Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: john martin on November 14, 2020, 12:57:54 pm
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Two identical tiny boosters from John Martin research and design center .
I got some new new portables ... got to get them boosted
(https://i.imgur.com/3DABH5K.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/AsGZRgR.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/FpgflBE.jpg)
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They are nice looking, looks like they were made in a factory not your shed ;)
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Designed in my office and built in-house mike ..
I was getting fast by the second one , could have went into production . :)
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Looks impressive! What's inside?
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They look fantastic John pity that I’m truck mounted which motor did you put in? 6.6?
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Yes , a 6.6 in each .
The plan was to build one of these for my upstairs machine ... a ( 400psi miniflex with a single 8.4 )
and build a twin 6.6 booster for a parallel Enforcer .
But the small booster is one finger liftable and fits on a van shelf , so i decided to build two of those insted .
And also ... just one connected to the Enforcers two exhausts , gives a nice lift boost so i wont always use four vacs with that . And i may try two boosters into one vac on the miniflex ... in other words , i have lots of configuration possibilities.
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They got a test or two already
(https://i.imgur.com/Gnmbj9A.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/80xb5pN.jpg)
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Excellent job! Have you cleaned carpet using a single booster on the 6.6 enforcer. What sort of boost in lift do you find? Do you notice any cfm increase?
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Excellent job! Have you cleaned carpet using a single booster on the 6.6 enforcer. What sort of boost in lift do you find? Do you notice any cfm increase?
yes i have , il put a gauge on it next week ... but it feels like much more suction , The parallel 6.6 enforcer is good but i miss the lack of suction , coming form a series machine , especially with a glided wand , the parallel feels weak . The three vacs works better with the 6.6 than the last time i tried that with 5.7s .... because of the increased airflow of the 6.6 i suppose.
Definitely worth playing around with various configurations when your testing your ETM.
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Let us know when your taking orders 😀
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Let us know when your taking orders 😀
Hmm ... parts cost me about 200 , then if i make 100perhour ( thats what carpets cleaners are suppose to make , at least on forums :D ) i was about five hours , and then my overheads , and shipping and handling and vat ... id say about 1000 would cover it ,
or you could buy cleansmarts version for 550 :)
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Could save you some hassle by posting what parts you bought and where from
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Could save you some hassle by posting what parts you bought and where from
Its all a bit custom , there are easier ways to put a 6.6 in a box .
this is the case though ...
https://www.protective-cases.co.uk/product/peli-storm-im2075-case/
Which turned out to be a tad small , hence the protruding thing on the back that i dont even know the name of ...
Someone would be better getting a slightly larger case , but dont skimp on the case , Cases by B&W or peli , The plastic is so thick and strong in that little case i could bolt the motor direct to the case , you couldnt do than with the likes of a tool box .
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Hi John I was only kidding but it does look very good. I tried the airflex pod on my machine, but at the time I was running it configured series SD/hd motors so I noticed a big drop in overall lift and consequently moved it on. Since then I have adapted the machine to parallel with 2x 1200 motors from restoremate when one of the original motors blew 18 months ago.
I am considering modifying my machine to run 2x 6.6 , I would like a storm or enforcer but honestly can't justify the cost if I can adapt my current machine. In my head it's as simple as new lead up to vac switch 2, and down to the 2nd 6.6 . Existing lead to pump and vac 1 6.6 . All I need is perhaps a new vac manifold fabricated and two motors and a main cable to do this - plus £100 an hour labour ;D
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hey , i know your kidding , i was emphasizing how slow im am , if i was building them to sell id make templates and have about five drills with each holesaw ready to go etc , i could get fast then .
You have an Airflex pro ? yeah fabricating a metal manifold for the two 6.6s should be easy enough . You just need to measure where the two holes are going in the new metal plate ., and the six bolt hole positions . if you have some downtime , perhaps buy two 6.6s first and place on the existing manifold , buy moving them around you should find a good position and mark the holes , you could then either remove the existing manifold and take it along to a local metal fab place and say make me this with the holes here . Or you could make a cardboard copy .
Wiring wise ... you just need to add a second cord , buy a cable gland like the one already on the machine to hold it tight , you could opt for no switch if its easier , like just plug it in and it comes on .