The Vortex is the only mass-produced mobile cleaning machine in the world capable of safely capturing wasted energy from its own engine exhaust to heat water. Additionally, the machine's high-torque, high-efficiency power plant allows as many as three operators to clean from one machine simultaneously, while decreasing fuel consumption by over 40% and improving textile dry times by over 47%.

Brute Power. All major textile manufacturers are in agreement that “hot water extraction with maximum moisture and residue removal” is the right way to take care of their goods. This is where brute power comes into play. The Vortex uses the largest, most powerful blower of any mass-produced PTO cleaning machine in the world to provide the maximum amount vacuum possible. More vacuum means a better clean, faster drying, faster cleaning, and much happier clients than your competition has. More vacuum means you can use more hot water in the cleaning process and still beat the competition hands down on dry times. (Some Vortex owners even boast a "dry when we leave your home" policy with the help of carpet fans!) More vacuum means more money in your pocket.

How Does The Vortex Work?

Before the introduction of the Vortex, PTO cleaning machines were limited on the amount of energy they could collect from the van's engine for heating water. There was no system in existence that could collect the wasted energy of the truck's exhaust system without potentially freezing the heat exchangers or having to re-route the vehicle's exhaust system into the body of the truck or near the operator.

But the Vortex is powered from the truck's diesel engine, and the water used for cleaning is heated from the truck's exhaust pipe. Here's how it works: the truck engine stays running to power the cleaning machine. As the truck's engine exhaust gas leaves the truck muffler, it is re-routed into a heat exchanger mounted under the truck. This heat exchanger is full of a high temperature synthetic fluid called Xentherm. As the hot exhaust passes through the heat exchanger tubes, the Xentherm fluid is heated up, then pumped to the machine to heat the water for cleaning. A high temperature liquid transfer pump (Xentherm Pump) continually circulates the fluid between the heat exchanger under the truck and the heat exchanger on the machine. As an added bonus, Xentherm fluid cannot freeze because it is an oil.

What Does The Vortex Do?

Carpet Cleaning. The Vortex is famous for its ability to clean carpets faster, use less fuel, clean more thoroughly and require less operator muscle than any other cleaning machine in the world. And when you consider that the Vortex can run three wands for the same gallon of fuel it takes other machines to run just one, the benefit to your business and your bottom line become obvious: more clean for less cash. Even with three operators cleaning simultaneously, the Vortex will provide more vacuum and hot water than any other PTO cleaning machine can produce running only one wand! In fact, there is so much vacuum on a Vortex that owners are reporting dry times of less than 90 minutes without the use of a carpet fan.

Specialty Stone, Tile and Grout Cleaning and Sealing. Stone, tile and grout cleaning (sometimes referred to as hard surface cleaning) is quickly becoming the rave as an add-on service that compliments carpet cleaning very well. Although it requires a more specific and intensive training, its rewards are enormous. Specialty stone, tile and grout cleaning typically commands 2 to 3 times the price per square foot of carpet cleaning. But this type of cleaning is highly dependent on your machine's ability to produce very hot water at very high water pressures (900 psi to 1700 psi). Without that hot water and high pressure, you'll find yourself using a lot of extra chemical and muscle to get the job done. The Vortex’s ability to deliver hot water at high pressure makes it perfectly suited for hard surface cleaning.

Pressure Washing. The Vortex heat exchanger is rated at 4000 PSI and the 6.0 GPM high pressure water pump can easily handle simple pressure washing jobs such as driveways or decks. The unit is also capable of re-claiming the wasted cleaning water spent onto the ground with its vacuum system, giving Vortex users a unique advantage over their competition in areas where strict laws or government contracts require the removal of spent cleaning fluids to avoid seepage.

Upholstery and Fine Fabric Cleaning. The process of cleaning synthetic upholstery fabrics is very similar to carpet cleaning. And as with carpet cleaning, the more hot water and vacuum you have available, the better and faster you can clean. And talk about productivity: the Vortex can easily run 12 upholstery tools simultaneously for applications such as theaters and stadium seating. On specialty fabrics, the Vortex gives you simple-operation, fully adjustable heat from 100 to 250 degrees water temperature with a fully adjustable, digital temperature controller. This low-temp cleaning mode only requires turning off your radiator fluid heat exchanger and turning your Xentherm digital temperature controller to the lower desired temperature.

Disaster Restoration. Many large national disaster franchisees use Vortex machines for disaster cleanup and particularly water extraction in flooded structures. The Vortex is capable of extracting water from flood damaged structures with two operators simultaneously at lengths of up to 500' each. The optional, powerful, automatic waste water pump out system allows you to extract water non-stop for hours on end by automatically pumping the extracted water from the waste water recovery tank into a safe disposal area such as a janitor's closet or commode. As an added benefit, the Vortex also has an immense amount of space to haul around carpet drying fans, de-humidification equipment, damaged contents or rolls of wet or dry carpet and pad.

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