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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: rycalshaw on July 10, 2012, 11:21:56 am

Title: steampro/powerbrush
Post by: rycalshaw on July 10, 2012, 11:21:56 am
hi guys,do prochem sell a powerbrush to use with the steampro range or are there any other powerbrush devices that would be compatible..thanks
Title: Re: steampro/powerbrush
Post by: Robin Ray on July 10, 2012, 06:05:32 pm
Prochem don't currently sell a power brush. You could use an Extracta scrubba or a rotovac dhx or powerwand. What type of work do you want it for?
Title: Re: steampro/powerbrush
Post by: rycalshaw on July 10, 2012, 06:49:37 pm
cheers robin,its for domestics mostly mate,didn,t know if extracta scrubber would be compatible..
Title: Re: steampro/powerbrush
Post by: Simon@arenaclean on July 10, 2012, 11:15:14 pm
You may need to change your quick connects on the scrubber but it will work fine. You may find spending more time agitating pre-spray with a rotary, crb, pile brush with a descent dwell will serve you better. i suspect most on here do not use a scrubber/powerwand, particularly on domestics.
Title: Re: steampro/powerbrush
Post by: Robin Ray on July 11, 2012, 05:07:21 pm
I had a scrubba but found it a pain on domestics. As Simon said the right pre-spray, agitation and dwell should do a better job and imo easier than  using a scrubba. Some thing like a sebo duo or a oreck orbitor  would be a good first port of call.

Rob
Title: Re: steampro/powerbrush
Post by: Kinver_Clean on July 11, 2012, 05:40:58 pm
These things are designed for intank detergent use with no after rinse.
Most people seem to use presprays and agitate followed by a plain or additive rinse depending on carpet type and solution used.
This does not require a power brush for rinsing.
The Scrubba could be used for agitation, but there are better tools for this.

Sorry to be stating the obvious but I wondered if rycalshaw was aware of the older technology.
Title: Re: steampro/powerbrush
Post by: steven Banks on July 11, 2012, 06:42:19 pm
I had a scrubba (sold it) found it a pain after using an rx-20.

The sebo duo clogs up and smells (badly) even after a good soak in a cleaning agent. So i dont use that.

I have a rotowash R4 (although abit on the commercial side) is by far the best agitator between the scrubba and the duo.

Most of the time, i use the pile brush (quicker)