ELECTRIC TRUCKMOUNT UPDATE PLUS VLM SETUP

In this video I show my updated electric truckmount ETM setup and my vlm - very low moisture - carpet cleaning setup. I am using some of the same components but have changed out and eliminated some others. The changes include eliminating the General 1500 psi pump that I had used mainly for tile and grout cleaning and replacing it with a Pumptec 500 psi pump. Also I replaced the Turbo Hybrid TH40 tile spinner with a tile wand. I no longer use a generator to power the equipment because after eliminating the larger pump, everything will run on just two cords. I am still using the Mytee waste tank although I've replaced the older 80 gallon tank with one of the newer 54 gallon models after the old tank cracked. I am still using the Little Giant 2HT 65,000 btu propane heater and the same vacuum system of two Ametek Lamb 116765-13 vacuum motors. I've switched to doing much more vlm - very low moisture - carpet cleaning so I am carrying the Challenger Pad Systems OP machine and the Oreck Orbiter, plus the pads and accessories to go with them. Finally, I am still using the Workhorse Cleartrack vacuum cleaner which I have been very happy with. I've been using this same basic setup ETM setup for the past nine years and still have no plans to change to a traditional gas powered truckmount. Electric truckmounts such as mine and even the Mytee Escape ETM have bridged the gap between gas truckmounts and portable extractors.
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[@Pureharmonybaby]

Dont normally comment much on videos. In fact this is a first. Just wanted to say thanks. This was very helpful for when I need a different setup.

[@AllAmericanMack]

Thank you. I always figured I would transition to a trasitional truckmount at some point but the more I used this setup, I just couldn't justify any real reason to do it. On-board water would be nice and I could always add a fresh water tank with a little rearranging but other than that, this setup has served me so well I doubt I'll ever go with one.

[@G4mer_D4d]

LOVE your set up! I was a H.W.E. tech for 8 years and have wanted to start my own business and get away from commercial truckmounts and into encapsulation for awhile now. Your videos have singlehandedly helped me solve all the major issues I've run into with my concept planning... And I've done alot of research! Thank you, many blessings and Merry Christmas. EDIT: A PMF titanium wand worked really well for me and they are only $700-$800. They are a metal fabricator company out of Kalamath Falls Oregon and I believe they made wands for Chem Pro and just decided to manufacture for themselves. Great glide that comes with them. Hope it helps. =)

[@AllAmericanMack]

Thank you for the kind words and good luck with everything. As for a wand, I really do need to get something better and will look into the PMF.

[@brucegriffin6840]

Please make video of how u connect waste tank & the circuit board for vac motors in more detail please . I’m honoring to build like ur setup best I can

[@FinishingTouchVLM]

We need a heater water transfer video

[@bluediversifiedmanagement1105]

Love your work

[@AllAmericanMack]

Thank you!👍👍

[@godwinscarpetcare3930]

Nice setup hey it’s what works best for you nice video

[@verdantacres4460]

Awesome practical explanation of the pump change. I bet if you upgrade to the Mytee high output vacs you will love hwe more with the higher extraction.

[@AllAmericanMack]

I actually bought a Mytee Air Hog earlier in the year mainly for longer hose runs and although I still haven't needed it, it has crazy strong vacuum! I've stuck with the vacs I've been using because they are a good balance of power and reliabilty but may go ahead and try the 6.6's next time I need to replace them.

[@lordjaashin]

@@AllAmericanMack isn't the vacuum motor in mytee air hog two stage vacuum motor? how come it has more suction than the three stage ametek motors you used in your steel drum electric truck mount? keep making more videos. you teach so much to new guys.

[@AllAmericanMack]

Those two stage motors are rated higher than the ones I use. No doubt hey are powerful and even though I've never used my Air Hog other than turning it on to make sure it worked, they seemed to have a lot of vacuum. I honestly don't know why a 2 stage would be more powerful than a 3 stage though and I think it goes a little deeper than looking at the specs printed on paper. From my research, those Mytee vacs need to be used in series achieve optimum performance. With longer hose runs like on an ETM's, I believe parallel is a better setup and provides plenty of lift plus more CFM. The Mytee vacs are screaming at the vac port on the Air Hog but how do they perform at 150'? They may do OK but they aren't magical so there's always a trade-off between lift and cfm with every vac motor but I think the ones I use offer the best of both worlds. Plus, they last a "long" time and aren't that expensive.

[@lordjaashin]

@@AllAmericanMackthank you for your answer. that clears away some of the confusion. i live in a country with 220v-240v electricity. does ametek 117123-0 (240v 3 stage 5.7" vacuum motor) work similar to ametek 3 stage vacuum motor that you used in your electric truck mount?

[@s.o.s.cleanprotectltd8527]

Nice setup. What brand is the PG25 you use for HWE & VLM?

[@AllAmericanMack]

I have a bad habit of abbreviating it. It's called Purely Green 25 from 1st Enviro Safety in Florida.

[@jamesbb716]

Question, does the pump come in-line before or after the propane heater? Does it feed through the giant or does the giant feed through the pump? Thanks much

[@AllAmericanMack]

The heater is *after* the pump since the water would be too hot for the pump to handle. It's setup where I connect a hose from the outside faucet to the pump and then the pump into the heater and I connect my solution line directly to the heater.

[@emilyscarpetcleaningautode5345]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@extremecarpetcleaning-wvwi86]

Yeah ...you can never get rid of urine from the vacuum. I've tried everything and they just stink. I put a dryer sheet in them and it helps a little.

[@AllAmericanMack]

Yep, I was tearing my Sanitaire apart to clean it and even replace the outer bag way to often. I had one job that even after all that, it still reeked so I decided I'm not ruining any more vacs.

[@hotlapkyle]

Do you have a link to the PG25? I found pure green 25 on google. Just want to make sure. Thanks

[@AllAmericanMack]

Sorry, I have a habit of abbreviating the name. This is it. purelygreenclean.com/product/purely-green-25/

[@ASKPrint]

I would like to see more of your truckmounte I would like to build one.

[@AllAmericanMack]

Here are links to the other videos. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5OrhYyClKmajaM kzbin.info/www/bejne/ianalKR6f9B8sK8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmmkZXiJfZmtpJY kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4ilq55-aN5qaa8

[@OptusCarpetCleaning]

Etm are the best

[@extremecarpetcleaning-wvwi86]

I got a mytee vac booster and a water otter, just incase my truck mount breaks down. I used it once and was pretty impressed. Takes 3 cords on separate breakers so I need tons of extension cords but it does clean almost as well as a truckmount. I just hook to a hot water source like a sink. It says the pump can handle 150 degree water. But the mytee booster is 240ish cfm. Two 6.6 vacs and auto dump. it has 2 14 amp cords. You can use the water otter without plugging it in but its probably 150- 200 psi.

[@antonpalmer-smith4829]

Post that video please!!!

[@AllAmericanMack]

I'm working on it now. No promises, but I'm hoping I can get it up tomorrow.

[@antonpalmer-smith4829]

@@AllAmericanMack whenever you can homie...I'm with you on building a truckmount

[@NotTooExtreme]

Where can I buy that pg 25 prespray?

[@AllAmericanMack]

It's from a company called 1st Enviro Safety and the product is Purely Green 25. Their website is 1stenvirosafety.com/

[@1painter4hire]

Can you tell me what Your pre spray is ? I searched PG 25, and could not find it. Thank You Again for All Your Time And Help !! Nevermind Sir, I see you answered my question already 👍

[@tykendrick800]

answered this question where? i need to know too

[@lordjaashin]

@@tykendrick800 purely green 25 degreaser

[@limpiezaprofunda8752]

do u use an air filter before the vacc motors or only the inline filter?

[@AllAmericanMack]

Only the inline filter. These vac motors are epoxy coated and have held up very well without any additional filters.

[@limpiezaprofunda8752]

@@AllAmericanMack so... this motors can be used for pre vaccuming carpets, upholstery, mattres? on dry?

[@AllAmericanMack]

limpieza profunda No, this motor is designed for clean, filtered air. The epoxy coating is to help protect it from any moisturr that ends up going through it. If you could could somehow filter the air efficiently before it reaches the tank it could be used, but it would have to removed before extraction so it wouldn't get wet.

[@limpiezaprofunda8752]

@@AllAmericanMack thankyou a lot my friend! cheers from mexico

[@allozano8609]

Hi brother I like it do you use 2in hose?

[@AllAmericanMack]

Yes, 2" except for the whip hose to attach to the wand that's 1 1/2".

[@joshnatale3692]

Did you split the power cord for the pumptec into the vac motors. Does one outlet draw more power than the other or is it equal? Also will it hurt the customers power source with the vac and pump in one?

[@AllAmericanMack]

I connected the pump to one if the vac motor cords. So now one cord pulls a max of 13.1 amps and the other pulls a max of 16.1 amps. *BUT* those max amp numbers are at immediate startup only and they don't always even reach that high. When I was checking the amp draw, the cord with only the vac motor never peaked out and would stay bwtween 9 and 11 amps. I don't remember what the cord with the vac and pump peaked at, but it never reached max amps every time I checked it. As a matter of fact, even though the pump states a max draw of 3 amps, it never went above 2 amps. It should not hurt anything and the only issues that I can think of are if the customer would happen to have something else that was drawing a lot of power on the same circuit it *could* trip a breaker but that's not really a big deal, or if it's a very old house with15 amp breakers there is the possibility that it may trip a breaker. Honestly, these aren't anything I would even worry about though since they would rarely happen, if ever.

[@joshnatale3692]

Perfect I wasn’t sure if it would hit the 15 amp mark, I’m still building my set up with the metal tank, I like this new set up no generator and I do the same I use a quality stripper for tile and a light scrub does the job no need for the 1,000 psi pump and that pumptec is half the price

[@tykendrick800]

pg25 prespray? cant find it

[@AllAmericanMack]

Sorry, I tend to abbreviate it. It's called Purely Green 25 Cleaner and Degreaser and it's available from 1st Enviro Safety.

[@KD0LRG]

I've been looking for the round bath mat, can I ask where you found yours.

[@AllAmericanMack]

I found some on amazon a while back, I think it was about 24 of them and bought all that the seller had. I doubt that I'll find many more but Ikea still sells the same type but they aren't round so I may cut them into circles and have my wife sew some piping around the edge when I need more.

[@KD0LRG]

@@AllAmericanMack I know I have been looking and looking, someone has to be selling them. Such is life great job on snagging 24 when you had the chance!

[@NotTooExtreme]

Nice set up something different then mine. What ever works. Which orbiter pad do you use to pre scrub tiles? Also I got the same pump in my condo mytee extractor. I only use 80% of 500 max psi so it doesn't get toasted, it would last longer years.

[@AllAmericanMack]

I use the blue brush for tile scrubbing because it's stiff enough to scrub well and flexible enough to dig into the grout lines.

[@joshnatale3692]

What fittings do you have on that pumptec what should I order? Also have you ever had to service the little giant heater? If so what are the steps?

[@AllAmericanMack]

I ordered the pump and installation kit with some of the fittings but had to make a couple trips to Lowe's to get some additional ones. I really don't remember which ones I needed though. The install kit is really designed for installing the pump into a portable which is why I needed additional fittings to make it work for my application. I'll make a video of it tomorrow. I've used the Little Giant since 2012 and about a year and a half ago had the first and only issue with it which was the thermocouple and they are super easy and cheap to replace. I went ahead and cleaned out the burner ring while I was at it which is just turning it upside down and banging out any crud, and using a tip cleaner to clean the jets. Other than that, the only other maintenance they may need is to be descaled but I don't run any chemicals through mine, just water so I didn't need to do that. If you search Judson and Little Giant Heater on youtube, he has a video showing the maintenance.

[@joshnatale3692]

I watched someone else’s video and they said they would have to clean there little giant heater a lot due to dirty propane or something, if you could choose again would u get the Diesel or propane?

[@joshnatale3692]

A video of the little giant set up would be awesome!

[@AllAmericanMack]

I will show some of the heater on the video tomorrow but if you haven't seen this yet, here is a short one I made for someone who asked about it before. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHavhI2bgpydgs0

[@AllAmericanMack]

I love propane heat and the Little Giant. There really isn't much to go wrong with them because they are a simple, flow fired system. I've never had any issues with having to clean them often for both of the ones I've owned. I mean I only cleaned this one once in eight years and I never cleaned my old one.

[@raymac2361]

Are the seals in the pumptec rated for the temperature coming from your heater? Thanks

[@AllAmericanMack]

The pump feeds into the heater so no hot water ever gets into the pump.

[@raymac2361]

@@AllAmericanMack OKay, You have no on board water? So, can you explain the process when you hook up to a water source on location, the direction the water is taking to get to the end of your wand? Thanks

[@AllAmericanMack]

No onboard water. I hook up to the customers faucet which feeds the pump and the pump feeds the heater. I have a quick connect on the output side of the heater where I connect my solution hose and wand to.

[@raymac2361]

@@AllAmericanMack I understand now. Can you do this with a on board holding tank? Does that pump allow you to prime and pull water from tank onwards to heater same a pressure from faucet?

[@AllAmericanMack]

I don't know if this pump would prime with on board water or not. I would say to call Pumptec and ask them as I had a couple questions about setting it up and they were very helpful. Even if it doesn't prime at least it would be an easy fix with a cheap transfer pump. I actually have a freshwater tank I was going to install but space was just so tight I never imstalled it.

[@dewaynemarcionette6112]

Hey brother what brush head do you use for your tile and grout

[@AllAmericanMack]

I use the blue brush. I like how it's rigid, but still flexible enough to dig into the grout lines. I've used the orange brush a few times also but prefer the blue.

[@dewaynemarcionette6112]

@@AllAmericanMack I do the same thing myself I've been doing some big commercial jobs with the same pre with Sager tsunami giving it 10 or 15 minutes of dwell time scrubbing a little nothing major comes up beautiful I'm only wrenching with 250 psi 150° water there's a beautiful job

[@NotTooExtreme]

@@AllAmericanMack ohh thank you I got my answer which I have asked few minutes ago.

[@NotTooExtreme]

@@AllAmericanMack is this the one? www.amazon.ca/Oreck-Commercial-Polypropylene-Diameter-0-020-Inch/dp/B009L6VZPI/ref=asc_df_B009L6VZPI/?tag=googlemobshop-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=292936180234&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8575416433839058928&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9000820&hvtargid=pla-349513488840&psc=1

[@BarryBranton]

VLM equals Very Low Moisture

[@jonescleaningservicellc8076]

Post that video

[@AllAmericanMack]

Ok, it's going to take a bit to get it put together and edited but hopefully I can have it done in the next few days.

[@jonescleaningservicellc8076]

@@AllAmericanMack 💯