Furnished rooms punish wide floor tools. Between desk legs, guest chairs, casework and cable trays, a big head spends more time being repositioned than cleaning. The ProTeam 106819 kit is the maneuverable Sidewinder configuration: a 15-inch carpet head on a one-piece wand, swept side to side from a standing position. It suits the building service contractor or in-house custodian whose route is mostly private offices, classrooms and small conference rooms rather than long open corridors.
Built for
- Private offices, classrooms and small meeting rooms with furniture in the way
- Baseboard and partition detailing on low-pile commercial carpet
- Routes where a wider head would spend the shift being repositioned
- Crews adding a dedicated edge tool to an existing ProTeam backpack
How the Sidewinder is used
The head presents vertically off the wand, so the operator sweeps in an arc rather than pushing forward. ProTeam describes the 15-inch carpet Sidewinder (106245) as intended for detailing spaces on low-pile carpet - baseboards, crevices, and in-between office partitions and file cabinets - and specifies it for use with 1.5-inch friction-fit wands. In practice the technician stops kneeling to reach under a desk return, and the harness load stays over the hips through the shift.
15-inch versus 18-inch
Width is the only real decision in this family. An 18-inch head covers more linear feet per pass and pays off in corridors and open bays. The 15-inch head is easier to place in a furnished room and lighter to steer around obstacles. Crews with mixed routes often run one of each on the cart.
One-piece wand
This configuration uses a single-section wand. There is no joint to separate, work loose or lose - a small thing until you are supervising a dozen carts. If your crews need a wand that breaks down for storage or large-debris pickup, ProTeam's two-piece configurations cover that instead.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: ProTeam
- Part number: 106819
- Kit type: Sidewinder carpet tool kit
- Floor tool: 15-inch carpet Sidewinder
- Wand: one-piece
- Coupling: 1.5-inch friction fit
- Surface: low-pile commercial carpet
Frequently asked questions
Which ProTeam wands does the 15-inch Sidewinder work with?
ProTeam specifies its 15-inch carpet Sidewinder floor tool for use with 1.5-inch friction-fit wands, part numbers 105693 and 105695. This kit ships with a compatible one-piece wand.
Should I buy the 15-inch or the 18-inch Sidewinder kit?
Choose 15-inch if your route is mostly furnished rooms, classrooms and offices where maneuvering matters. Choose 18-inch if corridors and open floor make up most of your square footage.
Does it work on hard surfaces?
No - this is a carpet head. ProTeam offers separate hard-surface Sidewinder tools with horse hair or nylon brush strips for tile, VCT and finished floors.
What are the dimensions of the 15-inch Sidewinder head?
ProTeam lists the 106245 carpet Sidewinder floor tool at 14.625 x 2.125 x 5.5 inches and 0.355 lb, with a 1.5-inch diameter neck.
Will it replace my power nozzle?
Not on thick pile. A Sidewinder is a straight-suction tool. On low-pile glued-down commercial carpet it is very effective; on plush residential-weight carpet a motorized power nozzle still does the agitation.
Discount Cleaning Products is an authorized dealer for the brands we carry. Orders are picked and shipped from US-based stock, and our team can help you confirm wand couplings, tool widths and fitment before you order so the kit works with the machine you already run.
