Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: jasonl on September 19, 2009, 12:34:57 pm
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This has not been done for a while.
I am getting my first TM within the next 2 weeks, after 17 years in the business!
The thing I am not looking forward to is using a wand ,
A) because I am 40 now and not really fit
B) Because I am a lazy person, too used to using a buffer.
In my CD days I used a modified RX20 attached to the underpowered 6k extractor they foisted on us.
Has anybody got any real life experience of RX20 ,, rdm ,, rotovac 360 ?
I will be buying one of the above, on paper the 360 looks best being a grand cheaper than the other 2 and half the weight, experience tells me that sometimes cheap equipment is a false economy. However CD kit was the dearest you could ever buy ( we bought it to get the ££££££££££s insurance work, I just viewed it as an overhead. )
Which one should I buy , for domestic/light commercial work.
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I have an RX 20 you can borrow it if you like.
Shaun
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Cheers Shaun ,, the cynic in me wonders why you are not using it?
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Jason,
is it because you think it is harder to use a wand with a TM? If so use a Glide its a lot easier (im 50 but fairly fit)
dont forget you will still have to use a wand for the edges.
Regards
Daryl
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The RX20 is king as far as rotary jet extractors go. I've had them in all their various forms for over twenty years. If your planning on using it on domestics then the Hydramaster Rotary Dimaster is probably better ( because some customers don't like the footprint the RX leaves behind, especially on plain carpets) The 360 is only in 110 volt, but Mr Ingram is the man to talk to about that, but I would suggest it may come up short on dirty commercial jobs where the RX20 really comes into its own.
Simon
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Dave Ingrams RV 360 is 110v but generally speaking they are 240v but there has been some problem with the 240v in the UK - hence DI using 110v.
If you You Tube Rotovac 360 you will see some videos from RV and also users.Particularly impressive is a clean on a Chineese Restaurant. Likewise You Tube Hydramaster RX20 and Hydramaster Rotary Drimaster
Do make sure the problems of the 240v RV360 have been sorted if oyu go this route.
They have been out in the USA for about 3 years and get good reviews.
Different heads available as well.
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on domestic the rdm is awesome, very lightweight and low for under sideboards etc... on the downside it uses a hell of a lot of water.
derek
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The RDM is the one tool I wouldn't be without.
A lot of CCer's use the Drimaster uph tool for it's unique drying abilities yet most don't have an RDM and push that - why ?.
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I'll be honest and say i didnt like the RDM but thats just my opinion, maybe i just used it on the wrong carpets.
Paul
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I have the 360 and it is true there has been some trouble with the 230v electric. This has been sorted now and mine has been working tirelessly for some time now including the cleaning of 9 local schools this summer. we did have an rx on the schools for a short while too but comparatively we found that the 360 gave better water recovery. The only trouble we find with the 360 is on large open areas of carpet were the substrate is not even the machine tends to skip around abit due to its lightness this can be overcome by slowing the rotation speed.
Being as compact and light as it is allows you to use it in most domestic situations.
The range of heads available mean that it can be used for hard floors, bonneting and also stairs.
Hope that helps
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And a carpet tile brush which is great on uneven surfaces as the bristles on the brush compensate for the dips and rises on the floor ;D
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Jason it's too heavy.
Shaun