[Kev Loomes]

If anyone is interested I have pics of my new set up (couldnt quite afford to upgrade to a TM ). I dont know anyone who has the Mytee set up in the van, so had to work out the best scenario myself.

I will be getting a reel system soon, so at the moment the hoses are simply dumped in (will post pic when done).

I have run the 12v pump and pumped the whole tank (250ltrs), and the battery was fine and the van started no prob's, soI know that it will be fine all day  (Gary you were right!)I have still retained the portable aspect too and its a simple operation to unload, so I can still do pucker apartments

Sorry for the poor quality pics...

[Kev Loomes]

Woops! ignore the first one DOH!!!

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[fletch]

Nice set up, did you build the ramp yourself?
                                            Regards,
                                               Fletch.

[John Kelly]

Kev, have you used it yet? whats it like.

[Chris R]

How do you find the Vac power ?

In the adverts they claim that it will work with up to 150ft of vac pipe ! 

Which I find hard to believe when its got the same vacs / set up as the Ninja, and although the ninja is just about usable at 75ft, 100ft is the max if you don’t want to leave carpets wet for a week !


Mytee Advert below.
Truck mount performance from a portable?
Introducing the Mytee Speedster

   Huge vacuum power - faster drying times than any 2 vac machine in the UK
   Can be run up to 150 feet from the machine!
   Massive cleaning power - 450 psi Pumptec pump
   Hot, hot heat - two heat exchangers cut through greasy soil
   Can operate straight from the van - saves hours set-up & downtime
   Auto-fill & speed dump-out options - no more filling buckets
   Near truck mount performance at a fraction the cost

[darrenlee1]

hi kev you have email
darren

sorry about that just read other post hose reels you already know

[Kev Loomes]

Fletch
The ramp was the result of when I used to run a franchise (I know, lesson learnt!)

John
I have used it, but mostly on UPH. Although tomorrow Ive got carpets and UPH so can give it the works. Since the new year Ive had loads of spot cleans (surprise srprise).

Chris
The vac power is very good. Ive used it at 75ft so far and no prob's. I am getting very hot water at the wand (from cold water), but I will know more tomorrow when I do longer runs (I will report back on this).

I had to sacrifice a bit with van space, I had to get rid of my Sahara and spotting machine - but hey ho!

[fibresafe]

I don't think either the vacs or the vac set are the same as on the ninja.

The vacs are more powerful than the Ninja's vacs and are set up in parallel, not series. I was told that you couldn't run two of the vacs in the Speedster off one power cord because it would take you over 13 amps, that's why you get one vac running off each power cord on the Speedster.

One Lamb 3-stage vac is not necessarily the same as another, there are lots of different versions of the Lamb 3-stage vac, all with different specs:

http://www.ameteklamb.com/products/ProductCategory.cfm

[John Kelly]

Kev you could try running some of your hot water back into the tank whilst setting up, just put a male fitting on the end of your solution hose. Just raising the temp by a few degrees can make a marked difference.

[paul wright]

hi just out intrest i know the ninjas vacs pull 230 cfm what is the figure for the mighty?   the ninja set up is one standerd 3 stage vac and one heavy duty 3 stage vac and are mounted in series (  )these are 5.7inch vacs , two 5.7 3 satage vacs in paraellel only hav a lift of 135cfm   also the mighty i saw had vacs in series

[jbcleaning]

Just checked with supplier, they say that each vac on the speedster draws 6.8 amps, so you couldn't run two off one power cord. If both vacs on the Ninja are running off one power cord, as well as the pump, then they can't be as powerful.

I wouldn't pay too much attention to the manufacturers CFM claims, if you compare them against each other, someone has to be telling porkies somewhere!

[paul wright]

hi , all i can say from an end users opion that when i had a demo of both machines  i thought the ninja had better suck over the mytee  and better heat   ,  but thats just how they came across to me
regards paul

[spickandspan]

Nice one Kev looks good.

[Mike Osbourne]

Nice set up. Good to see some pics of truckmounted portys.

I was wondering about cable extensions, are they fixed down and you just pull them out with the hoses? And presumably they are c.50ft + so you don't need a plug joining them ouside in the weather?

Mike

[Alan Brooker. Aqualink Carpet Care]

Not this one again :
Yes the Ninja has better suction/ water lift. The 230 number that you quote is Hg not cfm. I have a Ninja - top spec.  I run 120' length 1.5" diameter hose all the time from the van (at least a third of it coiled in the van)  and it cleans and dries the carpets and upholstery just fine because I use CFR tools and they're air flow optimised. Otherwise I'd be leaving soggy furnishings behind all the time - that said, when I get round to it I want to get the vacuum mounts used in the Mytee Speedster so that I can run parallel instead of in series. On long hose runs CFM and larger bore Vac hose is always better, not lift.
This was clearly demonstrated at Excel last year by 'the bearded one' on the Solutions stand. If you cover the hose completely with your hand then yes vac motors in series pull very hard indeed, however insert your fingers INTO the end of 100' hose and there's WAY more airflow going on with parallel vacs as opposed to in series.

Alan

[paul wright]

yes nice setup, but not to sure about them ext  leads dont look as if they can can take the power

[Terry_Burrows]

where did you get that ramp from good idea

[paul wright]

hi alan dont no what hg is but the ninja has 230iinches of water lift,    and the mytee i saw def had the vacs in series,  also when i asked the brains of these machine y they made the third vac go throw the exhasut outlet and not out the lid they said that all these vacs work a lot better under strain ie pulling throw each other
p.s when u hav the wand on the floor its going to suck harder  so i would hav thought seriers is better     what u say about airflow being greater might be right but only when its off  the floor in parrelell