[from edge2edge]

Just wondering where is the best place to buy one of these and if it would need an extra hose to use with my powerflite extractor.Regards Alan (swindon)

[Mike Halliday]

eerrrr..... Hydramaster perhaps?

[russell james]

do you mean the hydramaster drimaster upholstery tool thingy, i have one, very good, i have it turned right down has it uses too much water anyway

[gwrightson]

Russel ,

You say it uses to much water, I asume you are saying that if you leave the valve open it uses to much water .
have you tried turning the valve off when you are not physicaly using the tool ?

Yes , the do tend to use more than a normal tool because of the constant flow, but used correctly they are a great tool. I suggest your theory of turning the water right down is not the answer.

the flow should be adjusted at the main valve on the line, and then fine tuned on the tool itself so you can see the flow running smoothly over the slot.

geoff

ps. Hydramaster very helpful , and will allow you a weeks trial before you purchase, well they used too

[russell james]

yes i know how to adjust it, i have three adjustment points, the point i was making is that you could run on a hundred odd foot of hose and it will probably still supply plenty of water

[gwrightson]

sorry russel,
seems I misinterpreted your reply.

Geoff

[russell james]

thats ok, probably didnt make myself clear enough

[from edge2edge]

Mike yes i had assumed Hydramster would sell them but are they the cheapest and do they provide the best service etc Regards Alan(swindon)

[gwrightson]

Alan,
give hydramaster a ring ,tell them you are interested they will send you one straight out to try,

now I would say that that is a good service.

Geoff

[Mike Halliday]

why not Try the 'new' Drimaster. heard good things about it, but pricey at £400+

mike

[derek west]

the drimaster does use lots of water, even if you turn it off the trucky dumps water when it gets hot so either way you can't win with it, best thing i find to do is pre spray and agitate as much as possible then turn the machine on and extract, then turn machine off. don't think you'll have a problem with a porty though as they don't dump water, or do they? i've no idea, well shut up then,ok i'll shut up.
derek

[Susan Dean (1stclean)]

i love my new dri master tool

yes it does use a lot of water but thats down to the way its used however with a big water tank it realy deosnt bother us so much

[from edge2edge]

Cleansmart are doing them for £399 plus vat which is more than i have been offered a new cfr and hose for so quite simply has anyone used both and which is the best.I dont want to spend out twice if possible.Any comments appreciated guys/gals

[Susan Dean (1stclean)]

wow thats a hard one ive got both and i like them both however i mostly use the drimaster however if the suite minging and i mean minging i will use the cfr over the drimaster as im so use to the old style hand tool which ive used for years

saying that the cfr as not been used in a long time

[CarPete Cleaning]

Hi there, I'm interested in getting one of the new drimaster handtools - can anyone give me an idea of how many litres I would get through to clean a 3 piece suite connected to my powr-flite perfectheat porty?

[from edge2edge]

Pete i have just had an email from matt at cleansmart ref the price £399 plus vat and i need to know the same as you so will email him back now.Regards Alan

[derek west]

i'll have a guess, 300psi bout 60 gallons an hour.
derek

[from edge2edge]

Pete just got the reply from Matt at cleansmart he says he has never tried it with a powerflite and would i let him know the result if he lets me trial one.(quite a smart reply me thinks) regards Alan

[Ian Rochester]

We got a drimaster tool from hydramaster on a trial, can't remember if it was 14 or 30 days, anyway, phoned them back after less than a week and bought it, £399+vat.

It's an excellent tool, once you get used to it, more suited to a TM than a porty as the water usage is quite high.  Whenever possible we have a mains hose feeding straight into the machine as it will empty the best part of 200ltrs from a tank on a normal suite clean at 300psi 

[colin thomas]

derek, get real, 60 galls an hour,     that's a lot of water to clean a suite, i cleaned a 3-piece, large lounge, large diner and h/s/l today and had a third of a tank of water left when done. but then i do use the best furniture hand tool you can get bar none, the CFR,   ,

colin