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Ian Gourlay

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How many Hands to work a wand
« on: May 22, 2011, 11:12:01 pm »
I have always used two hands to work a wand ,

But watching videos recently I have noticed a lot of people just working it with one hand



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Jim_77

Re: How many Hands to work a wand
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2011, 11:41:32 pm »
Depends on the carpet, the vac power of the machinery and if the wand has a glide on it.

Even with the TM I can wand one-handed no problem on low profiles - on bigger jobs it's nice to switch arms regularly to save fatigue.  But on some domestic carpets like cut pile polyprop that is matted down, you need two hands definitely.

Posture is very bad for me with wands because I'm so tall, I have to stoop to use the grab handle, or if it is set high enough it is too far away from the wand head to give me enough leverage to be of any use.  I'd hold the tube but it gets a bit hot :D
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Linds Russell

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Re: How many Hands to work a wand
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2011, 07:39:56 am »
Jim, I heard of a carpet cleaner near me who is 6 foot 6 and gets wands specially made for him. Might be worth a phone call to a manufacturer.

Linds
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C A Payne

Re: How many Hands to work a wand
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2011, 11:09:32 am »
i've got a couple of wonder wands & very rarely use two hands! 
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Ian Gourlay

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Re: How many Hands to work a wand
« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2011, 11:59:49 am »
looks like i work to  hard
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markpowell

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Re: How many Hands to work a wand
« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2011, 12:33:40 pm »
2 hands
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wynne jones

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Re: How many Hands to work a wand
« Reply #6 on: May 23, 2011, 02:34:28 pm »
Some clever dick will say no hands.

The other thing I see a lot is over extending, this is storing up trouble for your back in the long run.
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clinton

Re: How many Hands to work a wand
« Reply #7 on: May 23, 2011, 03:11:24 pm »
Sometimes 2 hands sometimes one for me ;D
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garyfindlay

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Re: How many Hands to work a wand
« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2011, 06:57:24 pm »
3 hands ;D it get exciting jobs sometimes
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wynne jones

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Re: How many Hands to work a wand
« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2011, 07:37:40 pm »
Quote from: garyfindlay on May 23, 2011, 06:57:24 pm
3 hands ;D it get exciting jobs sometimes

Don't forget the vinegar strokes or it will leave a hard white residue. ;D
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Carpet Dawg

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Re: How many Hands to work a wand
« Reply #10 on: May 23, 2011, 07:50:08 pm »
one hand and two feet  :P
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