What's up with lockdown?

[Papa John]

I know it is lockdown as it is leaving the carpet fibers noticeably wetter.

Switch to a wand with 2 inch tube instead of the 1.5 for more water removal and better air flow.

 

[they live]

I can't imagine any situation that a whole Glide would lock down with that cavernous wand..


I forgot what truck mount you have but make sure that your vacuum relief valve is working

AI is trying to figure out how half a glide can lock down.

 

[Papa John]

@Bryce C Make sure you are starting the pushing action using your legs and hips and not just your biceps and Lats.

 

[Mikey P]

Switch to a wand with 2 inch tube instead of the 1.5 for more water removal and better air flow.

Bryce DO NOT DO THIS!

Beating up your body for something the customer will never notice is probably the worse trend this industry has dealt with.

 

[hogjowl]

I agree. Not worth it.

I can’t imagine a situation where a hole glide would lock down. There’s missing or inaccurate information here.

 

[Papa John]

Bryce DO NOT DO THIS!

Beating up your body for something the customer will never notice is probably the worse trend this industry has dealt with.

Geez- man up!
Aren't you like 1.5 feet taller than me and have bigger hands?
Like I said, use your bigger leg muscles to move the wand and not just you biceps.
I'm compulsive in removing as much water as possible because it satisfies my clients.

 

[Mikey P]

Geez- man up!
Aren't you like 1.5 feet taller than me and have bigger hands?
Like I said, use your bigger leg muscles to move the wand and not just you biceps.
I'm compulsive in removing as much water as possible because it satisfies my clients.

I'll man up with you on a hike or bike ride anytime you're up for a challenge John.

My dry times and results speak for themselves.

 

[Jim Pemberton]

I'll man up with you on a hike or bike ride anytime you're up for a challenge John.

but I won't ruin my body to go along with your poor understanding of physics, and reality.

Be kind there Michael....

Let's back up

In the 1970s to through the 80s, Prochem (and a few other companies) sold machines that used 3 MVL vacuum pumps ("blowers"). Those units with those blowers couldn't produce much airflow, so 2" vacuum hose right to a wand that itself was 2" or nearly so was critical. Put an 1.5" lead hose on one of those, and you really noticed it.

Cleaners who bought other brand machines with larger blowers could use reduced diameter lead hoses and not notice too much difference, except for long hose runs and water damage restoration.

That said, with a glide and a wand with reasonable ergonomic features (none are "perfect" in that regard), cleaners can use 2" to the wand, and enjoy the benefits that the additional extraction and drying potential gives them.

If you look deeper, though, there are other issues that create sub-par cleaning performance, slow drying, odors, wicking etc.

1. Wand design: The "classic" dual jet "AW29" wand really can cause wetting issues unless you redirect the spray at an angle.

2. Vacuum Leaks: Few units come into my repair center without some damage to gaskets in the recovery tank. Too few cleaners keep their gaskets repaired, and when needed replaced.

3. Vacuum Restriction: Does a 1.5" vacuum hose interfere with performance? Sure it does. But not nearly so much as clogged filters and strainers in the recovery tank. Most that we see here are, if not loaded with debris, at least coated with enough to massively interfere with performance.

4. Technique: The people who participate here understand the value of "dry strokes". Few understand that to many cleaners, the trigger is something you release when you pick up the wand to move it to another location.

In my view, these four issues probably cause more performance problems that the diameter of the vacuum hose used at the last 15-25' to the wand.

 

[BIG WOOD]

Started my business with the prochem quad jet for 2 years no glide . Never even heard of a glide 23 years ago

Them dropped down to the aw29 no glide. It worked fine because it was only at 4 flow, maybe 3? I can’t remember. But my cleaning back then to now is dramatically different.

I have both the 1.5 and 2” with glide and each wand has its purpose. Both are needed on the truck

And Mike, I’m loving your little 2 jet wand. But I’ll never get the 14”. It just looks awkward. Be smart and buy that prochem titanium patent if it still exists and slap a green glide sticker in the place of that outdated prochem titanium sticker. Quit being cheap. I know you can afford it.

Legend’s copycat of that wand is embarrassing