 3rd use with it, we used to flush out a carpet that had a special "Dog Smell" problem. 2 big Newfoundland dogs had been in the place for 3 months (only supposed have been visiting for a couple weeks). We had cleaned the place a couple weeks ago and treated with odorcide, but still a problem, so I had Aron (my son in law) go back and told him "Hit it hard with the Zipper and really flush it out!" Then did another treatment with odorcide. Don't know if helped, but we had the thing, so lets try it.
I have a very large 2 story Restaurant on Tuesday night (very soiled!) and will be really putting it through the paces and test with this, our 2 Butler High heats, and a lot of other tools at our disposal such as RX-20's, high flow Prochem Ti wands, and red scrub pads....Bringing all the heavy artillery!
So far...we like it... just want to put it through some more tests and report back.
Here are those couple pics.
Cleaning Newfie smell
Cleaning in elder care facility residents
I was just going to update everyone as well.
We got it out of the box, and put it right to work the next morning.
I did not have the chance to run it very much, but my son in law was running it on 3 jobs that were essentially residential situations (2 in an elder care facility and 1 in home job).
It took us just a little time to get used to how to use the unit as we are used to throwing a wand around or a rotary. I have done drag heads in the past (many years ago). We also spent a little time messing with the height to find the sweet spot. Son in law found what was comfortable and still recovering well after about 4 small tweaks.
I did make a video, but it did not turn out...Grrr....
Anyway, I have a couple of pics, but the carpets were thick nylon frieze on a decent backing. We had 150 feet of hose on our high heat Butler (100 feet was 2.5 inch) We have the large Zipper and really do like it so far. It flushed well and recovered probably even better than a wand.
We had the weight on the unit yet, and after seeing the video on Erik's website, we need to take that off (guy thing....never read instructions
)On our 3rd use with it, we used to flush out a carpet that had a special "Dog Smell" problem. 2 big Newfoundland dogs had been in the place for 3 months (only supposed have been visiting for a couple weeks). We had cleaned the place a couple weeks ago and treated with odorcide, but still a problem, so I had Aron (my son in law) go back and told him "Hit it hard with the Zipper and really flush it out!" Then did another treatment with odorcide. Don't know if helped, but we had the thing, so lets try it.
I have a very large 2 story Restaurant on Tuesday night (very soiled!) and will be really putting it through the paces and test with this, our 2 Butler High heats, and a lot of other tools at our disposal such as RX-20's, high flow Prochem Ti wands, and red scrub pads....Bringing all the heavy artillery!
So far...we like it... just want to put it through some more tests and report back.
Here are those couple pics.
Cleaning Newfie smell
Cleaning in elder care facility residents
hogjowl
Idiot™
We all know that Mr. Happy is going to love the tool, but please report any negatives you encounter, as well.
Bill Soukoreff
Member
Nice to see you guys finally appreciate the Zipper. It took ya all long enough!
Mark Saiger
Mr Happy!
Mr Happy... Lol
My wife says you should encounter me during the work week....
I'm a bear.... So she says!
PS.... What's she know .... Sorry honey.... I didn't mean that comment... Dang here comes the frying pan!
dealtimeman
Everyday is Saturday.
When your ready to dump it I can help you recover at least 25 percent of what it cost you as long as you pay shipping it to me.
Mark Saiger
Mr Happy!
I think I am already looking for another one....so when you are tired of all those "Extra Toys" you are not using, let me know and I will pay for the shipping to get it to MN!
dealtimeman
Everyday is Saturday.
You need some fans and Dehus I have a LOT of those I am not using and those can't be scrapped for much!
Mark Saiger
Mr Happy!
Mark Saiger
Mr Happy!
Hey Bill,
I got the regular handle just to get under things a bit more, and it was just a comfortable for us.
I haven't had it enough to be able to tell you our production rates yet.
Have that big restaurant Tuesday night, so hope to get a feel for the unit more.
Going to actually try to clean a couple of my carpets yet today....more experimentation
Will try to let you know as things go though
I need dehus
mirf
Supportive Member
Sounds like only positive feedback. Any Cons? Are you using the zipper with a needle valve?
I am suprised to see it used before the Hoss.
I am suprised to see it used before the Hoss.
Jim Martin
Supportive Member
I can say to much about the difference between mine and the straight handle....aside from mine being more sexy.............I messed around with the straight one at MF and Vegas...I do think the angled one is more comfortable...easier to move and sets on the ground a bit better...and is easier to push under things.....but again...I have limited used of the straight one...I only tested and played around with it...I never took it out and really cleaned with it....
No need for a needle valve or any type of adjusting or improvements on this....from everything I have seen and watch this thing do....you are not going to dial this in any better then what Eric has it right now.........
No need for a needle valve or any type of adjusting or improvements on this....from everything I have seen and watch this thing do....you are not going to dial this in any better then what Eric has it right now.........
