Mytee Lite II 8070 Upgraded

Ok thanks, I will try that next time. I'm going to keep my eye out for a replacement extractor wand.
 
Started thinking about this again, so I looked up this thread, where we were all confused about the specs on these Mytee units. According to the Mytee site today, the HP100 Grand Prix, HP60 Spyder, and the 8070 Mytee-Lite all have 130" of water lift. Compared to when I first looked this up in February, the specs on the Grand Prix and Spyder are down from 137" while the Mytee-Lite is up from 107".

So it would seem that all the heated machines now have the same vacuum system and the same pump, and the only difference between them is the tank capacity (and therefore weight), other than that the Mytee-Lite only has a 1000W heater vs. 1200W in the bigger units.
 
Your right Setec,
It is confusing and it would be nice to have Mytee say something. I've been using the 8070 model on full extractions lateley and the seats were dry about 2.5 hrs. later, the lift seems outstanding. I did throw a breaker once though, so it does prefer the 20 AMP ckt.
 
Dave Medvic said:
I've been using the 8070 model on full extractions lateley and the seats were dry about 2.5 hrs. later, the lift seems outstanding.
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2.5 hours?? I was watching a Mytee vid where they were cleaning an office chair and the guy sits down on it right after he was done...I guess he got a wet butt. How about on carpets? I thought that was the whole idea of the 210° heater and the big lift was that it was dry in minutes after extraction.
 
I picked up an 8070 last week from Autogeek. It has the 3-stage low amp vacuum motor, so it must do better than 85" of lift that the 2-stage one was rated. The Mytee site says the 8070 has 130" of lift on the specs page, but if you go to the replacement parts page, a C302LA replacement vacuum motor is rated at 110" of lift. And this is also the same motor on the two larger machines based on downloading the parts list PDFs. Not sure how the vac motor is rated lower vs the whole machine, since you think the motor would spec higher by itself, then once installed would have a pressure drop. I can say the plastic recovery tank definitely flexes when you block suction so I'm not sure now much more the tank can handle in terms of vacuum power.

No problems with heat on mine. I used 80°F or so water and it heated up well. In fact, while sitting on the ground to do some floor mats, the brass quick disconnect fitting by the nozzle touched my leg momentarily and burned the skin and it blistered up an hour or so later. The water spraying out definitely was near boiling hot, you could see the vapor cloud on an 85-90°F day. Even the rubber water hose was hot to touch, such that I wouldn't want to hold it for too long.
 
Howejt...Mytee certainly is inconsistent in their specs. And I was watching a youtube where a guy pointed to a scar on his leg where he burned it on the hose, so it certainly seems some insulation is in order. I see many people have a towel wrapped around the wand.
 
Does anyone know the specs of the aqua mytee lite ii (this one >) Mytee Lite II 8070. This site says 100 psi and 85" of water lift but if this is the same model as the blue/black one with just a diff color, would this also be 107"?
 
itsinthedetails said:
Does anyone know the specs of the aqua mytee lite ii (this one >) Mytee Lite II 8070. This site says 100 psi and 85" of water lift but if this is the same model as the blue/black one with just a diff color, would this also be 107"?
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The new ones do have the 3-stage vacuum motor; unless you receive old stock, you will receive the latest version. (I think the aqua/teal version is an older one.) I recently exchanged emails with someone at Mytee who confirmed that my 8070 (purchased in February) has the upgraded vac motor (based on the serial number). (I was very pleased to hear this as I had been on the fence between an 8070 and an HP60.) I'm quite happy with my 8070 btw.
 
Im very happy with my 8070. I was initially disappointed in the water temperature of the unit but later realized that I didnt give it enough time to heat up. The water gets scalding hot if used properly.
 
I was watching a video about the mytee 8070 and the carpet mats were pre-treated and agitated. You could see the brown stains and dirt on the tan mat but after the extractioin they were 99% gone.

Does everyone have this result with medium dirt and stains?
 
BradsDetailing said:
I was watching a video about the mytee 8070 and the carpet mats were pre-treated and agitated. You could see the brown stains and dirt on the tan mat but after the extractioin they were 99% gone.

Does everyone have this result with medium dirt and stains?
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Heavy stain, single pass (after pre-treatment with Tornador and diluted APC).

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i have a mytee lite II...bought it a couple months ago. The water solution hose does sometimes burn me (not a noticeable burn mark) if I accidentally touch it. However, I utilized one of the straps to wrap that solution hose up tight against the vacuum hose to prevent it from touching me while using it. Also, after properly letting the mytee heat up the water (they say 10 min./ but sometimes it's less) the water let's off steam when it exits the solution hose. I love this machine! and it's cleans all sorts of stains and messes...haven't had a problem yet with anything...except a bleach stain...of course
 
Yeah, it seems they really should insulate that hose better, I think two vids on YouTube guys boasted scars from it.
 
I taped 2 small towels around mine to to make it safer. It really has performed great on everything I've used it on, the pre-treatment is the key as other guys have posted. When in doubt if I'm on a 15 amp breaker or not, Mytee said to just turn off the heat switch and it knocks the draw down to about 10 amps if I remember right. I just make sure to let the water get good and hot before I switch it off.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Yeah, it seems they really should insulate that hose better, I think two vids on YouTube guys boasted scars from it.
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In a pinch you can use a tube sock with the toes cut off that you can slip over the brass quick connect, and the "hot as heck" hose. :props:
 
I utilized one of the many straps that the mytee comes with to hold the hose to the solution hose....strapped it around the wand next to the brass quickconnect which keeps the solution hose very snug around the vacuum hose....thus i never get burned anymore
 
Quick update, I spoke with Nathan at Mytee today. He confirmed the lift is at 130 inches like their website states. As I've slowed down my vacuuming technique and let it pull as much water out as possible, my drying times on seats/floors has really increased. I'm really glad I bought it, I think Aztec will now have to increase their game to keep pace.
 
I've been undecided on an extractor for some time. I do like the Mite Lite. How difficult would it be to cut a window on top of the vacume head and install clear plexiglas glass over it so you could see the solution being extracted?

Start the window about half an inch from the edge so as to keep its strength. High temp glue and screws at the corners should do the trick.
 
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