2" vs 1 1/2" hose................
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Topic: 2" vs 1 1/2" hose................
Posted By: Fish
Subject: 2" vs 1 1/2" hose................
Date Posted: 12/January/2008 at 8:02pm
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Hi I am a newbie to posting on these forums (not reading) and a newb to carpet cleaning. I have a Mytee 1003dx on the way to me. It says it can do a 2" hose but I wanted to know the pros and cons for 2" vs 1/2" hose.Will the 2" have more CFM or suck better than the 1 1/2"
I think I will have to use a "whip" because I have a rotovac and it looks like 1 1/2" not 2"
What are the advantages of using 2" and a whip over using ony 1 1/2"
Thanks alot guys - FISH
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Posted By: Ken Harris
Date Posted: 12/January/2008 at 8:14pm
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You wont notice alot of difference. A 2 vac machine will not use more than 50 cfms when the wand is on the carpet. 1.5" can handle that. So dont worry if you need to go down from 2".
Now when you get a machine with 3 or 4 vacs in it, then you want to use 2" hose as much as possible............. ------------- Inventor of Teflon Carpet Wand Glides.Free Glides for all Cleaners in June! |
Posted By: Fish
Date Posted: 12/January/2008 at 8:26pm
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You say only 50cfm but on their website it says "200 CFM"
http://www.mytee.com/products/product.php?id=1003DX - http://www.mytee.com/products/product.php?id=1003DX
I dont understand. Thanks FISH
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Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 12/January/2008 at 8:37pm
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Ken Harris wrote:Posted By: Ken Harris
Date Posted: 12/January/2008 at 9:01pm
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Thats the most that a 2 vac machine can move UNDER LOAD.
All readings put out by manufacturers are measurered UNDER NO LOAD conditions.
Big difference. ------------- Inventor of Teflon Carpet Wand Glides.Free Glides for all Cleaners in June! |
Posted By: Fish
Date Posted: 12/January/2008 at 9:10pm
| So basically 2" or 1 1/2" hose makes ZERO difference on a machine with 2 vacs "under load". There will be NO difference whatsoever because of the machine I will be using? Thanks FISH |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 13/January/2008 at 12:18am
Funny you didn't tell anyone about this when you were offering you 6 vacuum portys  ------------- 
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Posted By: Ken Harris
Date Posted: 13/January/2008 at 10:58am
Nobody asked. ------------- Inventor of Teflon Carpet Wand Glides.Free Glides for all Cleaners in June! |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 13/January/2008 at 9:37pm
No, but FH shot you down rather well -------------
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Posted By: Ken Harris
Date Posted: 14/January/2008 at 1:21am
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I helped him rather well. ------------- Inventor of Teflon Carpet Wand Glides.Free Glides for all Cleaners in June! |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 14/January/2008 at 1:41am
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Really? That's not what the rest of us saw -------------
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 14/January/2008 at 9:59am
| Bottom line Fish.. Portys are for Short hose runs.. for best results.. Many cannot understand this for some reason.. |
Posted By: Fish
Date Posted: 14/January/2008 at 8:19pm
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would it be safe to say 50' is the max i should run with the mytee 1003dx?
Thanks alot for all those who are answering me and helping out here.
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Posted By: Ken Harris
Date Posted: 14/January/2008 at 8:54pm
Yes! ------------- Inventor of Teflon Carpet Wand Glides.Free Glides for all Cleaners in June! |
Posted By: FriendlyHammer
Date Posted: 15/January/2008 at 12:48am
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I taught Kenny everything he knows. I just wish he could retain more.
Not only are vac specs based upon no-load conditions, they are also relative to sea level.
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