[Simon Gerrard]

The new Hydramaster Titan 875 entered service for the very first time today.
Fittingly its first job was on P&O's Oriana and just as fittingly it was to be a long reach job on the thirteenth deck with twin lines and two RX20's with around 700 sq yds to clean in three hours.

First impressions, she's very smooth, very powerful and very hot and she certainly sounds the part.
We were using a total of 700 feet of hoses so the extra performance from the blower shows itself more in the quality of the end product than it does in sheer woomf  given that the system at full power was delivery around 700 cfm's at 250 degrees. Drying time was around an hour. Running time was just on three hours none stop. The HM APO did a great job and provided the none stop ability that we were looking for. Top job and by the looks of it a top machine.
The real proof of the pudding will be to see if she can deliver tip top performance when we go to triple operation, perhaps on Queen Mary 2 on Monday.

Simon

[John Gregory]

If you don't blow your own trumpet no one else will


John

[carpet guy]

Very impressive none the less

[Karl Wildey]

Good on you Simon,

[Simon Gerrard]

John,

Sorry mate, didn't realise anyone would read that and think I was blowing my trumpet, I was just relating an industry development as it applies to the job I do.

Simon

[John Gregory]

Sorry Simon ,  I've a weird sense of humour , very impressive set up . after seeing Steve Knights 427 at the ccdo I did't think anything could get better 

All the best   John

[nevil]

Looks impressive. It's hard to imagine how much it could improve on my old spitfire 4.0. Please don't think I am suggesting it can't. It's just that I have only recently made the quantum leap from portable.  To me the difference now is phenomenal.

When I put the wand on the carpet it sticks like glue. So is the Titan the same but with lot's more glue. When I touch my hand on the brass coupler it burns and hurts. Similarly when I coil up a water hose it's hard to handle because of the heat. Would my hand be instantly vaporised by touching the fittings and hoses connected to the Titan.
I am sure it's good. Very very good. But I am struggling to comprehend just how good.   

[Mike Osbourne]

Simon

That's a real stonker. Is it the pinnacle of truckmount performance?

[mark shannon]

Congratulations Simon i am sure with the sort of work you do the Titan will reach its full potential.

[Simon Gerrard]

Nevil,

The difference is that Titan can do everything a Spitfire can do on it can do it with three RX20's operating simultaneously on around a thousand feet of line, some of it rising  eighteen decks up the side of a ship and the system need not stop during its three and a half hour stint to clean up to 1,500 dq yds of carpet. It's just a matter of scale, I suppose.

Simon

[Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus)]

Congrats Simon - impressive kit. Another example of investing in the right equipment to handle to type of work you go after.

Would be a bit a bit over - spec for the 2 bedrooms I have to do on monday, but something to aspire to nonetheless.

Steve

[Tony Gill Carpet Smart]

Well you know what they say BIG MACHINE little ***K 

[Dennis]

Nevil,

The difference is that Titan can do everything a Spitfire can do on it can do it with three RX20's operating simultaneously on around a thousand feet of line, some of it rising  eighteen decks up the side of a ship and the system need not stop during its three and a half hour stint to clean up to 1,500 dq yds of carpet. It's just a matter of scale, I suppose.

Simon

I must say that is absolutely awesome (and I am not one to "gush" normally!  )

[Derek_Walker]

Looks like a sound investment to your business, and because of the work you do I guess that means that you have had to invest in a lot more of that 2.5 inch hose to go with it. Do you have a separate van to carry the hose or will it all go into the one vehicle? It is a good insight into work that not many on here will ever get to see.

[Joe H]

......... and all that for £20 per hour 

[Simon Gerrard]

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