Drain Portable While Upstairs
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Topic: Drain Portable While Upstairs
Posted By: KeithGP
Subject: Drain Portable While Upstairs
Date Posted: 18/June/2012 at 12:34pm
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I have a Ninja Portable and wondering how does everyone drain there units when upstairs? Is there a way to drain the unit into a tub or something? I believe that I am missing something in my novice carpet cleaning experience. Is there a drain hose that I can purchase or does everyone simply leave the machine downstairs and attach a long hose tor each upstairs? I usually just take my machine out back and let it drain into the yard. That is probably wrong, too. Help.  |
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Posted By: FooLingYu
Date Posted: 18/June/2012 at 1:08pm
Years of carpet cleaning has taught me that using extra hoses and leaving your machine on the main floor is the way to go...why risk the health of your back hauling the machine up and down the stairs?  I always dump my dirty water down the clients toilet...just make sure not to leave the toilet looking dirty when you leave.  |
Posted By: KeithGP
Date Posted: 18/June/2012 at 1:15pm
1) How do you get it into the toilet? Is there a drain hose that I am missing? Oops, I think I just figured it out. I called a local supply house and they told me to simply drain it in a bucket. So simple. I feel stupid! 2) Don't I lose pressure if I have such a long run of hoses? Also, they told me 50' should be OK! |
FooLingYu wrote:Posted By: joseph456
Date Posted: 19/June/2012 at 3:25am
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This is completely the wrong way. At first keep the carpet cleaner on the ground floor & attach long hose pipes to it. It's the good idea to flow all the dirty water in the toilet. Just flush it. I suggest you to buy Rotovac Powerwand, if you dislike Ninja. |
Posted By: KeithGP
Date Posted: 19/June/2012 at 4:34am
No, I love my Ninja. You misunderstood. I was trying to find a simple way to drain it upstairs. I have been dragging it back downstairs and draining it in my back yard. The easier way I just found out was to drain it in a bucket and pour it down the toilet. That's what I'm gonna do from now on. My home is too large that I would need over 50' of Jose to get all of the upstairs' rooms. Thanks! |
Posted By: carpetologist
Date Posted: 19/June/2012 at 4:21pm
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Foolingyu has it figured out not to haul the portable up the stairs. She went a step further and bought a http://www.kleenkuip.com/portables/rotovac_360i.htm - Rotovac 360i and really saved her back & bones. Work Smarter Not Harder  ------------- Kleen Kuip Supply Mart Inc. http://www.kleenkuip.com - New & Used Professional Carpet Cleaning Machines, Restoration Equipment, Training, Service and Supplies |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 20/June/2012 at 7:47pm
Yea, gotta get one of those. Tired of working harder and not smarter..
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Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 23/June/2012 at 11:18am
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Good Plan John. If the Ninja has the more powerful 3 stage vacs in it 50 ft is not going to be a problem Even 75' can be done with good results. The normal 2 - 2 stage model that most cleaners have will also do 50 ft. But understand that recovery will be reduced. Compensate for this by doing an extra drying pass on the carpet to remove more water. At least until you get back to 25 ft of hose.  ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: KeithGP
Date Posted: 23/June/2012 at 12:40pm
| I have the dual 2-stage with heat. I can only use ONE stage at the moment until I take it in to the shop to see why my second stage sparks and arcs electricity when I turn it on. |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 23/June/2012 at 2:36pm
Is it a 2 cord machine? ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: KeithGP
Date Posted: 23/June/2012 at 3:22pm
Yes, 2 cords. |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 23/June/2012 at 9:22pm
Most likely a defective vac motor IMO. Just replace it with a new one . Should cost you less than $200.00 to do that. If the old one costs less than $50 to fix, fix it. Probably needs the brushes replaced on the armiture. If it is more serious than that, throw it away and buy a spare motor instead. You should always have a spare vac motor and pump anyway. The loss to your reputation if it breaks down on the job and you can't fix it right away will cost you far more, not to mention the loss of income from down time. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: Soil Lint Green
Date Posted: 18/July/2012 at 11:57pm
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With that Mytee, Shazaam and Cross-American and my Rotovac, I run 50' to the Rotovac, thinking about doubling that. I got so much vacuum that sometimes I have China emptying into the extractor.
------------- It's ORY GUN, not OR A GONE. Learn to talk. |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 19/July/2012 at 12:09am
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Posted By: kostajm
Date Posted: 18/August/2012 at 10:53am
| I admit that Hinja with 2 3-stage vacuums will do its job just fine when parked on the main floor and you work on the upper with 50 ft hoses.. Will it be enough suction when you work in the basement with the machine placed on the main floor using 50 ft hoses? |
Posted By: Soil Lint Green
Date Posted: 02/September/2012 at 7:08pm
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Get a cross-american vac booster and you can do it. Even if you had to take one machine up stairs, the small light-weight cross-american is all you will take upstairs and the Ninja with it's dirty water tank remains downstairs. Buy another 100' of hose and solution hose. ------------- It's ORY GUN, not OR A GONE. Learn to talk. |
Posted By: westcovina
Date Posted: 12/April/2013 at 6:15pm
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Toilet only ------------- http://www.example.com - http://www.carpet-cleaning-pasadena-ca.com/ |