and $1400 later...

I used a hoover steamvac this last summer with Pro Xtract power, C-83, with good results and little solution did alot of work.



Everytime I check out Autopia, I find something new to spend my money on. I need more money!!!



Good luck with extractor sounds like a powerful tool.



Eric
 
I used it today on a Pathfinder. Man, the floor mats were pretty black and the water coming out was soo dark. Take that picture I posted of the dirty water and multiply it a few times. That's what this water looked like.



The floor mats look new when I was done :)



I used Pro's California Orange (or something like that) to spot treat the bad places. I then sprayed on some Xtract, scrubbed it, and extracted.



The floor mats were dry in about 20mins. The inside too about 30mins to dry.



I love this thing!



Of course, I did my usual and left my camera at home still attached to the computer.
 
Andre' said:
Only 30mins WOW not bad. Looks like i have a new toy to buy this spring, the Sensi looks like the winner.:cool:
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That is one of the things I love about this machine. The old way I did carpets it would take a few hours to dry completely. The hot water is also great. I can see it steaming off the carpet as I work :)
 
I finally received my Sensei! Yahoo!



Double everything that's been said, and you start to get a feel for how good it is!



I did 75% of the home today, Mary (that's the other half of jimamary) said":bounce and :bow " She's so happy, I think I'll have a great:xyxthumbs weekend:doh :wavey



Jim
 
In the past I have toyed with the idea of getting a lil bissel green thing... but does it really extract that well? I mean, Intel's talking about a $1400 machine, and this is a $60-100 machine. Obviously it's nothing compared to the commercial one, so you have to wonder if it's really $100 better than a spray bottle, a brush, and a little elbow grease. Any thoughts?
 
Chuckmotor said:
In the past I have toyed with the idea of getting a lil bissel green thing... but does it really extract that well? I mean, Intel's talking about a $1400 machine, and this is a $60-100 machine. Obviously it's nothing compared to the commercial one, so you have to wonder if it's really $100 better than a spray bottle, a brush, and a little elbow grease. Any thoughts?
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Same thing I want to know, there must be something inbetween the extreme of a 50.00 machine and a 1200.00 machine. I want to get a steam cleaner but I don't want to spend 1200.00 but I don't want to throw 50.00 out of the window.
 
millikan said:
Hey Intel,



What kind of generator are you planning on getting. That Sensei has some serious power requirements.
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Haven't decided. The Honda gen that is, I think, 5500 watts is around $1800 :eek:



I found another company that buys just the honda motor and builds a generator with all their components. It runs around $980. It does I think 5000 Watts. Do you think it would work fine? It just has the Honda motor. Don't know about all the electronic stuff.
 
but Intel,

have you tried it on tile and grout yet? this thing sounds great for the house too.. most of my floor is tile..





since you are going to have to get a new vehicle... does it start with an "L"?



:rolleyes:



Dana
 
Intel: I'm a little out of my league here, but I think the power req. are all about the amps, and this sucker requires 28 of them!



Somebody will chime in and give us the ratio.



Jim
 
5000 watts should be enough. Just make sure to not have anything else running while starting the extractor up. The power surge could probably overload the generator.



The other day I was measuring the amps that my vacuum used. The vacuum has a 12 amp motor, however it needed about 21 amps to get it started. To find the watts all you have to do is use the equation Amps X voltage=watts. So using this equation my 12 amp vacuum normally uses 1440 watts but requires 2520 to get it started.



At topoftheline.com I noticed that the extractors used 20 amps, so assuming that yours is in the same ball park then it would need 2400W to run and around 4200 watts to get it started. The 4200 watts is a ball park figure and the only way to know is to measure the current as you start the machine.
 
dboat, I don't think this thing is going to work on tile. Not what it is made for. I mean, it would work but it would make a lot of noise!



The unit I have pulls 28 or 29 amps. Forgot which. 29 x 115volts = 3335watts.



I just don't know which generator to go with. The full honda or the honda motor one. About $900 difference in price.
 
Hey Intel!



Go with the real Honda generator! The noise difference is incredible!!! Personally, I would get 2 of the 2000 watt Honda's and link them together ( they are meant to be linked for use with A/C in RV's) An a/c may only pull 15 amps while running, but the compressor pump surges upwards of 3500 on start up. With the load you have, I would go with the Honda's. Believe me, the decibel levels(on the Honda's) are a lot less when compared to other generators that only use a Honda motor(the mufflers are different etc... .)



Good Luck!!!



Tim
 
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