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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: mark_roberts on June 06, 2005, 06:38:22 pm

Title: Skirt for rotary???
Post by: mark_roberts on June 06, 2005, 06:38:22 pm

I need a skirt for my Texatherm rotary so that the slurry doesent fly up the wall when doing tiled floors.

Any ideas where to get one.

Texatherm dont know in case you ask as the rotary is a special model they tell me.

thanks
Mark

Title: Re: Skirt for rotary???
Post by: Phil Marlor on June 06, 2005, 07:07:47 pm

Mark,

Try the ladies section at M & S. ;)

I know, a poor attempt.

Phil

Title: Re: Skirt for rotary???
Post by: Steve Carpenter on June 06, 2005, 07:11:18 pm

Hi Mark,

The Texatherm rotary is a Nilfisk 421a.  A 17” 175rpm low speed rotary. These are suitable for carpet cleaning-shampoo or bonnet, hard floor cleaning and wood floor sanding etc.

I purchased my hard floor splash skirt from Dowding & Plummer in Birmingham. Tel: 01279453950

They are manufactured oversized to accommodate most low speed rotaries.

I’m sure that you should find a supplier in Ireland, or perhaps Mike Boxall may be able to help.

I paid about £6.00 plus VAT for mine.

Regards

Steve

Title: Re: Skirt for rotary???
Post by: Len Gribble on June 06, 2005, 08:36:37 pm

Mark

It appears they may be right can only find 421b model.

I’m sure mike B will help you out, if still have a prob give truvox a ring.

Len

Title: Re: Skirt for rotary???
Post by: mark_roberts on June 06, 2005, 08:48:01 pm

Thanks lads.

I cleaned the slate floor today.  Cleaned up a treat but the slurry was a foot up the walls so wasted a good bit of time cleaning it off.  Customer was at work thankfully.

Mark

Title: Re: Skirt for rotary???
Post by: Len Gribble on June 06, 2005, 09:32:27 pm

Mark

Very very confused post today asking for info, then done the job today?

Can’t wait until you do real a strip off don’t think you will so smug! A true pro in every sense of the word! Yes a slow machine but is it!

Len

Title: Re: Skirt for rotary???
Post by: mark_roberts on June 06, 2005, 11:07:11 pm

Len

I did the job today without a skirt but want one for the next tile job I do.

Dont understand the second part of your post???

Mark

Title: Re: Skirt for rotary???
Post by: carpetmonsters on June 07, 2005, 07:18:52 am

Hi Len
As well as the op machine i have 2 nilfisk 421a  great machines
steve

Title: Re: Skirt for rotary???
Post by: Len Gribble on June 07, 2005, 08:01:58 pm

Steve

Has the 421A been superseded with the b series or is the A series unique? I did and do like the balance of the tex machine.

Paul

Only commenting on this

Quote” I cleaned the slate floor today.  Cleaned up a treat but the slurry was a foot up the walls so wasted a good bit of time cleaning it off.  Customer was at work thankfully. Unquote!

To be honest thought my second paragraph was self-explanatory, if not get your-self on a hard floor course, cc may use the same type machines, but a different ball game as you have proved!

I retract in what I said “A true pro in every sense of the word! Had a bad day trying to correct a problem from a so-called pro! Carpets not that much of a problem but splashes up the wall, they recon £15k to put right it was in an office complex. Now that’s sad!

Len

Title: Re: Skirt for rotary???
Post by: therapist on June 07, 2005, 08:34:01 pm

Has the machine not got vacuuming capability

r m

Title: Re: Skirt for rotary???
Post by: mark_roberts on June 07, 2005, 08:52:20 pm

no its a rotary.

Title: Re: Skirt for rotary???
Post by: therapist on June 07, 2005, 08:54:27 pm

I know, I have one and according to my little manual, it can vacuum, I think,

r m

Title: Re: Skirt for rotary???
Post by: therapist on June 07, 2005, 09:02:50 pm

Yep, it can vac', but needs a vac' ring and additional vac' unit

r m

Title: Re: Skirt for rotary???
Post by: carpetmonsters on June 07, 2005, 10:53:39 pm

Hi Len
They are both different machines i belive the moter is different
steve