The Real Thing

The high price of gasoline has caused a burst of popularity for Bane Clene® systems. Out of the many hundreds of machines listed for sale on the internet hardly any are Bane Clene. A carpet cleaner found one on E Bay that was advertised as less than 3 years old. He bought it and had problems with wet carpet and blown circuits so he called to ask for help.

The serial number revealed the unit was really 26 years old. The seller had cannibalized the Sutorbilt vacuum pump and substituted a cheap, 3 stage fan vac which is notorious for losing efficiency due to motor brush wear. These do not move the necessary volume of air.

The solution system had been replaced with an aluminum pump which doesn't hold up under normal wear and tear in the cleaning business. Water pressure was not adequate because the nozzles had been replaced with the wrong size which caused streaking.

Original brass and stainless steel parts had been replaced with plastic and the connector hose under the system leaked causing a vacuum loss. Even the electrical system had been modified with light gauge wire that could not handle the load. Blown circuits resulted.

The decal said Bane Clene®, but if you buy a used machine, make sure it has not been cannibalized or modified. The 'real' thing works 'real' good!

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