[Jim_77]

Steve of course the glide is OK on a portable, surely you can be the judge of that when using it?!!

It will theoretically lower the CFMs of the system a bit because it restricts the flow, but when the wand is on the carpet it isn't pulling that much through anyway compared to open-flow.  Crucially it will not affect the lift.  Your main benefit is the reduced fatigue, but on some carpets it will help draw a bit more water away compared to no glide.  Surely you have noticed that it makes your wand technique much smoother?

I'm not convinced a glide leaves all carpets drier, some maybe, some definitely not any drier but certainly no worse than not having a glide.  Expensive but worth it just to lose the back ache.

[Ferenc G.]

Waist of time if your using them with a portable

Why?

They can turn a low powered portable into a rug-doctor

Good job I have a high powered portable then 
On a serious note I don`t think it has a huge effect on portables. I have to try it just to see how it performs with my ninja.

[james roffey]

Waist of time if your using them with a portable

When i got my Airflex i didn't have a glide i decided early on that i did need a glide the wand just clamped itself to some carpet and was difficult to move on large jobs it was hard work, with the glide it, well "glides" across the carpet.

[Andy Messias]

When i got my Airflex i didn't have a glide i decided early on that i did need a glide the wand just clamped itself to some carpet and was difficult to move on large jobs it was hard work, with the glide it, well "glides" across the carpet.

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I've always used the slotted glide both with the Airflex mini and the Airflex pro 600...it makes wanding so much easier.