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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: M.Acorn on November 30, 2010, 12:28:45 pm

Title: Recomend a tool for tile and grout cleaning
Post by: M.Acorn on November 30, 2010, 12:28:45 pm
After something i can use for tile and grout,have only seen one from Ashby`s so far,i intend to run this on my 160psi Steempro machine,until i upgrade,which hopefully won`t be long.
Also any tips on tile and grout cleaning greatly appreciated  ;D What chemicals to use etc
Title: Re: Recomend a tool for tile and grout cleaning
Post by: Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus) on November 30, 2010, 12:36:21 pm
Mark

You only need a rotary with a scrub brush, then either a wet pick up vac or a hard floor wand to suck up the slurry.

I don't think you can effectively run a spinner via a 160psi pump, but I stand to be corrected.
Title: Re: Recomend a tool for tile and grout cleaning
Post by: M.Acorn on November 30, 2010, 02:29:12 pm
Cool cheers !! So the buffer i buy will be multi purpose then.  ;D
Title: Re: Recomend a tool for tile and grout cleaning
Post by: richy27 on November 30, 2010, 02:32:04 pm
steve is bang on mark. rotary wet pick up  or if you have a glide on your wand will do the job.
Title: Re: Recomend a tool for tile and grout cleaning
Post by: Mark Slaney on November 30, 2010, 03:02:37 pm


  Or a nice prochem scrub wand. Just so happens i have one for sale in the items for sale section.  ;)

  Mark
Title: Re: Recomend a tool for tile and grout cleaning
Post by: sherco on November 30, 2010, 03:11:01 pm
All i use is a 175rpm rotary and a triple vac wet vac...thats all you need. dont use a higher rpm machine unless you want to re-decorate customers walls.
Title: Re: Recomend a tool for tile and grout cleaning
Post by: M.Acorn on November 30, 2010, 05:25:04 pm
Is this any good as a dual purpose machine ? Carpets and hard floors ?
Title: Re: Recomend a tool for tile and grout cleaning
Post by: Jamie Pearson on November 30, 2010, 10:26:18 pm
Best buy a dual speed machine. This will give you the ability to scrub/shampoo/bonnet clean then switch up to high speed to buff/polish.

Spinner tools will only work if you have a few hundred psi.

A scrub wand will be good for giving a good rinse but won't clean at such a low pressure.

You could use a small pressure washer to boost your psi and use the vacs on the steempro if you want to use a spinner with the steempro.

Auto dump is defo required though after a while.