[Marty Mcfly]

Simple question, does 130psi just not cut it these days for a porty? Used 400psi ninjas etc and been very pleased, but now may have a chance for a very good deal on a 130psi machine?

Never used a machine with 130psi so looking for some input from you guys of what to expect  result wise?? Is it worth it??

Cheers in advance.

[Kinver_Clean]

It depends on which presprays you use. Some are very free rinsing and 130 is adequate.
If you have powerful vacs the higher pressure will speed things up.
I use 130 twin vac and microsplitters and get very good results.
If I did pubs and offices then I would be looking at something more powerful but for domestics and EOTs then 130 is fine.
I prefer not to rush things too much but if you have 5 jobs a day thats different.

[Jim_77]

PSI is meaningless on its own, and I'd even go as far as saying it's of secondary importance compared to flow rate.  A good balance of the two is best

Depends what carpet you're cleaning too.  A minging polyprop will need a high PSI to really show it who's boss, whereas a wool carpet doesn't need so much bullying even when quite dirty.

[John Kelly]

Higher is better but there are thousands of cleaners using 130 psi machines and have done for decades. The higher spec machine whether its a high power portable or top of the range truckmount makes it easier and faster to do the job. Doesn't necessarily do a better job. That is down to the operator and processes utilised.

Does a guy with a 100psi machine who spends half an hour thoroughly vacuuming the carpet before applying his pre-spray, agitate then extract do a better clean than a guy with a truckmount who just goes straight on with the wand?

[Simon Gerrard]

The issue is balancing the psi, or flow rate with the amount of vac performance you have to remove the the moisture from the carpet.
We have a twin vac rhino with 135psi pump and it does a really good job because the balance between what is being put down and what is being recovered from the carpet is correct.

Simon

[charles911]

gettin rid of ur ninja? 

[Shaun_Ashmore]

I think it depends on how you clean, you can clean using the Psi to pressure wash the carpet fibres this can work as good as using a scrubber, there's more than 1 way to clean a carpet you just have to be flexible.

I've just come back from cleaning some carpet tiles, they were rotary scrubbed and then rinsed with 100psi.

Shaun

[Marty Mcfly]

Cheers for the feedback guys, very informative.
Not looking to sell up by the way ref the Ninja, possibly looking to start up, or should i say fly the nest and do my own thing.

[Kev Loomes]

Couldnt you jump in the motor, go back to the future, see if it turns out alright, if not, come back and do something different - or something like that

[Marty Mcfly]

Kev, why didnt i think of that!? But I need a nuclear reaction to generate the 1.21 gigawatts of electricity and plutonium is hard to come by!  :