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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Steven Butler on April 28, 2013, 06:41:47 pm

Title: Too big for agitating?
Post by: Steven Butler on April 28, 2013, 06:41:47 pm

Is a victor wolf 15" slow speed rotary too big for agitating domestic carpets???

Title: Re: Too big for agitating?
Post by: AshWhite on April 28, 2013, 06:42:19 pm

No

Title: Re: Too big for agitating?
Post by: *Hector* on April 28, 2013, 06:56:01 pm

no

Title: Re: Too big for agitating?
Post by: Steven Butler on April 28, 2013, 07:01:36 pm

Is that a no then?

Title: Re: Too big for agitating?
Post by: Steve Gunn on April 28, 2013, 07:02:50 pm

Definite no

Title: Re: Too big for agitating?
Post by: Carpet Dawg on April 28, 2013, 07:08:21 pm

depends on the area your cleaning. Would be a pain to use daily on residentials though.

Title: Re: Too big for agitating?
Post by: *Hector* on April 28, 2013, 07:22:33 pm

Quote from: Carpet Dawg on April 28, 2013, 07:08:21 pm

depends on the area your cleaning. Would be a pain to use daily on residentials though.

I disagree Tony..

I use one daily on residentials   ;D ;D

Title: Re: Too big for agitating?
Post by: Carpet Dawg on April 28, 2013, 07:33:15 pm

your a patient man  ;D

more of a pain if you have to take that plus a hefty hwe machine out of the van < I've rephrased  ;D

Title: Re: Too big for agitating?
Post by: *Hector* on April 28, 2013, 08:03:17 pm

as I don't cart a hefty HWE machine about....

I'll give you that one  :P :P

 ;D

Title: Re: Too big for agitating?
Post by: stuart_clark on April 28, 2013, 09:30:28 pm

If you think about it, there are guys using DF machines in houses! they are 17 inch

Title: Re: Too big for agitating?
Post by: Steven Butler on April 29, 2013, 04:59:47 am

15" rotary v Oreck Orbitor. On domestic jobs only

Title: Re: Too big for agitating?
Post by: Paul Moss on April 29, 2013, 07:55:04 am

15 inch slow speed rotarty, i use one daily for aggitation on domestics. Oreck to slow for me.

Title: Re: Too big for agitating?
Post by: Steven Butler on April 29, 2013, 08:20:30 am

Cheers Paul, what would you say is a decent price for a 15" slow speed victor wolf in good condition??

Title: Re: Too big for agitating?
Post by: dan paton on April 29, 2013, 08:26:52 am

steven I got my victor wolf with driveplate on ebay for £60 but the guy was local and it was a bargain as I've seen them go for a lot more

Title: Re: Too big for agitating?
Post by: Steven Butler on April 29, 2013, 09:48:56 am

Dan do you use yours for agitating on domestic work?
Ive seen 1 local, looks in very good condition, with drive board, shampoo brush and scrubbing brush for £100.....??

Title: Re: Too big for agitating?
Post by: dan paton on April 29, 2013, 10:27:12 am

steven to be honest I don't use it much at all  . for a hundred quid that's more of a bargain than I got as the shampoo brush and scrubbing brushes are about 70+ quid each . i'd bite the guys hand off for that. from what I've heard the victor is a very reliable machine aswell .

Title: Re: Too big for agitating?
Post by: *Hector* on April 29, 2013, 10:37:38 am

it is a reliable machine, and I would bite his hand off too.

the only thing that I have found iffy in the victor is the ratchet for raising and lowering the handle can slip and and occasionally move freely.

Dan there is a cracking place to get pads etc from and to service the machine not too far from you in Basingstoke.

Title: Re: Too big for agitating?
Post by: dan paton on April 29, 2013, 10:54:46 am

what's the name of the place hector as there's only one place I know of in soton and I've found them quite pricy for some  stuff . cheers

Title: Re: Too big for agitating?
Post by: *Hector* on April 29, 2013, 11:00:01 am

Brushrite is the name... not got a link at the moment as their website has just been hacked.

Title: Re: Too big for agitating?
Post by: Tony Stewart on April 29, 2013, 04:11:53 pm

Dan Hector is right (as always) Brushrite are brilliant for drive plates, shampoo scrubbers etc. Family owned and nothing too much trouble. I have a rotary but use my TM4 as it is easier. Lot more expensive though.

Title: Re: Too big for agitating?
Post by: *Hector* on April 29, 2013, 04:30:17 pm

Tell Gwen that I sent you, and she will double the price give you a good deal  ;D ;D

Title: Re: Too big for agitating?
Post by: Steven Butler on April 29, 2013, 05:26:56 pm

Thanks for your advise, may buy the rotary, apparantly the brush is brand new too.