Hole, slot or hybrid

Mikey P · Sunday at 7:50 AM

GreenGlidesLLC runs in waves, certain tools and Glides sell in batches for reasons I can't explain.

Questions come in waves as well and this past week has been; "which Glide should I buy, hole, hybrid or slot?"

If their age and experience isn't obvious, that's my first question followed by what extractor and wand they're using and most importantly, who are they cleaning for..

And I find that my answer is the same for everyone but apartment and restaurant guys..

The hole pattern will make your customer and your body the happiest, and you'll use it 90% of the time.

The slot pattern is best for those jobs that you hope will never call back.

And the hybrid is a compromise for those regrettable wands that don't allow for easy peasy swapping of the Glide to the best suit the task at hand...

I've been selling a lot of hole Glides lately....

hogjowl · Sunday at 9:19 AM

I don’t think I could survive any longer in the industry without my hole glide. My son, on the other hand, seems to prefer the hybrid. I don’t know why. Sometimes it’s best not to ask questions.

SamIam · Sunday at 12:46 PM

Hybrid

icleancarpetz · Sunday at 3:50 PM

hoes , sluts or hyheels…a bit of each…depends on which Willie Nelson song is playing

icleancarpetz · Sunday at 4:40 PM

View: https://youtu.be/SacistoazPM?si=-oLtjxMIcJg8KtXh

royalkid · Sunday at 7:57 PM

Hybrid...but WTF did you start putting that awful groove on the glide???

Mikey P · Sunday at 9:38 PM

royalkid said:
Hybrid...but WTF did you start putting that awful groove on the glide???

No idea what groove your referring to on a Hybrid

Kenny Hayes · Sunday at 10:24 PM

For commercial, I do like the slot, but if I did more residential, either of the other two would be better. But, I’d change my whole M O. I’d have to use my truckmount more.

Living The Dream · 2025-04-28T00:35:11-0400

The hole glide is nice, but I'm starting to lean towards the slot.

Mikey P · 2025-04-28T01:45:02-0400

Living The Dream said:
The hole glide is nice, but I'm starting to lean towards the slot.

Why?

icleancarpetz · 2025-04-28T07:41:38-0400

slot cleans best.
Tried hybrid holes. Tossed both aside.

Mikey P · 2025-04-28T09:17:20-0400

Cleans trashed carpet the best...

icleancarpetz said:
slot cleans best.
Tried hybrid holes. Tossed both aside.

Mikey P · 2025-04-28T09:21:25-0400

Mr Brightside · 2025-04-28T21:15:24-0400

I have a tm-f wand I want to get a new glide but I have the “mini slots”
I want the fastest dry times
I have an Everest and clean at 500 most of the time and want to start bumping it down as much as possible
Most homes are clean and I’m only focused on traffic patterns and dry times

What do you suggest?
How to tell when a glide needs to be replaced?

Mikey P · 2025-04-28T21:30:29-0400

Mr Brightside said:
I have a tm-f wand I want to get a new glide but I have the “mini slots”
I want the fastest dry times
I have an Everest and clean at 500 most of the time and want to start bumping it down as much as possible
Most homes are clean and I’m only focused on traffic patterns and dry times

What do you suggest?
How to tell when a glide needs to be replaced?

Hole is by far the best

When the Glide is so flat that you can move the other end up and down without breaking the seal on the carpet, it's time..

hogjowl · 2025-04-28T21:39:19-0400

How can you tell when a glide needs to be replaced?
Really?
I mean REALLY?
Are you serious?

Mr Brightside · 2025-04-28T21:40:49-0400

hogjowl said:
How can you tell when a glide needs to be replaced?
Really?
I mean REALLY?
Are you serious?

Ya like for reals like mine is working fine but what if it could work gooder lmao

Living The Dream · 2025-04-29T17:40:47-0400

Mikey P said:
Why?

Because after a lot of back and forth and testing both glides. The dry times difference is minimal at best.

The hole glide struggles to suck up dead moths or similar debris we find in homes. I hate having to unhook my hose to suck something up that my wand should be able to get. And before you make assumptions about vacuuming. We have the customer vacuum, we vacuum, we prespray, CRB, all before HWE.

And if we are saying that slot cleans trashed carpet better, wouldn't it also clean any carpet better?

But, The argument that a hole dries faster than a slot I feel is a bit over embellished.

I do want to make it clear that the Green Glide in any shape is a true asset to any wand. I just happen to have a difference of opinion on which version is best.

Mikey P · 2025-04-29T18:04:26-0400

Living The Dream said:
Because after a lot of back and forth and testing both glides. The dry times difference is minimal at best.

The hole glide struggles to suck up dead moths or similar debris we find in homes. I hate having to unhook my hose to suck something up that my wand should be able to get. And before you make assumptions about vacuuming. We have the customer vacuum, we vacuum, we prespray, CRB, all before HWE.

And if we are saying that slot cleans trashed carpet better, wouldn't it also clean any carpet better?

But, The argument that a hole dries faster than a slot I feel is a bit over embellished.

I do want to make it clear that the Green Glide in any shape is a true asset to any wand. I just happen to have a difference of opinion on which version is best.

What wand?

hogjowl · 2025-04-29T18:08:23-0400

If you’re having to pick up dead moths with your vacuum hose, then I think it’s safe to say you SUCK at vacuuming. Charge a little more and take the time necessary to force yourself to vacuum properly. Or, just admit that you only vacuum on line.

Mikey P · 2025-04-29T18:28:25-0400

There's no doubt in my mind that with proper cleaning procedure hole Glide works better but of course you need to balance out the system and all things shouldn't be equal when you change Glides

If you're skipping the vacuum step what else are you doing (wrong) that you're not seeing the drying time difference between the two, and why over clean a carpet if you don't have to?

Keep growing and learning my friend, you'll get there

Living The Dream · 2025-04-29T18:42:06-0400

hogjowl said:
If you’re having to pick up dead moths with your vacuum hose, then I think it’s safe to say you SUCK at vacuuming. Charge a little more and take the time necessary to force yourself to vacuum properly. Or, just admit that you only vacuum on line.

Have you ever cleaned a log home? In Montana we have a lot of them. During the spring any high ceiling log home when temps are changing causes flys, moths, and box elder bugs to drop at any given time. They also drop when moving furniture around, turning ceiling fans on, or when the HVAC system kicks them out when the blower kicks on. So I don't care how awesome you are at vacuuming.

P.S. I vacuum better than you.

Living The Dream · 2025-04-29T19:06:26-0400

Mikey P said:
There's no doubt in my mind that with proper cleaning procedure hole Glide works better but of course you need to balance out the system and all things shouldn't be equal when you change Glides

If you're skipping the vacuum step what else are you doing (wrong) that you're not seeing the drying time difference between the two, and why over clean a carpet if you don't have to?

Keep growing and learning my friend, you'll get there

Chosen wand. And I don't skip steps. I laid out my exact steps above. What do you mean by over clean a carpet? Are you implying that using a slot is over cleaning?

I'm always trying to grow and learn. I think that since 2015 I have probably bought almost every new machine, tool, prespray that you have marketed as industry game changer. I'm always learning.

hogjowl · 2025-04-29T19:19:25-0400

Living The Dream said:
P.S. I vacuum better than you.

Evidently not.

Mr Brightside · 2025-04-29T20:07:02-0400

Living The Dream said:
Chosen wand. And I don't skip steps. I laid out my exact steps above. What do you mean by over clean a carpet? Are you implying that using a slot is over cleaning?

I'm always trying to grow and learn. I think that since 2015 I have probably bought almost every new machine, tool, prespray that you have marketed as industry game changer. I'm always learning.

What do you think about the chosen wand compared to the big boy wands

I’m thinking about getting one for the carpets that already look clean and pushing my psi way down and using that as my speed cleaning wand
Then having a big six jet high flow wand for those special customers with piss everywhere

Living The Dream · 2025-04-29T20:42:20-0400

Mr Brightside said:
What do you think about the chosen wand compared to the big boy wands

I’m thinking about getting one for the carpets that already look clean and pushing my psi way down and using that as my speed cleaning wand
Then having a big six jet high flow wand for those special customers with piss everywhere

The chosen wand is great. There's no doubt about that. I honestly never would have considered a 2 jet until I talked with Mike about it. It cleans and flushes great. I did have to slow my wand stroke down a bit when using it, but it really is a good wand.

On my main van I carry a Chosen wand 2 jet, Dev Swivel wand 4 jet, PMF Mach 15 6 jet, and Green Glide Hard Surface wand.

I probably use my swivel the most especially if the home is furnished, but the Chosen is a close 2nd. My PMF is great for wide open areas.

All of my wands have Green Glides. For my 2 Dev Swivels I have slots and a brush glide. My Chosen I have slot and hole. My PMF Mach 15 is hybrid. My Evolution I have a Brush glide and Hybrid. I'm sure forgetting something.

The chosen really does excel on lower psi, where I feel my other wands need a little more psi to flush efficiently, but the chosen doesn't like to be over 500 psi. Or it will shoot water out the side shields.

I don't know what you have for wands now, but for the money the Chosen wand is a great buy and it also does a really good job on urine. It flushes so nice and even that it eliminates forcing anything into the padding.

Mikey P · 2025-04-29T20:52:37-0400

Living The Dream said:
Are you implying that using a slot is over cleaning

A slot is not needed on well maintained residential.

Most of the guys over 50 I deal with turn everything down TACT wise and use hole glides.

That type of customer is happier that way too..

and will pay you to vacuum better.

Hole, slot or hybrid

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