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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: hasti on March 14, 2015, 09:28:58 pm

Title: Orbot
Post by: hasti on March 14, 2015, 09:28:58 pm

Hi Guys
How many of you use this machine, it looks amazing, and it does so many different jobs, can you use it for general domestic houses too ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4opXay8FjlY

Title: Re: Orbot
Post by: hasti on March 15, 2015, 10:30:15 am

38 views and no comments  ??? so this machine is not that good then ?

Title: Re: Orbot
Post by: Radek Jablonski on March 15, 2015, 11:42:35 am

hasti, this is 20inch machine, the answer is simply

Title: Re: Orbot
Post by: hasti on March 15, 2015, 11:58:48 am

Quote from: Radek Jablonski on March 15, 2015, 11:42:35 am

hasti, this is 20inch machine, the answer is simply

Thanks Radek, i have just been reading all about it on older posts and i will defiantly buy one as i am very impressed with it, i think i have to buy the mini one as well for stairs and sofa cleaning. what i like about it is that it does multiple tasks and the surface can be dry instantly.  :)

Title: Re: Orbot
Post by: Radek Jablonski on March 15, 2015, 12:05:39 pm

hasti i meant it will not be good for houses, it is too big
this is perhaps good maintenance machine for commercial jobs, i do not belive you can do any restoration of stone floors with it
what is you looking foor? any low moisture cleaning machine? do you have any rotary already? any heavy slow speed rotary, much cheaper will do the job for you, on carpets and hard floors, will be more aggresive then orbital machine.

theres also cimex if you realy need this kind of machine

Title: Re: Orbot
Post by: David Ware on March 15, 2015, 01:21:57 pm

I have the Orbot and use on domestic for either agitation of you pre spray or encapping. If your work is mainly commercial then the Cimex would be the better machine, but heavy for 1 person to lift.
David

Title: Re: Orbot
Post by: slioch on March 15, 2015, 02:20:08 pm

Really like ours.  Not had it very long but one of us did £3000+VAT of commercial work with it in 4 days this week.  Have a look at several posts here going back to 28 Feb:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Scimitar-Clean-Ltd/244649478941797
This might give a real world view rather than the marketing videos most people have seen.

All these are commercial and all but one with encap.  Also did a non-slip floor in a catering kitchen using the scrub brush.  Not tried stone yet.

I don't think I would use the Sprayborg for domestic.  It is much heavier than a normal rotary and not as manoeuvrable. Potential for damage in a tight lounge would be high and I wouldn't choose this technology for domestic carpet.  Domestic stone floor kitchen - yes. 

Adjustments to rake and changing bottles is fiddly but a small price given the benefits.  Having said that it is less physically demanding and can be used all day.  The big bonus is spraying down with a proper shurflo pump followed immediately with an agitating rotary action.   

Title: Re: Orbot
Post by: Mike Halliday on March 15, 2015, 04:05:03 pm

Heres a video of me using mine in a domestic situation on domestic greasy carpets.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m0ZXdTLyCtI

They are much too heavy to use full time on domestic carpets unless you work as a 2 man team (Unless you are built like Hercules you cannot lift it over door thresholds)

Title: Re: Orbot
Post by: dan paton on March 15, 2015, 04:46:17 pm

Nice video Mike. What chemical where you using ?

Title: Re: Orbot
Post by: Mike Halliday on March 15, 2015, 05:13:54 pm

Pureclean I think......it was along time ago

Title: Re: Orbot
Post by: hasti on March 15, 2015, 06:24:19 pm

Thanks guys for a great feed back :)
I see what you mean now, i can't imaging a one man can work with this machine in domestic house where there are lots of furniture.
I have a ninja, which does a good job, but the carpet doesn't dry as fast as Orbot, most of our jobs are domestic and so perhaps if i move to commercial jobs it would be wise to buy one.

Does any one know how much they are ? as Amteck hasn't put a price on it.

Title: Re: Orbot
Post by: Lewis Newby on March 15, 2015, 06:31:38 pm

The list a package at 3k +vat i think.

Re drying, do you do dry strokes, air movers , post bonnet?

Title: Re: Orbot
Post by: hasti on March 15, 2015, 06:39:50 pm

Quote from: Lewis Newby on March 15, 2015, 06:31:38 pm

The list a package at 3k +vat i think.

Re drying, do you do dry strokes, air movers , post bonnet?

Hi Lewis, 3K is not bad i don't know what you mean about VAT ?  ;D ;D
With my ninja, yes we do dry strokes but don't use air movers now days, used to years ago.

Title: Re: Orbot
Post by: Lewis Newby on March 15, 2015, 07:18:16 pm

http://www.amtechuk.co.uk/shop/hos-orbot-sprayborg-carpet-cleaning-package-pid-602.html

Link to package deal, last time i called to enquire about a machine the guy on the phone gave me a code for 10% off to use if i ordered the machine online. Might be worth the call on this machine ;)

Title: Re: Orbot
Post by: hasti on March 15, 2015, 10:34:20 pm

Quote from: Lewis Newby on March 15, 2015, 07:18:16 pm

http://www.amtechuk.co.uk/shop/hos-orbot-sprayborg-carpet-cleaning-package-pid-602.html

Link to package deal, last time i called to enquire about a machine the guy on the phone gave me a code for 10% off to use if i ordered the machine online. Might be worth the call on this machine ;)

Thanks mate  :)