Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: *paul_moss on November 06, 2004, 02:10:59 pm
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Most of the portables we use have 2 x 3 stage vacuum motors.
Extraction hoses are all the same size.
I was wondering if it would make a difference if the diameter of the hose was made smaller would it then generate more power to the wand for uplift.
Has anybody experimented with this.
Paul
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Paul,
Reducing the diameter of the vacuum hose will reduce the airflow at any given lenghth.
The increased restriction to airflow can result in a slightly more constant vacuum but cannot increase it. The general effect would be a reduction in performance.
I do sometimes use a 30" length of 1.25" hose for curtain cleaning to effect this reduction.