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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Luc on July 09, 2012, 01:49:46 pm

Title: Prespraying?
Post by: Luc on July 09, 2012, 01:49:46 pm: Hi guys, what do you use for prespraying carpets? i have been using two hydroforce sprayers off the TM for years now and 1 old stainless steel pump up sprayer for upholstery or when i just want to apply a light prespray.
Im thinking about buying a electric sprayer, and saw some people on here use them. Anyone reccomend a good make.
Luc
Title: Re: Prespraying?
Post by: stu_thomson on July 09, 2012, 10:42:55 pm: I have been using this one for a few weeks now, great bit of kit so far, mines the v 17 one, and I've attached my lance to it

http://www.mobiwasher.co.uk/?gclid=CKLevJvHjbECFU4lfAodl1uvNg (http://www.mobiwasher.co.uk/?gclid=CKLevJvHjbECFU4lfAodl1uvNg)

Stu
Title: Re: Prespraying?
Post by: Paul Moss on July 09, 2012, 10:46:41 pm: Stu, do these need to be plugged in or do they run off battery. Ive read the write up of the v15 but i cant work out if it needs to be plugged into a power source.
Title: Re: Prespraying?
Post by: steven Banks on July 09, 2012, 11:01:56 pm: Quote from: stu_thomson on July 09, 2012, 10:42:55 pm
I have been using this one for a few weeks now, great bit of kit so far, mines the v 17 one, and I've attached my lance to it

http://www.mobiwasher.co.uk/?gclid=CKLevJvHjbECFU4lfAodl1uvNg (http://www.mobiwasher.co.uk/?gclid=CKLevJvHjbECFU4lfAodl1uvNg)

Stu

Looks like a functional piece of kit.
Title: Re: Prespraying?
Post by: AshWhite on July 09, 2012, 11:20:03 pm: Looks like you need to buy the power pack seperately Paul - otherwise it only runs off a car fAg lighter. Guess it makes the 17 a better buy.
Title: Re: Prespraying?
Post by: Jim_77 on July 09, 2012, 11:24:20 pm: These electric sprayers started becoming fashionable a year or two a go, now everyone is moaning because they're falling to bits / there's nowhere to put the lance / they leak onto the battery / the pump has gone / they're really heavy / there's no handles to pick them up by / the lance is broken / the hose is split etc etc

You have the best options already. Hydroforce for carpets and a steel pump up for upholstery & protector :)
Title: Re: Prespraying?
Post by: stu_thomson on July 10, 2012, 09:32:49 pm: The mobi works from a rechargeable battery, which you have to plug into the mains to charge or straight off the 12 volt cigar lighter

Have to say after 21 years of various pump up sprayers I'm sticking to these battery sprayers

Stu
Title: Re: Prespraying?
Post by: Mark Slaney on July 10, 2012, 09:48:10 pm: I bought one of these mobi washers, lasted 2 days and the pump gave up, couldn't claim on warranty as was running spm through it and it states only water. I've now taken the pump out of my old electric one (window cleaning w/house) and modified it to fit in the mobi. The mobi is a good design with some good features but won't last if your putting detergent or powdered solutions through it.

Mark.
Title: Re: Prespraying?
Post by: Brendan (chem2clean) on July 10, 2012, 10:01:20 pm: Just a idea,sometimes when i want to lay alot of pre spray fast,i put some pre spray in a bucket,then put the two hoses from my chemical feed.Open the valve all the way.Connect my spray lance for washing my van to solution hose and spray.Then change back to normal solution.
Title: Re: Prespraying?
Post by: peter maybury on July 10, 2012, 10:11:40 pm: would not be without a battery sprayer. Doing things like resaurants it is so much easier not having a hose to drag around the tables and chairs. Job for the last few weeks people can go of to next floor to start prespraying and aggitating whilst work carries on on other floor. So much easier than having a tee in the solution hose. If using loads of prespray so much quicker than pump sprayer. Had mine for 12 months and it has paid for itself many times over. Flow regulator went today, no problem by pass it and carry on, replacement will arrive in a few days, one of the best timesavers ever bought for such a small amount of money.

Peter
www.carpetcleanercardiff.com (http://www.carpetcleanercardiff.com)
Title: Re: Prespraying?
Post by: brianbarber on July 10, 2012, 11:11:10 pm: Gardiners have also just launched a new backpack sprayer.

Window cleaning warehouse unit I have had a lot problems, like look of that V-17 mobi.

Here's the Gardiners link

http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/info%5fBACKPACK%2ehtml

Mr B
Title: Re: Prespraying?
Post by: Jim_77 on July 10, 2012, 11:38:15 pm: Quote
Just a idea,sometimes when i want to lay alot of pre spray fast,i put some pre spray in a bucket,then put the two hoses from my chemical feed.Open the valve all the way.Connect my spray lance for washing my van to solution hose and spray.Then change back to normal solution.

Not being funny but have you ever heard of inline sprayers ???
Title: Re: Prespraying?
Post by: Brendan (chem2clean) on July 10, 2012, 11:47:27 pm: no what are they phil, :P LAST ONE STROKED FROM MY VAN.Thing is i always have problems with them,they always seem to break at connectors.
Title: Re: Prespraying?
Post by: Jim_77 on July 10, 2012, 11:56:29 pm: I've got an almost 3yr old hydroforce, never had a moment's trouble from it ???
Title: Re: Prespraying?
Post by: Brendan (chem2clean) on July 11, 2012, 12:02:07 am: yeah Phil had maybe cheap ass ones,you get what you pay for i suppose,hydroforce 6 months before it done a walk.