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❓ I still have my original dirt napper from over two years ago. It is now nearly worn down to nothing, but still works ok w/ thin white pads. I save it for the extremely dirty berbers. In fact, the old one will start jumping off the floor if you don’t torque the handle to the left when traveling to the right. ( It’s Mean! ) I have a new napper that is the large wooden type. I feel that this new one is not near aggresive enough for the tough jobs. There must be a stiffer brush out there somewhere. Since I’m down to a month of life with old reliable, I’m nervous of what to do when it comes time to shoot the old horse. I’m about to build my own! Can someone help us find a dirt napper that can save us 30% in time spent “napping” so we can spend more time “knapping” ?
I currently have one of those wooden numbers and I think it works fine. However, I like the note from Tim Nemeth about the dirtnapper that will accomodate the BBC pads. I may give this idea a go.
I would also like to comment on the pads debate. Pads become a personal preference. The way I use certain pads and the order in which I use them may be completely different from Brian “Mr. Clean” Sutton or anyone else. No one has commented on the type of carpet, type and amount of soil, etc. The point here is; develop what you like and are comfortable with. The ultimate goals are clean carpet and happy customers. 8)
Hey Sutton, do you think the napper would work on a golf green?
I am still using my first napper also and it is worn pretty thin. I usually use it on carpets with a longer nap. I have 6 nappers all together and theyre all different lengths, so I decide which napper to use by the type of carpet I’m cleaning. My newest wooden napper is so stiff right now though my buffer won’t turn it. I like the old style grey blocks better. The wooden nappers soon loose they’re aggressive scrubbing ability (once you get them broke in). The wood also starts to chip off over time, which you have to watch for while you’re raking at the end.
Joel,
Put your wooden napper on the buffer and run it in your driveway for about 5-10 minutes. Then it will work.
Yeah that works too. It really depends on how strong the electrical current is at the house. The lower the harder it is to get the DN going. Lifting up and then down on the buffer a few times helps it get started.
I am a newer operator that started out with the new wooden napper .I found sraying the bristles with some solution before standing up your buffer helps get that thing started
I dont really care for the wooden dirt napper and what year is this thing from 1940? thumbs down. I use a power washer to clean the fibers out of the bristles on mine and the plastic blocks hold up better than the wooden in my opinion, plus the plastic ones don’t hold moisture or splinter like the wooden. I vote to go back to the gray plastic block. Thumbs up.
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