Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Clear Vision on February 08, 2007, 10:16:40 pm
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Hi guys,
When I first came on the carpet cleaning section of the forum I posted a picture of the wand I just bought. And what a mistake that was!!!
The stick I got for it was unbelievable :'(
So I am going to show you the wand I just bought off ebay a few weeks ago!
Please tell me your honest opinions and also can some kind person tell me if I can change the jets for new ones and where can they be purchased from?
Cheers
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Whoops :-[
I forgot to ask another question.
Where can I get a new brass fitting where the solution hose plugs into?
It's a bit old and tattie :'(
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Whoops again! Think I'm getting tired now.
This is the pics of the jets. I should have posted this with my first post ;)
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Our sponsor expresscleaning could sort you out, I personally go to Hydramster.co.uk, they have extras that you may need like stubbies and a glide which makee life loads easier.
Shaun
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Hi, You would be better off replacing them old fittings as a pose to repairing them, it wouldn't look too professional entering someone's home with them on your wand would it!
Cheers
Matt
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We have a similar wand that were bought from the states, im more than happy with it, i also believe but could be wrong that Solutions sell this wand. Id be dubous about buying a second hand wand, its better to buy new as you can get em for about £170 delivered even less imported froim the USA.
Brass quick connects are inexpensive about £15-£20 a set and its allways a good idea to have at least one of eaxch spare on the van.
Get a glide for your wand it make a massive difference,
Dene
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with the quick connects, fit a male on your wand and tools, then fit a female on your solution line.
this works out cheaper over time.
Mike
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Matt
Are you serious..........do you really think for one minute, that a client would be upset by the appearance of this wand...........it's shiny and clean and clients are very unlikely to even see the jets, or notice the connectors and even if they did...............are they going to stop you in your tracks and refuse to let you in their home, because they don't like the look of " that little brass bit" .........
If it's working..............leave it alone, other than to reverse the male / female connectors, as Mike says.
robbie
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quick connect fitting looks fine, they all go dull, use it till it breaks, same for the jets.
Mikes right its easier to have a male quick connect on wand, thats how most tool come,
very good wand its the one Hydramaster sell, www.hydramaster.co.uk you dont need a glide really, unless you got a truck mount.
good buy! ;D
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Could this be a Glidemaster wand?
Glidemaster is probably the market leader in the UK. Prochem, amongst others, use them. As suggested above, Express Cleaning Supplies are Prochem agents.
I'd go along with Mike H and fit male connectors to all tools, and female to hoses. All you'll need is a spanner or two and some PTFE tape. Lubricate the fittings with silicone spray (NEVER WD40) at least once a week. If possible, obtain S/S jets as they last much, much longer.
Safe and happy cleaning :)
Ken
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That wand is an AW29 indusrty standard twin jet 1.5" wand.
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same as our one ;D
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I fit female connectors to all my machines and male to all tools and all hoses with a male and female. Thus any hose will fit any machine with any tool on it. Hoses can then join if required with no problems.
Caravan Thetford toilet seal lubricant is made for the job and does not degrade connector seals and is about £3 for a can that will last you several years.
Trevor
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Hi Craig,
Why do you say you don't really need a glide with this wand its just that i have this wand and was thinking of getting a hydramaster glide whilst they were on offer?
Regards
matt
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woodbridge are the cheapest for these fittings a couple of pound each i would have thought, but if it aint broke dont fix it it will look like that again in a couple weeks anyway.
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pretty good wands, I bought 2 from TD products in california, I think they were about £92 each including the freight costs,when you change the jets don't forget to take out the filters behind them so you can clean them at the same time.
all the best
John
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Yeah nice wand mate, but I still think it needs a bit more of a polish, I just had a custy today halfway through the carpet clean, she came running & screaming into the lounge angle grinder in hand Pzzz.. Ppzzz.., cut my brass connectors right off, good god I said woman are you insane :o
She said to me 'You ever try to enter my premises again with that filthy piece of tat and I will be cutting something else off Mr Fletcher; I just gathered my broken pieces of wand and left. :'(
THE END ;D
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That looks just like my wand thet i got from woodbridge with my truckmount if thats any help Des
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You got that wand with a new TruckMount ?
I can hardly believe that. Was it an entry level TM ?
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Glynn I got one of those with my Boxxer!
Shaun
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That wand is an AW29 indusrty standard twin jet 1.5" wand.
are you sure Glynn, as you told me mine was a AW29 and mines not this one,
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Hi Craig,
Why do you say you don't really need a glide with this wand its just that i have this wand and was thinking of getting a hydramaster glide whilst they were on offer?
Regards
matt
Matt what i mean is, he don't really need one, and when starting out you don't want a buy things you dont need, cus if using with a porty it doesnt really stick to the carpet making it hard to push pull like on a TM,
i dont mean to put any one off buying a glide.
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fair enough, would you still recommend i get one i use a porty. If it aint a great help when using a porty i will put the money towards something else.
Cheers
matt
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Matt,
I think it will still improve your drying times on a portable, as well as making it easier to move the wand.
i've not used one on a portable though, so im not best quilified to say, hopfully some one can let us know who use's one on a portable ?
Craig
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Hi Craig,
Why do you say you don't really need a glide with this wand its just that i have this wand and was thinking of getting a hydramaster glide whilst they were on offer?
Regards
matt
I have a wand similar to this one, but never seen a glide before, what are they like ?
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Thanks for all your comments on my wand! Much appreciated.
Where can I buy replacement jets for this wand? Are they a standard fit?
Also where can I purchase the male and female connectors?
Cheers
Matthew
Clear Vision
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any local hose firm will sell them at prob half the cost of a carpet cleaning machine firm
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Cheers paul!
I am hopeless with sizes and fittings! :-[
Do you know what size I will need?
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what machine u hav ? should just be standerd 1/4
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good offer in the post to day from craftex a swan neck 12 inch two jet wand ans a free hand tool 245 pounds
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what machine u hav ? should just be standerd 1/4
A rustler ll hot water extraction
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lol never heard of it u winding me up lol
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No, dead jen!!!!
I bought it from a chap who used to work for service master! He moved to france and was selling up. It's an american machine. I got it for £50!
I stripped every part of the unit and rebuilt it. I even resprayed it blue and I'm in the process of getting stickers made from a sign shop to put on it (Rustler ll)
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service master used yellow ninjas, u got a pic i can see
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will post pic 2morow