[garyfindlay]

Thinking of the cleaning pie, What would dry quicker on upholstery, a t/m with cold rinse, or a top range porty with high heat rinse. This snow is doing my head in.....obviously

[gwrightson]

dont know any porty with high heat , so i would say t/m with cold rinse
geoff

[Steve Chapman]

Having done both i would say the T/M with cold rinse every time,

steve

[Mike Halliday]

5 seconds after the solution hits the fabric it's  cold anyhow.....no matter if it comes from a T/M or a portable.

it's how much solution is left on the fabric not its initial temp' that will effect drying times.

[garyfindlay]

Should have asked it better. Will hot water rinse from a porty give a better clean, then drying time, than a cold water rinse from a t/m if psi is the same.

[Mike Halliday]

in most cases. (all other thing being equal) then hot water will clean better than cold..... again no matter where it comes from.

most T/M only run on very low revs when cleaning upholstery, so vacuum wise a high-end  portable will have the same vacuum as a T/M when cleaning upholstery.

[derek west]

i was told to run my TM on full revs al the time. so i do do.  sorry, do do makes me laugh.

[robert meldrum]

Yeah but you never lived in Australia 100 years ago ................