Best Wand

[nwhmbiz]

Hello all,
I'm new here so hello to you all.
I've sucked alot of rug in my day and was wondering, what's the wand of choice out there?

 

[Mikey P]

Do a search on Greenhorn and Titanium wands.

 

[davegillfishing]

i have a greenhorn and a ti wand and exclusively use the greenhorn..

 

[Fred Homan]

I love my Greenhorn......

 

[Mountain View Carpet Care]

I've used both and like the Greenhorn better.

 

[ronbeatty]

I have four titanium wands, a greenhorn light for a portable and a new Zipper wand and i like all of them. :wink:

 

[daniel@procarpet]

I have two prochem 4 jet wands and they are pos. However, I am determined to make them work. Sometimes the simplest solution is often the most overlooked one. One of the wands oversprays. Here is my simple solution. Take a wrench and turn the jets where they spray at an angle into the carpet. If the jet oversprays simply turn it to where it sprays right to the edge of the wand. You can ad 110 jets to the middle jets and again angle the jets so they overlap each other but do not interfere with any other jets spray pattern.

 

[Greenie]

It's a major pita, but I "have" fixed a PC Quad jet before, you have to remove the manifolds and use some 1/4" or 5/16" flat stock to push the manifolds back, I might even use 1/2" the next time I do it and machine a 15 degree angle into one side, then drill the bolt holes, this Mimics a Greenhorn wand's angle and allows room for the jet extensions, doing both and adding wider spray jets fixes the pile distortion and streaking issues, but it's work by the time it;s all done, cause you have to bend the hell out of the U shaped horsehoe SS lines feeding the jets, and you will have some slack in the soft solution line.

I just boxed up two more 14" greenhorns today.

 

[Larry B]

Like the GH

 

[Brian R]

Green Horn's the best I've used.


I feel as though I have said that a few thousand times.

 

[Ron Werner]

Greenhorn with a holded or hybrid glide

 

[Curtis Pennington]

Do a search on Greenhorn and Titanium wands.

Ditto, 2 great wands to chose from.

 

[dealtimeman]

i use tht ti and love it! never have used a greenhorn.

 

[nwhmbiz]

Thanks for the info, I also have a Greenie and Titanium.
The Titanium seems to streak abit on more soiled rugs right in the middle thus making 8 inch passes instead of 16 inch.
The greenie i use in large rooms and empties, provides a good even cleaning...
About 6 months ago I bought a 2 jet enclosed 12inch head wand that is half the weight, I believe the cleaning seems to be better and a bit faster.

 

[Greenie]

aaah....but how are the dry times?

Just curious what pressure do you clean at with all three?

 

[Mikey P]

Adjust your Ti's jets (put a wrench on the manifold and bend) to hit the back of the glide a bit more and the streaks will go away.

 

[Brian R]

Yea, I don't get how it can clean while the jets are hitting the glide...but it does.

 

[Doug Cox]

We all know that the Hydra Hoe is the wand of choice for most cleaners. Can't beat it. All others are just sub standard. I said HYDRA HOE.

 

[TimP]

Yea, I don't get how it can clean while the jets are hitting the glide...but it does.

The solution is supposed to barely hit the glide. Once the wand is on the carpet the solution stream hits the yarn and the suction from the glide/wand creates a flushing action. You can keep your wand in one place and not wet the backing when its setup right.

 

[Greenie]

yup.


gotta love cleaning at 650 psi and not overwetting.

 

[Ron Werner]

esp on berber. sure flushes that crap that won't vacuum out.

 

[Larry Cobb]

On our wand with angled jets and glide ...

we aim the jets behind the glide to maintain the impact from the pressure of the pump system.

Larry

 

[nwhmbiz]

I as well clean at 550-650 psi when using the Titanium and Green horn, but the 12 inch i clean at 450 psi and it cleans like a big dog!