Carpet and Floor Cleaning Industry Chat Forum : Machine handling question https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:12:43 +0000 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:22:31 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.06 360 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=5120 <![CDATA[Carpet and Floor Cleaning Industry Chat Forum]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/ <![CDATA[Machine handling question : 1. handle lowered to fully...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5120&PID=145044&title=machine-handling-question#145044 Author: duckcountry
Subject: 5120
Posted: 30/June/2008 at 2:22pm

1. handle lowered to fully extended arm length. 
2. do not fight the machine.
3. push down on handle slightly takes you in one direction.
4. lift handle slightly takes in you other direction.
5. think of pushing down and lifting of handle as the turn signals on your car.
6. if you think machine is getting away from you let go of the power switch.
7. practice in a big open area to limit damage.
8. practice when nobody is around - remember how hard learning to drive was?
9. let the machine do the work, not you.
10. when you can control the machine with one hand, you are the master.

Just talking about my own experiences 37 years ago.  Be thinking this in the back of your mind - If THEY can make it look easy, I WILL make it look easy too .... starting NOW!



Edited by duckcountry - 30/June/2008 at 2:26pm]]> Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:22:31 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5120&PID=145044&title=machine-handling-question#145044 <![CDATA[Machine handling question : It takes some practice to find...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5120&PID=144475&title=machine-handling-question#144475 Author: cmaster
Subject: 5120
Posted: 17/June/2008 at 11:27am

It takes some practice to find the balance of the machine. Once you get it, you can control it with one fingerThumbs%20Up]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:27:00 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5120&PID=144475&title=machine-handling-question#144475 <![CDATA[Machine handling question : This is a brand new machine andI&#039;ve...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5120&PID=144471&title=machine-handling-question#144471 Author: JoeD
Subject: 5120
Posted: 17/June/2008 at 10:36am

This is a brand new machine and I've had no training on this type of machine. There's nobody to train me as I'm the whole cleaning staff! I'm going to try lowering the handle to take pressure off the machine. Thanks for the help.

]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:36:43 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5120&PID=144471&title=machine-handling-question#144471 <![CDATA[Machine handling question : Personally, I&#039;d hold it at...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5120&PID=144463&title=machine-handling-question#144463 Author: FreshAire
Subject: 5120
Posted: 17/June/2008 at 1:37am

Personally, I'd hold it at just below waist height and can control any rotary machine with one hand at that level, as a slight change in elevation will send it travelling one way or the other, but if the machine is seriously "pulling down and to the right and grinding into the floor" as well as tripping circuit breakers, it could indicate worn/faulty bearings.

Is it making anything other than a soft whirring sound when in use and was it a new or second-hand purchase? And, more importantly, did anyone give you any real training on how to use a rotary machine?]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:37:24 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5120&PID=144463&title=machine-handling-question#144463 <![CDATA[Machine handling question : tell them to call padman and get...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5120&PID=144456&title=machine-handling-question#144456 Author: rick007
Subject: 5120
Posted: 17/June/2008 at 12:00am

tell them to call padman and get a real machine.]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:30 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5120&PID=144456&title=machine-handling-question#144456 <![CDATA[Machine handling question : Have you ever run a floor machine...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5120&PID=144442&title=machine-handling-question#144442 Author: cmaster
Subject: 5120
Posted: 16/June/2008 at 2:00pm

Have you ever run a floor machine previous to this one?]]> Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:00:30 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5120&PID=144442&title=machine-handling-question#144442 <![CDATA[Machine handling question : This may sound like a dumb question...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5120&PID=144433&title=machine-handling-question#144433 Author: JoeD
Subject: 5120
Posted: 16/June/2008 at 11:23am

This may sound like a dumb question but I would really appreciate an answer. The company I work for just bought a Minuteman 2 speed machine so I can clean the carpets. When I was using the machine last night it seemed to be pulling down and to the right and grinding into the floor. It actually popped a breaker after about an hour of running it.
The same thing happened when I used the machine to clean and shine a hard surface cafeteria floor( different pad of course).
I have the handle just above waist height and I'm trying to just balance the machine without trying to oversteer. Am I holding it incorrectly? What am I doing wrong?
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