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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Mike Halliday on December 30, 2008, 09:35:10 pm

Title: need a new vac?
Post by: Mike Halliday on December 30, 2008, 09:35:10 pm
did a childrens nursery today,  I pre-vacced with a twin motor commercial (and I did a very therough job).

when I finished I thought I'd give it a scrub with the rotory to try and loosen out more dirt.

this is what it looked like after a good scrub!!

Title: Re: need a new vac?
Post by: PaulKing on December 30, 2008, 10:14:58 pm
is that the backing showing thru? just it looks so dark
Title: Re: need a new vac?
Post by: derek west on December 30, 2008, 10:19:20 pm
mike
do you think something like the flexi-5 would work well on something like that, all be it a lot of money for a vacuum?
i really need to see one working don't i?
derek
Title: Re: need a new vac?
Post by: Mike Halliday on December 30, 2008, 10:25:48 pm
Derek,  the Flexi 5 is no longer available ( so I've heard) but I wouldn't think the brushes would be stiff enough to loosen this amount of ingrained dirt

Paul, It was just dirty, but I think the lighting conditions of the photo don't help the appearance of this photo
Title: Re: need a new vac?
Post by: JS2 on December 30, 2008, 10:27:16 pm
I'm still trying to get my head around what the photo's showing me !  I presume that Mike initially used a twin-vac tub machine (without rotating brush).  These are probably the strongest vacuum machines e.g. air flow and all that, but they use a wand head only. 

Derek: I think the forum generally awaits more information of the Flexi-5 (I'm waiting with much interest as well)

Regards

Pete (JS2)
Title: Re: need a new vac?
Post by: Mike Halliday on December 30, 2008, 10:29:40 pm
Pete, the carpet was full of ingrained sand, this is what is visible in the photos after scrubbing.

I used a upright commercail twin motor vacuum
Title: Re: need a new vac?
Post by: PaulKing on December 30, 2008, 10:29:56 pm
mike
do you think something like the flexi-5 would work well on something like that, all be it a lot of money for a vacuum?
i really need to see one working don't i?
derek

you know you want one just go and try it out and be  sure
Title: Re: need a new vac?
Post by: PaulKing on December 30, 2008, 10:30:52 pm
Pete, the carpet was full of ingrained sand, this is what is visible in the photos after scrubbing
thats a lot of sand has it worn the pile as well?
Title: Re: need a new vac?
Post by: JS2 on December 30, 2008, 10:33:19 pm
Just what I was about to ask !!

Pete (JS2)