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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Chris R on October 13, 2004, 08:02:03 pm

Title: Best upholstery vac?
Post by: Chris R on October 13, 2004, 08:02:03 pm

What do you use to pre vac upholstery? I find that the hoover attatchments are to small and fiddley, and the hand held "dirt devil" not very effective.
Anyone use the turbo head that fits on the HWE vac hose? I suppose I would need a dust downer with one of these?
thanks
Chris

Title: Re: Best upholstery vac?
Post by: Dynafoam on October 13, 2004, 08:11:26 pm

Chris,

I have used turbo-heads with my HWE (+ dust downer) but have built an electric power-head for this purpose.

Sebo make a turbo-head for their machine which I understand to be effective, and I know a number of cleaners use a Kirby attachment with the vacuum of their choice.

Title: Re: Best upholstery vac?
Post by: *paul_moss on October 13, 2004, 08:16:36 pm

I use numatic,s for upholstery as you can get 4 different types of brush head.
I have not got a power brush.

Does anybody  know if numatic do one ?

Paul

Title: Re: Best upholstery vac?
Post by: Len Gribble on October 13, 2004, 09:38:10 pm

I use the industry standard the Henry on all vacuuming, what a turbo head and a dust downer.

Len

Title: Re: Best upholstery vac?
Post by: *paul_moss on October 13, 2004, 09:44:51 pm

Len where can you get a tubo hean from

paul

Title: Re: Best upholstery vac?
Post by: *paul_moss on October 13, 2004, 09:45:42 pm

Len should say turbo head

paul

Title: Re: Best upholstery vac?
Post by: Len Gribble on October 13, 2004, 10:11:43 pm

Paul

Ant got the foggiest that’s why I ask what’s a  ???

Len

Title: Re: Best upholstery vac?
Post by: paul@ctcs on October 13, 2004, 10:30:20 pm

There are 3 Kirby zip tools now on ebay, they sell by saturday afternoon.

Paul

Title: Re: Best upholstery vac?
Post by: Dynafoam on October 13, 2004, 10:31:44 pm

Len,

A turbo head is a device that incorporates a rotating  brush, similar to that found on an upright vacuum cleaner, driven by the vacuums' airflow.

A dust-downer is a device that injects water into the vacuum hose to convert dry soil int dirty water. You have one at the back of your shed that you bought from Ashbys some years ago, and have since forgotten (silly old sod  ;D)

Title: Re: Best upholstery vac?
Post by: Len Gribble on October 13, 2004, 11:06:57 pm

John

I have so much gear I forgot what I use it for, getting younger I take.

Len

Title: Re: Best upholstery vac?
Post by: Dynafoam on October 13, 2004, 11:13:30 pm

Len,

Just keep it in your trousers then ;D

John.

Title: Re: Best upholstery vac?
Post by: Len Gribble on October 13, 2004, 11:33:42 pm

I will John till the next time, but where did I put it! ??? ???

Len