12-07-2013, 12:50 AM
I took the plunge and purchased the fully loaded Low Boy SWK system with VARIO! Shower feed does work nicely....pads or bonnets. Spray pattern and volume is also perfect. Spray is great for going over with the M Beast... I'm very used to (gravity fed) shower feed with Cimex and rotary, and was happy that the VARIO very much resembles gravity fed (with a pump). It's OP cleaning I have to figure out!
Great results on all jobs so far, but I'm getting a little too much vibration on "non slab" floors. A couple houses I did have carpet installed over hard wood floors with a basement below. Actual machine noise is low...it has a good sound.... but the oscillation is naturally causing vibration in the structure. No problem in an empty house, but too much for occupied. Its not the machine bouncing...The Low Boy runs smoothly and I'm probably over lubricating at this point. I'm thinking that a brush would dampen the vibration. I'm looking at the 82002 Dry Shampoo brush Oreck has for the Low Boy. Not sure what they mean by "Dry"....my shampoo will be DS2, which is not dry... I'm just thinking that the oscillating action might make a brush useful in some situations. Anyone ever try a brush with an OP machine?
Great results on all jobs so far, but I'm getting a little too much vibration on "non slab" floors. A couple houses I did have carpet installed over hard wood floors with a basement below. Actual machine noise is low...it has a good sound.... but the oscillation is naturally causing vibration in the structure. No problem in an empty house, but too much for occupied. Its not the machine bouncing...The Low Boy runs smoothly and I'm probably over lubricating at this point. I'm thinking that a brush would dampen the vibration. I'm looking at the 82002 Dry Shampoo brush Oreck has for the Low Boy. Not sure what they mean by "Dry"....my shampoo will be DS2, which is not dry... I'm just thinking that the oscillating action might make a brush useful in some situations. Anyone ever try a brush with an OP machine?