Thread Number: 34693
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
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Post# 374732 , Reply# 1   6/30/2017 at 08:59 (2,463 days old) by Numatic_boy (England)   |   | |
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Post# 374735 , Reply# 3   6/30/2017 at 09:17 (2,463 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Best vacs for restaurant are straight suction canisters. Or backpacks. I sold a Miele straight suction canister, more than 12 years ago, to a Fazoli's Italian Restaurant. They still have it and still use it. It gets under tables, sucks up spaghetti, napkins, etc. All they have to do is change the bag when full. No belts, no brushes, no fans, nothing to get out of order.
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Post# 374760 , Reply# 6   7/1/2017 at 03:00 (2,462 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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Often the best choice for a restaurant is-----NO VACUUM AT ALL!!Use a Bissel type sweeper in between diners-then have the carpets cleaned by a truckmount every month!An operator of a truckmount commented his best customers were resturants. |
Post# 374764 , Reply# 7   7/1/2017 at 07:12 (2,462 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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Straight suction is the way to go on glued down carpet, if money was no object a NSS Pig is almost a lifetime machine that cant be beat. |
Post# 374792 , Reply# 9   7/2/2017 at 02:07 (2,461 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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I don't think I would want to use the Pig in a restaurant-carpets and floors just get too greasy-hence the truckmount suggestions. |
Post# 374824 , Reply# 10   7/2/2017 at 21:36 (2,460 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 374828 , Reply# 11   7/2/2017 at 22:31 (2,460 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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Edgar, I worked at a small restaurant in 2008 that was the same....they used a Shop Vac to clean the carpets after the restaurant closed at night. But, no sweeper though.
Tom is right in this situation. Straight suction cleaners are best for restaurants with commercial-type low nap/pile carpeting when cleaning on a daily basis. And perhaps on holidays or days the restaurant is normally closed, once every 6 months take a upright or canister with a powerhead to deep clean AFTER the straight suction vacuum is normally used & no large debris is present. I think the best vacuum in this situation would be a nice condition Compact or TriStar CXL. There is very little that can break on them, they are extremely simple to repair & maintain, & the Ametek double stage motor is economical to replace if needed. The cloth bag can be used, dumped out & replaced once every year or two, & most shops sell them for under $25, not a huge expense. If filtration is needed, there is a HEPA Dome available to replace the standard dome with foam, again inexpensively. And you can buy non-electric hoses, wands & rug tools & use it as a straight suction cleaner, & have a electric hose, wand & powerhead for the occasional deep cleaning. For these reasons, & also the fact they can be found inexpensively on Ebay, local buy & sell sites, & garage sales & thrift stores, this is why I recommend a Compact or TriStar CXL in this situation. Especially in a situation where employees abusing the vacuums could be a issue. Rob |
Post# 375018 , Reply# 12   7/8/2017 at 13:13 (2,455 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)   |   | |
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a shop vac with 21/2" hose wands & utility nozzle |