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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Ian Gourlay on May 22, 2011, 11:12:01 pm

Title: How many Hands to work a wand
Post by: Ian Gourlay on May 22, 2011, 11:12:01 pm

I have always used two hands to work a wand ,

But watching videos recently I have noticed a lot of people just working it with one hand

Title: Re: How many Hands to work a wand
Post by: Jim_77 on May 22, 2011, 11:41:32 pm

Depends on the carpet, the vac power of the machinery and if the wand has a glide on it.

Even with the TM I can wand one-handed no problem on low profiles - on bigger jobs it's nice to switch arms regularly to save fatigue.  But on some domestic carpets like cut pile polyprop that is matted down, you need two hands definitely.

Posture is very bad for me with wands because I'm so tall, I have to stoop to use the grab handle, or if it is set high enough it is too far away from the wand head to give me enough leverage to be of any use.  I'd hold the tube but it gets a bit hot :D

Title: Re: How many Hands to work a wand
Post by: Linds Russell on May 23, 2011, 07:39:56 am

Jim, I heard of a carpet cleaner near me who is 6 foot 6 and gets wands specially made for him. Might be worth a phone call to a manufacturer.

Linds

Title: Re: How many Hands to work a wand
Post by: C A Payne on May 23, 2011, 11:09:32 am

i've got a couple of wonder wands & very rarely use two hands! 

Title: Re: How many Hands to work a wand
Post by: Ian Gourlay on May 23, 2011, 11:59:49 am

looks like i work to  hard

Title: Re: How many Hands to work a wand
Post by: markpowell on May 23, 2011, 12:33:40 pm

2 hands

Title: Re: How many Hands to work a wand
Post by: wynne jones on May 23, 2011, 02:34:28 pm

Some clever dick will say no hands.

The other thing I see a lot is over extending, this is storing up trouble for your back in the long run.

Title: Re: How many Hands to work a wand
Post by: clinton on May 23, 2011, 03:11:24 pm

Sometimes 2 hands sometimes one for me ;D

Title: Re: How many Hands to work a wand
Post by: garyfindlay on May 23, 2011, 06:57:24 pm

3 hands ;D it get exciting jobs sometimes

Title: Re: How many Hands to work a wand
Post by: wynne jones on May 23, 2011, 07:37:40 pm

Quote from: garyfindlay on May 23, 2011, 06:57:24 pm

3 hands ;D it get exciting jobs sometimes

Don't forget the vinegar strokes or it will leave a hard white residue. ;D

Title: Re: How many Hands to work a wand
Post by: Carpet Dawg on May 23, 2011, 07:50:08 pm

one hand and two feet  :P