[adrian marsh]

So there you go Richard. Just a few answer's for you. Made you decission any easier?

[JandS]

Your right Mike...I can confirm that my 17 inch Victor drive board fits my 13 inch Victor.
Won't the motors be bigger though on the bigger ones.

[CleanerCarpets]

No probs Richard, do your research, have a word with Kev along the way and just let me know if you want to come look!!

[*Hector*]

Richard ... my work horse 15inch is an old Taski ranger that cost me £80..

[Jamie Pearson]

To answer the question about different machines for carpet and floors I would say that you should try and have seperate machines as soon as financially practical.

Using a machine covered in slurry from cleaning hard floors to clean a carpet doesnt look too good. You also have the problem of wheels being damaged by stripper etc on hard floor jobs that then leave marks on carpets.

The Klindex Rocky is a good machine with a central motor which is good for pad/brush pressure.

The larger the diameter of machine the easier it is to control as it becomes less responsive to your inputs (assuming speed/rpm is same).

We have the 21" Rotabrite machines that Stuart mentioned and use them to train new staff members as they are so lethargic in the way they move. They dont have munch some carpet when it comes to cleaning tho.

[adrian marsh]

Using a machine covered in slurry from cleaning hard floors to clean a carpet doesnt look too good. You also have the problem of wheels being damaged by stripper etc on hard floor jobs that then leave marks on carpets.


The larger the diameter of machine the easier it is to control as it becomes less responsive to your inputs (assuming speed/rpm is same).

Been doing hard floors and carpets with the same machine for the last few years and have never encountered the problems you raise. I assume most would clean their machine after a job anyway, or am I wrong? Why would anyone use a scrub brush designed for carpets on hard floors? A rotary is multi functional with different fittings for different uses.

Agree with larger machines being easier to handle.

[Jamie Pearson]

I assume most would clean their machine after a job anyway, or am I wrong?

When it comes to my guys you are anyway!

[bennymon]

So the orbot sprayborg is advertised for carpets and hard floors but would it look to ropey after a couple of months to take in a customers house to clean the carpets ?

[Jamie Pearson]

Every chance

[David Ware]

Little bit like football boots, if you don't clean them they will look like wellington boots haha
David
ps if you can afford a different m/c for each application go for it. If not common sense prevails