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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: ALEXDH on December 05, 2003, 09:03:38 pm

Title: solution flow control
Post by: ALEXDH on December 05, 2003, 09:03:38 pm

Hi
Do you chaps think putting flow valve in line with my solution hose will do any harm on my spotting machine.
I hope to have a little more  control over the flow rate, so if i think i am overwetting i can turn it down a bit.

All the best

Alex

Title: Re: solution flow control
Post by: Ken Wainwright on December 05, 2003, 09:29:44 pm

You could do that Alex, maybe a small pinch clamp on the solution hose would be the cheapest route to take. Or maybe even a smaller fan jet.

But let's look at your perceived problem from another direction. The water delivery on a small spotting machine is quite low. If being used as intended, you will be flushing out mucho contaminants from a carpet. If the carpet is too wet, is it because you have over wet it, or under dried it? There are many of us who would argue the latter.

Safe and happy cleaning:)
Ken

Title: Re: solution flow control
Post by: ALEXDH on December 05, 2003, 10:09:56 pm

Cheers Ken I see your point. A little embarressed :-[ but glad i asked, i think i might try it out as i have an old stop cock type copper bit that found from somewhere, ill post back to let you how i get on.

Many thanks

Alex

Title: Re: solution flow control
Post by: Mark Betts on December 05, 2003, 10:50:36 pm

Alex

You wont over wet with that machine.

Its only a 50 psi pump.

Just do more dry passes etc etc.

Remember as ken said, you need a bit of flow to "flush" out what ver spotter you have used.  Especially something like Stain Pro.

Whil;e we are on the subject of flow etc.

Ken

Ona  2 jet ss wand what jet size would you rcommend  for a 135 psi pump?

My jets seem very fine and there doesnt seem to be  alot of flushing action.

Thanks


Mark

Title: Re: solution flow control
Post by: John_Flynn on December 05, 2003, 11:34:28 pm

Mark

Have you cleaned the filters behind the jets???

Title: Re: solution flow control
Post by: Mark Betts on December 05, 2003, 11:38:26 pm

Hi

Yes had a look there,
Its a new wand,

Maybe it just me more used to more flow.

Ta


Mark


What number jet is recomended?

Title: Re: solution flow control
Post by: Glynn on December 06, 2003, 12:26:31 am

2 X 03s on a typical wand

Title: Re: solution flow control
Post by: Mike Halliday on December 06, 2003, 12:36:01 am

Mark most portable wands come with 11015 jets fitted so the water is 'atomised' I don't think this is anough to flush out the dirt.

the usually say the jets should add up to six so a 2 jet wand would have 2x3 jets , a 3jet wand would have 3x02 jets.

in my Bane wand I have 3x no3 jets.

I think they fit small jets in portable wands because otherwise the tank empties too quick ;)

Mike

Title: Re: too small a jets????
Post by: Mark Betts on December 06, 2003, 11:21:55 am

I am sure youre right.

I may be wrong but i am sure the last number on the jets is a  1  !!!

I t does atomise which is gereat for drting times but doesnt flush out the dirt.

Sometimes I find my self getting out the hand tool if theere is a spot that doesnt come clean.

Cheers

Mark
Just a thought!!!

The wand I am using at the moment is a "loan" wand from a company.  They wouldnt have given me a wand which is jetted for a t/m by mistake would they?

It would take the pressure of a t/m because there are no plastic parts all the tubing etc is metal

Title: Re: solution flow control
Post by: Mike Halliday on December 06, 2003, 06:06:19 pm

truckmount wands are 2 inch. portables 1.5. You would'nt get them mixed up.

Mike

Title: Re: solution flow control
Post by: Mark Betts on December 06, 2003, 06:18:07 pm

Oh yeah

Pratt I am

Title: Re: solution flow control
Post by: Dave Parry on December 07, 2003, 11:38:12 pm

Blazer t/m's are 1.5"