Wands
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Topic: Wands
Posted By: Dakota
Subject: Wands
Date Posted: 24/November/2004 at 3:51pm
| What is your opion on the best wand. what brand, 2in. or 1.5in how wide, how many jets. ect.... |
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Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 24/November/2004 at 4:23pm
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IMO the best wand currently in production for large volume sales(100's sold) is the Prochem Titanium wand. It is a 2" tubed wand with 6 jets to it. At 8 lbs, it is one of the lightest high performance wands around as well. It is hard to push without a glide however. Fortunatly we do offer it for sale in the USA with a Glide for only $899. In Canada we will sell it for $1199 Cdn while the sale is on. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 24/November/2004 at 4:51pm
SGK: Is that the standard 2" 4 jet wand that Pro Chem uses. I used a 1.5" wand for awhile on the tm but I personally thought I left things wetter. I went to 1.5" because years ago the Pro Chem 2" wand weighted about 2 lbs. short of a ton. After a few hours you were dragging your a**. But now I would not trade my 2" four jet, except maybe for a ti wand they just seem balance to me. But who am I???? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: Steaminpile
Date Posted: 24/November/2004 at 5:26pm
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Steamway straight wand 12" wide I believe 1 1/2" tube 1 flood jet.
tried some 2" tubed wands and couldn't tell any difference in dry times,I really don't care for multi jetted wands......1 or 2 is good enough for me |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 24/November/2004 at 5:29pm
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Doug: The 4 jet steel wand Prochem uses as the standard with their TMs is a good wand, but not quite as good a wand as the 6 jet Titanium wand is. The only wand that can beat it IMO is my Titanium KH3 wand. But they are hand made one at a time and definatly not a large production wand.
------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 24/November/2004 at 9:13pm
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SGK: I am going to have to stick with my 4 jet for now. A tiwand would be nice. Maybe Santa?? What do you think?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 7:02am
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man doug don't say that..... Santa bringing you a wand for xmas...is like giving a convict a brand new jump suit... ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 7:45am
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All I want for christmas is my two front teeth. Mr. Steamer: The last thing I would want Santa to bring is a new wand of any kind. Maybe a Breeze??? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: Dakota
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 12:45pm
| Currently I am using a 14in wide 2in. 4 jet Blue Line wand and i dont notice any difference in dry time from my 1.5in. Butler wand would your glides help that problem Ken? |
Posted By: Dennis Conner
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 1:51pm
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KEN,
Your opinion changed!
I thought the KH (BS) wand was the best???
what happened?
DC
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Posted By: Dakota
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 4:42pm
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what is the KH Wand?
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Posted By: Steaminpile
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 5:11pm
| not the prettiest wand in the world |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 6:06pm
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It's a magic wand. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 6:14pm
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It looks ok.... someone should make one with more of an S bend.. ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 6:37pm
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The KH3 wand is the best wand for cleaning, but many more people buy the Prochem Ti wand because they are distributed in many more locations. As for performance, any wand that uses 2" tubing in it's construction is going to work better than the 1.5" tubed model if all else is equal. Best cleaning performance and quickest dry times come from using a 2" tubed wand with a SuperSlide glide on it. Any unit with a 45 blower or larger will see the most improvement in performance.
------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: Dennis Conner
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 6:43pm
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I've heard a lot of good things from a respected cleaner in Santa Cruz about GreenGlides on a ProChem Titanium wand.
He says that is the hot setup.
I think more people buy the PC Ti wand because they are real!
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Posted By: Dakota
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 7:58pm
| Ken do you...... make a glide for a 14 in. Blue Line Wand? |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 26/November/2004 at 3:04pm
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If he dosen't now he soon will. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: Dakota
Date Posted: 26/November/2004 at 3:49pm
| Hopefully |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 26/November/2004 at 7:02pm
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Yes I do. I picked up one of those wands in Vegas a couple of weeks back just so I could make glides for them. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: Steaminpile
Date Posted: 26/November/2004 at 8:38pm
| every person I know of (from bb's) has said the blueline wand is difficult to push |
Posted By: Nordic 1
Date Posted: 26/November/2004 at 9:51pm
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I have heard very good things about glides for
PMF wands from some one other than Ken Better machined fit better too. Nordic 1 |
Posted By: Steaminpile
Date Posted: 26/November/2004 at 11:51pm
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the last glide I got from ken
you actually have to pry it off Only problem I've had with a glide is I wonder about losing agitation,and there's times when I think it's good for the wand to stick the carpet like when removing stains.......but it might just be me. one thing I will say is that every time Ken changes the design they get better
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Posted By: Dennis Conner
Date Posted: 28/November/2004 at 3:39am
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Ken picked one up....
that means..
he touched one and he will sell u a glide that may fit or might not
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Posted By: Dakota
Date Posted: 28/November/2004 at 10:57am
| Ken, What do guarantee for dry times with the glides? |
Posted By: Nordic 1
Date Posted: 28/November/2004 at 12:19pm
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best to pay COD with Ken
Nordic 1 |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 28/November/2004 at 3:52pm
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The glide I had from SGK was a very good fit. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: carpetologist
Date Posted: 29/November/2004 at 11:04am
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Steaminpile, You are absolutely right. Every time Ken makes a glide change they get better. Yet people bash him for always talking about a newer, better more efficient widget. I say support that Kenadian mind and let it loose. Who knows what will pop up next. ------------- Kleen Kuip Supply Mart Inc. http://www.kleenkuip.com - New & Used Professional Carpet Cleaning Machines, Restoration Equipment, Training, Service and Supplies |