Thread Number: 35483
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Using a sentria for commercial use |
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Post# 381389   11/15/2017 at 18:10 (2,324 days old) by Rainbowvacfane2 (tracy ca)   |   | |
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So I got this sentria for 25$ from my local vacuum shop because she was pretty beat up and it was missing the brush roll bottom plate and belt of course so I cleaned it up and I kinda want to use it for my job it would be perfect so what am asking is what do you guys think can I use it for commercial use I spoil my vacuums so I would be careful but how would the motor hold up
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Post# 381398 , Reply# 1   11/15/2017 at 19:27 (2,324 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 381406 , Reply# 3   11/15/2017 at 23:05 (2,324 days old) by Rainbowvacfane2 (tracy ca)   |   | |
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Post# 381407 , Reply# 4   11/15/2017 at 23:07 (2,324 days old) by Rainbowvacfane2 (tracy ca)   |   | |
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Post# 381445 , Reply# 5   11/16/2017 at 16:33 (2,323 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell )   |   | |
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Post# 381450 , Reply# 6   11/16/2017 at 17:50 (2,323 days old) by kirbyvacuum (Long Island New York)   |   | |
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Yes all the wayUse it with care be careful to pick up large objects and you will have no trouble. |
Post# 381453 , Reply# 7   11/16/2017 at 18:26 (2,323 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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I would verify the voltage of the building first with a plug-in voltmeter in random outlets before using the vacuum. Most industrial buildings run on 220v and that will cook that vacuum in less than a minute. If 220v you might need to buy a step-down transformer to convert 220v to 120v in order to use it.
If the voltage is safe to use, I would recommend gluing some strong magnets to the front of the brushroll to catch paperclips and thumbtacks and whatnot. Also like others have said, a longer, tougher, industrial vacuum cord would help too, since the outlets in offices and other industrial buildings are spaced few and far between. |
Post# 381473 , Reply# 8   11/17/2017 at 09:56 (2,323 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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I would concur with what others have said. Kirby makes a tough machine. Even though they're intended for home use, their construction is definitely industrial grade. When I was in elementary school, back in the early-mid '70s, my school had a Kirby Classic Omega to vacuum the library, which was the only carpeted space in the school.
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Post# 381476 , Reply# 9   11/17/2017 at 10:35 (2,323 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado)   |   | |
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Post# 381520 , Reply# 10   11/18/2017 at 04:39 (2,322 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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Most commercial buildings today use 208/120V 3 Ph for their power service.Any outlet -120V 15A,20A should be OK for your Kirby-don't worry about it.208V devices are hard wired. |
Post# 381526 , Reply# 11   11/18/2017 at 05:56 (2,322 days old) by Rainbowvacfane2 (tracy ca)   |   | |
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So today all the parts I neeeded came in and she had her first day I cleaned 4 offices 2 of them being fairly big and I started with a brand new bag IT ALREADY HAS A pound of stuff in the bag as far as the motor holding up to this use I see no reason why it won’t it ran it for about 40 mins straight and she got Luke warm it’s the perfect work vac thank you all for the input I will post pics and updates as they come
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Post# 381554 , Reply# 13   11/18/2017 at 10:52 (2,322 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado)   |   | |
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Or get one of these!! I've often fantasized about being able to vacuum a space like that with the Pig, as much as I enjoy using it at home, it would be that much more satisfying in its natural environment. Its a beast that longs to once again free-range on the open glue-down prairie...
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Post# 381585 , Reply# 15   11/19/2017 at 10:45 (2,321 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado)   |   | |
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Post# 381586 , Reply# 16   11/19/2017 at 10:48 (2,321 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 381602 , Reply# 17   11/20/2017 at 00:09 (2,320 days old) by Rainbowvacfane2 (tracy ca)   |   | |
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I decided to polish it up a little bit and I got a spare bag am ordering 18 bags from curcial vacuum because my frist bag is already half way full
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Post# 381607 , Reply# 18   11/20/2017 at 00:56 (2,320 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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Ben: With hard floors becoming more popular in homes-surprised Royal hasn't brought back their straight suction uprights-think hard floor householder would like them.I have a much older place-1972-that is WW carpet. |
Post# 381611 , Reply# 19   11/20/2017 at 01:40 (2,320 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell )   |   | |
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Post# 381612 , Reply# 20   11/20/2017 at 01:49 (2,320 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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the other day on this forum (I can't remember the topic) if Kirby's were "sealed" systems and they said no, which leads me to my next question, how can they have the best filtration on the market? I thought only sealed systems could do that?
I think crucial vacuums make GREAT bags...Some generics are bad but anything I've bought from there seems high quality. |
Post# 381617 , Reply# 22   11/20/2017 at 07:02 (2,320 days old) by Rainbowvacfane2 (tracy ca)   |   | |
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There is some cheap cloth ones available as well but they are out of stock plus I used it again today for a deep cleaning of an office and filled up the bag. ITS BEEN 2 days that she’s been working and the first day she only did 4 and today she did 2 and the dirt has just about reached the max line so for now I rather go with paper bags for now when doing deep cleaning like I did today I will switch over to cloth for both performance and filtration. Side note when I was doing the deep cleaning I had to vacuum every square in of carpet and I had it on the lowest setting and I went slowly in different directions and the carpets looked shampooed and that’s after the fact that i don’t have the FRIM brushroll installed am thinking of sending it to Kirby to get rebuilt after my Xmas bonus comes in
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Post# 381618 , Reply# 23   11/20/2017 at 07:03 (2,320 days old) by Rainbowvacfane2 (tracy ca)   |   | |
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There is some cheap cloth ones available as well but they are out of stock plus I used it again today for a deep cleaning of an office and filled up the bag. ITS BEEN 2 days that she’s been working and the first day she only did 4 and today she did 2 and the dirt has just about reached the max line so for now I rather go with paper bags for now when doing deep cleaning like I did today I will switch over to cloth for both performance and filtration. Side note when I was doing the deep cleaning I had to vacuum every square in of carpet and I had it on the lowest setting and I went slowly in different directions and the carpets looked shampooed and that’s after the fact that i don’t have the FRIM brushroll installed am thinking of sending it to Kirby to get rebuilt after my Xmas bonus comes in
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Post# 381641 , Reply# 25   11/20/2017 at 23:21 (2,319 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado)   |   | |
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The paper bags will clog significantly faster than the HEPA bags. Especially cheap generic ones. With commercial dirt (it is very different from what we have in our houses) being made up at mostly very fine powdery dirt that will coat the inside of the bag, you’ll notice the airflow drop off well before the bag is full. It all has to do with the kind and number of layers in the bags lining; single layer bags are the worst and clog the fastest, and the many layered HEPA bags last the longest. Bags in between rank based on the lining, one layer is one step up from plain paper and so on.
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Post# 381655 , Reply# 26   11/21/2017 at 14:18 (2,318 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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in a huge church and another one in a multiple office setting. Those motors, I believe, can certainly stand it.
I also used a Hoover Guardsman in a massive church. Every Saturday morning, I'd install a new genuine bag (Hepa didn't exist then). At the end of the day, I'd replace the bag. WE started ordering in bulk. The first Kirby had a shakeout bag. It was filthy. The seminary had a Guardsman (2 actually), with shakeout bags. They were kinder to empty than the Kirby was. One of my carpenters used a newer Kirby to clean up jobs. Once, in MY house, he was happily cleaning away when, suddenly, the bag BLEW off......................spewing,(way past belching) dirt everywhere. KNOWING the house was full of HOOVER appliances, he was horrified, and tried, desperately not not let me be aware of his 'accident'. No such luck for him. I couldn't resist chuckling while he cleaned up the mess. I'm sure you'll get great service/use out of your Kirby in a commercial setting. John |
Post# 381666 , Reply# 27   11/21/2017 at 16:13 (2,318 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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How does that even work? It sounds like it would be a total mess, even worse than a bagless.
I agree about the hepa bags - any time I've used them, they do give better performance as the bag fills than paper bags do. I wish I could use the Perfect Hepa bags in my Epic 6500 but I was told it may overheat the motor so I never risked it. |
Post# 381667 , Reply# 28   11/21/2017 at 16:36 (2,318 days old) by broomvac (N/A)   |   | |
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I am curious to see how the transmission holds up. From my experience, G-series transmissions are quite robust, but I've never put them through as much use as you undoubtedly will. Just for curiosity's sake, I tried to wear out the clutch material inside my previous (already heavily used before I even had it) G3's transmission by vacuuming very rapidly with it. No matter how hard I "pushed" the machine, it held up for many years. I never experinced any decline in its self-propelling performance. It's hard to believe the clutch material inside there could be so robust.
Let us know how it goes. I have confidence your Sentria will be up to the task. broomvac |
Post# 381687 , Reply# 30   11/22/2017 at 05:36 (2,318 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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sounds like pure hell. I can see it now, being outside with a shake out bag over newspapers with vacuum muck flying and trying to get the fine dust out of the bag - and then you gotta throw that in your trash where every time you throw something in the trash, I'm sure dust would go flying. I use my bagged vac to vacuum the bin of my bagless vacuum just because I know if I just empty it over the trash, the next time things get thrown in the trash, dust will spew. Bagged vacs are definitely the best. I can understand why people can't see this.
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