Flow comparison between upholstery tools

[Mikey P]

Jim and any of you other deep thinkers, if you set your Sapphire or rotovac upholstery tools to 400 psi, what do you think the single jet tool that I'm working on should be set at to compare dry times

I'm thinking 200 PSI with an 01 jet..

 

[Jim Pemberton]

Jim and any of you other deep thinkers, if you set your Sapphire or rotovac upholstery tools to 400 psi, what do you think the single jet tool that I'm working on should be set at to compare dry times

I'm thinking 200 PSI with an 01 jet..

I'm not certain that will be a complete comparison.

The Upholstery Pro, at "open flow" ( a setting I rarely use it on, but for gross stuff you could need to) and 400 psi still doesn't push the water through in the way a spray nozzle at 200 psi would.

I've run stainless steel tools (with 02 jets, to be fair...not an 01) at 200 psi, and it really wets through the fabric.

I'd need to test that out for myself.

Is your scenario one where you're cleaning an oily synthetic fabric, or a durable cotton fabric that shouldn't brown, and has heavily imbedded soil?

 

[SamIam]

I'm not certain that will be a complete comparison.

The Upholstery Pro, at "open flow" ( a setting I rarely use it on, but for gross stuff you could need to) and 400 psi still doesn't push the water through in the way a spray nozzle at 200 psi would.

I've run stainless steel tools (with 02 jets, to be fair...not an 01) at 200 psi, and it really wets through the fabric.

I'd need to test that out for myself.

Is your scenario one where you're cleaning an oily synthetic fabric, or a durable cotton fabric that shouldn't brown, and has heavily imbedded soil?

Question for questions, your like my wife hahahah

Joking

 

[Jim Pemberton]

Question for questions, your like my wife hahahah

Joking

I am often asked:

"Why do you always answer a question with a question?"

My answer:

"Do I?"

 

[Cleanworks]

Jim and any of you other deep thinkers, if you set your Sapphire or rotovac upholstery tools to 400 psi, what do you think the single jet tool that I'm working on should be set at to compare dry times

I'm thinking 200 PSI with an 01 jet..

It might be more about the gpm rather than the pressure. You may want to install a flow control device like the sapphire tool. A lot depends on the spray pattern you achieve with the holes you are drilling in the tool.

 

[SamIam]

It might be more about the gpm rather than the pressure. You may want to install a flow control device like the sapphire tool. A lot depends on the spray pattern you achieve with the holes you are drilling in the tool.

It's a wet out situation and some fabrics have more surface tension then others.

Hence microfibers tend to bounce the water back out the side of a shear tool when water pressure gets higher.

You don't see that on weave and such.

Kevin houle loves his tool with a sprayer to wet out heavily soiled arms and such to pull some of those oils out of the from beneath the fabric that wick back up.

I tend to pull the vac hose off my tool then wet it out in those situations on synthetics.

Also I'll reduce flow for edging and trigger while sealing parts of the tool with my hand to get harder detail areas.

Can't do the with a continuous flow tool the water gets to hot.

 

[Mikey P]

Tested/ compated yesterday at 200 PSI to the SSIP


same dry times..

 

[Mikey P]

Jim will get it next week to test..

 

[Jim Pemberton]

Jim will get it next week to test..

Thank you Mike

I have a natural fiber love seat and a synthetic fiber sofa that will test it on side by side with the Upholstery Pro.

 

[Mikey P]

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/puCd3nAFEkY?si=OpU3dw1JYwDZWeiu

 

[Cleanworks]

Tested/ compated yesterday at 200 PSI to the SSIP


same dry times..

How about a video?

 

[Mikey P]

How about a video?

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[Mikey P]

top was the first body I worked with, bottom is what everyone loves...