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Post# 144844 , Reply# 1 7/26/2011 at 16:20 (4,649 days old) by kloveland  (Tulsa) |
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Backpack vacuums Our custodial service, here at work uses the Pro Team backpack vacuum. We have about ten thousand square feet with commercial carpet and heavy student traffic. My biggest complaint is the floor tool, it has no brush. It doesn't pick up string or human hair I don't see how it pickups up ground in dirt. When I run my non electric sweeper the brush always has a fair amount of hair wrapped around it. It's really disgusting. The custodial staff are not very efficient and probably vacuum at least once a week if that.
When I talked to one of the workers, he said he didn't like the backpack either; it's loud and doesn't cover enough area. He said his boss pushes them to use the backpack, rather than the Windsor they have (it's beat up and the brush roll is worn down). I wish the supervisor would check the vacuums to see if they are being maintained. Or have some kind of maintenance schedule for their equipment. By the way the company is ABM.
Sorry Bobby, I don't care for backpack vacuums. I've seen some with power nozzles online and they may actually work well.
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| Post# 144877 , Reply# 3 7/26/2011 at 20:32 (4,649 days old) by scvacuumguy (SC) | ||
We sell a ton of the Royal backpacks to restaurants- they work great for polished concrete, bare floors, and other bare floor settings. In terms of being used on carpet- we would not even offer one as an option when consulting a commercial client. Without a powernozzle, it will not be as effective as other options.
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| Post# 144930 , Reply# 6 7/27/2011 at 06:58 (4,648 days old) by KirbyLover (Louisville Kentucky ) | ||
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My Kirby 510 has a strap and in the owners manual shows you how to wear it on your back. But that is really a joke more than anything! LOL | ||
| Post# 144935 , Reply# 8 7/27/2011 at 07:11 (4,648 days old) by scvacuumguy (SC) | ||
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Post# 144947 , Reply# 9 7/27/2011 at 11:49 (4,648 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa) |
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For dusting and bare floors.. | ||
| Post# 144995 , Reply# 12 7/27/2011 at 20:57 (4,648 days old) by gmerkt (Edmonds WA) | ||
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My wife and I were on a cruise ship on the Baltic Sea recently and I noticed NCL workers using some back-pack vacs. Here's a picture of Jack Tacotaco using a Raven unit: 
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| Post# 144996 , Reply# 13 7/27/2011 at 20:58 (4,648 days old) by gmerkt (Edmonds WA) | ||
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Back of machine. "HK" stands for "housekeeping," a division on the ship. 
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| Post# 144999 , Reply# 14 7/27/2011 at 20:59 (4,648 days old) by gmerkt (Edmonds WA) | ||
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The Raven units were used mostly, so far as I could see, only in common areas. The housekeepers had dozens of Windsor uprights for cleaning cabins. Here at a couple of the Windsors: 
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| Post# 145000 , Reply# 15 7/27/2011 at 21:00 (4,648 days old) by gmerkt (Edmonds WA) | ||
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Another Windsor: 
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