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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Ivar_Haglund on October 27, 2004, 01:12:15 am

Title: 100 psi is it enough to clean with
Post by: Ivar_Haglund on October 27, 2004, 01:12:15 am

can machines with 100 psi or less have the same flushing ability as machines with say over 200 psi


IVAR 8) :P

Title: Re: 100 psi is it enough to clean with
Post by: Bryan H on October 27, 2004, 10:16:53 am

The short answer is No !
But I cleaned perfectly successfully for years with 100 psi,  and a lot less in the early days!

I now use 135 psi which is a definite improvement, but will certainly upgrade to a higher pressure when this pump gives up the ghost.

The jets of course should be balanced to pump pressure, so may need changing to suit.


Bryan

Title: Re: 100 psi is it enough to clean with
Post by: Dynafoam on October 27, 2004, 07:31:13 pm

Ivar,

A strange question to come from someone with  a Recoil3  ???

Title: Re: 100 psi is it enough to clean with
Post by: Ivar_Haglund on October 28, 2004, 05:33:41 am

My pump is varable pressure

I have not had it down to 100 psi for carpet cleaning.

I just run it flat out.


IVAR :P

Title: Re: 100 psi is it enough to clean with
Post by: Ed Valentine on October 28, 2004, 04:17:25 pm

Ivar;

The actual cleaning performance of 100 psi will depend more on the "flow" than anything else.

For example, anyone could acheive 100 psi; but what is coming out of the nozzle (pump capability) in terms of water flow?

 A 100 psi pump producing .03GPM is much different than  the same PSI rated pump producing .08 GPM. A big difference in cleaning speed and breaking down surface tension.  ;)

Those are my thoughts.

Good Fortune to our friends across the pond;
Ed Valentine
cross-american corp.