Clean It Up

UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: ollie on April 01, 2007, 07:48:20 am

Title: hand tool
Post by: ollie on April 01, 2007, 07:48:20 am

hi all, i use a ninja and i want to buy a prochem hand tool..its a pc... something or other (havent got my catalogue in front of me)  can anyone tell me if the blue hose on the handtool will fit the hose supplied by ashbys?
Thanks
ollie

Title: Re: hand tool
Post by: Terry_Burrows on April 01, 2007, 12:00:41 pm

mostly they do they are standerd

Title: Re: hand tool
Post by: Ken Wainwright on April 01, 2007, 12:13:24 pm

QD fittings are almost standard throughout our industry. The only problems you may come across is when one brand will have a female fitting and another a male fitting. Spanners and ptfe tape is all that's required to change over.

Safe and happy fettling :)
Ken

Title: Re: hand tool
Post by: the red carpet on April 01, 2007, 07:27:39 pm

i not long sold one, but i see the guy who brought it of me has stuck it back on e-bay, i dont know if its sold yet but it might be worth you doing a search

Title: Re: hand tool
Post by: *paul_moss on April 01, 2007, 09:57:51 pm

Red he re sold it cos he was getting the same results as you on cleaning the suites  :D

Title: Re: hand tool
Post by: Jason Hedges on April 01, 2007, 11:52:18 pm

Ollie,

Why do you want a prochem handtool? (I assume you're talking about upholstery cleaning).

I used one when I first started (was sold one with my first machine). I wouldn't use any prochem handtool for upholstery again, I use the hydramaster drimaster at present and its the dogs......

The only other upholstery handtool I would consider would be the cfr. Never tried one but have read and heard loads of excellent comments on it.

Another cleaner near to me has a cfr handtool and will do a awap for a day with my drimaster to compare results. I will post when I have compared the two!

Both products I recommend can be found here:
http://www.cleansmartsupplies.co.uk/acatalog/Carpet_and_Upholstery_Hand_Tools.html

I do however use the prochem glidemaster 4" hand tool for stairs. Excellent!

Kind regards,
Jason.

Title: Re: hand tool
Post by: darren72 on April 02, 2007, 09:29:46 am

Dont buy the upholstery tool from prochem i used it for about a year the spray goes every were, i then bought the chemspec low moisture upholstery tool its brilliant and also cheaper.  darren

Title: Re: hand tool
Post by: ollie on April 02, 2007, 02:13:55 pm

thanks all i will look into your suggestions

Title: Re: hand tool
Post by: ollie on April 02, 2007, 02:23:48 pm

jason ..how does the drimaster work?

Title: Re: hand tool
Post by: Jason Hedges on April 02, 2007, 04:57:54 pm

Hi Ollie,

Its got an on / off valve instead of a trigger and the solution flows out of one slot, across the cleaning head and into the vacuum slot.

If the flow rate is adjusted right you get no overspray at all (unlike the prochem and other similar open spray models).

More details about the drimaster are here:
http://www.cleansmartsupplies.co.uk/acatalog/Hydramaster_Drimaster_Hand_Tool.html

You can even have one on free trial and send it back if you dont like it, cant say fairer than that.

All the best,
Jason.

Title: Re: hand tool
Post by: Mark Stanley on April 02, 2007, 06:16:02 pm

You really do need to trial one. They are a little awkward to get used to, but I wouldn't send mine back!

Regards
Mark

Title: Re: hand tool
Post by: ollie on April 02, 2007, 06:23:58 pm

they look good ..i think i will order the free trial..have to book a few upholstery cleans!
ollie