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Question: while using the rotovac 360i with my extractor and our modified auto-dump set up, the rotovac does such a deep cleaning, pulling hair and anything else in it's path that the extractor and auto dump seems to get clogged up. This was a very trashed carpet. We only ran the 25' vac hose, cause that's all my 300 psi can handle with the 360i, but all the hair, etc would get clogged up in the dirty tank. It worked ok for quite a long time, but then we finally had to remove the lid and remove the hair from the unit. I have one of the big blue filter tubes (purchased from you) but since I'm only using 25' vac hose I didn't know where to try and use the filter (so I didn't use one). after cleaning the hair out the unit returned to working properly. do you have any helpful thoughts on this ?
It's fairly difficult to use the Rotovac with the short vac hose, with all the power cords required (qty 4, rotovac, two for extractor - pump and vac, and one for the autodump case), along with vac hose, the autodump hose, and the extended hot water hose, and the PSI hose...boy what a spaghetti fest. I'm not sure I can continue with this set up and may have to look at alternatives.
Sure would be nice to have a truckmount...
any thoughts or suggestions you might have would be appreciated.
thanks, Barry
Answer: The key to using any power wand is more vacuum with auto fill/ auto dump and preferably pressure feed auto fill (which I know you already have). You need to be able to set up once and clean the entire home /project. As you increase your vacuum and electrical power requirements it become more necessary to use electric clothes drier and oven electrical converters. The problem with these is it seams that only the lower half (southern states) of the USA seam to make these a common staple in most homes. The use of 220 volt converters remove the need to hunt down different breakers.
Here is one example http://www.steam-brite.com/electrica...er-p-4159.html
These are made with two outlets, 4 outlets, 6 outlets and 8 outlets, with or without GFCI and with or without overload breakers.
You really need to consider a hose mount vacuum booster another extractor.
The another extractor can mean a complete new unit or the same unit you already have and change out the front port to 2" and add a barbed fitting to the drain valve. Since your current machine is dual 2 stage series, your best performance would also be with series extractor. Here is what I mean in air and water flow: inbound air and dirty water through hose mount filter > then to first portable with drain valve left open > through hose from drain valve of first extractor to intake of auto dump extractor. Use all 2" connection, hoses, and fitting where possible except for a short 1.5" ID leader vacuum hose at the wand. When you use this type of dual extractor set up it becomes possible to also separate the machines for each machine to either be on two jobs sites at the same time or two different sides of a larger job site or combine for super long hose runs while using a power wand.
To change out the front port of the extractor from 1.5" to 2" with
As cleaners increase their amp draw requirements and run into jobs that do not have 220/240 volt electric clothes drier plugs they move up to using back up generators. Our most popular generator is the BE9000
This also is available with a stainless steel high pressure generator heat exchanger so you can use the exhaust to heat your water too. The exchanger package is $1000 unless you purchase our generator then it has a $200 discount. At today's price currently at $1600 for both. For carpet and upholstery cleaning the heat exchanger can heat up cold water from the garden hose but for tile and grout cleaning you will need to transfer the customers hot water from inside to the outside equipment with a hot water rated garden hose.
Many times cleaners set up all the equipment to run on the converters and use a single power cord from the electric clothes drier to transfer the power to the service truck.
When no 220/240 plug is available the generator will have a converter plug to plug into your other converter. Like a converter for a converter
If the home is newer and has a NEMA 14-30 receptacle instead of the older 10-30 receptacle then just use a converter for this too.
If you stay with the electrical system, you can add components as your company grows. If you move up to a truckmount it becomes a leap of investment all at once.
Related links:
What is a power wand?
Pressure feed auto fill
Auto dump kit for portables
It's fairly difficult to use the Rotovac with the short vac hose, with all the power cords required (qty 4, rotovac, two for extractor - pump and vac, and one for the autodump case), along with vac hose, the autodump hose, and the extended hot water hose, and the PSI hose...boy what a spaghetti fest. I'm not sure I can continue with this set up and may have to look at alternatives.
Sure would be nice to have a truckmount...
any thoughts or suggestions you might have would be appreciated.
thanks, Barry
Answer: The key to using any power wand is more vacuum with auto fill/ auto dump and preferably pressure feed auto fill (which I know you already have). You need to be able to set up once and clean the entire home /project. As you increase your vacuum and electrical power requirements it become more necessary to use electric clothes drier and oven electrical converters. The problem with these is it seams that only the lower half (southern states) of the USA seam to make these a common staple in most homes. The use of 220 volt converters remove the need to hunt down different breakers.
Here is one example http://www.steam-brite.com/electrica...er-p-4159.html
These are made with two outlets, 4 outlets, 6 outlets and 8 outlets, with or without GFCI and with or without overload breakers.
You really need to consider a hose mount vacuum booster another extractor.
The another extractor can mean a complete new unit or the same unit you already have and change out the front port to 2" and add a barbed fitting to the drain valve. Since your current machine is dual 2 stage series, your best performance would also be with series extractor. Here is what I mean in air and water flow: inbound air and dirty water through hose mount filter > then to first portable with drain valve left open > through hose from drain valve of first extractor to intake of auto dump extractor. Use all 2" connection, hoses, and fitting where possible except for a short 1.5" ID leader vacuum hose at the wand. When you use this type of dual extractor set up it becomes possible to also separate the machines for each machine to either be on two jobs sites at the same time or two different sides of a larger job site or combine for super long hose runs while using a power wand.
To change out the front port of the extractor from 1.5" to 2" with
As cleaners increase their amp draw requirements and run into jobs that do not have 220/240 volt electric clothes drier plugs they move up to using back up generators. Our most popular generator is the BE9000
This also is available with a stainless steel high pressure generator heat exchanger so you can use the exhaust to heat your water too. The exchanger package is $1000 unless you purchase our generator then it has a $200 discount. At today's price currently at $1600 for both. For carpet and upholstery cleaning the heat exchanger can heat up cold water from the garden hose but for tile and grout cleaning you will need to transfer the customers hot water from inside to the outside equipment with a hot water rated garden hose.
Many times cleaners set up all the equipment to run on the converters and use a single power cord from the electric clothes drier to transfer the power to the service truck.
When no 220/240 plug is available the generator will have a converter plug to plug into your other converter. Like a converter for a converter
If the home is newer and has a NEMA 14-30 receptacle instead of the older 10-30 receptacle then just use a converter for this too.
If you stay with the electrical system, you can add components as your company grows. If you move up to a truckmount it becomes a leap of investment all at once.
Related links:
What is a power wand?
Pressure feed auto fill
Auto dump kit for portables
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