[cheryl new]

My budget won't stretch to turbo dryers at the moment, so I need to really concentrate on developing a wand technique that will reduce the remaining moisture.

Remembering that I have a Extracta DX which only has 1 vac motor.

What technique do you find best, also considering upholstery and stair tools?

Whilst I'm still on a tight budget, will portable fans work to my advantage or is it a turbo dryer or nothing?  Any ideas on this one welcome.

Many thanks.

Best regards
Cheryl

[rioclean]

Try Ashbys they have some small 10" very light one jet plastic wands, to me I think they are brilliant good for scrubbing and versitility, I use it most of the time instead of a powerbrush.

Cost about £80.00.

Hope this helps
Regards Dave.

[Ken Wainwright]

Cheryl

There is no definitive wand technique. I would recommend that your preparation (vac, pre-spray and agitation) is as good as you can possibly get it. If you think "that'll do" then it wont! Do it again. You are now in a situation where the rinseing process will be easier. Experiment, start off quicker trying gradually slower passes (but not too slow) until the desired results are achieved. Listen to your machine  for the vac working well as well as going by feel through the wand. I would not normally advise more than 2 rinsing passes. If you need more, it would probably be best to spray/agitate again. I know of one valued colleague who will make 2 cleaning passes and 4 drying passes, even with a high end truckmount.  If you have a low to medium speed rotary machine, you could always put a cotton bonnet pad on to speed up drying. On site, you will require a warm ambient temperature to evapourate the moisture and air movement/ventilation to remove the it.

Safe and happy cleaning
Ken

PS to obtain maximum performance from your machine, use the shortest hose possible for that location.

[David Ware]

Try keeping your stokes to about 18'',this should help to keep the moisture from penetrating to far down the fibre before you begin the vac stroke.This is on carpets.On upholstery reduce this to about 8''.
David WAre