Stairs-Who sells the wands cut down to clean steps?

[Desk Jockey]

Stairs-Who sells the wands cut down to clean steps? Do they sell them with Greenglide too?

I cleaned my home over the weekend and it cleaned much better using the wand on the tread and the stair tool on the riser. I have wide stairs and large landing, so it was easier to use the wands than most stairs but I'd like to try the short cut down version and see if it helps the guys.

 

[The Great Oz]

Stairs-Who sells the wands cut down to clean steps?

Everyone. You can access the internet from the bunker and search for stair tools, but I think you really need to get out of the compound more.

Our guys like the cheap wands because they're light, but because they use a thin walled tube they need repair pretty frequently.

 

[Desk Jockey]

LOL

I guess I've been in the comfort of my bunker too long. I thought they were a special order type thing. Who knew??

Light would be easier to handle on the steps.

 

[Larry Cobb]

These are the two longer styles we sell:

http://www2.cobbcarpet.com/zen/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=%22stair+wand%22

The S-bend is the most popular.

Larry

 

[Desk Jockey]

Will the two jets do as well as the four jet wand? Do you sell the "S" bend with a glide?

 

[rwcarpet]

I use what I think is a HydroForce?? (or PMC tool?) swivel wand, single jet, about 2 foot long, sometimes. Most all stairs I clean with my PC upholstery tool.....it's a little bit more time consuming, but I can get every edge and corner of the steps. And the nose, most of all. Custys seem to like that the small upholstery tool is built for stairs. I know cleaners that are still using a full size wand, and then vacc'ing with a plastic 2" vac tool.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Robert I agree the bullnose is the the most important part!

 

[steve g]

for stairs try this, prespray tops and fronts. next with a floor wand hold the trigger keyed as you pull back across the tread keep the spray going as you pull off the tread to make another stroke on the stair tread. this will spray the risers keep doing this for the whole set. then come back with vac cuff only and run it across with risers by hand. this does 2 things it vacs off the risers and cleans them and it also gets any bits of debris that accumulate in the crotch of the stairs. give it a try its about the fastest way I know of to do a good job on stairs.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Steve you are just spraying the riser with the wand spray and vacuuming with the hose cuff too?

 

[Shorty]

I use this older 40" tool.



I pre-spray the risers and treads, then go up the stairs, holding the tool in front of me to clean the risers.

When I get to the top, I reverse the tool to the normal holding position and come back down cleaning the treads.

I prefer the straight handle rather than the "S" bend style as I find it easier to control when holding it away from me going up the stairs.



For extremely bad-bull nose, I use the tool at the front, called a "Hugger".







Other times, if the stairs are not really that bad, I will use my Cyclo with extension handle.



Shown here with both handles, although I mainly only use the shorter handle, placed in the position where the long handle is.

I also use this in the same manner as my stair wand, re; going up and coming down the stairs.

Without the handle, it can also agitate the bull-nose effectively.




PS::: I DON'T use any of my upholstery tools on stairs due to possible damage being done to the face which MAY ruin someones upholstery in the future.

 

[truckmount girl]

Are you talking about a normal stair tool with a 5-10" head - or do you want a 12 or 14" wand with 2" tube, cut down to stair tool?

Take care,
Lisa

 

[steve g]

Steve you are just spraying the riser with the wand spray and vacuuming with the hose cuff too?

thats exactly what I am describing, just hammer down on the wand trigger and don't let up. its going to put an overspray from the wand on the riser as you pull back and go forward. I do dry stroke the tread but other than that I am on the trigger. then once done I go back and cuff all the risers by hand this pulls our the overspray/prespray and thus cleans the risers. its actually really fast.

 

[Lars]

We use our wands on the stairs and go with the waterfall approach, working from the top down.

If the area is tight we will break out the upholstery tool. I have also been curious to see how that smaller S bend wand Would work, but fear the guys try it once and don't like it, then it ends up sitting on a shelf in the shop... and money wasted.

 

[John Olson]

Call my cell. don't call the office I'm not supposed to be working and you'll get me in trouble. I tell you what to tell Lora

 

[TomKing]

My guys love the Prochem Stair tool. It is set up for 2 inch hose. They swear it is faster and better.

Stairs-Who sells the wands cut down to clean steps? Do they sell them with Greenglide too?

I cleaned my home over the weekend and it cleaned much better using the wand on the tread and the stair tool on the riser. I have wide stairs and large landing, so it was easier to use the wands than most stairs but I'd like to try the short cut down version and see if it helps the guys.

 

[Able 1]

I cut down a Ti wand and can do a set of stairs in about 5 mins standing with my back straight..

 

[jcooper]

I cleaned my home over the weekend and it cleaned much better using the wand on the tread and the stair tool on the riser. I have wide stairs and large landing, so it was easier to use the wands than most stairs but I'd like to try the short cut down version and see if it helps the guys.

Richard,
That's how I do stairs.
1.5" 2 jet wand for treads, then I go back up and use a hand tool for bullnose and riser.

 

[The Great Oz]

Short wands from the Shortwun. Most impressive collection, I think you win the obsessive clean stair award.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Are you talking about a normal stair tool with a 5-10" head - or do you want a 12 or 14" wand with 2" tube, cut down to stair tool?

Take care,
Lisa

The larger wand head with the 2inch tube and glide cut down.

We have the PC stair tool and it does a good job but the wand head cleans easier and fast because of size and more jets. The length is just an obstacle in most stairwells where the cut down version should work fine. Do you sell them Lisa or have a source?

 

[truckmount girl]

We used to sell them. A distributor could special order one for you from CMP. I would ask Olson or Cobb to get one ordered.

Take care,
Lisa

 

[Desk Jockey]

Thanks Lisa I'll contact John and try one.

 

[Shorty]

Short wands from the Shortwun. Most impressive collection, I think you win the obsessive clean stair award.

Thanks Bryan, the Hugger was bought for upholstery on the round corners, but I found it better for stairs.

The other two are drape/curtain tools.

Shorty.

 

[Shane T]

Doc, surely you've got a number of wands laying around that are no longer used. Play around with a couple of them, have your welder cut out the middle and weld it back together. Try different lengths and styles. This is mine, I'm only 5'7" so this works well for me.

 

[Larry Cobb]

Will the two jets do as well as the four jet wand? Do you sell the "S" bend with a glide?

I think two jets are fine for 10" wide head.

This glide will fit:

http://www2.cobbcarpet.com/zen/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=76&products_id=1446

Larry

 

[Jimbo]

"Call my cell. don't call the office I'm not supposed to be working and you'll get me in trouble. I tell you what to tell Lora"

Ditto...John has the bomb stair tool...2 " tube...glided with a 'GreenGlide'...I was a die hard clean the stairs with the wand guy...tried a bunch of different stair tools...cut down some normal wands to make stair tools...

John HAS the bomb...

Heal quickly bud.