Heat is the reason a heated extractor cleans differently from a cold one, and on a Sandia Sniper it comes from an in-line heater box that warms solution on its way to the wand. The Sandia 10-0801 is that heater box, supplied as a genuine replacement assembly. It is ordered by carpet cleaning contractors and equipment service centres whose heated machine has gone cold and whose diagnosis has landed on the heater rather than the pump or the switch.
Built for
- Replacing a failed heater box on a heated Sandia Sniper carpet extractor.
- Restoring heated extraction on greasy commercial carpet, restaurant floors and heavy-traffic accounts.
- Service centres rebuilding a heated machine rather than writing it off.
- Contractors who sell heated cleaning and cannot run the service with a cold machine.
Why heat is worth repairing rather than working around
Sandia offers heated units across the Sniper range, from the 6-gallon 100 PSI machines up to the 12-gallon 500 PSI models, precisely because warm solution changes what a given chemical and a given pass can lift. Contractors who market heated cleaning cannot quietly run cold jobs without it showing in results on the accounts that bought the service. Once a heater box fails, the practical choices are to repair it, to keep selling a service the machine no longer delivers, or to replace the machine.
Confirm the heater is actually the fault
Before ordering an assembly, technicians work back down the circuit. Confirm the machine is on a circuit that can carry the load, since heated extractors draw heavily and a shared circuit will trip or brown out. Confirm the heater switch is calling. Confirm solution is actually flowing, because most in-line heaters depend on flow and will not deliver heat into a starved line. If flow and power are both good and the solution stays cold at the wand, the heater assembly is the failure point.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Sandia Products (Ultimate Solutions)
- Part number: 10-0801
- Type: In-line heater box assembly
- Application: Heated Sandia Sniper carpet extractors
- Related parts: 10-0801-A, 10-0801-B, 10-0801-F and 10-0801-I heater fittings
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
Which Sniper models take the 10-0801 heater box?
It is the heater box for heated Sandia Sniper extractors. Sandia builds the Sniper in 6-gallon and 12-gallon capacities and in several pump pressures, with heated versions across the range, so confirm the part against the parts list for your model and serial number or send them to us and we will check before you order.
My machine has stopped heating. Is the heater box the fault?
Check three things first. Confirm the machine is on a circuit that can carry a heated extractor's draw, confirm the heater switch is calling, and confirm solution is genuinely flowing, because an in-line heater will not deliver heat into a starved line. If power and flow are both good and the solution stays cold, the heater assembly is the likely failure.
Do I need the copper fittings as well?
Sometimes. Sandia lists the heater fittings separately as the 10-0801-A and 10-0801-B copper adapters, the 10-0801-F copper tube and the 10-0801-I 90 degree fitting. If yours are corroded or were damaged during removal, order them with the heater box so the job is done in one visit.
Does a heated machine need a different hand tool?
Sandia notes that its 10-0501 4-inch stainless steel hand tool is required for machines with heat. If you are restoring heat to a machine that has been run cold, check that the tooling on it is rated for heated solution.
Discount Cleaning Products is an authorized Sandia Products dealer. We supply genuine Sandia service parts rather than generic look-alikes, and our US-based staff will check the part number against your machine's model, serial number and factory parts list before you order, so a repair part arrives ready to fit.
