[Alan Brooker. Aqualink Carpet Care]

We'll agree to disagree then
I've used Ashby's equipment for years and found them to blow some other manufacturers out of the water on idea's and build quality but after many years of following what a manufacturer decides is best you realize that sometimes even they can make bad judgement calls. But only on the vac motor placement front

Best regards
Alan

[scott.]

where did you get the side rack system for the chemicals?

[Kev Loomes]

Spickandspan
Cheers!

Mike, Paul
The extensions are fairly heavy duty, but not bolted down yet. Yeh I just draw them out with the hose and they are 40m long! Ive checked with the max power on them and they can take approx 3200watts each, so will take it easily. Because the power in the Mytee is divided (one vac and pump on one and the other vac and heaters on the other) its fine. The Mytee comes with bog off leads but they are attached which is a pain (cos they are so long), so I cut them shorter and made extension leads!. Had it runing with the blue extension leads and its fine.

Terry, Scott
The ramp and racking was done when I had my franchise. I believe that for this + the original signage was about £1,500.00 (although I have got a dodgy memory!)

[Kev Loomes]

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.

Sorry for being a bit thick, but what do you mean? Do you mean connect a short solution hose (with no fitting at the other end, run the pump with both heaters on and let it flow into the tank? if so whats the male connector for?

[John Kelly]

Yes you can just do that. What I meant was to use your existing hose and plug a male connector into the female on the end to allow the water to flow, thats assuming you have a female on the end if not just do it the other way round. This is handy to get the temp up quite a bit especially if you've had water sitting in the tank overnight.

[Kev Loomes]

Ok, thanks for the info John.

[edd]

HOW MUCH IS THE MYTEE ??

[paul wright]

dont look nothing like the mytee to me

[Mike Osbourne]

My extension leads have thermal cutouts. If I don't unwind them fully every  time, they cut out. Took me a few minutes scratching my head to figure out the first time. They weren't hot at all, but it's something worth watching, you don't want your shiney van going up in smoke.

[Comfort Sector]

Mike

the only reason that they were not hot was because the thermal cut outs were activated. Without the cut outs they would have been toast.

All extension cables drums should be extended fully when any high current is being used.

The coils of wire on the drum react just like a transformer and current is inducted through the surrounding coils producing heat.

Hope this explains the situation.

[mark_roberts]

So lets say the ramp was £500, the machine £2500, extra hose etc £400, water tank and pump £400.  Getting close to £4000.  Another two grand or so would get a small TM with lots more power.

No knocking because I too went down this road big time a few years ago but the £££ do add up.

Love to see is all working though.

Mark

[Alan Brooker. Aqualink Carpet Care]

A small truckmount aint no good when you've got to park down the road or you're working on the penthouse suite .
You're always a winner with the power and extra's on the latest Super Porty's! CANNOT see the point of truckmounting now even though I was considering it!
Alan

[Kev Loomes]

Mike, Comfort Sector

My extensions have cut outs, and I do fully unwind them! thanks for the concern though.

Mark
Appreciate what your saying, but I wanted a high powered porty to enable me to still do apartments etc! The ramp was fitted nearly 5yrs ago when I had a franchise, so no cost while setting this new one up.

Just out of interest, got my reel today (a mini-me proper truckmount reel) will get sorted in the next week and will post a pic (its only just under 13inches wide and will take 150ft of inch &  half!! only cost £30.00 second hand from a TM owner

[darrenlee1]

hi

vac motors we all started many years ago with single vac portys
then came twin vac parrel or in series
at this point in  series was probably better
but then came three vacs and people using  longer hose
and trying to truck mount a porty

the point i am trying to make, is i still have a 2 stage single vac machine that i use weekly on jobs that are small or apartments
granted with a short hose, but still get good results and happy customers
the need for for more power from a porty is just turning it into a electric truck mount.
recently read some where someone talking about porty with 4 vacs just seems crazy to me.
theres a post on here today someone asking is a vax any good
and i agree odd spill ok, but i could clean someones lounge with one and give them a great result and a bet so could a lot of others, so this need for more power and bigger machines just baffles me.
always gets me on most portys 60 litre tanks i did a hall stairs and landing through lounge today, (typical job) only used 28 litres, and on average domestic jobs this is all you need or less, run out  you fill it again so why not make a nice porty instead of great big hard to move portys.bigger is not always better
darren

[Alan Brooker. Aqualink Carpet Care]

That's got to be around 35 square Metres of carpet. You can't have flushed much dirt out with only 28 litres of water, and if you're using enough hose then you shouldn't need to move it on the job anyway. You shouldn't be dragging your machine around inside someones home. Stale, damp air, possibly clouting the odd wall, and accidents do happen - what if you lost your balance at the top of a flight of stairs with the machine half full?

Alan

[darrenlee1]

alan where abouts you from

[Alan Brooker. Aqualink Carpet Care]

Surrey. - Near South Croydon

[darrenlee1]

im in doncaster
lets set it up you against me
you do half a carpet me the other
and compare drying times dirt ect
before you say it cost too high to do
am sure lads on here will put a quid or two in
to see this, be a good night
am well up for it

darren

or if thats too diffucult we could ask ncca if we could have half hour and let them and class pull us to bits
or are you internet bully

[Alan Brooker. Aqualink Carpet Care]

  Easy. Why the paranoia?  : I like to keep my customers. That's why I choose not to drag heavy equipment across their carpets. MANY years ago I started out with a splash 'n dash crew to learn the ropes and get into the industry before I knew of formal training institutes. I got out as quickly as I could because they operated in the way that you're describing. - Low end equipment in the home, up the stairs and so on. The odd ding in the wall as the stairs turn at the top. The occasional undiscovered leak from the machine onto a jute backed carpet. Hot hoses lying directly across synthetic fibres leaving heat set marks on carpet and furniture, oops I just took a chunk out of the white painted banister - Where's the tippex?
Sorry bud, find someone more local to you that has a high spec porty to compare results? Clearly too much time on your hands, I have a company to run.

Alan

[craigp]

thing is the old single vac machines were 3 stage 180mm they were more powerful than the 3 stage 145mm ones found in twin vac machines, try using a twin vac machine with one vac, its way to weak,

so when twin vac machines came out it was not double the power, yes it has 2 vacs, but its 2 smaller vacs, a fact i've not heard anyone mention.
 
this is what i cant understand why start making 3 vac machines with the little 145's ?

why not make a twin vac with the bigger 180's ?

 that woud have some kick!