Duraclean Journal of Marketing, Management and Technical Topics: Fabricrafter Tool Maintenance

Monday, September 7, 2009

Fabricrafter Tool Maintenance

Is Your Fabricrafter Upholstery Foam Tool Sick?

The Fabricrafter foam cleaning system is unique in our industry and provides excellent results but in order to do so the equipment has to be in peak operating condition. The key to the cleaner's success is the Fabricrafter upholstery foam tool.

The following photo is a tool that was sent in for maintenance. The franchisee couldn't figure out why he was getting poor cleaning results. Do you think that vacuuming out the solution and suspended soil from the fabric was an issue?

Lately the tools that have been sent into Duraclean Headquarters for repair have been exhibiting a lot of the same problem: clogging of the head with lint, fibers and hair. This is easily avoided by periodically taking off the tool's cover and removing any buildup of debris.

The other most common problem is in regard to the solution hose loosening up where it is screwed into the solution valve or where the threads on the hose end break off in the solution valve. Constant twisting of the tool's head causes this situation. It becomes most evident in reduced solution flow out of the tool's head. In addition, if the vacuum only is on (the trigger hasn't been depressed) you will see solution flow coming back into the cabinet's recovery tank. This indicates an internal leak.

In the following photo the top (semi-clear) hose is backed away slightly from the solution valve. It doesn't take much to reduce the solution flow!

You can send in your Fabricrafter upholstery foam tool for repair. It's $35.00 per hour labor charge plus parts. Some repairs are simple and may only cost around $35.oo. Other repairs may cost significantly more especially if the black bottom casting and cover have to be replaced. Following is the repaired tool first shown in this article. We had to replace the cover and bottom casting due to severe corrosion.