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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Mike Osbourne on August 28, 2009, 12:58:21 pm

Title: Most Powerful Snail?
Post by: Mike Osbourne on August 28, 2009, 12:58:21 pm

One of my airmovers is an Ashby 1.5hp and it blows away most other snails. But, it's not stackable and I was wondering if there was a stackable 1.5hp snail and ideally more powerful than that.

Also what are the pros and cons of snails against the room dryer models, I'm not so keen on these and was advised to steer clear but I can't remember why. ???

Title: Re: Most Powerful Snail?
Post by: Joe H on August 28, 2009, 01:49:12 pm

The concept of the whole room dryer is good.
The only grumble I have heard of them is that the wheels leave an imprint in the carpet. Easy to resolve that.
I got rid of mine purely because I easnt using it all that much, bit heavy and takes up too much room.
Now use a £40 18"/20" mover from Machine Mart. Good stuff for the price.

Title: Re: Most Powerful Snail?
Post by: Mike Osbourne on August 28, 2009, 02:17:08 pm

Thanks Joe

Title: Re: Most Powerful Snail?
Post by: clinton on August 28, 2009, 03:10:03 pm

Mike

Have just bought another snail type(ashbys) Nearly blew my wig off ;D

Must say its powerfull and love them on suites :)

Used turbos for years and would not do with out them mate :)

Title: Re: Most Powerful Snail?
Post by: Mike Osbourne on August 28, 2009, 04:18:06 pm

LoL You're gonna have to find something better than double sided sticky tape.

Yeah they are good. Got a Truvox as well, half the weight but woefully underpowered.

Title: Re: Most Powerful Snail?
Post by: clinton on August 28, 2009, 04:25:34 pm

Mike ;D

Funny you say that as when we were in cyprus last month there was a guy who had the full monty rug and even when he came out of the pool and at night it didnt look any dif  ;D

Ye i have got an old turbo dryer thats ready for the tip i think as its so underpowerd ::)

Title: Re: Most Powerful Snail?
Post by: daysdeepclean on August 28, 2009, 06:19:01 pm

The whole room dryer is a good bit of kit.... Only downside is that it is cumbersome and a real barsteward to get up and down stairs!!

Title: Re: Most Powerful Snail?
Post by: carpetfitta on August 28, 2009, 08:18:39 pm

i have two contico ab810s,

the first time i put one "under" the carpet, the whole carpet lifted 2- 6 inches upward towards the heavens, the only thing holding it down was the furniture.when id finished, i had to move the furniture down one end and re-stretch the carpet back onto the gripper...id put the snail on the most powerful setting! - ONE THING ID SAY IS THE LOW SETTING, is very handy on the contico, 950 rpm, yet still a powerful machine...my friend has a karcher one which is a £100 cheaper than the contico...worth a look perhaps...

Title: Re: Most Powerful Snail?
Post by: derek west on August 28, 2009, 09:09:55 pm

most powerful snail has to be brian of the magic roundabout, he takes no sht, except of florence, ;D
derek