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Thread Number: 27518
/ Tag: Brand New Vacuum Cleaners
Vacuuming hand made authentic Persian rugs |
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Post# 308216 , Reply# 2 12/7/2014 at 22:13 (3,427 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I happen to have one of those rugs. | ||
| Post# 308383 , Reply# 3 12/9/2014 at 18:40 (3,425 days old) by cue003 (S. FL, USA. ) | ||
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Thanks for the responses. | ||
| Post# 308396 , Reply# 4 12/9/2014 at 20:09 (3,425 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 308406 , Reply# 5 12/9/2014 at 22:22 (3,425 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
Indeed, some suction only carpet/bare floor tools have the correct design features to gently, yet effectively, clean delicate rugs when set in the "Bare Floor" mode. The nozzle needs to have wheels at the neck where your hand pressure will meet the carpet so that the bare floor bristles can freely glide over the surface of the rug. You need a row of bristles parallel to the back edge and another row across the front edge - no bristles parallel to the side edges as these will inhibit your back and forth strokes. Third, you need a suction regulator on the handle so that you can get the right amount of pressure on the carpet - strong enough to clean, yet weak enough to prevent damage.
I found that the Electrolux "Dust Magnet" Floor Tool works great on delicate area rugs: CLICK HERE TO GO TO eurekaprince's LINK | ||
| Post# 308526 , Reply# 6 12/11/2014 at 16:37 (3,423 days old) by cue003 (S. FL, USA. ) | ||
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Thanks guys. eurekaprince if I have a miele s8 vacuum which member of he head family fits the bill best that you are describing? Thanks | ||
| Post# 308528 , Reply# 7 12/11/2014 at 17:12 (3,423 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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I am not sure if all the old Miele tools will fit onto the S8 wands, but they should.
You want to use the classic Miele Carpet/Floor tool SBD450 in the "Bare Floor" mode on your rugs. This is one of the few Miele carpet/floor tools that does NOT have any bristle rows along the side of the nozzle. It only has one row of bristles along the front edge and a rubber squeegee behind the suction channel. It has a single wide wheel at the bottom of the neck which will take all your hand pressure and allow the brush strip and squeegee to glide over the surface of the rug to flick any surface litter into the air stream and lightly brush the fibers. It may be difficult to find, as it's been discontinued. But your Miele dealer may still have them in stock. If you can't find this tool, I agree that the least powerful Miele Power Nozzle or Air-Driven Turbo Nozzle would be very gentle and safe on your Persian rugs. The Turbo Nozzle has an extra suction relief valve to weaken the pressure on the carpet even more....so that it really is just "tickling" the carpet fibres. It gives you another place to adjust the pressure on the carpet. The SBD 450 is the closest thing to the Electrolux Dust Magnet tool I have seen from Miele. See the link below: CLICK HERE TO GO TO eurekaprince's LINK | ||
| Post# 308628 , Reply# 8 12/12/2014 at 19:35 (3,422 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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I use my Electrolux (anything from XXX-Golden Jubilee) with the flip rug/floor nozzle (rug side) preferably the G (with Gleaner off) | ||
| Post# 308736 , Reply# 9 12/13/2014 at 18:03 (3,421 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 308743 , Reply# 10 12/13/2014 at 20:42 (3,421 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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Post# 308952 , Reply# 12 12/16/2014 at 10:39 (3,418 days old) by luxlife (Under a Pecan Tree) |
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I've used both the small Miele power nozzle with the suction dialed way down low and an Oreck XL21 on LOW speed. I've never had problems with either. A few of my rugs are the Kilim type. They aren't woven into a backing so any vacuum that's too strong would pull it up. | ||
| Post# 308965 , Reply# 13 12/16/2014 at 13:31 (3,418 days old) by ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado) | ||
I won't sell any sort of brush roll vacuum to people with such delicate rugs, I always go with a good suction only canister, my favorite being a Miele with the Air-Tec nozzle, it cleans very well even on regular carpet for not having a brush roll. You definitely could use an older Hoover or other vintage upright as was mentioned (even the older all bustle brush rolls in vacuums from the 50s and earlier would technically be gentle enough for these rugs, at the time wool was the dominant type of rug and carpet fiber, so all vacuums were designed to clean it properly without damage), but personally I would tend to go with using a more powerful suction only machine, as these rugs aren't typically difficult to get the sand and grit out of. If you have a more dense rug like this, you could use something like a vintage upright as I said, or the smaller Miele PNs on the rug once/twice a year or so to make sure you get the grit out, grit is the enemy of all rugs!
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