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    Posted: 18/February/2008 at 1:30am
Originally posted by watchman watchman wrote:

sorry I read your post again I missed the portland oregon location. I wonder why you would blow circuits , I thought the US runs on 20 amp. 


I pop them once in a while because of other things the customer has on the same circuits or just old crappy wiring.

No, what I was saying was that the Rotovac salesman told me the 1003HV was a real circuit blower and that unless I intended to use a generator I would not be happy with it.  He talked me out of it and lost some income for Rotovac and him (unless there was some special spiff going on between Mytee and Rotovac on the 1001HV which isn't beyond the possible).
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Originally posted by FriendlyHammer FriendlyHammer wrote:

Has Kenny ever told us anything accurate about portables the first time?
 
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Nice pic, John. That's at least twice the steam I get, but it's proof enough.  There's no convincing Kenny, but those of use who own such machines know better.  That's why I asked others with similar machines to post. I have nothing to fear. Has Kenny ever told us anything accurate about portables the first time?
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Didn't have 500psi at the time or higher flow.. At 250psi and 2-03jets its all good.. If you wand triggering back then dry up it gives the heater the time to get real hot.. Now if you keep the trig open constantly then you lose heat..

Have you used one..? Some guys never have but swear they don't work..
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Not cased closed. Any heater will get water hot, but not at the higher flow rates. That was my point.
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This is with the Recoil and a ProChem 2000 elec.Heater.. @ 250 psi..
Case Closed..LOL Looks hot to me...
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Boy, I never thought that my posting about the Raptor would cause such turmoil.  The bottom line is that everyone has their own preference of machines.  That's why there are so many choices.  I really like the Raptor I just bought and that's that.  Everyone should spend less time arguing about machines and more time cleaning!!!
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I have the Mytee M-12. Great machine.
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Originally posted by watchman watchman wrote:

I have never alluded to 200 degrees not my figure. I have never measured the temp and don't care to. All I know is it's hot always and even hotter on those hot summer days when I can see the steam on the custys carpet. customers allways happyThumbs%20Up 


Yep. I can see steam any time of the year, just following my guidelines.
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sorry I read your post again I missed the portland oregon location. I wonder why you would blow circuits , I thought the US runs on 20 amp. 
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I assume your in Canada. yes you will blow circuits with 20 amp plugs. you would have to run with a generator. but I have run it in my own home a while back with heat off and only 1- 3 stg vac running and I didn't blow a breaker.
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Originally posted by watchman watchman wrote:

Well  Ken I have news for you. I purchased my mytee from rotovac corp. in seatle washington. they shipped it to buffalo ny where I drove the 40 minutes across the US border and picked it up. My machine runs on 2-20 amp plugs and I run it on a generator.


That is where I got my 1001.  Great machine, customers see if and realize this is no Rug Doctor.  I had a solution hose develop a leak at the wand connector and drove to JonDon in Portland Oregon, 110 miles from here.  While I was there picking up a few things like Perky Rakes and chemicals that would have cost more to ship than the gas itself cost me, I had them fix it for a few bucks.  That is the only time I have had a problem with anything Rotovac shipped me.  And the 1001 is a real performer.  I wanted the 1003, was talked out of it by the salesman who claimed it was always blowing circuits. 
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I have never alluded to 200 degrees not my figure. I have never measured the temp and don't care to. All I know is it's hot always and even hotter on those hot summer days when I can see the steam on the custys carpet. customers allways happyThumbs%20Up 
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Okay, but there is still no way to raise water(warm) from 100 degrees to even 150 with 2000 watts of electric power at even a 1 gal/min average draw over an hour. That is 60 gallons to heat and the btu's are just not there, never mind the 200 degree temps that you are alluding to.I can do the calulations to show you that you cant if you want.
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