220 Volt splitter
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Topic: 220 Volt splitter
Posted By: Laserman
Subject: 220 Volt splitter
Date Posted: 28/November/2007 at 11:25pm
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A friend of mine had an electrcian make him a 220 splitter that allows him to use the washing machine plug in to hook up both heat and his extracter without blowing circuits. Is anybody else doing this? Sounds like a good idea for Recoil 3 users wanting to add an electric heater.
Barry
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Posted By: operator47
Date Posted: 28/November/2007 at 11:54pm
| There are 4 different types of 220 plug-ins. There is a 3 all straight prong, a 3 L-shaped prong, a 4 all straight prong, and a 4 L-shaped prong. Which one did he make or is there a way to interchange all heads? |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 29/November/2007 at 1:37am
Mytee sells them. You could also try Home Depot or Lowes  ------------- 
The STD Meter |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 29/November/2007 at 9:13pm
Some customers will frown on this.. And it could be a big hassle for you.. If its in the far end of the basement then run your cords all the way to your van.. 100's of feet of ext.cords.. No Thanks..
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Posted By: operator47
Date Posted: 30/November/2007 at 12:24am
| But if you are using a portable unit isnt this a great method? |
Posted By: Ed Valentine
Date Posted: 30/November/2007 at 8:37am
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NO!--as John L has recommended.
There are other ways of generating some terrific heat--CONTINUOSLY----unlike electric. Ed Valentine |
Posted By: operator47
Date Posted: 30/November/2007 at 2:19pm
| If Im running a two plug portable with 3 vaccuum motor and heater and a RX-20 will I be able to plug all these amps into a normal household outlet? |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 30/November/2007 at 11:18pm
Yeah, but the home owner may not like it  -------------
The STD Meter |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 01/December/2007 at 12:07am
Hope they don't turn on the microwave..
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Posted By: FriendlyHammer
Date Posted: 01/December/2007 at 1:52am
| Propane, dude. |
Posted By: Laserman
Date Posted: 01/December/2007 at 11:41pm
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For me, This set up is ideal. I do a chem-dry like Low Moisture cleaning for residential work. I use my portable for Condos on the beach. More and more condo Rental Managers and Head of Housekeeping are going back to Hot Water extraction. So Hooking up to a washer/dryer or Stove 220 plug with a splitter is a decent option for me because the units are ALWAYS unoccupied when I clean them. Where do I even find a propane heater set up? I've heard of them but never saw one anywhere. Barry |
Posted By: FriendlyHammer
Date Posted: 02/December/2007 at 12:58am
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You can find them on the Internet, everywhere. http://www.carpet-cleaning-equipment.net/accessories_heaters.shtml - http://www.carpet-cleaning-equipment.net/accessories_heaters.shtml Of course, this only works if you have the unit in the van. |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 02/December/2007 at 10:47am
Laserman.. Perfect when no one is around..  When customer is around not perfect..
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Posted By: Laserman
Date Posted: 02/December/2007 at 9:01pm
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Each Condo building I clean for has a rental manager and rental office that rents the units out for the owners. each building may have 40-150 or more units under their control. Most of the owners live out of state and only come down here 1-2 times a year. So the rental manager is the customer I'm cleaning for. 99% of the time I pick up the key from the office and never see anybody else other than the office worker who hands me the key. A splitter would work great for me in this situation. Barry |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 02/December/2007 at 9:16pm
| Thats alot of units Barry.. Need help..? Let me know where are you located..? |
Posted By: Ed Valentine
Date Posted: 03/December/2007 at 9:57am
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barry;
You just brought back memories from our Contracting Days! We used to contract out with alot (!!) of apartments like that! And, that can really be great business if handled properly. The very best; Ed Valentine |