tile spinner sizes 12 vs 15

[Cleantechsk]

Lets say your current tile spinner is stolen tomorrow... and you do a healthy mix of residential and commercial.

Would you buy the 15" or stick with the 12?

 

[John Olson]

Lets say your current tile spinner is stolen tomorrow... and you do a healthy mix of residential and commercial.

Would you buy the 15" or stick with the 12?

Buy the Turbo Hybrid then you can buy the 15" Head and have both

 

[KevinD]

I would get the 15" even for residential work.
Most places that a 15 will not fit a 12 won't fit either and you are
going to have to do a little detail work with a smaller tool anyways.

 

[Clean Response]

I got both and I would go with the 15. It is a little faster, and as Kevin said to do it right you will have to break out a smaller tools for some areas in ways.

 

[mcatt]

I currently use a turbo and I do like the 15 for what we do the most. We typically do mostly residential with a little commercial sprinkled in.

 

[Cleantechsk]

Thanks guys, you confirmed what I was thinking

 

[Larry Cobb]

Cleantechsk;

I think it would depend on the TM power you have powering the tool.

Rotary tile spinners require lots of pump GPM . . .

and lots of heat for the best performance,

I have cleaned some tough jobs with a 12" Turbo Hybrid, that required every bit of power our 34 HP TM was able to deliver:

http://www.cobbcarpet.com/turbodemo1.jpg

Larry

 

[Cleantechsk]

I have the Cat 5cp6120
1600 psi
7 gpm

No problem with heat either

 

[Cleantechsk]

awesome 15" turbo is on its way!

 

[mwall2230]

I have a 12" turbo hybrid and a sx-15 and it seems like I need to turn the pressure up more on the sx-15 to clean as good as the turbo.

 

[Jim Martin]

12.......that extra 3 inches for me is not enough to sacrifice as Larry said above.....been cleaning with a 12 inch since day one..and we do a lot of tile with no problems......and we get into some pretty tight areas that the 12 hardly fits into...............

 

[Cleantechsk]

currently my T&G is about 70% commercial, so I think the 15 will really make up for speed there easily. (current: machine scrub/gekko rinse)
How things are spaced up here the 12" wont fit well in any bathrooms or tight areas anyway.