About every 6 months we get a good glide thread rolling.
Let me try and help a bit.
First off I must say, you guys are ALL salesmen, so lets get that out of the way, I cleaned with my stuff before I made it for others, I'm well aware if what it can do and what it can not.
A proper fit is ESSENTIAL to the glide working well. a leak is just that....a leak, so fix it.
It IS a bar of teflon, if you are a rug scrubber, you will NOT scrub a spot out with a bar of teflon, so you had better look for agitation somewhere else in your system.
If you use a Sebo duo or other scrubber and do not want to run around chasing ghost turds with your 2" hose, then buy a SLOT glide.
If you rely on the steel lips of the wand for agitation, it's time to get out of the dark ages, it's not doing much and certainly isn't worth the effort. Vacuum = agitation not polished stainless steel, it's why a TruckMount "scrubs" harder than a porty.
Since you can pick up more water, use more water, this is one way to get back some agitation, that and some higher pressure (on some wands) will do just that, you might be amazed what 600-700 psi can do at the right angle, plus it will rinse better and you will clean faster and have a net drier carpet.
If you can push your wand easily as is, you probably have weak vacuum and should probably address that before investing into a glide.
When I come out in Aug. for HydraMasters shin dig you can tell me all about your negative glide experiences and I will try and help.
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