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Emptying a Rainbow Vacuum |
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Post# 130413 , Reply# 3   4/3/2011 at 08:34 (4,743 days old) by Mark40511 (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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I've got it down to a science........
Fill basin...........Put a couple of drops of jetdry rinse aid to make the water wetter, add a couple of drops of scent...snap it on.....vacuum......Stop after about twenty min's.......dump water in toilet......repeat.........Usually about three fills when vacuuming the entire house.......Rinse basin, put rainbow away.........let basin air dry....... Watch the water when you're vacuuming. Don't let it get too dirty to the point where you CAN'T dump it in the toilet. After a few times using it you won't have to change the water as often........Unless you're house is just really dirty. |
Post# 130433 , Reply# 5   4/3/2011 at 13:01 (4,743 days old) by atrac (United States )   |   | |
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*Excellent* responses! I no longer have to fear my Rainbow. Thanks guys! :) |
Post# 130442 , Reply# 6   4/3/2011 at 13:25 (4,743 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany)   |   | |
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Yup.. I, too, have always just flushed my Rainbow discard down the toilet. Give it a rinse or two and let it dry out. |
Post# 130447 , Reply# 7   4/3/2011 at 14:38 (4,743 days old) by joshdonnell ()   |   | |
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i personal kinda like the design of the Rotho bc the water container is easier to clean |
Post# 130559 , Reply# 8   4/3/2011 at 20:53 (4,743 days old) by Mark40511 (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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I never understood the big deal about cleaning the water basin. It's a snap. I think the older Rainbows might be a bit more difficult to clean as they are designed a little differently.
About the JetDry.........If you use it, only use a couple of drops or it will actually foam. I always put some in a dropper bottle.....The bottle JetDry comes in isn't the greatest when you want drops. |
Post# 130573 , Reply# 9   4/3/2011 at 21:08 (4,743 days old) by Trebor ()   |   | |
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I have four separators, just pop a new one one before storing and put the dirty one in the dishwasher or the dishpan, whichever. I have a D4 that is spotless inside. |
Post# 130773 , Reply# 11   4/5/2011 at 12:16 (4,741 days old) by Trebor ()   |   | |
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The Rotho has a ONE QUART water container. not going to clean much with that. |
Post# 412034 , Reply# 18   7/26/2019 at 10:02 (1,707 days old) by mmcphee (Lisbon Falls, Maine)   |   | |
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If you guys are interested, Rainbow now sells a water pan strainer (Part Number R10633) to help with that exact problem. It's basically like a giant colander.
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Post# 412036 , Reply# 19   7/26/2019 at 10:40 (1,707 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 412139 , Reply# 20   7/28/2019 at 01:31 (1,706 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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And cleaned for an hour or so. It smelled SO freaking good in the house when I was done. I changed the water twice. Both times, it literally just looked like MOP water, and I have a cat! You'd think there'd be a fur ball in there but I guess since I vacuum daily since living here it just wasn't that bad so down the toilet it went as always. But if I had a basin thick with crud, no way I'd dump it down the toilet. I can't believe they actually are making a strainer for this. Actually not a bad idea.
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Post# 412140 , Reply# 21   7/28/2019 at 01:56 (1,706 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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After dumping water if you have a shower with the detachable shower head use it to spray all the gunk in basin into strainer. I'm serious spaghetti strainer bowl. Use shower to get out excess crud into strainer and dry off basin.
I have a golden lab inside dog. There is no little chunks there is a massive amount of fur. I empty often as I don't want to ruin seperator or clog hose. So I have to have a straine. Les |
Post# 412149 , Reply# 23   7/28/2019 at 15:05 (1,705 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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