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    Posted: 05/October/2006 at 11:19am

    Does anyone in the toronto GTA area have any problems running portable extractors with dual 3 stage vacs?
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I have a single stage vac....  depending on where you plug it in you might have troubles...
 
use the stove, if it has a plug... or the laundry room... or plug it out in the main hall if your in an apartment
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 I blew the hall breaker  in an apartment, the super was not happy.
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make sure you have a few hundred feet of extension cord
and a big bag of fuses for the older houses and buildings.Wacko
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Plug into the kitchen & the bathrooms those are usually 20 amps. If you are running Dul stage 3 you have to plug in each cord on seprate circuits.
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what houses have you been cleaning in Toronto, Mississauga, Oakville and Scarborough that run on 20 amps?
 
 
Originally posted by jtuseo jtuseo wrote:

Plug into the kitchen & the bathrooms those are usually 20 amps. If you are running Dul stage 3 you have to plug in each cord on seprate circuits.
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If you guys dont have 20 amps there then buy a genarator. That suck no 20 amps
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I dunno about TO, BUT in Vancouver, I use one to the wall in the kitchen, one to the stove and one in a seperate wall outlet. 3 cords, no grief.
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 In Ontario
Kitchen receptacles in newer homes are fused at 20 amps, and split, so you can run off the top and bottom of the rec. Other dedicated circuits are referigerator, sump pump, microwave, 120v on stove washing machine.  You  may not have as many problems if you use large sized (14 or 12 AWG) extension cords, the smaller cords will heat up under load and trip breakers or blow fuses.
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That's great if you're outside Toronto eh?
 
 
Originally posted by thermedix thermedix wrote:

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Kitchen receptacles in newer homes are fused at 20 amps, and split, so you can run off the top and bottom of the rec. Other dedicated circuits are referigerator, sump pump, microwave, 120v on stove washing machine.  You  may not have as many problems if you use large sized (14 or 12 AWG) extension cords, the smaller cords will heat up under load and trip breakers or blow fuses.
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Originally posted by jackblack jackblack wrote:

make sure you have a few hundred feet of extension cord
and a big bag of fuses for the older houses and buildings.Wacko
 
The few hundred feet of extention cords on carpet cleaning machines is your problem. Only use the shortest, most heavy-duty extention cord that you can. Extention cords draw more amps, slow down your blowers and burn them out prematurely.
 
 
Blowing fuses in apartment hallways happens often as they are generally wired for light-weight vacuum cleaners.
 
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People are telling the guy to plug here and plug there. In a big house you can not do that with two 20' cords.
 
 
 
Originally posted by Carpetologist Carpetologist wrote:

Originally posted by jackblack jackblack wrote:

make sure you have a few hundred feet of extension cord
and a big bag of fuses for the older houses and buildings.Wacko
 
The few hundred feet of extention cords on carpet cleaning machines is your problem. Only use the shortest, most heavy-duty extention cord that you can. Extention cords draw more amps, slow down your blowers and burn them out prematurely.
 
 
Blowing fuses in apartment hallways happens often as they are generally wired for light-weight vacuum cleaners.
 
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dennis_is_ok,

You purchased your unit from the wrong people. Kleen Kuip would either correct it's problem, switch you to something else or cheerfully refund your money. You simply cannot do business any other way in our industry as it's too small and bad news travels fast.
 
Other things to look at:
 
  1. Are you running it with extention cords?
  2. If so, is the gauge of the cord higher or lower than the units cord?
  3. Are you operating your unit in older building corridors? They are generally wired for vacuum cleaners.
  4. Are you attempting to run this with a new brisk shampoo brush with harsh brissels? Brush should be broken-in on concrete first to eliminate sharpness.
  5. You say you can't return it. Have you spoken with the manufacturer about this? As they are a long standing company and are always willing to oblige.
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