Lindhaus Carpet Nozzle 30

Part 089480081 is the Lindhaus Carpet Nozzle 30, supplied as a set of two squeegees for the 30 cm machines. Lindhaus lists it for the LW30 eco FORCE, LW30 L-ion, Lavinia and Lindwash, and it is what changes those machines over from the hard-floor squeegees they normally run to squeegees profiled for carpet.

A wash-and-recover machine only picks the water back up if its squeegee seals against the surface it is crossing. A lip shaped for smooth flooring tends to ride on top of carpet pile instead of closing against it, so recovery falls off and the carpet is left wetter than it should be at the end of a pass. Fitting the carpet squeegees is what restores that seal on textile floors.

• Fits: LW30 eco FORCE, LW30 L-ion, Lavinia, Lindwash
• Set contents: 2 squeegees
• Part: 089480081

Squeegees are a wear item because they are in contact with the floor on every pass. Check the working edge for nicks, flat spots and hardening whenever recovery starts to drop off, and change both rather than one, since a mismatched pair leaves an uneven seal behind the machine. Confirm your machine is one of the four models above before ordering, since squeegee sets are cut to a specific deck width.