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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Joe H on October 27, 2008, 06:25:22 pm

Title: STAIR TOOLS
Post by: Joe H on October 27, 2008, 06:25:22 pm

Any one use those larger stair hand tools?  ie 8" or !0" with a big long handle, 2 jets.

If so, what do you think of them?
Are they easy to handle on the treads and risers?

Title: Re: STAIR TOOLS
Post by: colin thomas on October 27, 2008, 06:37:48 pm

i've had the prochem 7" stair tool for years and it is very good, i also have a 2-jet 8" stair wand and that is around the limit i would go to personally, if you go for a 10" then it will only be any use on 'straight' stairs, 10" is too wide to get into the corners of stairs that turn corners,

colin

Title: Re: STAIR TOOLS
Post by: derek west on October 27, 2008, 07:09:52 pm

i'm happy with my little six incher, size isn't everything joe, and ive never had any complaints. ;)
derek

Title: Re: STAIR TOOLS
Post by: Mike Osbourne on October 27, 2008, 07:17:21 pm

It's how you use it and a smaller one can get into tighter places.

Title: Re: STAIR TOOLS
Post by: gwrightson on October 27, 2008, 07:20:40 pm

prefer the small ones,

cant seem to get round all the risers properly with the long handled

geoff

Title: Re: STAIR TOOLS
Post by: mark shannon on October 27, 2008, 07:30:09 pm

Yes me too have a reversible stair wand but use my old 3" Prochem upholster tool, light and easy to clean all the stair.

Title: Re: STAIR TOOLS
Post by: Joe H on October 27, 2008, 09:12:49 pm

Mmmmm, had an idea the larger ones may cause a problem.
Pity that, 10" - 3 swipes on a tread and its done.

Mark - 3" hand tool, wow, must take ages. but if the jobs a goodun .......

Title: Re: STAIR TOOLS
Post by: kinder clean on October 27, 2008, 09:17:48 pm

I use my 5" CFR Upholstery tool and its good for curtains.

Paul

Title: Re: STAIR TOOLS
Post by: davep on October 27, 2008, 09:58:20 pm

Do you leave part of the cfr oprning open Paul?

Title: Re: STAIR TOOLS
Post by: John Milnes on October 27, 2008, 10:40:24 pm

The 10'' swivel head twin jet is not a problem on most straight stairways. Very affective and a lot quicker than using a hand tool. It will pay for itself with speed.

I use a hand tool where the stairs are heavily soiled or the stairs turn and there is limited accsess with the longer 10'' tool.

John

Title: Re: STAIR TOOLS
Post by: mark shannon on October 27, 2008, 10:55:23 pm

Joe it doesn't take that much longer and far easier than struggling with a heavy hand tool. use the stair wand on commercial straights.

Title: Re: STAIR TOOLS
Post by: Peter Dawson on October 27, 2008, 11:05:18 pm

The 8" twin jet stair tool from John Kelly is very versatile and gives me excellent results.
Peter
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Title: Re: STAIR TOOLS
Post by: Jim_77 on October 27, 2008, 11:38:26 pm

I find my 6" stair tool very cumbersome.  I can only get on with it for the treads, I find it very awkward to go over the noses and impossible to do risers.  Tbh I still use my hand tool for most stairs, I find it quicker and more thorough.

Title: Re: STAIR TOOLS
Post by: Doctor Carpet (Ret'd) on October 27, 2008, 11:56:35 pm

Hi Joe

I'm with Peter Dawson on this one-agree with his answer totally.

BTW thanks for the help about the repair at Pirtek. Fixed it a treat and only £26!

Doc

Title: Re: STAIR TOOLS
Post by: kinder clean on October 28, 2008, 12:30:53 am

Dave

Not for stairs, only on upholstery so it doesn't 'grab' so much.

paul

Title: Re: STAIR TOOLS
Post by: Darren O on October 28, 2008, 07:59:45 am

I use the 4inch glidemaster hand tool from Prochem find its perfect for stairs i used to use my Prochem upholstery tool but i think it has 02 jet compared to the 04 jet for the glidemaster find the glidemaster a lot quicker and better.

Title: Re: STAIR TOOLS
Post by: clinton on October 28, 2008, 08:05:46 am

Hi joe

I had one and found them harder to use spec on the stair drops.

Much prefer the smaller hand tools  :)

Title: Re: STAIR TOOLS
Post by: davep on October 28, 2008, 08:23:42 am

Paup im not getting on with my cfr, it doesnt seem to be wetting the fabric enough (although that is the idea behind them ::))

Title: Re: STAIR TOOLS
Post by: derek west on October 28, 2008, 12:12:00 pm

i just spray the riser with the stair wand then flip it upside down and extract upwards, does anyone else use this method?
derek

Title: Re: STAIR TOOLS
Post by: mark shannon on October 28, 2008, 05:56:12 pm

Dave how many jets did you get with CFR?

Title: Re: STAIR TOOLS
Post by: Susan Dean (1stclean) on October 29, 2008, 07:44:38 pm

Quote from: derek west on October 28, 2008, 12:12:00 pm

i just spray the riser with the stair wand then flip it upside down and extract upwards, does anyone else use this method?
derek

i do the same and some times for alittle extra when useing a wip line i pu;ll it off the tool and go over the stair cuver with that only takes two seconds