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Title: which upholstery tool
Post by: dave washbrook on August 02, 2004, 01:56:22 am

hi all
 i was just looking for some advice on which upholstery tool is best. i know there are lots available and everyone has different opnions. i use the drimaster at the moment but find it quite slow and my water consumption is very excessive.  any advice greately recived.
 thanks
 dave

Title: Re: which upholstery tool
Post by: Dynafoam on August 02, 2004, 02:27:20 am

Dave,

My two all-time favourites are the Kleenrite swivel-head, where deep injection is required and the CFR Combi Tool for all other upholstery.

Apart from excellent drying the latter tool, due to having the supply and recovery both within ¹/₄" means that the tool can be held static on very dirty beads without over-wetting.

John.

Title: Re: which upholstery tool
Post by: Ken Wainwright on August 02, 2004, 02:42:02 pm

Dave

I worked for many years with a Prochem "Chisel Head" and was very pleased with it's performance. But my CFR has been a revelation. Alternative, wider heads available which can be changed in seconds, 4 different jet sizes available to suit the needs of the carpet/fabric and they're Q/D too. It's been said by many that this tool can give truckmount drying performance from a portable. I wouldn't disagree.  Water consumption varies according to the jet used, but less than your current tool. An excellent tool available from Amteck UK, World of Clean, A&M in Watford and others too.

Safe, happy and quick dry cleaning:)
Ken

Title: Re: which upholstery tool
Post by: lee_gundry on August 02, 2004, 02:55:55 pm

cfr

i have 3 of them excellent tool

Lee  G

Title: Re: which upholstery tool
Post by: Dave_Lee on August 02, 2004, 08:28:33 pm

CFR and Prochem Delux (TM compat)
Dave.

Title: Re: which upholstery tool
Post by: dave washbrook on August 04, 2004, 12:57:21 am

thanks guys
 thanks for the sound advice it looks like a cfr a will hope to order one tomorrow any advice where's best to buy from.
 thanks again
dave

Title: Re: which upholstery tool
Post by: Mark Betts on August 04, 2004, 01:10:32 am

Whats the minimum psi the cfr tool would operate on?

tA


Mark

Title: Re: which upholstery tool
Post by: Dynafoam on August 04, 2004, 01:16:59 am

Mark,

In a recent conversation with Karl at Amtech, he stated that any pressure from 100psi would be OK, but he thought around 200-250psi to be the optimum for most upholstery.

My own experiments would agree with this.

John.

Title: Re: which upholstery tool
Post by: Mark Betts on August 04, 2004, 02:28:48 am

Thanks John

KEN:

How do you find your cfr with your pro plus?



Thanks

Mark

Title: Re: which upholstery tool
Post by: Ken Wainwright on August 04, 2004, 08:07:05 pm

Mark

Although only 100 psi, I find the results and speed of cleaning to be excellent. I use an 01 jet for finer fabrics and an 02 for heavier.

My backup machine (also a Pro Plus) has a 135 pump, but I can't detect any advantages over my much older and well worn 100 psi.

Safe and happy cleaning:)
Ken

Title: Re: which upholstery tool
Post by: Dynafoam on August 04, 2004, 09:32:10 pm

Ken,

If you were to try @ 200-250psi, you would notice a big difference - the speed at which you can move the tool to achieve the same result increases greatly - yet you can still hover on bead etc. without soaking.

John