No recharging of tanks, there is a 60 psi pump onboard already it is inside between the wheels. Fill the tank and go, 3 gallons.
A couple of things, the brushcover base will be Nickel, the base is anodized blue aluminum, the handle is anodized gray aluminum the sealed spray tank is stainless steel.
I has a 60 psi pump incorporated into the base of the machine, all prestolok plus connections, plastic spray heads to keep the walls safe, tee jets which includes two sets of jets plus I got the kind that keeps the solution from being aeriated. The heads are mounted on a spring so you can run into the wall, not damage the wall, not mess up the sprayer and it goes right back in place.
The hoses go through the handle and through the base of the machine so as to not have hardly any visable hose.
There is a adjustable third wheel that locks down to run like a brute or easyglide or stays up and runs like a commercial breeze.
50' 12/3 cord.
Heavy duty bumper.
The machine will have three speeds and the slowest speed is like our normal highspeed machines. You can clean at hgihspeed, super speed or extreme speed.
Most carpets can be cleaned with the two lower speeds, some commercial carpets can be cleaned with the exteme speed.
The machine operates @ 1725 OPM plus rotates @ 100 RPM. Very easy to move.
If you are on a large commercial job and you get a LONG way from the electrical sourse, you simply drop a speed and you will have all kinds of power.
It has an industrial 1 HP motor.
It comes with three heads, one for all carpet cleaning, one grit brush for all hard floors plus another new addition is the rug beater head.
It has 8" wheels on it, the third wheel is a 4".
It is totally amazing how F A S T carpet cleaning can be when you speed up a machine like this. This will put an end to all the bs and lies that have been told concerning all OP machines being the same speed. Most competitor machines will run fine on a 1/3 HP but to make it LOOK like a highspeed they have simply put on bigger motors.
On High Speed (HW) it take 1/2 HP, on Super Speed (SS) it takes 3/4 HP and on Extreme Speed (ES) it takes a full 1 HP to operate.
Will it be CHEAP?
NOT a chance..LOL
The machine will run $4500.00 however, the different speeds will make up for the cost in no time, plus cleaning grout at ES is incredible! Now add a rug beater into it and you can see, it is not really expensive, it just costs more.
I should be able to post some pics next week or so. IT has taken just under a year to build this one, but that is why I patented it first, I am tired of having our ideas marketed by competitors.
I will be building all the machines right here at our shop, so I will KNOW they go out built right and ready to go.
My intention in building the machine was twofold, first build a machien that cleaned so much faster that it gives the cleaners a large "raise" without them having to raise their prices, number two, I tried to build a machine that would last 30 years like old blue but with all the newest technology.