[jasonl]

If you are using the pressure washer as your pump and heater , then you only need your extractor to be the dirty tank and vacuum.


Why not used any old battered up extractor and fit 2x new super duper vacs as fitted to the Jaguar or Airflex turbo , at about £100 each?

Then fit a pump out system , fit it to the extractor and you will have a machine with Jag performance , plus more heat and psi if you want it , plus a pressure washer. for around half the jag /airflex cost.

[Colin Day]

Would the body on an old machine cope with 2 x 6.6's though Jason? Have you actually used a machine with these 2 vacs in it? You might be surprised at just how powerful they are....

[jasonl]

I dont know its just an idea.

[STEVE PARKIN]

we have an Airflex turbo with a 800psi pump, we have used 100ft (50ft of 2" and 50ft 1/2") of hose many times and have not noticed that much loss of vac power, infact its got more vac power at 125ft of hose than my Ninjas at 25ft, the 800psi pump is more than enough for all jobs, we do carpets at 150 - 250psi max and hard floors at 300 - 700psi and we are realy impressed with the performance and glad we went for the Airflex, have used water tank on van but not to bothered about filling part way through a jobs, the build quality and look of machine is first class and would recommend it to anyone, the magma heater is an invaluble tool and well worth having as the extra heat cuts thro black top and grease of dirty commercial jobs

[Russ Chadd]

This is all good feedback guys keep it coming!!
Steve, does the Airflex turbo have an auto dumping option? i understand that it can auto feed from a fresh water tank and its designed to stay on the van, however there's not much point to having a machine with external water feed if you cant dump it as you extract?

Jason, you are def on my wave length... however an old dog of an extractor with the new 6.6 motors may not stay on the van for every job and will require me to take indoors which might be a little embarrassing even if i dress it up with go faster stripes!

The hot pressure washer works very well though as a constant source of hot water at a reasonable pressure.

[STEVE PARKIN]

not got the auto dump at the moment but cleansmart are having the machine back soon for auto dump and remote to be fitted, the good thing is that the machine can be added to, we looked at all options available before we chose the airflex, and the airflex was the most flexable alround machine for our needs, and we are very happy with our choice, i have used many machines in 21 years of cleaning and this is the best portable for power flexablity and build that i have used, i loved the ninja but its no comparison and the service from cleansmart is far better than Ashbys.

[jim mca]

Russ

It might be possible to have a socket on the extractor to power the p/w as you are not using the pump then you only need 2 leads from the house

Jim

[Russ Chadd]

Does this machine require 2 feeds then? 1 for the vacs and 1 for the pump? christ! what does it draw in terms of watts???

 

[jim mca]

Yes all 3 vac portys and 6.6s require 2 leads and if you like heat then thats 3 plugs

[Doug Holloway]

Hi Guys

I was speaking to one of the manufacturers and he was saying they are waiting to see how the new vacs work out in the field.

Cheers

Doug

[Colin Day]

Yes all 3 vac portys and 6.6s require 2 leads and if you like heat then thats 3 plugs

Not necessarily the case... My Advance has a rocker switch which only allows either the 3rd vac, or 3kw heater to run, and not both...

[jim mca]

colin

you cant run three vacs plus heater thats why your heater cuts out and if you then want heat you either have to turn a vac off or plug in a inline heater

[Colin Day]

colin

you cant run three vacs plus heater thats why your heater cuts out and if you then want heat you either have to turn a vac off or plug in a inline heater

I know...

[jim mca]

Colin

Hows your new toy

[clive ware]

Shaun,
Have you got your machine yet?

[Shaun_Ashmore]

oh yes

Doing a pub tonight with it, don't usually do night work but this one was pleading for me an old customer who has gone into the pub trade only trouble is that it's in a built up area so need to keep the noise down, asked me if I wanted paying in beer!!! that's like being paid in Lira to me so taking the money.

Shaun

[Colin Cadle]

Hi Doug
I too heard a not dis-similar story from one manufacturer/ supplier.
He was honest enough to say that one particular UK manufacturer keeps running stocks from the U.S dry just to fill the orders & that both Lamb & Pump Tec were (not sure if they still are) struggling to keep up.

[john martin]

Motor hype and blurb aside ....
The Airflex looks like the superior machine from a design /feature/Ergonomic  point of view .

[clive ware]

Shaun,
How is the new machine/ Was it any good on the pub?

[Russ Chadd]

Hello again everyone...

So i started this thread originally looking at either a Storm or a Jag... well i now have neither machine!
I decided to purchase a nearly new airflex turbo as it was available for a very good price, Mat at Cleansmart modified the machine with a auto pump out feature.

Today i cleaned a lounge carpet using my new setup :

Aiflex turbo
120ltr fresh water tank
100ft vac and sol hoses
CFR wonder wand

And...

Zeta pressure washer providing 500psi of boiling hot water.

Some of you may of seen my little hot water pressure washer in action some time ago in another thread.
I cant tell you how well this worked today! turned up at the customers house and attached their water supply to the zeta and in less than 60 seconds i had boiling hot water at the wand!
I finished the job in a fraction of the time it would of taken me with my steempro machine.

Pictures to follow for those of you who are interested!