What's up with lockdown?

[Bryce C]

Sometimes my wand locks down on cut pile carpeting, but most of the time it doesn't. Just yesterday I was cleaning a cut pile carpet and the wand was locking down and very heavy to pull. I'm not sure what to do in those situations. The carpet had much more moisture left on it after my dry passes than usual.

I'm using a hole glide on an Evo 13" wand. It has some grooves going out to the side. They are worn down a bit, would carving them out deeper help prevent lockdown? Should I have a different glide to swap out in those situations? Would turning down the rpms on my machine to lower the vacuum power help prevent lockdown? I was running it at 1400 rpms with 100 feet of vacuum hose, which is at "medium" power in my CDS 4.8, maybe I should turn down the sauce on shorter hose runs.

I'd rather not wrestle against my wand and only end up with wetter carpet after my efforts. Any tips?

 

[BIG WOOD]

I"m really surprised to see a lockdown with that hole glide. Not normal for sure. But leave your settings on the machine as is. Can you remind us what the hg is set at on your machine?

 

[jeffexe]

was it a plush?

 

[FredBoyle]

Basic airflow dynamics

The wand seal is most commonly created on wool and nylon

Higher piles typically grab the wand more than shorter plush piles


If it’s too intense , I’ve dropped the Butler into Mach 1 , it helps airflow relief

Full lockdown is t moving air , it’s Just breaking Your body