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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: calmore on August 26, 2010, 06:59:18 pm

Title: Heating element
Post by: calmore on August 26, 2010, 06:59:18 pm
Word of advice:

Don't drain the solution tank with the heater left switched on...

Normally take great care to ensure it's off, today was the first time I forgot!

Edit: is there any reason why I can't use a standard kettle element as a replacement?
Title: Re: Heating element
Post by: john aitken on August 26, 2010, 07:12:57 pm
Quote from: calmore on August 26, 2010, 06:59:18 pm
Word of advice:

Don't drain the solution tank with the heater left switched on...

Normally take great care to ensure it's off, today was the first time I forgot!

Edit: is there any reason why I can't use a standard kettle element as a replacement?

i have in the past one one i used was just the same and a lot cheaper
Title: Re: Heating element
Post by: Paul Redden Countryfresh on August 27, 2010, 10:27:24 pm
Dont think so as kettle element isn't at right angles
Title: Re: Heating element
Post by: AJB on August 28, 2010, 12:51:43 am
Depends on which machine you have.
Woodbridge machines used to use a standard
Haden kettle element.

http://www.apart4u.co.uk/kettle-element-haden.html
or try this

http://www.heatingelementcompany.co.uk/default.asp?Product=220
Title: Re: Heating element
Post by: Joe H on August 28, 2010, 07:11:37 am
Dont forget if you heat the water in the clean tank the pump, in time, may show its objection by stopping working. Most dont like too much heat, say over 65 degree - thats why inline heaters are good as per Scorpion and Airflex (despite what others say).
Title: Re: Heating element
Post by: JandS on August 28, 2010, 02:01:26 pm
 ??? You mean it hasn't got an automatic cut off???

John
Title: Re: Heating element
Post by: calmore on August 28, 2010, 04:33:18 pm
Hi,

Yes, it's similar to that haden one that was linked to.

No, it doesn't have an automatic cut out as far as I can ascertain, just a seperate thermostat bulb in the tank.

Point taken about the temperature. I try to keep the temp under 65 degrees but ocasionally the dial will get knocked and the temperature will go over.

How much am I looking at paying for a reasonable secondhand inline heater?
Title: Re: Heating element
Post by: AJB on August 28, 2010, 06:31:57 pm
The thermostat controls the temp' and cuts the
power to the element.
Title: Re: Heating element
Post by: Vernon Purcell on August 30, 2010, 09:41:44 pm
Did it not have a float switch, so the element would be swiched off when the water fell below a certain level, to prevent the element burning out, another way is to extend your water filter so it is above your heater element, so it cannot be drained completly, both are simple jobs
Title: Re: Heating element
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on August 30, 2010, 09:53:11 pm
Vernon do you still deal in carpet cleaning machines/accessories?

Shaun
Title: Re: Heating element
Post by: darrenlee on August 30, 2010, 10:09:21 pm
shaun
did you get a galaxy or other porty

darren
Title: Re: Heating element
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on August 30, 2010, 10:38:17 pm
I bought an Ashbys sensei which I like as portys go, I'm truck mounted so am spoilt for power and heat, if I knew Matt was going to sell these I may have been swayed though.

Shaun
Title: Re: Heating element
Post by: Vernon Purcell on August 30, 2010, 11:03:46 pm
Yes I do. I stopped for some time, when I was in the states, but our new factory will be fully commisioned on wednesday, when we go into production of our wands and hand tools. The portables we are not going to make for a while, but I am hoping to put a truckmount on the market shortly
We have stocks of wands and handtools
Title: Re: Heating element
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on August 30, 2010, 11:13:23 pm
website?

I'm also after an OP machine (I think the next thing to hit our shores) any friends in that field?

Shaun
Title: Re: Heating element
Post by: darrenlee on August 30, 2010, 11:29:58 pm
shaun
do you mean the new airflex mini
darren