I have been using Solution’s Scorpion portable carpet cleaning extractor since 2005. Well, “using” is a bit of an overstatement – I have only used in on 5 or 6 jobs and stuck to the Prochems, simply because my carpet cleaners preferred the lighter machines. But what a mighty beast inside the plastic shell of a non-pretentious looking porty. Boasting a powerfyl 500 psi pump, this machine had no match for pressure within the portable carpet cleaning machines in in the UK. Only truckmounts could beat it. But why would you need a truckmount in London when you have the Scorpion?! You simply don’t.
I have been trying to justify the purchase of a £15k truckmount carpet cleaning machine for a long time but still can’t find a reason strong enough to make me go and spend this kind of money. And not because of the price tag of the equipment, but the lack of parking and the heavy traffic in London. It is an overkill. An expensive one. So I stuck to porties.
Another useful feature of the Scorpion is the in-line heater. You can connect it just a couple of metres behind your wand and you won’t lose any heat due to the long operating distance between the machine and your wand. Handy when you place the Scorpion at the entrance hall and work on the second or third floor of a large house.
I don’t know if Solution in Cornwall are still making the Scorpion, but if you are after one, I will be selling mine soon. Watch this space for some pictures.
