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Looking for a canister vacuum |
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Post# 226681 , Reply# 2   4/5/2013 at 00:17 (4,032 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA)   |   | |
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Actually a Eureka Mighty Mite/ Sanitaire Commercial Mighty Mite is a good way to go, assuming they are just looking for straight suction, quick picker upper of hard to reach areas. Another direction I would look to would be Riccar/Simplicity.
Kenmore canisters and Panasonic canisters do great cleaning wise. However their motors are becoming questionable for long term durability according to a few. If they used it on occasion, say once a week and it wasn't the full time vac for them, then I'd say they'd be fine and the $200 Kenmore/ Panasonic would last about 4 years, which in commercial environments is about what a lot of vacs last anyways as normally they're abused or the company buys something completely not meant for environment. Theoretically too spending $200 and having it last 4/ 5 years isn't bad. I've seen the Lime green Kenmore as low as $99, the red Panasonic MC-CG902 I've seen at $160. I really would recommend against bagless in any situation. I don't see the Eureka Complete Clean as being good for that environment. The power head on it does a good job. I'm worried about suction unit on it and general construction. A bagless canister vacuum, of good construction and features, has me drawing a blank for the current market selection. Bagless units work well for pet owners because pet hair fills bags very very quickly. For other environments, especially that of low pile commercial grade carpet with no carpet fibers getting vacuumed up, you need something that captures the dust well. On a bagless vacuum it just doesn't work as well. All of that fine dust clogs filters easily. You're truly so much better off with bagged in any professional office environment. Riccar, Simplicity, Aerus, Miele would offer excellent filtration as well, which is something to definitely consider for a medical office. If they're seeking power head equipped heavy use canister I'd be in the direction for probably a Simplicity Verve or similar to that. The Royal Lexon SR30020 may be decent as well. It is very powerful with good warranty and good construction. I would highly recommend taking a trip to local vac shops, and see what refurb units they have. Many times you get lucky finding an Electrolux/ Riccar, Miele refurbished unit by that store with warranty and it can be a great deal. |