Zipper Dry Strokes?

[Johnny]

Do you do dry strokes with your Zippers? If so, which carpet types and conditions?

Anybody disappointed by his Zipper?

Much obliged.

 

[Wandslinger]

Hey Johnny,

If you are thinking of getting a Zipper I have one you can check out. I personally love it and I mostly do residential. Best tool to hit the market in years.

 

[Nate The Great]

I only hate my Zipper when I can't unzip it.....


@Desk Jockey on Nate's computer....

 

[Mike Draper]

 

[Nate The Great]

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Beans above the Frank!

Ok, Ok Johnny..... Sorry to derail your thread.... I do love my Zipper for commercial work... CGD carpet with Higher Heat 220+ and moderately soiled I won't do dry passes on.... Keep in mind I run 500psi, 2.5" vac hose to a 25' 2" whip hose.... I have a 45 blower machine.... If you have a machine with a bigger blower, I doubt you'd need to dry pass....

There are a lot of variables to consider also when using it.... What type of TM you got? I'm one of those dry freaks who bring 4 air paths to the job... If there's time restraints on jobs too, I won't do dry passes... 1 dry pass equals 2 wand passes...

 

[Mike Draper]

I dont do dry passes on CGD or apartments. I do in residential. I run 2.5'' hose witha 25' whip as well.

 

[Nate The Great]

I dont do dry passes on CGD or apartments. I do in residential. I run 2.5'' hose witha 25' whip as well.

I'm a RE users.... Always have, always will be one.....

 

[Desk Jockey]

Funny fookers you would be!

 

[Mark Saiger]

Do you do dry strokes with your Zippers? If so, which carpet types and conditions?

Anybody disappointed by his Zipper?

Much obliged.

We do dry strokes...

Reason...I am still a believer that you are still removing some suspended soils as well as moisture....

I still am seeing a slight bit of water removal when we dry stroke....not a big deal....but it's there and again....removing more soils...

We use our Zipper a ton....maybe 80% of the time....

We use it on every thing we can actually....and a lot of the times, that is residential.

We have the 15 inch units with 12 flow running with Butler High Heat Truckmounts, 2.5 inch hose and 2 inch hose....47 Tutthil blowers...




And my YouTube Zipper Playlist if helpful....

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg45027waKT-BW4GqIEAj4Vvhcv07fZuk

 

[rhino1]

We do dry stroke with the zipper, you can see additional moisture being removed via the sight tube.

 

[Mikey P]

Always do a dry stroke.


Good grief.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Only if I see water coming up the tube.

 

[hogjowl]

That sight tube is annoying

 

[Desk Jockey]

That sight tube is annoying

So are you but we put up with you!

 

[hogjowl]

I don't require drying passes.

Yet ...

 

[Mikey P]

You will when you fall asleep and fall off the raft..


L,C,H, &S rule is still in effect ya know.


On the other hand..


I ordered a 13", 7.5 flow, dog legged Zipper which I plan to run in the home as much as possible to make up for the small blower on the 370

 

[hogjowl]

Good grief.

 

[Mikey P]

Just sayin..

 

[Captain America]

No dry strokes on commercial carpet.....
Few dry strokes on pile carpet.....
Need at least a 4.5 blower with at least a 30 hp engine....to do this method......
Cap

 

[JS41035]

The sight tube will cause you to make extra dry strokes.
But it's kinda interesting running the zipper over stuff you cleaned with a wand. It does get more moisture out. Once the new wears off you don't do as many dry strokes.

 

[Mrice]

No dry strokes on commercial carpet.....
Few dry strokes on pile carpet.....
Need at least a 4.5 blower with at least a 30 hp engine....to do this method......
Cap

Is that with a 15 inch or 13 inch zipper, what flow?