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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: brianbarber on November 12, 2011, 09:40:35 pm

Title: TM users
Post by: brianbarber on November 12, 2011, 09:40:35 pm
Hi guys

Those using a 1.5inch whip hose,
What would be your optimum length, performance verses ease of use.

Many thanks

Mr B
Title: Re: TM users
Post by: AshWhite on November 12, 2011, 09:43:40 pm
I'm currently using apprx 8' length, but I'm awaiting some cuffs to lose the whip altogether. Apparently it makes a big difference, but I'll wait and see..
Title: Re: TM users
Post by: Dave Roelants on November 12, 2011, 09:53:37 pm
Sorry, can't imagine why you would use a whip hose, just use 2in or even 2.5in direct to a 2in wand, you'll soon get used to it and to the increased airflow.
Title: Re: TM users
Post by: Tony Gill Carpet Smart on November 12, 2011, 09:59:54 pm
Same here 2" to the wand only use a whip on upholstery tools.

Cheers Tony
Title: Re: TM users
Post by: Mark Lawrence on November 12, 2011, 11:37:03 pm
Yep, 2" all the way. Just use a 2" to 1.5" reducer cuff at the wand. Oh and Nick's soft 2" hose is much more flexible than standard 2"

Mark
Title: Re: TM users
Post by: Simon Gerrard on November 13, 2011, 09:56:55 am
Get rid of the whip hose, it eats performance.

Simon
Title: Re: TM users
Post by: jon barnes on November 13, 2011, 02:23:57 pm
Mark
hope is not the Blue 2" that Hydramaster used to supply. Never know a vac hose to collaspe so much

Terry 
Title: Re: TM users
Post by: Mark Lawrence on November 13, 2011, 02:34:00 pm
Terry

Not sure if its the same one. Nick at Solutions has been selling these for years and mine is 2yrs old and never had a problem with collapsing. Its a 45 blower too.

I only use it on the wand end (50ft), with the other tougher stuff on the reel.

Mark
Title: Re: TM users
Post by: jon barnes on November 13, 2011, 02:43:45 pm
Hi Mark

It was about 2 years ago when we brought the Phoenix. at that time Nick was located within Hydramaster so It could of been his hose. It got so bad that we reverted to using an old 2" grey vac hose from Spurgeons. We now use the orange hose from Hydramaster

Terry   
Title: Re: TM users
Post by: james roffey on November 13, 2011, 05:08:17 pm
I had the 2 inch flexible blue  hose from solutions 50ft length and not only did it collapse while using around some stairs it  creased and split in two only had it about three months Nick sent me a joiner free of charge but i was a bit miffed as i thought it should have been replaced.
Title: Re: TM users
Post by: AshWhite on November 16, 2011, 04:36:57 pm
Had my cool cuffs delivered today, only had some rugs to do so it's hard to tell the difference, but moving around without the whip wasn't as cumbersome as I expected.

Be interesting to see what it's like around a house now.

On a seperate note, I'm quite impressed with how well the cool cuffs attach, a lot more secure than the push in fittings.
Title: Re: TM users
Post by: Tony Gill Carpet Smart on November 16, 2011, 07:56:48 pm
Cool Cuffs are brilliant expensive but brilliant

Tony
Title: Re: TM users
Post by: Len Gribble on November 16, 2011, 08:27:20 pm
Mr B

Ease of use = performance I use about 8ft and mine are push fit :o
Title: Re: TM users
Post by: The Carpet Cleaning Pro on November 16, 2011, 08:49:26 pm
I use the Mytee® CUFF-LYNX™. Brilliant cuffs to work with...especially in cold weather. I also use a 10ft. wipping hose and have not found it to lower performance of vacuum.
Title: Re: TM users
Post by: Jim_77 on November 16, 2011, 09:14:10 pm
I mostly use my 2" wand but when using 1.5" tools I use a 5ft whip - any shorter it would be a pain, and on a wand it means there's just enough for the 2" and cuff joint to stay on the floor so it's not pulling - makes the wand really nimble to move about and you can do awkward spaces and round 90deg corners etc which you can't with 2"

I've tried 2" straight onto the 1.5" tools and to be honest I'd rather put my todger through a food blender.  What a cumbersome way of working.  I bought my TM to make life easier for myself, not fight snake with rigormortis.

On typical domestic hose runs of under 100ft a short whip makes naff all difference to airflow.
Title: Re: TM users
Post by: Tony Gill Carpet Smart on November 16, 2011, 10:26:18 pm
Jim would that be one of them food blenders in a dolls house

 ;D Tony
Title: Re: TM users
Post by: AshWhite on November 16, 2011, 11:03:13 pm
I mostly use my 2" wand but when using 1.5" tools I use a 5ft whip - any shorter it would be a pain, and on a wand it means there's just enough for the 2" and cuff joint to stay on the floor so it's not pulling - makes the wand really nimble to move about and you can do awkward spaces and round 90deg corners etc which you can't with 2"

I've tried 2" straight onto the 1.5" tools and to be honest I'd rather put my todger through a food blender.  What a cumbersome way of working.  I bought my TM to make life easier for myself, not fight snake with rigormortis.

On typical domestic hose runs of under 100ft a short whip makes naff all difference to airflow.

I'm pretty sure that's a euphamism..
Title: Re: TM users
Post by: Jim_77 on November 17, 2011, 09:44:02 pm
Tony, no, moulinex turbo blender fitted with NOS :D

Ash, maybe, maybe not :)
Title: Re: TM users
Post by: Tony Gill Carpet Smart on November 17, 2011, 10:12:18 pm
 ;D