Tornado Drag Wand Jet 24533

The Tornado Drag Wand Jet 24533 is the genuine OEM spray jet for the PS Series drag wands — the small, precisely drilled orifice that turns pumped solution into a working spray pattern. Tornado lists it as the jet for wands 98346 and 98347.

Compatible Models for the Drag Wand Jet

• Tornado PS Spotter 98220 — PS Series Professional Spotter (2 gal, 115V), Series G
• Tornado Mini-Marathon 98150 — compact carpet extractor

Tornado’s factory cross-reference for this jet is complete rather than truncated: two machines, the PS Spotter 98220 and the Mini-Marathon 98150. It is a service part for the drag wands — the PS Series Drag Wand 98347 and the 98346 — rather than for the machine directly. Call us at 763-535-0770 with your model and serial number if yours is not listed.

It is not currently listed in the dealer catalog we price from, which is why there is no price shown here. Call 763-535-0770 and we will quote it and confirm availability.

The cheapest part on the wand, and the one that ruins the most work

A spray jet is a hole in a brass or stainless body, and its whole function is in the dimensions of that hole: the diameter sets the flow rate at a given pressure, and the internal geometry sets the fan pattern. Change either and you change how the wand cleans, even though the machine’s gauge reads exactly the same.

That is worth understanding because of how a jet fails. It does not break. It wears, slowly, as water pushes abrasive through it, and it partially blocks with scale and dried detergent. Both happen gradually enough that nobody notices the day it starts, and the result is a wand that lays solution down in a streaky or lopsided pattern while the operator keeps working as though it were fine. On a finished carpet that shows up as stripes or uneven drying — and the usual diagnosis is “the machine is losing pressure”, which sends people looking at the pump.

Replacing a jet is minutes of work on the least expensive part on the tool. It is the first thing to check when a wand stops cleaning the way it used to, not the last.

When to replace it

Replace the jet if the spray pattern is uneven, split into separate streams, lopsided, misting instead of fanning, or weaker than it was at the same pump pressure; if the orifice is visibly enlarged, out of round, chipped or scored; if it is scaled up and a soak will not clear it; if the body is cracked or the thread is damaged; or if it has been cleared with wire, a pin or a drill bit at any point, which permanently alters the orifice even when the spray looks acceptable afterwards.

Carry a spare. A blocked jet on site with no replacement is the difference between a short interruption and a lost job.

Fitting notes

Depressurise the system before removing the old jet. Note its orientation first — a fan jet has to be clocked correctly relative to the head or the pattern lands across the wrong axis.

Fit by hand and then nip it up gently with the correct tool. These are small threaded parts in a comparatively soft body and they strip easily; the seal comes from the seat, not from force. Clean the seat before fitting so grit does not hold the jet off it.

Then test: run the wand over a drain or a bucket and look at the pattern. It should be an even fan at the designed angle with no gaps, heavy edges or stray streams. Checking at the drain costs nothing; discovering it on a customer’s carpet is expensive.

Never clear a partly blocked jet with wire, a pin or a drill. Soak it in clean warm water or a descaler and flush it backwards — anything pushed through the orifice reshapes it, and a reshaped jet sprays wrong forever.

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You can browse every assembly for this machine on our Tornado PS Spotter 98220 parts page, and the manufacturer’s specifications are published at tornadovac.com.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the Drag Wand Jet 24533 do?

It is the drilled orifice that turns pumped solution into the wand’s spray pattern. The hole diameter sets the flow rate at a given pressure and its internal geometry sets the fan shape, so a worn or partly blocked jet changes how the wand cleans while the machine’s pressure gauge still reads normally.

My wand seems to be losing pressure. Is it the pump or the jet?

Check the jet first, because it is minutes of work on the least expensive part on the tool and it is the far more common cause. A jet wears gradually as abrasive passes through it and scales up with dried detergent, which reads to an operator as lost pressure. Look at the spray pattern over a drain — uneven, split, lopsided or misting means the jet.

Can I clear a blocked jet with a pin or a wire?

No. Anything pushed through the orifice permanently reshapes it, and a reshaped jet sprays wrong from then on even if it looks acceptable straight afterwards. Soak it in clean warm water or a descaler and flush it backwards instead — and if that does not clear it, replace it.

How do I order the Drag Wand Jet (part# 24533) or get help?

Call us at 763-535-0770 to order the Drag Wand Jet (part# 24533) — this is a factory-order part and we will confirm current pricing and availability when you call. Our staff at 5415 West Broadway, Crystal, MN 55428 has been servicing Tornado equipment since 1956.

Questions? Call us at 763-535-0770 or visit us at 5415 West Broadway, Crystal, MN 55428.