[eclipse]

Hi looking to buy a secondhand machine and i have seen a elite machine now i have not heard of this brand before
are they anygood (i run a aqua 40 at moment) and what are spares like to get for them

cheers guys

[Mark Roberts]

http://www.cleancraft.com/elite.html

If this is what you are looking for there a few specs and a photo to look at. Never heard of these myself.

Mark

[Glynn]

Is it an Ashcombe Elite ?
if so, I used to have one. It worked OK but I found the fibreglass division/wall between tanks, far too thin, it flexed and eventually broke and was not worth repairing.

Regards

Glynn

[Mark Betts]

Looks a bit Antiquated and those tiny wheels !!!

Its goona be a right pain in the butt getting it up stairs or even just a few steps.


Mark

[williamx]

Is it an Ashcombe Elite ?
if so, I used to have one. It worked OK but I found the fibreglass division/wall between tanks, far too thin, it flexed and eventually broke and was not worth repairing.

Regards

Glynn
On my elite the walls are solid and don't flex.

Its goona be a right pain in the butt getting it up stairs or even just a few steps.

This is true with any heavy machine that why my machine comes with 75 feet of hoses, I just leave it outside the house and carry on cleaning, this saves a lot of time as well.
And it dosn't look like that picture. yuck

[Doug Holloway]

Hi Guys,

The Ashcombe Elite was basically Extracta ,  as Lloyd Owens who was a distributor for Extracta managed to get their plans and copied them.

All these machines are years old.

Cheers,

Doug

[Mark Betts]

William

I agree that you can leave the machine outside but there are times ( like yesterday ) when its piddling down.

I had to take my machine indoors and even with my super dooper, easy to manouvre,ultra balanced,  remote controlled, come when I whistle it   Advantage   it was hard enough manouvering it up 3 steps with stair climbing wheels.

What vacs has the machine got in it?

Cheers


Mark



PS  Wasnt knocking the machine in my last post at all, just giving an opinion

[eclipse]

so how much would you expect to pay for this type of machine

[Mark Betts]

Lee

Whats up with your aqua 40??

Mark

[williamx]

Thats ok mark, when its piddling down I normally throw a pvc sheet over the machine it works fine don't know for certain what vacs are installed but I think they are Lamb Antack?

And lee an Exctracta machine which had the same innards as mine sold on ebay today for £1370

[eclipse]

william

good luck with the auction im watching it  

[eclipse]

Thanks alot for you advise people i have gone for an extracta exel machine after all  

[Mark Betts]

Good move.

Where did you get it?

Mark