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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: CleanerCarpets on November 11, 2017, 03:51:38 pm

Title: Foam generator
Post by: CleanerCarpets on November 11, 2017, 03:51:38 pm

Hi

Anyone know the workings inside a foam generator? I've bought a Nilfisk one as below. It was new old stock - it turns on and there is air coming out of the solution tube but no foam. I am guessing the pump isn't pumping but i'm not sure exactly how they work.

https://www.nilfisk.com/en-lb/products/Pages/product.aspx?pid=11294A&ppp=true

I can just take it back and get a refund or i can keep it at a discount and try to fix it but without knowing anything about the guts of them i'm not sure whats best.

Any info would be great.

Title: Re: Foam generator
Post by: john martin on November 11, 2017, 05:47:48 pm

did u put foaming solution in it  :-X

Title: Re: Foam generator
Post by: CleanerCarpets on November 11, 2017, 06:37:19 pm

Lol, yes

Title: Re: Foam generator
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on November 12, 2017, 04:34:23 pm

There’s a one way valve that gets clogged up you could take away the valve to see if it then flows shampoo? The valve is to stop shampoo being sucked into the generator (compressor)

Title: Re: Foam generator
Post by: CleanerCarpets on November 12, 2017, 09:53:54 pm

All sorted thank you, simple fix when opened up and now have foam in buckets!!  (Literally!!) 

Title: Re: Foam generator
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on November 13, 2017, 07:24:39 pm

Are you putting it on to a rotary and which one? It’ll be interesting to hear about your findings.

Title: Re: Foam generator
Post by: CleanerCarpets on November 13, 2017, 11:06:40 pm

Yes mainly for a rotary and may find uses for upholstery.

I've managed to be able to get it to fit my Numatic no problem - give it a whirl soon.

Should be great for encapping