The 106992 kit is the hard-floor answer in the ProTeam accessory line: a two-piece aluminum wand paired with the 14 in. hard surface floor tool that runs on a scalloped felt brush strip. If your building is terrazzo, VCT, sealed concrete, marble or finished wood, this is the head you want on the end of the wand.
The reason is simple and it is the complaint that comes up most often on cleaning forums: a carpet tool on a hard floor does not pick up, it redistributes. Stiff nylon bristles skip over fine grit and flick it out sideways, so the operator walks the floor twice and it still looks hazy under raking light. A felt-strip tool seals against a smooth surface instead. It maintains the air gap the vacuum needs while sweeping fine dust into the airstream rather than around the head.
The scalloped profile is what keeps larger debris from being plowed into a windrow at the front of the tool. Notches in the felt let paper clips, staples and crumbs pass under and into the suction path instead of collecting in a line ahead of the head, which is the single most annoying failure mode of a flat-strip hard floor tool.
Felt also matters for the floor itself. On a freshly burnished finish, a plastic or hard-bristle head leaves scuff marks that show up under the same lights that make the building look good. Felt does not. That is why this configuration turns up in hotels, schools with terrazzo corridors, medical buildings and anywhere a floor finish program is part of the budget.
The two-piece, two-bend aluminum wand sets a fixed working length and stays there through the shift. On a shared route machine that is usually preferable to a telescoping wand, since there is no adjustment to slip and no mechanism to pack with grit.
Built for
- Facilities with terrazzo, VCT, sealed concrete, marble or finished wood on the main routes
- Crews protecting a burnished or high-gloss floor finish from scuffing
- ProTeam backpack vacuum users replacing a worn hard surface tool or a bent wand
- Buildings that vacuum hard floors instead of dust mopping to keep fine dust out of the air
Use cases
- Daily corridor and lobby passes on terrazzo or VCT where a finish program is in place
- Hard-floor classrooms, clinics and hotel corridors that need fine dust removed rather than pushed
- Replacing dust mopping on smooth floors so fine dust ends up in a filter bag instead of back in the air
- Under-fixture and edge work where a two-bend wand lays the head flat to the floor
Specifications
- ProTeam OEM part number: 106992
- Wand: two-piece, two-bend aluminum
- Floor tool: 14 in. hard surface tool with scalloped felt brush
- Intended surfaces: finished and polished hard floors
Frequently asked questions
Can I use the scalloped felt tool on carpet?
It is not intended for carpet. Felt has no agitation, so it will not lift soil out of carpet pile. Use an E-Z Glide or Xover tool for carpet and keep the felt tool for hard surfaces.
What does scalloped mean on a felt floor tool?
The felt strip is notched rather than continuous. The notches let larger debris pass under the head into the suction path instead of being plowed into a line in front of the tool.
Does the felt wear out?
Yes. Felt is a wear item on any hard surface floor tool. ProTeam sells replacement felt separately, so the tool body does not have to be replaced when the strip wears down.
Will this fit my ProTeam backpack?
It fits ProTeam backpack vacuums with the matching tool coupling. ProTeam builds 1-1/4 inch and 1-1/2 inch accessory families that do not interchange, so check your machine's tool size first.
Discount Cleaning Products is an authorized ProTeam dealer. We stock genuine OEM ProTeam parts and accessories, and our US-based team can help you confirm fitment against your machine's model and serial number before you order.
