My first week with my New Mytee Lite II

Levithan9 said:
So last week, i bought me a new Mytee Lite II. Called a friend, we did his carpet, came out great.

Today, i did my truck. Same results. M y wife said it looked brand new.

I love it!!

Now for the cons:

The hooks to wrap the cord around are WAY TOO SMALL. I may get 3 wraps, and the long cord is falling all over the place.

If it wasn't brand new, i'd grind them off and weld on some bigger hooks. But, i'm not about to void my warranty.

Next con...and this is a BIG ONE...

The drain for the catch tank is too short!! When i go to empty it, water runs down the back side of the tank, right on to the Electrical switches. Now, the switched are covered in rubber, but how long before the rubber gets a small hole from constant on and off action. Then your in for a 120v suprise.

If they made a 3"-5" extension for the drain, this would solve that problem. In fact, i think tomorrow, i'm going to email the company some pictures of the condensation INSIDE my rubber covered switches, and see if they can't fabricate an extension piece for the rear drain.

But other than that, i love my new toy.

Maybe if enough of us say something, they will look into the matter ernestly, rather than just someone complaining.
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Any news on the drain dilemma?
 
Mercedes350 said:
I've had my extractor for a while and it seems like my extractor doesn't hold it's heat well after a few passes I have to stop and wait for it to heat up. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to keep the heat to extract a whole car
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If you have not cleaned it calcium build up will kill performance, I as said in my post I ran CLR through it.
 
My only real complaint is the drain but I've learned to minimize spillage with a 5 gal bucket.
It would be nice if they come up with a gate valve for the Mytee lite something similar to the HP60.
 
I use a Mytee LTD5 to clean carpet, tile and grout, and upholstery with it. Have done so since February of 2012, And I think I paid just under $3k for it. For the price range you guys are talking about, it's going to be nigh on impossible to find the kind of heat you are looking for. You have to either drop another$1500 on a propane heater that you put inline, or you buy a truckmounted gas engine machine with a heat exchanger on it for 5 figures, and the really good ones get up near 6 figures. I choose to clean with whatever I can get from the tap, no heater on my machine. That way, the juice from the 2 separate circuits required for operation go to the vac motors. Really good extraction ability, for the price, and the switches are top front on the machine.

Mytee's first line customer service is sometimes frustrating, but if you can get past that, they're awesome, and I have Nothing bad to say about the company as a whole. I think that to expect something in the range of $1500 to have awesome heat and suction would be like asking Mr. phillips to do a full paint resto job for $150. Ain't gonna happen.
 
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