[Jamie Pearson]

Have you ran the brush in Tony?

20 mins on tarmac or concrete should help bed it in.

Nylon brush is usually better for carpet.

[Neil Williams]

I'll also to change my posture etc

The way I was taught was...stand upright and have the handle adjusted so it is the same height as your 2 meat and veg.
Anything lower is bad back time, anything higher is hang on for your life. Both of these alternative positions have their usages but wait until you've mastered the proper position first. By mastered that means you can use it single handed and further on from that is just finger tip control.
Final tip: If you get to use pads wait until you've done several 'normal' carpets before tackling flotex

[Carpet Dawg]

Thanks Neil  , i think i tried every possible postion possible! but only stayed in each postion for a few moments while getting dragged around the room...
But i'll try the groin region next. cheers. One handed!!? ha I think i'll be glad if i can keep both feet on the ground first! ha ha

CleaningSystemsUK, Not yet but will do tomorrow. I'll do it on the paving slabs in my garden with some water.

[Jim_77]

your 2 meat and veg.

What kind of science experiment does your tackle look like?!!

i think i tried every possible postion possible! but only stayed in each postion for a few moments while getting dragged around the room...

Are you on the right forum?!!!!!!!!

[Joe H]

I trust when you trying your machine you do have a damp carpet and a damp pad?

Just try rotary first on a hard floor with a pad. Make sure floor and pad are wet, and just get the knack of controlling the machine rather then it controlling you.
Do you understand how you move the machine about? - tilt forward to go right, tilt back to go left

[Jim_77]

Joe, Tony was referring to using the brush attachment

[M.Acorn]

I am ok with a rotary,have many years of experience using them on dirty kitchen floors during my 18 years as a chef.
I for one won't be using the stiff nylon brush on a carpet,neck still hurts where it nearly pulled my arm out it's socket.
Been spending some money before the next tax year,nice new lipped buckets from Restormate,some flea treatment stuff,and some velcro straps foc 
Order from Prochem turned up on Friday,not sure what the hell they are playing at,I ordered some new nylon elbows for the in and out on the pump,as I thought it's fine having a spare pump,but what if I break an elbow trying to pull the pipes off,as there are pretty hard to get off,they sent me the wrong size ones,with a note on the back saying please send back as they are wrong,why the feck couldn't they put the right ones in,before sending it out to me ?
So I now have to pay to send them back !!!
Also got charged £20 for a brass female connector !!!   Biggest surprise was only £7 for a vac tank gasket !!

[Joe H]

Joe, Tony was referring to using the brush attachment

Not quiet senile yet Jim 

For "others" that were reading the thread and maybe put off rotary work, due to the antics of the machine, it is still good advice to practice on a hard floor.

[Neil Williams]

your 2 meat and veg.

What kind of science experiment does your tackle look like?!!

Oh wouldn't you like to know
Keeps the women happy, you know what I mean baby

[Carpet Dawg]

Joe, Dont have a drive board for pads or pads yet got he rotery mainly for the againation aspect to start with before going in to bonneting. I only have the stiff poly brush.

cheers
Tony

[M.Acorn]

Well I have the drive board and no pads either,next kettle of fish question, which are best for bonneting ?

[Joe H]

As for pads - I still use the ones I got with the Texatherm system I bought new about 6 years ago - just found an unopened box of 10 up in the loft (clearing out ready for house move hopefully next week)

Solutions do a scrub pad - well actually they do 2, a grey one for carpets and a black one for tiles. Think they are £35 each. I have both and they work well.
You will need a drive board though.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

I have the grey one as well but it is rubbish at sticking to any drive board I have put it on, I have some dry fuson pads and they must be about 10 years old and they are brilliant probably like the tex pads.

Shaun

[Jim_77]

Oh wouldn't you like to know
Keeps the women happy, you know what I mean baby

Both of them by the sounds of it!

[Jamie Pearson]

Is it a 17" Tony?

I have an old drive board here that will fit.

[richy27]

jamie if I don't step on anyones toes I could do with the drive board. Regards. Richard

[richy27]

07595727491

[Jamie Pearson]

Just found a carpet shampoo brush too. Also 17"

[clinton]

Mark i use texatherm pads as found the quality superb and do last a long time as long as they are looked after.

They also dont shred or loose bits of fluff on the way too

[Jamie Pearson]

jamie if I don't step on anyones toes I could do with the drive board. Regards. Richard

If Tony isn't interested. I did offer him first.