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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: simonc on September 21, 2006, 05:26:13 pm

Title: Hydramaste Spitfire
Post by: simonc on September 21, 2006, 05:26:13 pm

Anyone out there with one or experience of them over any period.....Im thinking of jumping in to the T/M seen...but cant make up my mind where to put my life savings......also anyone got address for the Truckmounters talksite please
Simon

Title: Re: Hydramaste Spitfire
Post by: Dave_Lee on September 21, 2006, 06:52:18 pm

Simon,
http://www.truckmounters.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl
Dave.

Title: Re: Hydramaste Spitfire
Post by: Glynn on September 21, 2006, 06:55:04 pm

The Hydramaster spitfire 3.2 is the most reliable Tm made. Anyone that tells you otherwise would be  completly wrong

Title: Re: Hydramaste Spitfire
Post by: craigp on September 21, 2006, 07:16:22 pm

that good to hear, does that go for the 4.0 too Glynn?

Title: Re: Hydramaste Spitfire
Post by: Glynn on September 21, 2006, 07:22:13 pm

No, not really. The 4.0 has more things to go wrong like sensors all over it and a bit more complex overall. Although properly maintained the 4.0 is a good powerfull truckmount, it has a larger engine and larger blower.

Title: Re: Hydramaste Spitfire
Post by: Buster Ingram on September 21, 2006, 07:28:58 pm

Best guy to speak to Simon is Paul Elliot, he's run one for a few years now. What he don't know about them he could put on the back of a postage stamp.
He can be found on the cleantalk board

Dave

Title: Re: Hydramaste Spitfire
Post by: simonc on September 27, 2006, 05:13:31 pm

thanks folks for your help
simon

Title: Re: Hydramaste Spitfire
Post by: Mike Halliday on September 27, 2006, 05:42:54 pm

I've owned 3 entry level truckmounts including a Spitfire 3.2 & 4.0 both were not as good as the Prochem Blazer.

its the heat that lets them down.

Mike

Title: Re: Hydramaste Spitfire
Post by: craigp on September 27, 2006, 07:09:07 pm

thats funny because ive got a spitfire 4.0 and it produces more heat than i need, it'll go up to steam if i want, so i have it turned downed a bit.

Title: Re: Hydramaste Spitfire
Post by: Mike Halliday on September 27, 2006, 07:23:49 pm

but how quick did it get that hot?

at the end of the day it was Ok but the first jobs never had the heat.

the blazer got hotter a lot quicker

Mike

Title: Re: Hydramaste Spitfire
Post by: craigp on September 27, 2006, 07:30:20 pm

i let mine tickover for 3-4 mins (first job so from cold) then i start cleaning cleanest parts of room, as they dont require all the heat to clean, its pretty much coming through hot as i get to dirtier bits, course bit slower the more lenghs of solution im using, but hot before i've finished first room, i honestly could'nt complain about the heat, it's supprised me just how good it is considering its a heat exchange.

maybe it's been improved, redesigned? since yours?

Title: Re: Hydramaste Spitfire
Post by: jewell on September 27, 2006, 07:35:12 pm

try woodbridge very good price on t/m machines
iwas the same as your self didnt know a lot
about them .i have a twin wand job pro 25.
800 hours on clock and no problems.service spot
on from woodbridge.try www.wcsuk.com.

Title: Re: Hydramaste Spitfire
Post by: Buster Ingram on September 27, 2006, 11:30:16 pm

Tut tut, jewell's you forgot to say how fast they heat up and stay hot. ;)  But don't shout to much about them or else every one will want one :o Then were will we be jewell's :-\

Title: Re: Hydramaste Spitfire
Post by: Liahona on September 28, 2006, 12:09:16 am

Craig, dont you bleed the hoses before you clean? This way you clean hot from the start and not with at least, day old cold chemicals..... and maybe the wrong chemical at that, best, Dave.

Title: Re: Hydramaste Spitfire
Post by: craigp on September 28, 2006, 08:43:41 am

i do somtimes if i want hot striaght off, i will run it through outside, but as i say normally start cleaning clean bits of room, that dont need heat.

i do use cold prespray your right, an day or so old, seems to work ok to me.