[john martin]

https://www.amtechuk.co.uk/shop/belair-carpet-cleaning-machine-pid-1012.html

Interesting  ,   looks american sourced . Body build wouldnt worry ashbys or alltec but not a bad little machine at the right price .  And Amtech are great to deal with  , glad they have something other than the powerflites .
The Motors look to be the 6.6 LX single stage ( as distinct from the usual 6.6 two stage )   the single stage versions are only used in series but are supposed to perform really well . 

[john martin]

actually they look to be using a 1300w version of the single stage , so not quite the lx   (1600w )  but the idea seems to be to make it a one cord machine .   Could easily swap out one or two vacs later for the regular two stage 6.6  ... (they are only 94 on amazon  ) 

[Lewis Newby]

Seen this and wondered how they got it all on one cord , looks a fair spec for the money , performance should be up on the older machines - I had a pfx 1350 and airflow was dire. It's always good to see new machines and ideas.

[AJB]

The PFX1350 is a VO machine so airflow will not be high, it is built for lift.
The configuration of this machine is also VO so i fear you will be disappointed with it.

[john martin]

AJB   ,  generally the less stages the vac has the more airflow but  the less lift .
The spec for one of these single stage 1300w vacs is aprox 170 cfm and  7 HG .
The low lift makes them not really suitable for parallel but they work well in series .

Id say the performance of this machine is similar to a traditional parallel machine .( perhaps better )

also i see its got a hose connector for an exhaust so could be easily boosted by adding cleansmarts 6.6 in a box   ... or a diy version just plugged into the back

Amtech also mention they have a new inline heater coming soon,

they seem to have ended their relationship with powerflite and cfr and all the machines they were selling before .

[john martin]

id say its this one  ... 

https://www.ametekdfs.com/-/media/ametekdfs/importdata/documents/data-sheets/12221118.pdf?la=en&revision=72c6ba4b-444a-458b-9947-4866cdc1406b

[jmj]

The PortaHeat was the best inline heater I have owned and I've tried most. Lets hope the new one is as good.

[Lewis Newby]

My porta heat died before Xmas , I did speak to amtech last year about them and they said they would get back to me with a price as they may be able to make them to order , never heard back sadly, so I ended up buying a magma before Xmas.

I've just got a TM , so won't be buying a porty again 🙈🙈 but it's good to see some  new machines out