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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: andre w on February 09, 2016, 07:24:21 pm

Title: What Psi in general for carpets
Post by: andre w on February 09, 2016, 07:24:21 pm

Neweby ?'s

I can't decide which psi to get my enforcer, reading some truck mout forum those Americans clean there carpets up to 600psi , I thought no more than 300psi , I  am looking at a 400psi enforcer and wondering if I should up it to the 600psi , which I think also would be good enough to clean grout with

Title: Re: What Psi in general for carpets
Post by: Paul H Coulthard on February 09, 2016, 09:01:41 pm

Hi mate how are you. I have the enforcer  and I never go over 250 psi mate incleaning carpets I run around 175psi t 200 mark regards Paul

Title: Re: What Psi in general for carpets
Post by: Dave_Lee on February 10, 2016, 03:44:26 pm

The more water you put down, the more pressure you set it at, you have to have the vac power to recover it. You can set higher psi with a good TM because they have more vac 'power'. If you set your porty at 400 psi, you will overwet the carpet and leave much water behind. 250psi ought to be the max for a porty.
I run a big 69HP engine, 5M Blower TM and rarely go above 300psi, running a wand with  twin .03 jets.
I also have an Alltec Evolution portable with a 600 psi pump, but run it at max 250psi with a wand with twin .015 jets, in other words less psi than the TM and jets half the size on the wand.
Dave.