[Alan Brooker. Aqualink Carpet Care]

Got all my cfr tools now. OH AND NOW I'M ALMOST FLAT BROKE!!! Damn they're NOT cheap . 300psi on a red cotton velvet sofa. Amazing results, quick drying.
Just tried out carpet clean's drimaster handtool and I reckon it's the daddy for curtain cleaning - no trigger, double vacuumed and when you pull the tool away from the fabric the solution goes straight to the vacuum slot - (no oversprayed windows).
Does anyone else use this tool for curtain cleaning?

Alan

[Alan Brooker. Aqualink Carpet Care]

I take it no-one uses a Drimaster then :

Alan

[carpetclean]

alan see you this evening but carpetclean is one word !!!!

[Teddycare]

Hi there,
yes I use a dry master but funnily enough never thought of using it on curtains, but will certainly give it a try.
all the best Ted

[*paul_moss]

Alan out of all of them The dri-master is the best.
And yes curtains are not a problem as long as the fabric is wet cleanable

[Alan Brooker. Aqualink Carpet Care]

Why 'As long as the fabric is wet cleanable'? Dry clean only fabrics are fine for WET cleaning with CFR tools. I got the idea that Drimaster was 'same meat different gravy'.

Well, curtains or not?

Alan

[craigp]

how do cfr tools work?? i asked this before but got no answer

[Spot On cleaning]

Craig

I think they work at 350 psi and shear the dirt off. I too would like to know more as well, but i don't think i can afford one just yet.

Dave

[Alan Brooker. Aqualink Carpet Care]

They work from 150psi, better at 350 psi then 400 then 500 and so on. the more the pressure the better they work. They are the mummy and daddy of hand tools

Alan

[craigp]

is there more than one jet? how are they more effective?

[Alan Brooker. Aqualink Carpet Care]

Ah that's classified information . Top secret. I could tell you - but then I'd have to kill you! 

Go to the american cfr website and see their video's and the uk cfr website and see their diagrams. Sorry, can't think of the addresses.

Alan

[craigp]

ok, ta alan, it all seems top secret too !   lol

[gwrightson]

i have used both the cfr and the drimaster, both excellent tools
i decided on the drimaster, simply because ease of use, no trigger to worry about, no over spray
no need for drying strokes, hence cleaning times cut down.
 the one negative side, the filter does need to be cleaned on a very regular basis, a very fine mesh in line filter soon can get blocked , resulting in loss of solution to the head. out comes the spanner to undo , clean filter put back , can get a little annoying . perhaps Hydra master could incorporate some sort of quick release filter system . would be a vast step forward " just a thought"
 geoff

[fibresafe]

I've tried both and settled on the CFR - the drimaster drained the tank on my porty very quickly which was a pain in the *rse. Better shearing action with the CFR tool as well I thought.

[gwrightson]

fibre safe, i know exactly the point you are making, all i can say is you either never turn off the valve whilst it is not in use, or you are overwetting , a tank should easily clean a 3pc if used correctly
  geoff

[carpetclean]

fibresafe cant understand why the drimaster drained the tank as it has two valves for water flow and if adjusted correctly will not use too much water and as the last post said should be turned off when not in use. i personally think its a great tool.

[fibresafe]

I agree the drimaster is definitaly a great tool too!

But it does use more water because there is always a continual flow of water (i.e. in between passes). Yes you can adjust the flow, but with the CFR you only use water when you are acually making a pass.

Cheers

[stevegunn]

Cfr handtool is the way to go.I raved about the drimaster but the cfr is much better both hydramaster and cleansmart will let you have them on a weeks trial then decide for yourself.

[carpetclean]

does the cfr need a big psi to work !!?

[Alan Brooker. Aqualink Carpet Care]

Carpet clean,
On a lower pressure system like the Prochem Porty the Drimaster will flush better than the 3" CFR because the flow can be fully opened - the equivalent of swapping to a larger jet on the CFR. CFR recommend using a no. 4 jet on anything lower than 150psi. I can use the no1 jet as supplied because I'm rinsing at 400psi.

Hope this helps.
Alan