[gwrightson]

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is that some sort of code Tony ?  its got me beat
\geoff

[Joe H]

Could be some secret meeting Geoff      Have you soemething to tell us.

or he is asking what you doing up at 4 in the morning (04.38.07 to be precise)

[Tony Gill Carpet Smart]

Spot on Joe

[simoncollins]

As for the plastic diffusers in the Cimex shampoo brushes, I think it is just a way for the supplier to maximise revenue by not supplying the diffusers separately.

I am looking in to this and will advise more.

Simon

[simoncollins]

I have had a couple of enquiries for the Cimex-Encap chemical.

Can anyone who wants to order it please email me on simoncollins68@hotmail.co.uk by Monday (if poss) as I have a delivery due in on Tuesday.

Thanks,
Simon

[gwrightson]

sorry just got back to you Tony,

yes 4 in a morning  , well I do like to get up early  when the the light mornings are here , spend half an hour on here , go for a 10nmile run , then I go for a swim, 20 lenghts , do a few sit up/ press ups, lift a few weights. just get done usualy time to cut the grass or pull up a few weeds before I start my working day

Simon, i will be mailing you  just landed 3 large pub/clubs in leeds so need topping up.

Geoff

[Mike Halliday]

encapping Pubs!!  Ha..ha..ha..ha..ha

I'm more likely to believe your morning routine of 10mile runs & 20 lengths

[gwrightson]

All in decent nick Mike,

did demo in one , happy with results so got the jobs.

but i take your point    and they do require doing every 6 months along with upholstery, not your normal pubs, more like expensive wine bar/ lunch venues.

geoff

[simoncollins]

Hi Geoff,

Can you let me know if you will be wanting some Cimex-Encap product.

Thanks,
Simon

[gwrightson]

Yes Simon,

I did send you a mail  !!!

geoff

[simoncollins]

Geoff,

Sorry I never received it.

simoncollins68@hotmail.co.uk or simonc.ifm@googlemail.com

Either one is fine.

Thanks.
Simon

[K.O. Glanville]

I've been using my 'Mex; for about four years now down under.

I disagree that they are to big to be used in domestic houses.

They are easy as.

I can walk mine into a walk in robe, stand the handle upright, close the door and clean the carpet behind the door without any problem.

I have made modifications to mine in that I have removed the smaller wheels and replaced them with larger pneumatic wheels.

I regularly take "Big Yella" up four flights of stairs.

Now before anyone thinks I'm a muscleman, I'm 64+, stand 5'6&1/2 and weigh sixteen stone.

I'm also in a good shape. 

Pear is a good shape.

I have also put on an on/off switch instead of using the lever that is supplied.

One other mod; I have cut the cord to a short length and use appropriate length extension cords instead.

I do a lot of high rise lift lobbies where I only need a fifteen foot cord, pretty stupid having fifty foot of cable laying on the floor when it's not needed.

For commercial work where we have no air con; or fans, the Cimex is king.

I also use Releasit DS along with their other products.

Hope this helps.

Ooroo,

Shorty.

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[Joe H]

Hi Shorty
Was it easy to do the wheel conversion?

[K.O. Glanville]

Very easy.

Bought the wheels, about 10" in diameter.

The inner hubs were slightly smaller than the standard axle on the Cimex, so I took them to an engineering shop where they reamed them out to size.

The silver hub caps can be prised off with two large screwdrivers, coming down from the top, one on each side of the axle.

(The hubcaps have a tension spring inside of them and are easily put back on when the new wheel is on.)

Once the caps are of, the wheels are pulled off and the new ones put on, then the hubcaps replaced.

I do not run my tyres with full pressure, but about 2/3, this allows the wheels to flex over the step edge.

Also, being larger, they don't get caught up under any steps that may have bullnose edging.

I'll try and post some pics for you.
















My wheels are made by Fallshaw.

Try to source them from material handling stores, disabled stores such as those that sell wheel chairs, also some sports stores with pull along golf buggies.

Some people comment that the big wheels puts the Cimex off balance, this is not true as the Cimex has a floating head that compensates for all wheel heights within reason.

Hope this helps.

Ooroo,

Shorty.

[Joe H]

Thanks shorty.
Obviously going to make going up stairs a lot easier, but generally easy maneuverability too.

Notice you have pads on.
Do you prefer the pads or the brushes, or do you use both?

[K.O. Glanville]

Hi Joe, I'm ambidextrous. 

Depends on what it is I'm to clean.

Most time I use the normal beige pads.

For trashed or filthy places I will use the grey Max pads.

When doing Oriental rugs I tend to use the soft brushes, unless it is an el-cheapo olefin or hs poly; in which case I will use the beige pads.

Using the brushes I find you tend to use more juice, so the job costs more in solution, thus breaking the profit down.

I have no hard and fast rules, whatever I think will do the best job is what I will use, and if I am not happy with the result, I will swap over.

I have also used Big Yella to scrub the carpet with a pre-spray then hwe'ed with either my RX-20 or wand on extremely trashed places where the carpet has needed to be restored.

Cheers,

Shorty.