Thanks

 

 

I must say we sell their upholstery tools and wands and we are a believer in these tools.  I must also say they have a major advantage on quick drying over many other tools in our market place.

 

The New Power Flite PFX1350HP Perfect Heat sounds like it has some new technology that is well worth looking at.  I am not sure if this unit is also a recycling machine.  It seems our industry has pros & cons on the recycling process.  Hopefully some one who is using this unit will give his opinion.

 

 

I don't have one of their extractors but I have some other stuff from Powrflite:  175 RAPM buffer has had problesm with the handle adjustment from day one and I had to replace the motor unit,  Their Bonnet pads wear out quickly, I have their Power Brush wand:  Piece of Junk to be honest.  I have of their blowers which isn't very good either.  Bottom Line,  Everything I've gotten from Powerflite has been cheaply made.  You can find better options on a extracter.

 

Barry

Powerflight also owns C.F.R. and it is a much higher end company and they tend to specialize in recirculating equipment. The professional carpet cleaner never really warmed up to recirculating water. But you will see this CFR equipment used in industry and casino's etc. as less water dumping relates to less labour to operate it.

 

But again, I will say take a second look at the http://www.kleenkuip.com/wands_and_hand_tools/cfr_carpetCleaningTools.htm - CFR Tools . They are light years ahead of the squirt & suck design that 98% of the cleaners have used for years. CFR seems to be one of the few companies who have spent time, money and thought into designing a more efficient and dryer wand and upholstery tool (and patents their designs).

 

 

Ted, I've always been interested in their tools,  but I've never held their wand or known anyone who owns one. You sell them, so obviously you like them, but what's the pos. and neg. feedback you get about them?

 

If you plan is to clean on yachts then you have two choices.

 

Buy a powerful unit or use your Recoil and have it sit on the dock and take the long hoses into the yachts. As far as heat is concerned you may mess up the docks electricity for other boaters since you will require at least 3 cords. Forget propane around boats and inside buildings. In fact, you may never get insurance. Even in large boats you will find that any powerwand you mentioned will be too large and awkward.

 

The Mytee II with the heater would be good for your upholstery cleaning, but make sure you use a Stealth Dry Tool with it or any other fast-dry tool you mentioned. I say stealth because it is more than adequate and is much less expensive than the others but all you mentioned are superb in both cleaning and drying and less or no overspray. Sounds like you are a candidate for a truckmount but I realize people must crawl before they run unless someone else is spending the initial start-up money.

 

You must know by now that a truckmount will give you all you are looking for and then some. The problem you are creating for yourself is that you are attempting to generate truckmount power with a portable and doing so will force you to use excessive electrical power and you may be doing things that are illegal, unsafe and downright dangerous. You should look at the line of wands that Powerflight sell or are also called CFR. You can http://www.kleenkuip.com/wands_and_hand_tools/cfr_carpetCleaningTools.htm - see them here .

 

P.S.

You can choose to use both the CFR Special Purpose Hand Tool and the Hard Surface Hand Tool. You could clean a boat very fast and successfully regarding drying. It would mean hands and knees but worth it and you could offer HAND-CLEANING. The wealthy boaters would eat this up and have something to talk about to their snobbish friends. It would all be in the name of FREE ADVERTISING for you.

 

Good Luck!

 

FriendlyHammer wrote: Ted, I've always been interested in their tools,  but I've never held their wand or known anyone who owns one. You sell them, so obviously you like them, but what's the pos. and neg. feedback you get about them?

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Do what you have to do to make a dollar and I am sure your electrician friend can build anything but will it be UL or CSA Approved?

 

It scares me to be around boats working with potential wiring problems. Keep and airline ticket on you at all times for a quick getaway just in case.

 

 

Cheap can be good. After all most carpet cleaners view that as their 1st consideration as Ted says.

 

However there is some very good quality equipment out there that costs $2000 or less.

 

And for those looking for the strongest machines on the market, prices are now under $3000.00 now.

 

No need to settle on poor value for the dollar equipment anymore IMO.