Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: kinder clean on October 25, 2008, 06:54:38 pm
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After my day with Geoff and Mike in Hull, I can see how much quicker and easier it is to use a glide wand compared to the wonder wand.
I use a powerflite 500PSI Porty with the wonder wand, its a great tool, but having tried Mikes glide wand they seem much slower and harder work in comparison, was wondering if any other porty users have got glide wands ?
Cheers Paul
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Hi Paul
With a glide on you will find the movement of the wand is easier - its obvious really, its all in the name.
But on a portable I question whether one is actually needed.
When I got my TM in April, using it for the first time prompted me to get on the phone straight after and order a glide. I could move the wand, but because of the increased suction it was difficult, and main reason in getting a TM was to make my life easier - not harder.
I have also used the same glided wand with my Scorpion portable, and whilst that is a very powerful portable, I could cope not having a glide.
However, you have a Powerflite and a Wonderwand - perfect combination. I had a CFR500 and W/w and found it very efficient and the wand easy to move (roller on the back was the big aid).
If you buy a 2 jet wand (with or without glide) you will probably turn down the pressure from 500 to say 250-300 for carpets, thus saving water (I am assuming you have the non-CFR).
Stick a glide on for say £110 and the job will be easier but you could cope without.
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Moving the wand across the carpet is one thing, and a glide is a brilliant for stopping you getting back ache because of this.
The most important thing though is that it maintains the airflow. Without a glide, you start to get lock-down on a lot of carpets which means there isn't any air flowing. If no air is flowing, no moisture is being removed and no soil is being removed.
It's not like you won't be able to do a good job without a glide, but I'd say that you'll find it a hell of a lot easier to do a good job when using one.
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Paul i have had a Glide on my Recoil for 3 years wouldn't be without it.
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To my knowledge they don't make a glide for a wonderwand as I have enquired when I had one.
Shaun
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Where did you get your glide from and how much and will they fit most wands Des
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Paul
I use a conventional wand with a Green Glide on my high performance porty without any trouble.
I've also run with a Wonderwand and compared side by side with no problems also.
Have you looked at your wand technique? If you are bent over your wand using a scrubbing style, then yes the WW will be hard work. But if you have pre-sprayed, agitated well and dwelt, a nice upright stance, slower pass and scrub free action will serve you well and will probably be overall quicker too.
Safe and happy cleaning :)
Ken
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Thanks for the advice there fellas.
Paul
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Jim
Do you use Glides on your Ninja
Somthing happened the other day which made me wonder How Hard you should Press on a Wand ?
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Yes I do Ian.
What did you do?!
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Do they improve result.
I was talking to someone a few weeks back who said you needed to press hard on wand
I use a Gentle 17stone preasure but you wonder
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Not quite sure where he's coming from on that.
The idea of the glide is both to make it easier on the operator, and improve the airflow at the business end.
If you have to put loads of effort into pressing the wand down you're kind of defeating the object of increased operator ease!
Also, by pressing really hard into the carpet you're undermining the benefit that the glide gives you, you're restricting the air flow.
A glide won't get better results than your equipment is capable of, but not using a glide can mean that, at times, your equipment isn't performing at full capacity. Whenever you start to get lock-down your airflow reduces, thus decreasing the amount of moisture and soil that is being removed. The glide helps to minimise this, so increases efficiency.
I find on most carpets, simply the weight of the wand (12 inch 2-jet) is sufficient, I sometimes catch myself extracting one-handed :)
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It was sombody who knows nothing about cleaning.
But I do listen to other opinions and see if they have a point.
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I find on most carpets, simply the weight of the wand (12 inch 2-jet) is sufficient, I sometimes catch myself extracting one-handed :)
When you do it one handed and getting good results - that when you are reminded the £110 investment is paying off.
I just try not to do it when the customer is around - gives them the impression the job is easy ;)