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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: TomCrowther on January 13, 2012, 09:16:35 pm

Title: powerful enough?
Post by: TomCrowther on January 13, 2012, 09:16:35 pm

Hi All, I am buying a variety of carpet cleaning kit and wanted to ask you seasoned pro's if the extraction machine I am looking at is "decent" enough.It's an Airflex 350, has had little use and looks in v good condition.
I plan to use lm/rotary for low profile carpets and want the Airflex 350 for deeper pile carpets and stairs/sofas etc. Will this machine be suitable or do I need something more powerful?
Any advice is appreciated, cheers.

Title: Re: powerful enough?
Post by: from edge2edge on January 13, 2012, 10:03:33 pm

Yes it is powerful enough  In conjunction with a good prespray after vaccing and a good agitation 350 psi will do the bizz..........Alan(swindon)

Title: Re: powerful enough?
Post by: john martin on January 13, 2012, 10:14:35 pm

Iv never had close look at one , but reading through the specs and looking at it generally , id say its a very well thought out design .
the specs are fine ..  350psi    200 cfm  140 " lift
Pity there is no onboard heat , but its probably better to have an inline close to the wand anyway .

If you fancy an vac upgrade sometime you could , with perhaps a few mods fit a pair of these motors and make it into    ' Storm '  spec  :)  ( give you about 300 more airwatts )

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lamb-Ametek-6-6-Vacuum-Motor-230-volt-Model-122236-18-/270880294858?pt=UK_HomeGarden_CLV_Cleaning_CA&hash=item3f11b947ca

Title: Re: powerful enough?
Post by: TomCrowther on January 13, 2012, 10:24:52 pm

OK thats reassuring, cheers guys.

Title: Re: powerful enough?
Post by: Simon@arenaclean on January 13, 2012, 11:53:35 pm

The vac mounting plates are interchangeable so it's quite easy to do, and have to say Cleansmart have really looked after us.