Portable Job
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Topic: Portable Job
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Subject: Portable Job
Date Posted: 11/March/2005 at 7:52pm
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I'm about to embark on a world wind adaventure. I'm going to do my first portable call in 3 years... I pulled out the old 500 psi ninja.... man that thing is as heavy as hell.. A couple of new power switches and as good as new... should I use my hydro force or should I just use some extraction soap??? ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
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Posted By: Mr.Mike
Date Posted: 11/March/2005 at 8:14pm
No sh*t Steamer...that mofo is heavy. Probably one of the reasons for my back being the way it is today. Dump and fill and then take a pill was my motto. ------------- I'm positive about the negative...and negative about the positive. |
MR. STEAMER wrote:Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 11/March/2005 at 9:30pm
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I trying it out.... no pressure to the pump.... man it must be dry as hell ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 11/March/2005 at 10:09pm
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Did you prime the pump? Probably air in the pump head. |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 11/March/2005 at 10:13pm
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hey john how would I do that??? ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: Zero KELVIN
Date Posted: 11/March/2005 at 10:54pm
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weak
z |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 11/March/2005 at 11:10pm
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weak.... I don't use portables...lol... it didn't need priming anyways... the pressure unloader was seized... I pulled it out loosened it up, applied some silicone spray.... ready to roll baby!!!!!!!!!!!!! basically put some grease in the crease now shes ready to please thanks John... Kel BA humbug to you... you must be Scrooge ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 12/March/2005 at 12:04am
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Posted By: danmarck82
Date Posted: 12/March/2005 at 12:20am
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Good Luck Steamer, Don't overflow the waste tank. Some of those
portables don't shut off when they are full. They just blow it out through the muffler or silencer and onto the nice white carpet. memories of days gone by! |
Posted By: greg
Date Posted: 12/March/2005 at 7:36am
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your right danmar my ninja does it from time to time but i always a drop sheet under it. do you have a dump pump on yours mr steamer? ------------- nothing is impossable. it just hasn't been done yet. |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 12/March/2005 at 2:04pm
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actually no I don't greg... but it has that stop ball and waste water deflection shield...... I took it out a few days ago and gave it a paint job(paint for plastic great stuff)... she looks like brand new... This Porty will go up to 1000 psi, not that you should ever need that with a portable...lol I was up till midnite trying to get her to run... but it's all good now... I don't and won't do apartments, but I guess I have to do them for myself. This was my loner porty... lend it to friends relatives... who ever used it last didn't even wash out the waste tank now thats it's all fixed up never again ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 12/March/2005 at 7:28pm
| I let a buddy use my porty 15yrs ago to do his mothers house. Didn't see him for 3 days. Finally tracked him down and found out they made a bundle doing other jobs. They had no money for me, got machine back and as i was in his place i said, man u owe me for disin'me. He had a antique 22 pump action rifle, I said "I will take that for payment" and he gave it to me. Otherwise i was gona put a woopin on his behind and he knew it. So he gave up the rifle. Never did it again either Mr.Steamer. |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 12/March/2005 at 7:34pm
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Once in a while your so called "buddies" are unemployed and need money but they don't want to work with you. They want it all 100% of the job. There not interested in th CC biz. Just need a few $$ to get by till the unemp. check comes in. I give 30% when they help, but that's not enough they say. They want the FARM. |
Posted By: greg
Date Posted: 12/March/2005 at 7:56pm
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never hire a friend to work for you, it hardly ever works out. ------------- nothing is impossable. it just hasn't been done yet. |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 12/March/2005 at 8:31pm
| your so right greg |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 12/March/2005 at 11:24pm
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30 % for a helper...waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to much ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 12/March/2005 at 11:29pm
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Portable worked great..... but there is always a but...... who ever cleaned the carpets the last time used a lot of soap..... It was like cleaning with gillette foam.... I didn't have any defoamer with me so I used the pog..... worked pretty good.. portable work you can keep it ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: danmarck82
Date Posted: 12/March/2005 at 11:39pm
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that's when the doggone crap starts overflowing through the silencer and
onto the floor . It's a pain. I really have only run into an over shampooed carpet about 4 times. that's not bad. |
Posted By: danmarck82
Date Posted: 12/March/2005 at 11:40pm
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you said you used to POG to reduce the foam, how was that
accomplished? |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 13/March/2005 at 12:05am
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I sprayed it around the top of the waste water tank... and waste water inlet... worked greeat ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 13/March/2005 at 2:07pm
| If you don't have defoamer try salt or vinegar. |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 13/March/2005 at 4:19pm
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I would have ... but it was an empty condo ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 13/March/2005 at 5:04pm
WD 40 works great too
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Posted By: Cleaner1
Date Posted: 13/March/2005 at 7:02pm
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I am about to clean the dust off my portable as well. sometimes there is a call for another unit and I dont want to invest in another truck mount right now. Anyone using Kenny's glides on their portable wands. does it cut down on the drying times? I have a Ninja as well.
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 13/March/2005 at 9:05pm
| no need on porty |
Posted By: Suction
Date Posted: 13/March/2005 at 9:19pm
| portables suck. Why bother clean if your doing it with a porty |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 13/March/2005 at 9:27pm
| Mine sucks really goooood!!!! degrade me if you will, have had tm before. |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 13/March/2005 at 11:12pm
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Sucktion well how do you suggest one do... Condo's or High rise commerce??? ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: Cleaner1
Date Posted: 14/March/2005 at 5:48am
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I'm confused. What do you mean "no need on a porty" Tm's have way more lift than any porty built. Why is not needed on a porty? ------------- Cleaner1 |
Posted By: Ed Valentine
Date Posted: 14/March/2005 at 8:54am
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John L is a "Proven Professional Cleaner". I , and many others have seen the results of his cleaning and I can attect to the fact that he really does know what he is talking about. Gentlemen, lets not become confused and generalize that "all" portables (those machine that have wheels) are ALL bad; and at the same time, "ALL" TM's are Great. "A machine can be much more than the components", gentlemen.
Goiod Fortune to all; Ed Valentine http://www.cross-american.com - www.cross-american.com |
Posted By: Cleaner1
Date Posted: 14/March/2005 at 9:15am
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I am not doubting his abilities at all. I was just wondering why you would not need a glide when using a portable....but would need them on a truck mount to improve drying times? ------------- Cleaner1 |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 14/March/2005 at 2:13pm
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Me and My Recoil porty, very greasy auto repair shop. dried in 30min. http://pictures.sprintpcs.com/share.jsp?invite=oE2m7Jh28Y5ObkxU889h&shareName=Photo - http://pictures.sprintpcs.com/share.jsp?invite=oE2m7Jh28Y5Ob kxU889h&shareName=Photo |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 14/March/2005 at 2:15pm
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 14/March/2005 at 2:25pm
| DID I PASS??? BOSS! |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 14/March/2005 at 2:45pm
Looks good to me ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: jackblack
Date Posted: 14/March/2005 at 4:03pm
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Portys are great because you can take a vacation and not cry that you're not making money to pay for your TM when you already paid cash for your porty. there is no other business where you can make your money back faster. |
Posted By: cleanex
Date Posted: 14/March/2005 at 4:28pm
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Get a Steamin Demon for highrise work, light, easy to work with, great soil removal, fast dry times, what else do you need? ------------- DON ELDRED YOU CAN "STAND" ON OUR REPUTATION |