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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: clarkson on January 28, 2013, 02:11:14 pm

Title: Hand tool
Post by: clarkson on January 28, 2013, 02:11:14 pm

Hi
Iam going to get some better hand tools. Are current one is very clunky hard to hold and valve is sticking.

What do those that know think is best on stairs, a stair wand or hand tool and which models?

Hi here all speak highly of the sapphire tool for upholstery why do you feel its so good

Cheers

John

Title: Re: Hand tool
Post by: Russ Chadd on January 28, 2013, 08:52:30 pm

Personally i use a CFR 3 and 5" tool, very well made and unlike the sapphire does not have a plastic glide which can get scored over time.
Here is mine in action... http://youtu.be/C6PVinHPdGc (http://youtu.be/C6PVinHPdGc)
The CFR will do a fantastic job on upholstery.
I purchased a little stair tool off Ebay from a guy called "Dave the hose".. (google him) cost me about £60 and it has been great.. perfect size and so much better than using an upholstery tool.

Title: Re: Hand tool
Post by: Ken Leeder on January 28, 2013, 09:58:13 pm

Got the same stair tool from "Dave" good guy to buy from and stair tool works well.

Title: Re: Hand tool
Post by: wayne zabel on January 28, 2013, 10:00:05 pm

Been on the site and cant find any link to and tools

Title: Re: Hand tool
Post by: Russ Chadd on January 28, 2013, 10:29:53 pm

Here you go...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CARPET-CLEANING-HAND-STAIR-TOOL-4-ENCLOSED-SPRAY-/190788256062?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2c6bddc13e (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CARPET-CLEANING-HAND-STAIR-TOOL-4-ENCLOSED-SPRAY-/190788256062?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2c6bddc13e)

Title: Re: Hand tool
Post by: Deep Cleaning Solutions on January 28, 2013, 10:37:00 pm

He should be renamed " Dave the cheap shee-ite hose's ",
well the hoses i bought off him were, not what i expected at all.

This was a few years ago mind, so they might be better quality now.

Title: Re: Hand tool
Post by: Lewis Newby on January 28, 2013, 11:04:49 pm

I had 10m vac and solution hoses 6months back, while they aren't a patch on the original prochem one in terms of crush resistance , they do the job all the same.

I did accidentally park the machine on the vac hose and it will kink up easily under high pressure now, I solved this to a degree by strapping it up to the solution hose to keep it all strait.

Re the tool. I have a similar one to that on the eBay link except mine isn't enclosed, would this enclosed type be a big improvement in reducing overspray on furniture? I'm tempted to bite the bullit and go for a sapphire or cfr tool

Lew

Title: Re: Hand tool
Post by: clarkson on January 29, 2013, 07:45:19 am

Hi
Cheers guys

Russ will that go on your cfr spotter

Cheers

John

Title: Re: Hand tool
Post by: Russ Chadd on January 29, 2013, 04:09:51 pm

Hi John

Not really... the stair tool has a flood jet and the CFR spotter has a dinky little 55 psi pump, even though if you could convert the hose fittings it would be a total waste of time... better off using the CFR spotter with a standard upholstery tool with a 02 jet...

Title: Re: Hand tool
Post by: Griffus on January 30, 2013, 12:47:56 am

I have a CFR 3" and can't fault it to be fair. I use it on furniture, stairs, spots and stains, edges - you get the picture......  :)

Title: Re: Hand tool
Post by: John Kelly on January 30, 2013, 08:06:00 am

The plastic glide on the Saphire is easily and cheaply replaced. As said many times don't use the same tool for carpets as for upholstery. They can get nicked by carpet gripper rods and without thinking you can rip the fabric on a suite quite easily. I know people who've done this.

Title: Re: Hand tool
Post by: clarkson on January 30, 2013, 02:44:34 pm

Thanks for help.

Cheers

John