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Vacuums using H2O filtration |
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Post# 172085 , Reply# 2   3/5/2012 at 20:28 (4,405 days old) by Kirbysthebest (Midwest)   |   | |
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I had never heard of the Roboclean so I just Googled it. I would say that it must be licensed version of the Rainbow. Many, many similarities. |
Post# 172086 , Reply# 3   3/5/2012 at 20:31 (4,405 days old) by kirbyloverdan (Egg Harbor Twp . NJ aka HOOVERLOVERDAN ❤️)   |   | |
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Post# 172099 , Reply# 5   3/5/2012 at 22:30 (4,405 days old) by Trebor ()   |   | |
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is a separator machine, has a plastic tray that sets over the open pan. very quiet, uses a p/n I do not recognize, not Lindhaus, not Sebo, not Cen-tec, not Wessel, not Electrolux |
Post# 172102 , Reply# 6   3/5/2012 at 22:43 (4,405 days old) by RainbowD4C (Saint Joseph, Michigan )   |   | |
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Post# 172137 , Reply# 9   3/6/2012 at 07:51 (4,405 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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These are pretty similar to the original principle of the wet and dry canister - especially in the clear up afterwards. I recall my Vax canister principle - all very well until you come to empty it and then have to go through the work of cleaning everything out.
Unless you empty a vacuum down the toilet or in your garden, there's a strong danger in the UK that the kitchen drain gets clogged all too quickly. Not a bother in the U.S or Canada where waste disposal units have a much wider opening - even European fitted kitchens have systems that have narrow pipes. I like the idea of the water filtration idea but I'm rather surprised after all this time that no portable canister/size of a traditional "Miele" cylinder vacuum has not been sold in the UK which offers water filtration and dust capture within the water. It would make a lot more sense to have this rather than cart something the size of a Vax canister around. |
Post# 172141 , Reply# 11   3/6/2012 at 08:07 (4,405 days old) by Davinator1977 ()   |   | |
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can you guys post pics of all these different machines? |
Post# 172149 , Reply# 12   3/6/2012 at 09:30 (4,405 days old) by venson ()   |   | |
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Big Power (Italian, I believe)-- Though it sounds like the makings of a messy clean-up, the separator has been eliminated for the employment of "deflectors" to keep water away from the fans. CLICK HERE TO GO TO venson's LINK |
Post# 172152 , Reply# 13   3/6/2012 at 09:49 (4,405 days old) by venson ()   |   | |
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Gaia, not Gaya, is another Italian import with more than enough gadgets and doo-dads. It even offers a steam iron. CLICK HERE TO GO TO venson's LINK |
Post# 172153 , Reply# 14   3/6/2012 at 09:58 (4,405 days old) by venson ()   |   | |
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Delphin (German, I think) -- You can choose between a battery-operated PN or a standard type that Big Power once used. CLICK HERE TO GO TO venson's LINK |
Post# 172155 , Reply# 15   3/6/2012 at 10:06 (4,405 days old) by venson ()   |   | |
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This Polti is the same all-in-one idea as Gaia. John Lewis carries it in the UK. I'm not sure but we might be able to find it here in the U.S. at specialty houses. CLICK HERE TO GO TO venson's LINK |
Post# 172157 , Reply# 16   3/6/2012 at 10:17 (4,405 days old) by venson ()   |   | |
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The Aroma was all over the place and still can be found but I have a strong feeling it has been discontinued. |
Post# 172161 , Reply# 18   3/6/2012 at 11:01 (4,405 days old) by venson ()   |   | |
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And then they wrote . . . The Ritello |
Post# 172172 , Reply# 19   3/6/2012 at 13:38 (4,404 days old) by kirbyloverdan (Egg Harbor Twp . NJ aka HOOVERLOVERDAN ❤️)   |   | |
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Post# 172173 , Reply# 20   3/6/2012 at 13:42 (4,404 days old) by kirbyloverdan (Egg Harbor Twp . NJ aka HOOVERLOVERDAN ❤️)   |   | |
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Post# 172185 , Reply# 21   3/6/2012 at 14:47 (4,404 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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the aroma and the polti were both sold here under the Hoover name plate, absolute rubbish,, we had so many as trade inn that we started supplying the company that distributes vacuums under the hover name plate with them for parts.
Water filtration is not my favourite vacuum but I can't deny they are good aslong as you get a decent one. the ritello is very plastic'y we had one already that fell over and that lovely design flair just shattered. parts are expensive but no were near rainbow ridiculous. A rainbow here in SA can depending on the dealer cost you any were between $ 3000 - 4000.00. |
Post# 172196 , Reply# 22   3/6/2012 at 16:20 (4,404 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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ah yes, I had forgotten about the Rotho - thats more of the size I'm talking about - yet its taken how long to produce a small canister compared to the oodles of tub vacuums?? Not exactly the same as Rotho but similar in looks (could be the same company?) terms of being a wet and dry "portable" canister: Thomas Hygiene T2 from Germany:
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Post# 172198 , Reply# 23   3/6/2012 at 16:22 (4,404 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Post# 172199 , Reply# 24   3/6/2012 at 16:23 (4,404 days old) by vacuumfan96 (South East Michigan )   |   | |
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Hey guys, I had actually built a water filtration shop vac. If anyone would like I could post pics of it here. |
Post# 172207 , Reply# 25   3/6/2012 at 16:38 (4,404 days old) by joshdonnell ()   |   | |
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the proaqua is nice but theres no dealers around me ;( |
Post# 172224 , Reply# 26   3/6/2012 at 19:19 (4,404 days old) by venson ()   |   | |
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Of course post the pictures. They'll be great to see. |
Post# 172239 , Reply# 27   3/6/2012 at 22:48 (4,404 days old) by Davinator1977 ()   |   | |
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wow i never knew there was so many but you guys forgot one the Thermax |
Post# 172241 , Reply# 28   3/6/2012 at 22:51 (4,404 days old) by Davinator1977 ()   |   | |
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i used to sell these, id say they were the most powerful water units i've ever seen and they sounded like a washing machine with the water swishing back and forth. They are a pain to clean though |
Post# 172272 , Reply# 30   3/7/2012 at 07:07 (4,404 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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If you really want to annoy a thermax dealer call it a vacuum cleaner,,, acording to them its a home sanitizing system IE a vacuum cleaner , boy do they get cross :)
they are sold here but Im not impressed with them , we get them in allot as there warranty is poor and they always seem to find any excuse not to cover there machines when they break. I think the plastic is cheap the motors on the old units were good lamb ametek motors |
Post# 172283 , Reply# 32   3/7/2012 at 09:37 (4,404 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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we get a lot of rainbows , ( the best selling water vacuum in SA ) as trade inns. the current trend now amongst the well do do is to move out of the city and into the rural more farm like environment. the rainbows just can't handle the amount of dust out there. the water turns to mud, and its all over.especially near the wheat farms during harvest. BIG dust cloud and in SA we like doors open its always nice weather here so that leads to dusty house.
I am not knocking them just sharing what we have found out here in deepest darkest Africa ,,,, were its actually sunny and light most of the time hehe |
Post# 172357 , Reply# 34   3/7/2012 at 15:23 (4,403 days old) by vacuumfan96 (South East Michigan )   |   | |
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Sure thing Venson. They should be up on here or I will either make a vid of it on my youtube channel TheVacuumGuy. I will post the link to here to my youtube account when the video is up ok. |
Post# 172364 , Reply# 35   3/7/2012 at 15:58 (4,403 days old) by venson ()   |   | |
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I'll be a waitin'! |
Post# 172371 , Reply# 36   3/7/2012 at 16:15 (4,403 days old) by vacuumfan96 (South East Michigan )   |   | |
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It should be up in about 7 min. I had accedently erased the video off of my hard drive... si I had to re-import it and publish it. that took about 3 min so that should be almost done plus the time it takes youtube. |
Post# 172372 , Reply# 37   3/7/2012 at 16:18 (4,403 days old) by vacuumfan96 (South East Michigan )   |   | |
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there is the vid. Enjoy! CLICK HERE TO GO TO vacuumfan96's LINK |
Post# 172568 , Reply# 40   3/8/2012 at 20:40 (4,402 days old) by Davinator1977 ()   |   | |
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here is the video of my roboclean CLICK HERE TO GO TO Davinator1977's LINK |
Post# 172671 , Reply# 42   3/9/2012 at 15:22 (4,401 days old) by djtaylor (Salt Lake City, Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 172846 , Reply# 44   3/11/2012 at 12:44 (4,400 days old) by Davinator1977 ()   |   | |
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Thanks, it does have its own cooling fan |
Post# 172883 , Reply# 45   3/11/2012 at 21:26 (4,399 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)   |   | |
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Where or how are the other H2O vacs sold? Seems like I haven't seen the rest, other than Thermax, Rainbow or Thane H2O Vac. |
Post# 172909 , Reply# 47   3/12/2012 at 03:32 (4,399 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 172941 , Reply# 49   3/12/2012 at 12:37 (4,399 days old) by venson ()   |   | |
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Thanks much for the info. It also being Italian in origin, then this must be what the Hyla evolved from. |
Post# 172942 , Reply# 50   3/12/2012 at 12:47 (4,399 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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It depends. You're either going to LOVE or HATE a Rainbow. Some people swear by them & others say they are no better than a regular bagged vacuum. Personlly, I have had my Rainbow brand new for six yrs and I LOVE IT, but admittedly I do get the bagged vacuum out to use really quickly to run through the house - but on Days when I get everything top to bottom I use My Rainbow. When used properly you're never going to have a bad smell - but only a fresh clean smell coming from the machine. Put a few drops of essential oil in the water and it smells fantastic. I think BRAND new you're talking 1999.00 to as much as 3000.00 depending on the situation and how lucky you are.
They are extremely durable and will last a LONG time. I know that picture above is from an Ebay seller; I think he sells Pro Aqua & sells trade in's on Ebay. I'm not sure if they are reconditioned or not. He also sells LOTS of unneeded extras and makes the listings sort of "tricky" so unless you read it very carefully, you'd almost think you're getting a brand new machine, when really you're getting a few brand new extras and a used machine. He has good feedback though. I'm getting ready to get mine out now and run it around the house. I kind of dread it but I need to get it done it's been a few days since I've dusted and vacuumed. |
Post# 172946 , Reply# 51   3/12/2012 at 13:23 (4,398 days old) by billybud21 ()   |   | |
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Mark, thanks for the information! Johnathan |
Post# 173045 , Reply# 54   3/13/2012 at 02:58 (4,398 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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The one thing we all have to take under consideration is the house we live in and how that affects our like or dislike of a vacuum due to the house design.Take my house
Its big but very badly designed, it has many levels, steps up steps down, (apparently it was a 70's thing) it has a mixture of carpet then wood flooring , them more carpet then tiles and so on Its a lovely home but using a rainbow in it is a nightmare, you have to constantly switch it off and move to the next level, change the brush for the hard flooring the works and yes smack the dam machine into every door jam. I realise this when my wife and I went to look after a friends house in a very pretty part of the country for a weekend while they were away. They have a rainbow E and what a wonderful machine it wa to use , there house is carpeted through out with huge open areas on one level upstairs and down stairs. I could vacuum the whole floor ( with a really long extra lead 0 without stopping once. |
Post# 366344 , Reply# 55   2/8/2017 at 00:13 (2,605 days old) by 2007hyundai (Lisbon, Maine)   |   | |
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The only problem with Rainbows is that if you vacuum up a lot of fine dust like plaster dust or talcum powder for example, the water can't trap large amounts of that dust so it goes straight into the HEPA filter. They are very powerful vacuums though. |