GreenGlides Glide Old Style Westpak 12 Inch 4 Jet (Private Labelled Sapphire) Slotted (PRE 2015)
This Glide fits all 12″ low profile 4 jet Westpak (and Sapphire private labelled versions) wands, both steel and titanium made before mid-2015. The difference is that the lips are much thicker on these older wands, see photos Measure the metal lips before ordering this Glide to determine if you need the older “external” fit or the newer “internal fit” option,
Important — pre mid-2015 wands only
This glide fits 12 inch low-profile 4-jet Westpak wands, and the Sapphire private-labelled versions of the same wand, made before mid-2015. Westpak changed the head dimensions at that point.
If your wand is later than mid-2015, or you are not certain of its age, measure the head and send us the figures. Steel and titanium versions of the same wand take the same glide; the year is what matters.
What a glide actually changes
A bare wand head drags. The operator pushes harder, the head lifts at the front, and the vacuum seal breaks intermittently across the stroke. A glide lifts the head onto a low-friction face so it slides instead of dragging, and holds a consistent gap so the airflow into the slot is even along its length.
Three things follow: the wand pushes far more easily, which matters over a full day; the carpet comes up drier, because the airflow is doing what it was designed to do; and the operator can work at a consistent speed rather than fighting the tool.
Slotted, holed or hybrid?
The face pattern is the real decision, and it is a trade between agitation and airflow.
- Slotted — maximum agitation and debris removal. The slots let the pile lift into the opening as the head passes, which is what pulls grit and fibre out of the base. Pushes easily and dries slightly faster than a bare wand.
- Holed — maximum drying and the easiest push of the three. Less agitation, because the pile is not being worked into an opening the same way.
- Hybrid — a compromise, for operators who want some of both.
If you clean heavily soiled residential and commercial carpet, slotted. If you are working on lightly soiled maintenance cleaning where drying time is the selling point, holed.
Getting the fit right
Glides are dimension-specific. The wand width, the jet count, the bend and — critically — whether the glide fits inside or outside the head all vary between manufacturers, and often between production runs of the same wand. Manufacturers change wand heads without changing the model name.
Measure the head before ordering, and if a listing mentions a date or a version, check yours against it.
Glide fitment depends on the exact wand, the year it was made and whether the head is an internal or external fit. Measure your wand head or send us a photograph with a tape across it and we will confirm the right glide before you order — a glide that nearly fits does not fit.
