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Thread Number: 31327
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
home and garden show, Aerus, Beam and Vacuflo exhibitors |
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| Post# 346553 , Reply# 1 3/6/2016 at 21:37 (2,966 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
I love Vacuflo central vacuums, they are really powerful. I haven't used the new bagged models but I hear really good reviews about them. I'm not a huge fan of their filtered cyclonic units. My favorite are the true cyclonic units, I would recommend them over a vacumaid for much longer warranty and I like how they use a clear plastic bin for emptying (vacumiad's bins do rust overtime because they are metal).
I own a Beam unit and I really like it, the only thing I don't like about these is I HATE emptying them. I would say they are the messiest type of central vacuums to clean out, it's so bad that I had to take a shower every time I empty mine and most of my neighbors that have a beam as well (even tho I am emptying them correctly). The hoses for beam, yeah you're right that they're fun to use but yes I did hear from a central vacuum buddy of mine that they do wear out which sometimes causes the vacuum to not turn on or such. I would recommend a much more classic beam electric kit that would last a lot longer. The best kit I have ever used on a central vacuum is a Stealth from MD which is made by Lindhaus and it will be next kit to use once my old electric kit wears out. | ||
Post# 346597 , Reply# 2 3/7/2016 at 09:45 (2,965 days old) by n0oxy  (Saint Louis Missouri, United States) |
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vacuflo and beam I would avoid any bagless vacuum, any of them will be messy to empty, I would think that the beam would be just as messy as the vacuflo since they're both bagless. I have a beam unit, but I got an adapter to convert it to use bags, best thing I could do for it. | ||
| Post# 346623 , Reply# 3 3/7/2016 at 12:13 (2,965 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
I have the Vacuflo central vacuum (plus 2 wally flex units, a Vroom, and a Vac Pan) in my home. I use the Riccar central vac hose (35 foot) and Premium Power Nozzle with my ElectraValves. There is no filter on my Vacuflo, and it's not a mess at all to empty. I empty it twice a year.
I also have the Electrolux Guardian Platinum. LOVE IT. Quiet and efficient, excellent filtration with the cloth HEPA bags. It comes with an adapter to use other inch and a quarter tools (but not other power nozzles). The Lux power head cleans very well - no reason to use any other power nozzle on it. In the picture is my Guardian Platinum, the day I got it, being used at the Vacuum Cleaner Museum.
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| Post# 346649 , Reply# 5 3/7/2016 at 15:04 (2,965 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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My Vacuflo is vented outside, even has a 'cherry bomb' car muffler in the exhaust line. My unit is the commercial one with two 7.2 inch motors. It was designed to use three hoses at once, to clean a cathedral, or school, or theater. There's no bag OR filter. I cleaned out the fireplace once, just to see how well the "Hide A Hose" would handle the dust (sixty foot long Hide A Hose). It handled it like a champ. The cyclone spins the dust into the huge metal bucket (16 gallons), which I empty twice a year.
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| Post# 346654 , Reply# 6 3/7/2016 at 16:16 (2,965 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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Vacuflo
I agree that these units are NOT messy to empty, same thing with Vacumaid's one piece unit that has the same cyclonic design that Vacuflo has. It feels like that I just emptied a bag from a bagged vacuum with no dirt on my hands or just a tiny bit. I will say that Vacuflo would be like the ONLY bagless vacuum that I can ever stand using and it might be the best bagless vacuum I have ever used. If I were to get a bagless central vacuum, Vacuflo would be my main choice. But I'm still wanting to go with a bagged central vacuum in the future which would be a MD Silentmaster.
Down below is my Grandpa's Vacumaid P-125 he's had since 1982 when the house was built. Only changed the motor on this once which was a few years ago. If only Vacumaid would still make the same green color like this one and with the old decal logo as well, I would want that as my main central vacuum choice of all time over a Silentmaster, Vacuflo, or Aerus Centralux.
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| Post# 346689 , Reply# 9 3/7/2016 at 23:21 (2,965 days old) by Bimmer740 (Long Island, New York) | ||
I've had a VacuFlo 566Q for 10 years now and I can't say enough great things about it! Not only is it quiet but it has amazing power! I upgraded from the horrible 14 inch Lindhaus power nozzle to the Riccar/Centec power nozzle and hose last year and it cleans amazingly well. The Riccar nozzle has a nice headlight, a metal base plate, and its height adjustment is fantastic. The Lindhaus nozzle was well made but the Centec nozzle cleans circles around it, as far as I'm concerned the Lindhaus nozzle is over priced with a worthless cleaning ability!
As far as emptying the unit, I do it 2 to 3 times a year. The unit is located in the basement and I simply remove the collection bucket from the unit, cover with a kitchen trash bag, bring it outside, flip it over gently and leave it for a few minutes for the dirt to settle before I lift it up. If you do it the right way you never come in contact with the dust! I've been doing it this way since I bought the unit and it's worked every time. To clean the screen inside the unit I just use an Electrolux canister with one extension wand and vacuum it out. The whole process takes maybe 15 minutes. Once a year I wash out the bin with some Lysol or a diluted bleach mixture and let it sit in the sun for a short amount of time to dry out. I chose the VacuFlo because I didn't want to deal with bags due to having a large dog at the time and I wanted something that didn't loose suction. The VacuFlo has met and far exceeded my expectations and the ability to clean anything and everything in the house with the system while truly making my living space cleaner has made it worth every penny I paid for it and much more! | ||
| Post# 346717 , Reply# 11 3/8/2016 at 07:37 (2,964 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan) | ||
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Rex, Why would you empty it into the air? It blew back in your hair, etc. | ||
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Post# 346726 , Reply# 12 3/8/2016 at 09:32 (2,964 days old) by n0oxy (Saint Louis Missouri, United States) |
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Lindhaus power nozzle Interesting that you don't like the Lindhaus power nozzle. I use it to clean my area rugs, works well. I also have the Wessel Werk ebk 340 and Sebo ET2, I only need to get the universal Ricccar power nozzle to complete my power nozzle collection. | ||
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