Rotary Extractors

A rotary extractor changes the mechanics of a clean. Instead of a wand pulled in one direction, the head rotates and lifts pile from every angle, and the operator walks behind it rather than working from the wrist and shoulder.

On heavily soiled commercial carpet that difference shows in the result. It also shows in how many square metres a crew covers before they slow down.

The range covers the HydraMaster RX20 NEXTGEN rotary extractor with its attachment set — the carpet prespray agitation brush, light-duty and medium-duty hard floor brushes, and the pad and bonnet driver attachment — alongside the Mytee T-Rex Jr cleaning head and T-Rex pad driver.

How to choose

Confirm the machine can feed it before you buy the head. A rotary extractor asks more of both the pump and the vacuum than a wand does. On an under-specified portable it will leave carpet wetter, not cleaner.

Attachments turn one machine into three. The same RX20 body runs a prespray agitation brush on carpet, a hard floor brush on tile, and a pad driver for bonnet and encapsulation work. Buying attachments is far cheaper than buying tools.

Light-duty and medium-duty brushes are not a quality grading. They are matched to how aggressive the surface will tolerate. Medium-duty on a soft or sealed floor takes the finish with the soil.

Rotary suits open floor, not detail. Perimeters, stairs and under-furniture work still need a wand or a hand tool. Plan both into the quote.

Wands are in Carpet Wands, spinners for hard surfaces in Rotary Tile Spinners, bonnets in Carpet Bonnets, and machine spares in Parts & Maintenance.