Carpet Cleaners wash and rinse in one pass.

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Self-contained Image 16 and 20 walk behind carpet extraction equipment applies solution, scrubs, and then rinses clean with fresh water, all in single pass. It reduces ergonomic impacts of shoulder stress by 80% and elbow stress by 60%, and reduces lower back strain by 18%, compared to previous equipment.



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ALTO's Clarke Technology Introduces Image 16 & 20 ErgoEX


St. Louis ALTO's Clarke Technology introduces another complement to ALTO's broad extraction line with the new Image 16 & 20 self-contained equipment.

The Clarke revolutionary Wash & Rinse(TM) and EgroEX(TM) is available only from Clarke, these new and innovative patent pending features offer the very latest in break through technology dramatically boosting the standard of productivity, cleaning performance, and ergonomic safety in carpet extraction.

Clarke's Wash & Rinse one pass cleaning system revolutionized carpet extraction for large walk-behind equipment saving both time and money by applying solution, scrubbing, and then rinsing clean with fresh water in a single pass. And now the Wash & Rinse(TM) revolution is coming to the Image 16 & 20.

ErgoEX(TM) reduces the ergonomic impacts of shoulder stress by 80%, elbow stress by 60%, and reduces lower back strain by 18%, over similar competitive equipment. In addition to the ergonomic benefits less effort is required to operate the equipment providing a 15% boost in productivity over outdated extractor design.

ALTO is the new name of a company that combines the strengths of the best-known brands in the cleaning industry --- including WAP, Simpson, Delco, KEW, Clarke, American-Lincoln, American-Sanders and others, to offer customers Total Cleaning Confidence.

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