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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: brencarpetman on January 22, 2011, 06:15:09 pm

Title: trouble with cuffs
Post by: brencarpetman on January 22, 2011, 06:15:09 pm

Was wondering if any of you have the same problem as me.
I use the RX20 most of the time, but sometimes I need to change to the wonderwand and have fierce problems attaching the wand to the cuff after using the RX20 first. I am using a powerfite so Im obviously using a 1½ inch hose. Particularly difficult if the hose cuff is cold.
Maybe I should emphasize that the hose cuff for the RX20 goes inside the hole "no jokes please (:" for those who dont have the RX20, so this makes it particulary hard to get the hose over the wand afterwards.
Thanks Lads!!

Bren.

Title: Re: trouble with cuffs
Post by: The Carpet Cleaning Pro on January 22, 2011, 06:16:59 pm

make it more flexible it with hot water

Title: Re: trouble with cuffs
Post by: brencarpetman on January 22, 2011, 06:29:53 pm

Take ages Monty the cuffs are very thick.
Tried it before didnt really work though!
Gonna have to come up with somet better.

Title: Re: trouble with cuffs
Post by: Carpet Dawg on January 22, 2011, 06:48:37 pm

Are the cut off's you have the type that you screw on and off? i.e. not glued in.

You could just buy another one just to use with the wand. They dont cost that much last time i checked.

Title: Re: trouble with cuffs
Post by: brencarpetman on January 22, 2011, 07:20:50 pm

The hose is from amtech and its the hideahose so you cant take them off.
I think that would probably be kinda slow as well, looking for a quick fix as you know yourself.
As Benjamin franklin said Time is money and I have neither!
esp money.....

Title: Re: trouble with cuffs
Post by: The Carpet Cleaning Pro on January 23, 2011, 04:43:15 pm

perhaps you could spray with wd40 or try abit of grease. If that doesn't work I would make a small hose up as a connecting piece

Title: Re: trouble with cuffs
Post by: Mike Halliday on January 23, 2011, 05:04:18 pm

get a sharp knife and trim the inside of the hose entrance so it is slightly shamphered or get some sandpaper wrap it round a brush handle and sand the inside of the hose

Title: Re: trouble with cuffs
Post by: robert meldrum on January 23, 2011, 05:34:29 pm

£4 from accessory planet

Title: Re: trouble with cuffs
Post by: brencarpetman on January 23, 2011, 05:45:08 pm

What's £4 from accessory planet Robert ?
KY jelly! I'm sure that would help

Title: Re: trouble with cuffs
Post by: robert meldrum on January 23, 2011, 05:55:20 pm

That's the cost of a inch and a half cuff !