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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Oneills onb on May 07, 2010, 04:31:09 pm

Title: Airflex Turbo v Ninja
Post by: Oneills onb on May 07, 2010, 04:31:09 pm
Hi Guys,

I need some help in picking between these 2 machine, i've not seen them working etc so im after some info about them how them both ok to leave at the bottom off the stairs and work say on the 4th floor?

All help is welcome

Thanks
Title: Re: Airflex Turbo v Ninja
Post by: james roffey on May 07, 2010, 07:02:22 pm
Have a Ninja often called the Ford transit of carpet cleaners which i think is fair Airflex looks a bit more high tech, and if i were to get one would opt for the in line heater as the Ninja blasts steam out of a 5oft hose.
Title: Re: Airflex Turbo v Ninja
Post by: Terry_Burrows on May 08, 2010, 07:37:44 am
I use power flite pfx 1085 thats well good too :o standerd 33ft hose
Title: Re: Airflex Turbo v Ninja
Post by: Simon@arenaclean on May 08, 2010, 09:14:17 am
I would tend to go for the tripple vacs, you can add heat in line, i've worked over 100' with good results.. Of course you could add booster vac to the Ninja ;D
Title: Re: Airflex Turbo v Ninja
Post by: richy27 on May 08, 2010, 03:33:19 pm
I was one of the first to have a airflex turbo triple vac used as my main machine till i got the trucky used to use it 100ft from the van which was fine for most domestic jobs had it linked up to a fresh water tank. still use it a fair bit for bad access jobs and as a backup for the tm.
Title: Re: Airflex Turbo v Ninja
Post by: Oneills onb on May 08, 2010, 05:10:25 pm

Ive looked into the airflex and they say replace the motors every 500 hours :o if this is right does any body know how much the motors are ???

Thanks for all your help so far ;D
Title: Re: Airflex Turbo v Ninja
Post by: Fintan_Coll on May 08, 2010, 05:59:52 pm
Are you talking about the vac motors or the pump  ?
Title: Re: Airflex Turbo v Ninja
Post by: Oneills onb on May 08, 2010, 06:29:58 pm

The pumps? i'm looking at the 600psi machine
Title: Re: Airflex Turbo v Ninja
Post by: Joe H on May 08, 2010, 06:50:33 pm
The pump, only one on a machine, would cost about £500 I think.
I would imagine its design life is more then 500 hours.

Title: Re: Airflex Turbo v Ninja
Post by: richy27 on May 08, 2010, 06:52:21 pm

The pumps? i'm looking at the 600psi machine

pump head can be removed and replaced like most pumptec pumps not too expensive perhaps few 100 quid bu at 500 hours pretty good intervals
Title: Re: Airflex Turbo v Ninja
Post by: Oneills onb on May 09, 2010, 08:40:40 am
Ok, thanks for your help think I go for the airflex  :)
Title: Re: Airflex Turbo v Ninja
Post by: AJB on May 09, 2010, 11:31:35 am
i think you probably mean servicing every 500 hours.
My Powrflite states service pump at 480 hours.
Title: Re: Airflex Turbo v Ninja
Post by: Oneills onb on May 09, 2010, 12:05:50 pm
Maybe ??? But they said they ( cleansmart ) to replace them! That's why I wasn't sure about it, does the machine have to go make to the makers for the pump service?
Title: Re: Airflex Turbo v Ninja
Post by: AJB on May 09, 2010, 01:07:01 pm
Only if serviced under warranty. I think Matt does a
service exchange, ie replaces pump head with a serviced one.
Then services yours as and when, then uses yours on the next
pump serviced. This reduces down time to you.
I may be wrong, but this is the sensible cost effective approach.
Title: Re: Airflex Turbo v Ninja
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on May 09, 2010, 01:49:17 pm
That's a nice idea remember Matt used  to be a carpet cleaner years ago.

Shaun
Title: Re: Airflex Turbo v Ninja
Post by: richy27 on May 09, 2010, 02:02:25 pm
thing is with matt unlike many suppliers you ask a question or you have a prob you get an answer or he sorts your prob out.

i rung altec last week about some infomation n a rotovac 360i no one to talk to someone will call you back funny no one did. if they spent as much time on custy service as they do on email marketting they would be on to a winner
Title: Re: Airflex Turbo v Ninja
Post by: Oneills onb on May 09, 2010, 06:46:45 pm
Who is this matt and where is he? As he sounds great but I'm in east Sussex
Title: Re: Airflex Turbo v Ninja
Post by: richy27 on May 09, 2010, 06:50:41 pm
matt runs cleansmart nottingham

www.cleansmartsupplies.co.uk