Water pickup on a hard floor is a squeegee job, not a brush job. The Sandia 10-0488 is the 14-inch squeegee floor tool in its white-blade configuration, and it is the head crews reach for when a wet vacuum, hip vacuum or flood pumper has to pull standing water off tile, sealed concrete, VCT or terrazzo in as few passes as possible. It is bought by restoration techs, building service contractors and in-house facility crews who already own a Sandia wet-pickup machine and want a dedicated squeegee head instead of trying to recover water with a carpet or felt tool.
Built for
- Pulling standing water off tile, sealed concrete, VCT, terrazzo and other hard floors after a leak, overflow or flood call.
- Wet pickup during scrub-and-recover work, where solution has to come back up before the floor is walked on.
- Restroom, kitchen and locker-room floors where the recovery pass has to be fast and leave the surface walkable.
- Crews running a Sandia hip vacuum, wet/dry vacuum or Sniper Flood Pumper who need a squeegee head on the wand.
Why the blade material matters on finished floors
White rubber blades are the usual specification when the floor being recovered is light-coloured, freshly finished or on show. Darker blade compounds can leave grey scuff marks on a white VCT or a polished terrazzo lobby, and those marks then have to be buffed out, which turns a ten-minute water pickup into an hour of rework. Choosing a white-blade head up front is the cheaper decision on any account where the floor is the finished surface a customer sees.
Getting a clean pickup in one pass
Technicians who do a lot of water recovery treat blade condition as a consumable, not a permanent part. A squeegee blade that has been dragged over grout lines and floor grates develops nicks along the wiping edge, and every nick leaves a wet stripe behind the tool. The fix is to keep a spare set of blades on the truck and swap them when the pickup starts streaking, rather than making three passes with a worn edge.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Sandia Products (Ultimate Solutions)
- Part number: 10-0488
- Working width: 14 inches
- Type: Squeegee floor tool, white blade configuration
- Application: Sandia wet pickup and flood recovery wand systems
- Matching replacement blades: Sandia 10-0489, white, 4-pack
Sandia's published warranty on the Sniper portable machines covers a lifetime on the roto-molded body, two years on the vacuum motors and the 100 PSI pump, one year on all electrical components, and 90 days on tools and accessories.
Frequently asked questions
How is the 10-0488 different from the Sandia 10-0170 squeegee floor tool?
Both are 14-inch squeegee floor tools. The 10-0170 is Sandia's standard version and the 10-0488 is listed with white blades, which are chosen for light-coloured and finished floors where a darker compound can scuff. If you need the two matched to a specific machine, send us your model number and we will confirm which one your parts list calls for.
Which replacement blades fit this tool?
Sandia lists the 10-0489 white replacement blades as a 4-pack for the 14-inch squeegee tool. The 10-0170-A is the standard-colour 4-pack for the same 14-inch tool.
Will it fit my wand?
It is built for Sandia wand systems, and Sandia wands are supplied in both 1-1/4 inch and 1-1/2 inch sizes depending on the machine. Check the cuff size on your wand, or call us with the machine model and serial number before ordering.
Can I use a squeegee tool on carpet?
No. A squeegee head is for hard-surface water recovery. Carpet extraction needs a carpet tool or a wand with jets, because a squeegee blade cannot lift solution out of pile.
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