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Poll

Which one would YOU choose

Mytee Speedster
Ninja
Scorpion
Power Flite Perfect Heat
Other

Ian Gourlay

  • Posts: 5748
Re: Upgrading Porty
« Reply #20 on: December 02, 2006, 08:41:09 pm »
Robert was that cash or card.

Len Gribble

  • Posts: 5106
Re: Upgrading Porty
« Reply #21 on: December 02, 2006, 09:06:02 pm »
Who else sells the meteor?


Huw

Flood job how much leaked and how much did you recover. ???

Think you may be over weight by your post, so take care, can’t see you dumping pure water. Are any of your water containers baffled?

Len
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other. (Sidcup Kent)

robert stubbs

  • Posts: 266
Re: Upgrading Porty
« Reply #22 on: December 02, 2006, 10:27:49 pm »
Hi Ian,
     Payed on credit card, so had a months grace before I settled my bill in full,£2804.98 + vat = £3295.87.
    I had a few extra's at that, comes with tools, 15m of 2" vac hose and solution pipe, I had extra 7.5m of each.


 Regards Rob

spickandspan

  • Posts: 227
Re: Upgrading Porty
« Reply #23 on: December 02, 2006, 11:39:28 pm »
who makes th scorpion??
If at first you dont succed.......Dont try skydiving.

cleaning co

Re: Upgrading Porty
« Reply #24 on: December 03, 2006, 01:03:01 am »
rob the v2 is so much better heater,.,
  faster hotter and u get lot better results trust me i hav got other 2000w heaters and they dont come close to it

Chris R

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Staffordshire

Seers

  • Posts: 719
Re: Upgrading Porty
« Reply #26 on: December 03, 2006, 01:20:15 pm »
Hi Len,

The 400ltr tank is baffled, and is not always full. The two smaller tanks supplied by solutions are not baffled and the waste tank is usually emptied after each job.

Still can't decide between the steamate and the meteor heater?

Cheers,

Huw.

jbcleaning

  • Posts: 40
Re: Upgrading Porty
« Reply #27 on: December 03, 2006, 06:20:33 pm »
I'd go for the Speedster over the Scorpion every time.

It seems to me you're paying about £1000 more for an extra vacuum motor with the Scorpion and you don't even get a heater. Plus all those plugs and cables everywhere and an external heater to mess around setting up - 4 lots of plugs if you have heat and booster box? I struggle to find 2 seprate circuits to plug into sometimes!

If you must have 3 vac motors, why not get a Speedster with built in heat and add a booster box?

Macarthur

  • Posts: 158
Re: Upgrading Porty
« Reply #28 on: December 03, 2006, 06:41:43 pm »
I currently run a Rhino 3x3 stage vac. I have to say so far has been an excellent machine so far giving excellent results with a great heat exchanger included purchased from Matt from Cleansmart for a good price, alot of machine for the money, not sure how it compares to other portables but if I were looking for another would either be The Scorpian or Speedster, both look good, The Speedster looks like good value to me.
Nigel.
Orion Cleaning Services - Southampton

spickandspan

  • Posts: 227
Re: Upgrading Porty
« Reply #29 on: December 03, 2006, 08:49:50 pm »
Thanks Chris,, and why oh why do manufactures always fit black wheels onto there machines????
If at first you dont succed.......Dont try skydiving.

Phil Marlor

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Re: Upgrading Porty
« Reply #30 on: December 03, 2006, 08:58:06 pm »

When you guy's are plugging all this stuff in dont you fuse the customers electricity?
I always find a lot of customers are doing their washing & Ironing while I am cleaning their carpets.

You must all go through a lot of fuse wire.

Phil
Stevenage, Herts

LUTON TOWN 3-0 SUNDERLAND

darrenlee1

  • Posts: 71
Re: Upgrading Porty
« Reply #31 on: December 03, 2006, 09:21:32 pm »
hi thinking of getting rhino machine does anyone no the height
of the machine as a need it to fit in my zafaria got a powermax and that fits
cheers darren

Mike Halliday

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Re: Upgrading Porty
« Reply #32 on: December 03, 2006, 09:49:02 pm »
I'm surprised the Mytee Speedster is doing so well, considering I've hardly heard anyone talk about it, just think how well it would have done if the manufacturer had gone on all the bulletin boards and give it lots of free advertising

just shows quality will always shine through :)

Mike
Mike Halliday.  www.henryhalliday.co.uk

Shaun_Ashmore

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Re: Upgrading Porty
« Reply #33 on: December 03, 2006, 09:49:54 pm »
I think you'll find that most porti's are roughly the same size and shape nowa days.

I was surprised by the Scorpion at how light is and compact.

I've had this problem before with the plug thing, but I use a TM so it's not really that relivant to me.

Shaun

Mark Roberts

  • Posts: 390
Re: Upgrading Porty
« Reply #34 on: December 03, 2006, 09:53:36 pm »
Ive not blown 1 fuse with my scorpion, it just needs 2 plugs and away you go.

Heat from tap is all ive ever used, and if I was using the booster it would be 150ft away from the machine so no worry's there as well.

With the 500psi high flow quad cell pump and 3 vacs heat is replaced in the cleaning pie imo, and I like the fact all available power is used on the vacs and pump. The other thing that swung it for me was the weight, at 85 lbs it a third lighter than most machines and goes up steps easy, so that was me sold.

A new porty should be picked too suit your business and its unique requirements, so if you want a demo Merv your welcome to pop down the road too me.  ;)

Mark

robert stubbs

  • Posts: 266
Re: Upgrading Porty
« Reply #35 on: December 03, 2006, 10:15:03 pm »
Hi Mark,
         Have you got the Auxiliary Tanks and what size hose do you use, diameter, lenth,whips,etc. Have you any pictures.



  Regards ROB

Mark Roberts

  • Posts: 390
Re: Upgrading Porty
« Reply #36 on: December 03, 2006, 10:48:35 pm »
Hi Rob,

I dont use the tanks, for me it would be no quicker as I work with helper, I can have it off the van and filled up at the door in a matter of mins while the other person is vacing and pre-spraying.

I use normal 1 1/5 pipe and have 18, 25, 33, 50 ft lengths in the van but most of the time I use the 33ft for doing a house. Ive had a go on the 2" stuff its good.

Mark


cleaning co

Re: Upgrading Porty
« Reply #37 on: December 04, 2006, 06:21:15 am »
phil i hav only ever fused one property in years and it was very old eletrics,  with modern electrics u will only ever trip it out not blow the fuse

Susan Dean (1stclean)

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Re: Upgrading Porty
« Reply #38 on: December 04, 2006, 07:40:23 am »
i need to get out  more ive never heard of any of the gear you lot have used   :o due to only dealing with extrata for the last 25 years guess i need to try some of these units out too see if any are better then my exl,s

stevegunn

Re: Upgrading Porty
« Reply #39 on: December 04, 2006, 08:08:56 am »
Remember all the hype surrounding the eclipse that seems to have died a death.Not even on the list, if god forbid I needed to return to using a porty the speedster would be my choice quietly made its mark and heard good reports about  it.