[Robin Ray]

Im looking for a new hand tool with a hide a hose for upholstery. I have been considering the Kleenrite tool. What are peoples opinions on whats out there.

[Russ Chadd]

CFR.... get the complete setup 3" and 5"... all you will need

[Len Gribble]

I actually like mine sold it to Paul Moss a few years ago also sold my Prochem one to Richie my preference CFR 3”/5” haven’t tried the sapphire or the drimaster

[stuart_clark]

Saphire Scientific Miles ahead ! I know at least four carpet cleaner who have sold there CFRs and bought Saphires

[Russ Chadd]

I know at least 2 who have sold on their sapphires and gone back to a regular jet type tool, it wouldn't stop me from buying one if one was offered to me at the right price... but i would never sell the CFR.. no way!!!

[Ian Rochester]

Looking for one myself, quite fancy cfr or perhaps the kleenrite or sapphire

[Mark_Jubb]

I've got both a Kleenrite and a CFR with 3" & 5" heads.
Usually use the CFR these days

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Had the lot and I still go for the cfr.

Shaun

[Simon Gerrard]

Just clean 2,000 chairs on a ship in Germany with two twin vac machines and two sapphires which are a country mile the best upholstery tool on the market, which works just as well on a porty as it does on a TM.

Simon

[Billy Russell]

sold my sapphire and my dri master2, use the cfr and the hydrokinetic handtool, cfr is a great little tool, didn't get on with the sapphire

[Teddycare]

I used to use a cleanright upholstery tool but could never get on with it, I now use the drymaster 2 and find it so much quicker than others I have used in the past, mainly the fact that you can use a scrubbing action when necessary as they will clean and vacuum in both directions, I actually have two of them as i used to work as a team but now I'm on my own, so one going spare if anyone is interested.

[William Sharpe]

I only use tools that have the inline sprayer do both the saphire and CFR have in lines. Mine is ss with see through and ss tipped inline not sure what make or model but i do get good results. I do seem to be getting more suit's lately i,m not crazy about them but are good revenue. £ per hour  that is. However in rambling on about it I am due a new hand tool so will look up the saphire and cfr.

[Robin Ray]

Well after hearing all your comments the cfr seems to be the way to go however after looking closer at the way the sapphire and the drimaster work I think I like the look of the sapphire. I like the way you can clean in both directions with the water on full and not over wet. Its something I like about my internal jet hand tool but i find that the spray is not evenly distributed and a lot of it is recovered before it gets to the fabric.

Billy what didn't you like about the sapphire?

[Billy Russell]

I didn't feel it rinsed enough, the plastic hose kept collapsing and it was difficult rinsing the edges and detailed parts on suites, but I hear others that say they never have those problems, I think hand tools are very much like wands, it's down to personal choice, I would suggest trying to borrow one off someone and have ago with them

[Russ Chadd]

There will be areas where the sapphire simply will have no use and the CFR will... before you blow your hard earned think about which tool will be the most suitable for your use.
If i was cleaning lots of big cushions then the Sapphire would be my choice, the CFR will however clean very small areas of lets say a suite with the 3" and with the 5" head also the larger areas.
In an ideal world i would have both... glad i have the CFR... it covers more bases.

[Carpet Dawg]

CFR for me too. Great piece of kit and built to last for years!

I've used the dri master but didn't like it at all.

[Simon Gerrard]

There will be areas where the sapphire simply will have no use and the CFR will... before you blow your hard earned think about which tool will be the most suitable for your use.
If i was cleaning lots of big cushions then the Sapphire would be my choice, the CFR will however clean very small areas of lets say a suite with the 3" and with the 5" head also the larger areas.
In an ideal world i would have both... glad i have the CFR... it covers more bases.

I've used the sapphire in all kinds of circumstances and I can't think of an area on a piece of fabric that you can't clean with one and I'm a real stickler for perfection.
The real beauty of it is that it is very light and agile and is perfectly engineered and you can use it in continuous or trigger mode with finite control over the flow.


Simon

[Peter Sweeney]

Simon, want to talk to you. Give me a number at pete@oakleafcc.co.uk it's business and maybe your thing. Pete

[Jim_77]

I carry a Drimaster 2, CFR 5" and Sapphire on the van.  Although I've got a lot of gripes with the sapphire they mostly relate to the fact it wasn't really designed for/tested on truckmounts.  After some modification I still use it more than the others.

The way its jets are designed it loses heat more than the DM2 but that is actually a good thing if working on an acrylic velour for example.  It doesn't flush fabrics through as thoroughly if they are really dirty, you either have to turn the pressure up or go slower and it still sometimes leaves pin-stripes, depends on the air flow you're getting through the fabric.

DM2 I would not use on heavy cotton as the lock-down coupled with the high lift of the TM blower actually deforms the tool lips and breaks it, causing problems with snagging.  Having the solution control on the tool is a wonderful feature though, it is so annoying having the control 10ft away with the sapphire and CFR (I added a ball valve to hose assembly of my CFR)

[rich123]

I'v been using a Sapphire for 8 months now.
Great bit of kit. Not cheap, but nothing any good ever is.
Highly recommended. 

Rich