Rotovac
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Topic: Rotovac
Posted By: 1 on 1
Subject: Rotovac
Date Posted: 03/May/2007 at 10:47pm
| can you use the rotovac tile and grout head to clean carpet? pros and cons. |
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Posted By: Mr. Slide
Date Posted: 03/May/2007 at 10:56pm
Man ! What are you smoken? ------------- http://qcsliders.com - http://qcsliders.com !!!Check this out!!! Put a Slide Not a Glide on your Wand, and do a better job! |
Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 03/May/2007 at 10:58pm
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Posted By: Mr. Slide
Date Posted: 03/May/2007 at 11:03pm
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------------- http://qcsliders.com - http://qcsliders.com !!!Check this out!!! Put a Slide Not a Glide on your Wand, and do a better job! |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 03/May/2007 at 11:11pm
He's looking for some agitation. Must be doing a trashed rental  ------------- 
The STD Meter |
Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 03/May/2007 at 11:39pm
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Posted By: duckcountry
Date Posted: 06/May/2007 at 5:28pm
| Here is what I would like to know ... anyone know where I can get sight tubes for the rotovac powerwand? I had one custom made last year. The powerwand is 1 /12" I believe and the hose is 2". I think we had the wand end going inside the wand, of course hose screwed into the other end. If you have a source and price, please share. I'm in Oregon. |
Posted By: pilediver
Date Posted: 06/May/2007 at 5:57pm
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magicwandco ------------- http://www.expertcarpetcare.ca>Carpet Cleaning in Victoria BC |
Posted By: duckcountry
Date Posted: 06/May/2007 at 8:40pm
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I have emailed them, piledriver. Did not see the sight tubes on their site but hopefully they know where to get them. ------------- Are you in a high paying business or are you just a self employed low paid grunt who thinks this business provides dignity? |
Posted By: pilediver
Date Posted: 06/May/2007 at 8:52pm
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Seems like an obvious question but did you contact Rotovac in Washington. They do carry lots of accessories. ------------- http://www.expertcarpetcare.ca>Carpet Cleaning in Victoria BC |
Posted By: duckcountry
Date Posted: 06/May/2007 at 9:32pm
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I will call them tomorrow. The online list of products they have is very limiting and drives people to look elsewhere. But that is a good idea. Thanks.
------------- Are you in a high paying business or are you just a self employed low paid grunt who thinks this business provides dignity? |
Posted By: 1 on 1
Date Posted: 07/May/2007 at 3:31pm
| I quess the answer to the question is no. Thanks alot guys |
Posted By: carpetologist
Date Posted: 07/May/2007 at 5:55pm
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1 on 1,
Are you aware that the Rotovac 360 offers two different heads?
One for grout & hard surfaces and one to exchange for carpets.
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Posted By: duckcountry
Date Posted: 07/May/2007 at 6:30pm
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I had thought about using the tile/grout heads at on time as agitators. Might be possible. But you might need to wear them down a bit by running them on concrete for about 30 minutes continuously. Let me know if it does a good job without damaging the carpet fibers -- get a used carpet pulled out of a home getting new carpet as you test material. Not recommending the procedure, as most bonnet units are modified shampooers and you can get shampoo heads for them. But if you want to go into a job with less hardware, it might be the ticket for you. ------------- Are you in a high paying business or are you just a self employed low paid grunt who thinks this business provides dignity? |
Posted By: duckcountry
Date Posted: 07/May/2007 at 6:32pm
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Do you mean one for tile & grout and one for with bristles for carpet agitation? On are you referring to the HWE head Carpetologist?
------------- Are you in a high paying business or are you just a self employed low paid grunt who thinks this business provides dignity? |
Posted By: duckcountry
Date Posted: 07/May/2007 at 6:33pm
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They are sending the NEW catalog to me. Page 18 has it. Thanks again for the sweet and simple solution.
------------- Are you in a high paying business or are you just a self employed low paid grunt who thinks this business provides dignity? |
Posted By: donalson
Date Posted: 08/May/2007 at 12:36am
| the rotovac i'm picking up from a bud has a sight tube built into the powerwand tube about 1/2 way up... from what i hear they brake and will need to repace... but for the price i don't care :) |
Posted By: duckcountry
Date Posted: 08/May/2007 at 11:47am
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The one I used is screwed on to the end of the hose and then slides into the rotovac wand. I think it might be easier to change one. Anything short of tempered glass will weaken and become brittle due to the chemicals and heat I believe.
------------- Are you in a high paying business or are you just a self employed low paid grunt who thinks this business provides dignity? |
Posted By: Jeff Van Buren
Date Posted: 03/June/2007 at 6:35am
| If your speaking of the older version of Rotovac power wand, yes I have used the brushs for glue down carpet in day cares. Prespray allows for a better job but it worked well. |
Posted By: juniors cleanup
Date Posted: 17/June/2007 at 11:19pm
| I recently bought a rotovac have not had a chance to use I do an even mix of com / residential on a porty I will get a tm soon but till then its still david vs goliath. do stand a chance competeing with the big boys? if so what do I need to do for the next 9 mos to a year till the mount comes? |
Posted By: pilediver
Date Posted: 17/June/2007 at 11:25pm
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jr. Take your time and do a good job (you have to anyway with a portable). A good job will bring referals.
PM hcciam and he will give you lots of good advice. He has huge hours on a porty before he bought his TM. His name is Ron Werner Happy Carpet Cleaners. ------------- http://www.expertcarpetcare.ca>Carpet Cleaning in Victoria BC |
Posted By: duckcountry
Date Posted: 18/June/2007 at 12:15am
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I use a porty and rotovac and have learned to use the fact that I take longer as a major feature. My father was a carpenter and I learned from him measure twice cut once. I waxed a neighbors cadillac in the 60s and he was a big one for making me believe that if I got the job done fast I didn't do it as well as he expected. So, the benefit of the fact that I take longer is I do a more thorough job than my local competition. It creates value in the customers mind. I am not knocking anyone here for the speed of a TM. Just saying I don't let the fact that I have a porty serve as a strike against me. And the rotovac is a great tool especially if you get a sight tube for the hose. Seeing is believing for you and your customer. |
Posted By: Jeff Van Buren
Date Posted: 18/June/2007 at 5:45am
| Jon Don has a sight tube that fits between wand and hose www.jondon.com |
Posted By: duckcountry
Date Posted: 18/June/2007 at 11:33am
| I think they are made by the Hyrdaforce people. Get the 1 1/2" one for the Rotovac. They run about $20 US and Kleenkuip might have them. You should pick up 2 as they can crack in the course of being used and some solvents can weaken them. Just a suggestion based on past experiences of mine. |
Posted By: duckcountry
Date Posted: 23/June/2007 at 4:10pm
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I am going to break the hard floor brushes in on concrete and experiment on my olefin carpet with a dry foam shampoo going to rotovac hard brushes through solution hose and then dry extraction using vacuum hose and standard wand with defoamer in waste water tank. I will let you know if I achieve success without ruining anything. I started off with shampooers in '71 before we had HWE units and worked on some of the first ones in '74 with Miller's in Granada Hills, CA. We always pushed dual method because shampooing was superior at cleaning compared to the early units. This is using HWE equipment with the brushes for a shampoo only method. It should cut Rotovac time down way low and not at a sacrifice of performance. That is the result I expect but we can always be hit with the unexpected. Not saying I won't clean the regular way but I think there are creative options available. This would ideally be a two tech solution. Shampoo a 9' x 6' area then have helper dry vac with the wand. One machine, two hoses each connected to the one device that needs its function and each working inter-dependent of the other. |