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Post# 189050 , Reply# 1   7/8/2012 at 17:27 (4,281 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH)   |   | |
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Trebor,
I have the new Rainbow and have always just had Rainbows for my water filtration vacuum. I decided to watch the youtube videos just the other day on other water filtration vacuums. Obviously just by watching those you cannot make a good judgement other than your own opinions. I still think, after seeing the videos, that the Rainbow is the best choice. They do make the 4qt basin as well. I bought both. I have never had the clips break off on any of my rainbows. Also the water filtration vacs that have the baffles would be terribly hard to take care of. Rob, williamr1248 has a post about his Hyla you might be interested to read.....He got it just after his new Rainbow. Just my thoughts, Bud Mattingly This post was last edited 07/08/2012 at 17:58 |
Post# 189068 , Reply# 7   7/8/2012 at 20:24 (4,281 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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Robert, I would not recommend EITHER the Hyla or the Ocean Blue.
For Hyla: Biggest drawback for me is that it is manufactured in Slovenia. On top of that, to be honest, the vacuum just looks cheap! I would even question the quality of plastic they use to make it. And of course, as another poster pointed out, that electric hose- they are too cheap to include a heavy-duty wire-reinforced electric hose on a vacuum that's being sold door-to-door?!?! They've got TONS of nerve in my books for thinking that's appropriate.... For Ocean Blue: The vacuum is clearly a Rainbow D2 & D4 combined together, with a cheap copy of the motor from the D4. I have read that lots of people are having issues with the Ocean Blue's reliability, mainly that the motors don't hold up & die easily. But then again, what do you expect for a cheap Rainbow copy?! Another HUGE disadvantage for me, is Ocean Blue is not an established company yet, unlike Hyla which IS becoming established, & I would be willing to bet good money that Ocean Blue won't be around to support their product in 10 years time. Have you thought about Pro Aqua? Maybe that may be the solution your friend's need. It's German made, & the bucket looks big enough that it could possibly be a 4 quart bucket. Rob |
Post# 189072 , Reply# 8   7/8/2012 at 20:53 (4,281 days old) by kirbyloverdan (Egg Harbor Twp . NJ aka HOOVERLOVERDAN ❤️)   |   | |
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I love the Rainbow so well made you can`t go wrong .
I like the Ocean blue it is a copy of Rainbow D series . I own the Hyla and like it but have the same complaints as Rob . I also own the Pro Aqua very well made a close second to the Rainbow . I also own the Aura Robo clean I really like it but parts are only through the distributer . Rainbow # 1 choice Pro Aqua # 2 choice . |
Post# 189073 , Reply# 9   7/8/2012 at 21:02 (4,281 days old) by williamr1248 (USA)   |   | |
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Trebor, I need to make a correction. I just checked my Hyla and the warranty is for 5 years on the motor not 4 years as I stated earlier. Sorry for the mistake. |
Post# 189172 , Reply# 13   7/9/2012 at 15:09 (4,280 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA)   |   | |
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Post# 189288 , Reply# 14   7/9/2012 at 19:08 (4,280 days old) by goadie12 ()   |   | |
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Ok well that makes sence then but I still think that is a lot of money for a company just starting out maybe use rebuilt rainbows thanks ? Zach |
Post# 189295 , Reply# 17   7/9/2012 at 20:32 (4,280 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona)   |   | |
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I hope you don't mind me asking, but why are you so excited about the Bissell Powerforce Helix? They have had similar models out for almost a decade now and the Helix dust cup isn't much of an improvement. Don't you think they would be better off with a Hoover Tempo or something similar in that price range?
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Post# 190700 , Reply# 19   7/20/2012 at 09:38 (4,269 days old) by Trebor ()   |   | |
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This one is by Fakir of Germany.
The number of water filter/separator vacs world wide must be over two dozen by now. Anyone have an accurate count? CLICK HERE TO GO TO Trebor's LINK |
Post# 190701 , Reply# 20   7/20/2012 at 09:41 (4,269 days old) by Trebor ()   |   | |
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Don't know why the link doesn't work, sorry! |
Post# 191106 , Reply# 23   7/23/2012 at 14:29 (4,266 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)   |   | |
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Has anyone used them & how do they compare to Rainbow & other water filtration vacs? |