King Cobra

 I purchased 2 king cobra's. I must say I learned real fast how to work on them. The 12v pump motor was an assanine idea, the motors burn out all the time I bought  120v motors and rewired for it. the Blower motor is a lower quality motor and replaced them. also the heater burns out all the time but at least they have a lifetime warranty. You must always have a fresh spray tip on the wands or you will lose pressure. don't think you will be cleaning at 500 psi it just wont happen.

The reason I liked the machine was the built in Hose real, 1200 PSI for Tile, Adjustable PSI for Carpet, the Wand caddy,  auto fill & Auto dump,and heat.  I mostly do Low Moisture Dry cleaning  in Residential and Condo accounts in Florida on the beach.  Dry cleaning here used to be Big but recently there's been more and more condo rental managers moving towards Extraction.  I need a machine that can do tile but I also want to add more accounts for extraction.  Going in and out of condos and up and down elavators takes time.  Being able to make one trip in  would be Great.  This machine makes that possible.  I was just wondering if it would be a good machine for cleaning carpet.

John, you're right, that heater rocks. But remember the original post was asking about tile and grout machines.

You used the wrong one/ones... Its is possible and Its real man..  I dont think you ever tried one..

For all the newbies getting into the business with a portable and cant afford a Lil'Giant propane heater this is your best deal for heat.. ProChem 2000.. And it get hot hot hot..

John L wrote:   The one I had gave me alot more heat than any kitchen faucet could.. For carpet..   For T&G high pressure probably not..

I have no idea what the temp on mine is for carpet. It does come out with a lot of steam, however.  And that's using the two internal heaters, two 3-stage vacs and a 450psi pump on two 20amp circuits. The water  I put in the tank is about 100 degrees F. I'm happy with it.

On tile I wouldn't put more than 140 degree water in the tank, for the sake of the life of the pump.


Edited by FriendlyHammer - 20/October/2007 at 12:53am

Ed Valentine wrote: But, Willy, together you and I only have 65 years experience. Surely not enough to give a truthful and honest bit of advice! LOL. hee-hee-hee Ed V

65 YEARS? Maybe we should retire. ( I was tired yesterday and I'm retired today)

Generally speaking, if you're using a portable you have a good chance that you'll be hooked up to the customer's water supply and will have their heated water available.  Even with a TM, if you're doing a commercial kitchen or large restroom, you're going to have to refill your tanks at the customer's site or drive elsewhere to get water. So with the porty you have the possibilty of hot water, plus 1200-1500 psi with auto fill and dump. That's all you need, even though exteranl heaters are still a possibility.