The Zipper Wand in Action

I need the 8 deaths to match the 8 hours sorry

hopefully your like a cat and have at least 9

sam miller wrote:I need the 8 deaths to match the 8 hours sorry

hopefully your like a cat and have at least 9

I hope so as well (knocking on wood).

sam miller wrote:

Davey Cracker wrote:It IS very well built, and that's what had me sold at first sight.
But once I used it, I knew it wasn't for me.  It was hard on my back, and left the carpet too wet with my TM.....like you said, not for everyone.

So the loaner did you ever adjust the jets or change the jets at all????

I got it and there was serious pile distortion, I tried to change the jets and one of the extensions fell right of.

Joe had to send me a tool to fix the threads and new smaller jet extension with the right jets 9502'son the end and 3 11002 in the middle. Alot less pile distortion on residential carpet that way.

But Joe, figured someone tok parts off and damaged the tool before I got it. 

Shows you, oYou trust people with a loaner and they think its a pick apart. carpet cleaners can be such scum bags.

I think the people with a bigger blower and more heat will really love this tool for zipping along.

also watch Eric's videos before you use it when I got it the vacuum connection was set up all wrong.

I watched all the videos and changed the jets, Yes!......but I knew better than to mess with those extenders threaded into that aluminum, so I ONLY removed the jets, as I told Joe.  I really wanted to like it, but......

I sent the loaner to a guy in SD after I used it, maybe hit him up for the continuing CSI integrations.

The middle jet just fell off if touched by a wrench so I was just saying it could be put on and would work but hard to change jets without it falling of in your hand.

hard to believe I'm the only one who noticed or said anything.

I actually just ordered a large Zipper and will be using it on a commercial job next week.

I have the Butler high heat units.

Only used a Zipper a couple times at trade shows, so....I am hopeful it will fit the bill as to what my intended uses are.

Will try to let others know.

Mark Saiger
www.saigers.com

Good luck with it Mark.

Mark the key is to dial it in and call Eric with questions.

I'm sure you'll like it.

sam miller wrote:Mark the key is to dial it in and call Eric with questions.

I'm sure you'll like it.

And hopefully he doesn't blow you off like he did several of us here when we asked questions/for help.

As Mo said good luck, and I hope it works better for you.....I spent 2weeks watching his videos and "dialing it in", and never was able to get it to feel like a $1000 piece of equip let alone double that, and it's cost.....but it sure looked nice!

U guys know Eric has a full time cleaning business too?  Lol
Phone call is fast. Great guy to talk to.
I had chatter on only a few jobs which was easy to fix with the wheel. 15" model.

I agree with the comfort thing but dont buy that it cleans better.    Only possibility is because it encapsulates the heat but I dont think that is going to make too much of a difference.      

either way my opinion is its cleans the same as a good high flow wand except it cant turn corners the same or hit edges the same plus its heavy.     The turning corners in a residential thing kills it for me.   I pick my wand up a lot when I am moving hose around,   getting behind doors,  taking folds of line in and out of rooms so you dont rub walls.     Even with the employee you have to do it if they are pre spraying or tabbing furniture.

empties and commercial maybe its nice because of comfort, I havent even had to use my 360 in a while.      I do sometimes just for fun but with really high heat it just doesnt matter the dirt and grease is getting wiped regardless so I just prefer the quick light high flow wand.

CleanTech wrote:U guys know Eric has a full time cleaning business too?  Lol
Phone call is fast. Great guy to talk to.
I had chatter on only a few jobs which was easy to fix with the wheel. 15" model.

I believe we were told by someone in the forum that he's also a cleaner, being in a cleaner's stand point, answering questions in the forum is MUCH better than answering them on the phone cause then people can read about the "tips and tricks". I'm not much of a phone guy when it comes to support, I like to read and see diagram of the equipment and would like to understand how it was designed so that I can make the best of it.
Again I'm not attacking anyone, just simply letting manufacturers know that cleaning forums are made to their advantage, we don't expect them here 24 hours a day 7 days a week, I told JB to please shut up and let Eric come and answer ALL of our questions, and waited 3 days, that's 72 hours and he can't spend 30 minutes typing answers to questions of his own product ? Hmmm oh well, not my loss

I would like to post this and it is not to put the zipper down in any way as I think it is a great tool.
I have a Roto Vac DHX model...I WISH I would have bought the regular power wand version due to what is mentioned above the lawn mower motion, it KILLS my back and only after about a hour or so, any thing that makes you bend at that 45* angle with arms extended will get to anyone and will down right kill someone that has a tender back already.
I can go hours with my wand vs the RV DHX.
Also I think the Zipper was made by a guy who has a V/at type truck and can create massive heat and suction and it is best hooked to that type of TM.
He designed it and as he did, he did it around his unit the big V, and I bet it works amazingly well with it.
But looking at it my back is just not built to handle it, so for me I would go a different route, but that doesn't mean I don't think it is a good tool.
A good back, and a big TM with big work it would probably ROCK!!
I hope he sells a bunch of them...He has put his heart, and countless hours into it and you can not say it is a POS it looks top notch.

UPS notification as mine will arrive Wednesday sometime. Hopefully I will get a chance to set it up later that night (long days) because on Thursday, I have 2 jobs it would be a perfect chance to give it a try.

Mark Saiger
www.saigers.com

Ah yes nothing like a new tool to spice things up

Looking forward to seeing your review at the end of the week Mark.

I have to admit that I took a look at Jim's review over on MB....a little disappointed he didn't use it on a large commercial since that was the purpose behind the design. Cleaning store fronts with it proved that it could clean (we already knew that), but it doesn't evaluate the fatigue, ergonomics, nor the chattering that was experienced by many on large commercial areas....and some residential.

Jim said that he bought a second one for the other van, so hopefully, he gets plenty of chances to test it farther and shares the results. We still don't have the verdict on the handle changes nor on the Zipper design itself.

Hopefully, it gets greater exposure...still hope it turns out well, just have my reservations.

Here is my post on MB............

I don't like to get to far a head of myself.....but because of what I seen today it is worth the mention....sad news is that because I handed my camera to my guy and we did not realize that the picture card was locked..all I have are a few pictures from my phone that I used to text a few guys and show them what it did.....

First job today was one of the fire stations that I do .......they bop me all over town once a year to clean the carpets and some times sometimes UPH....




this 2 areas of carpet was pretty bad....light blue and it was jet black....pre-sprayed with a mixture of Flex and a extra touch of citric for good luck...

I don't normally warm up the machine on my first job.....but knew I was going to need all the heat I could get......




got it to a good running temp and pulled the zipper off the truck...( and this is where I don't have some great pictures because of card being locked..:madd: )...
at about 400 PSI and one clean pass and one dry pass the zipper flushed and made a night and day difference in both these carpets......It was pretty impressive how easy and fast it was..once you get it set..it was simple to use and it moved around everywhere I wanted it to go with no problems....the amount of crap that this thing flushed out was amazing to see.....



Great tool to have..The Eric out did himself on this one.......I will be getting another for the other truck....can't wait till the schools come up...



It is not that time of year for one of my schools to be done....but if it can clean the way it did today at the fire station...I don't care how big the job is...its coming off the truck....

and No...I did not get another one as of yet...

great!
How did you find it with your back?