Has anyone been using the cimex for tile & grout cleaning in a commercial setting...restaurants and bakeries?

If so do you mind sharing what's worked for you?

Thanks

The 4805 brushes plus 50lbs of weight (I bought ankle weights to throw on there) make me a happy man.

I found that without the weight the bristles dont get very far down into the grout or the pits of the tile (if there are any).

I bring in a brush for the cimex that is made from a white crinkle nylon material and this combined with some weight seems to make a deadly combination for grout & tile. It seems you need the weight to push the brush down into the grout lines or it just floats across the top.

Rick Thode
Releasit/Cimex Canada
rick@releasit.ca

Does the weight add extra strain to the moter. Or another way of asking is how much weight is too much for the motor? Doe adding weight void the warranty?

Dion, I’ve added 240 lbs to my Cimex but I don’t think you’re running the DF version. If you’re using the other model I’d start with about 40 lbs. And no that 240 lbs was on a concrete job, not T&G cleaning. Usually we add about 80 lbs when we are doing T&G with our DF machine. “Like butter”

David Gelinas
Marbleguy

I don't think it adds any extra strain, I'd say even with weight on, you're straining it less than you would be if using it on carpet.

Shoot, sometimes I'll even step on the mex to get some more down pressure for areas that need it. I don't think its something to worry over.