[john martin]

These are the ones available from mytee  ...
in the middle a 230v , dont know if it would work out cheaper to import with shipping/tax
You could also build a nice 4000w inline from two of the 2000w twin cores in the link if you are DIY minded , pop two into a flight case perhaps ...

http://www.steam-brite.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=mytee+heater

I picture the core as being like the bar of an electric heater , with a copper pipe coil wrapped around it ...  the more cores you have the further the distance the water travels through the heated copper pipe , so longer distance = maintaining the temp at a greater flow/ pressure .

[Ian Gourlay]

John

At present I am off sick so if you would like to send me plans on how to  build it I would be grateful as it would give me something to do.

On second thoughts my HSO will not aprove

[john martin]

John

At present I am off sick so if you would like to send me plans on how to  build it I would be grateful as it would give me something to do.

On second thoughts my HSO will not aprove

Sorry to hear your not well , not sure if following my electrical plans would be conducive to a full recovery  

I'm thinking more assembly than building cores from scratch or anything like that ...

So , i would be making it up as i go along but using one or two of these cores ( two for 4000w )
http://www.steam-brite.com/mytee-2000-watt-volts-internal-heater-carpet-cleaning-machines-international-only-p-10408.html

I would start by finding a suitable container ... perhaps this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Marshall-TSL100-Amp-Head-Swan-Flight-Case-hex-/170636273262?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Rack_Cases_MJ&hash=item27bab6e66e

So , you would fix the two cores to the inside of the box .
Mount  toggle switches on the side ( either one for each pair .... or one for each core , ie four in total .

fix two cable glands to the box ( just one if using 2000w ) two if 4000w
wire your on/off switches to the cores , fix the power cords to the glands and attach to the on/off switches ,wire up the cores , fix the earth to body of the box also  if metal ...

fix a male connector to one side of the box and a female to the other
run internal high pressure hoses from connector to in and out holes on each core , and to the out connector .

run water through ...  plug in ... and stand back    

[james roffey]

I find the Magma very useful, i was just curious as to whether it can come close to what a truckmount can achieve, you do have to do a couple of dry passes to allow the heater to reach temperature but i dont find it slows me down using it, it actually allows me to use a lower psi and still get a good result.

[john martin]

i will take a guess ...
a 3000w inline can get as hot as a TM ...   but because the heat exchanger coil in a TM is very long ,  it can maintain heat at high flow rates ... the inline can only do very hot for a short period  unless the flow rate is very low.

[Jim_77]

The guy who said his TM didn't get that hot... introduce him to the concept of descaler

[Colin Day]

So how did you find it Colin?

Erm...Crap!

[Colin Day]

I find the Magma very useful, i was just curious as to whether it can come close to what a truckmount can achieve, you do have to do a couple of dry passes to allow the heater to reach temperature but i dont find it slows me down using it, it actually allows me to use a lower psi and still get a good result.

If it does slow me down, it's not by much. I just feel that I have to think more about what I'm doing, which isn't such a bad thing.

ILH's are worth forking out for IMO, I certainly draw the line at making my own with a shoe box and a bit of sticky tape, just to save a few pennies.....