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Thread Number: 17425
Introduction- Love my NEW Rainbow! |
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| Post# 187755 , Reply# 6 6/30/2012 at 14:35 (4,311 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
Ahhh fleas
Good point! They drown and get dumped. I can imagine that a water vacuum would come in very handy with a bug problem as opposed to a bagged vacuum.....
I want to get the latest black Rainbow but I can't justify it since my Gold 2 speed isn't very hard to use, does a great job, and still looks & smells new. That doesn't mean I don't want the latest & greatest one. : D | ||
| Post# 187781 , Reply# 9 6/30/2012 at 20:07 (4,311 days old) by shelly (california) | ||
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Yes Mark, Rainbow solved the flea problem lickety split! William, I too love old appliances. Ranges, radios, and I love old cars! 1963 Ford Thunderbird. Ahhhh. | ||
| Post# 187835 , Reply# 11 7/1/2012 at 15:21 (4,310 days old) by djtaylor (Salt Lake City, Utah) | ||
Shelly,
Since you already know how to use a Rainbow properly I don't think you will have any problems with it. Yes, some people get a lemon and others simply don't know HOW to use one the right way. I know people that love Rainbow and I know people that hate them and both groups have very good reason to feel the way they do. There are always products that some people love or hate but most are just neutral about said product. I have had good luck with Rainbows and I plan to always have at least one in good working order. That said, Kirby is MY loved vacuum. Best of luck with your new E2B, I hope to have one someday. Justin | ||
| Post# 188071 , Reply# 15 7/3/2012 at 10:38 (4,308 days old) by shelly (california) | ||
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My SE has the old rectangular head as well and I do like those beater bars. The new head is superb! It starts pulling in objects from inches away and gets everything super clean. No adjustments on it though, I wonder if it is self-adjusting. | ||
| Post# 188082 , Reply# 16 7/3/2012 at 12:41 (4,308 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
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So if you were to rate the Rainbow PN's | ||
| Post# 188163 , Reply# 18 7/3/2012 at 19:30 (4,308 days old) by shelly (california) | ||
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Wow! That's a mess! I almost bought an older E series, but finally broke down and splurged on the new one, I'm so glad I did- that nozzle is incredible. Who knew we could get so excited about dirt? Shelly | ||
| Post# 188217 , Reply# 20 7/3/2012 at 23:40 (4,308 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
@ Rob That's why I bought 4 quart water basins for my E series Rainbows AND for my D series Rainbows. I don't vacuum as often as I should and I have two dogs that are in and out of the house. Fortunately, all my kids have flown the coop except for one and he'll be gone in August. I can only imagine what kind of mess my floors would be in if I still had a houseful. | ||
| Post# 188389 , Reply# 25 7/4/2012 at 22:07 (4,307 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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Power Nozzle Question I've been looking at the power nozzle on the new Black model, and I think the revolving edge-clean brushes are an interesting feature. However, I'm curious about something. Does dog hair get wrapped around the little brushes? I have a Golden Retriever, and I wonder if dog hair spins off those little brushes and into the vacuum flow. | ||
| Post# 188405 , Reply# 26 7/4/2012 at 23:15 (4,307 days old) by shelly (california) | ||
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Nothing has wrapped around those brushes and they are a very clever design, the dip in my carpet at the baseboards gets really clean. This new design is great. | ||
| Post# 188621 , Reply# 29 7/6/2012 at 11:50 (4,305 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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Wessel Werk Power Nozzles Rob, that's an interesting observation. I own three Miele's. Along with Electrolux brush rolls, the Mieles always tend to be a bigger problem with pet hair wrapping around the brush rolls. I think the tufting on the bristles is so close together that hair easily gets caught. The best brush rolls to address that problem are my Sanitaire VGII and my Kirby Diamond G with Kirby's special Pet brush roll. The brush stiffeners on the recent Rainbow brush rolls seem to help too. However, dog hair tends to get wrapped around the area where the belt rides. That's a small thing to put up with for such a sweet pooch! 
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| Post# 188623 , Reply# 30 7/6/2012 at 12:00 (4,305 days old) by williamr1248 (USA) | ||
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Introduction I love my new Rainbow Bill, What a beautiiful dog. I am with you. I nasty brush roll is a small price to pay! | ||
| Post# 188685 , Reply# 34 7/6/2012 at 23:00 (4,305 days old) by shelly (california) | ||
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Eric, it sounds like the Rainbow really came in handy for your BIG job! | ||
| Post# 191144 , Reply# 36 7/23/2012 at 21:15 (4,288 days old) by shelly (california) | ||
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Sorry to hear about your cord, they are pretty thick, I hope the dog is okay. | ||
| Post# 191180 , Reply# 38 7/24/2012 at 09:16 (4,287 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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New Rainbow Belt It appears that Rainbow has a special belt for the new power nozzle, so maybe the standard belt that works on every other nozzle isn't the right one. Not sure, though. CLICK HERE TO GO TO eurekastar's LINK | ||
| Post# 191215 , Reply# 40 7/24/2012 at 14:45 (4,287 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH) | ||
Rainbow Belt
I ordered extra belts with mine. They have the blue writting on it and are definetely different from the old style power nozzles. Wonder what the difference is with the green one on goodvac's website. Perhaps Rexair has encountered some issues with the belts and are just improving them.
I have not had one problem with my belt that is on my new Rainbow and I have had it over a month now. Sincerely, Bud Mattingly PR-21 | ||
| Post# 191276 , Reply# 41 7/24/2012 at 22:06 (4,287 days old) by shelly (california) | ||
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I hope I'm not speaking too soon, but I've had no problems with my belt and have been using it almost daily. One of the things I like best about the new PN is that hair and thread don't seem to get wrapped around but rather sucked right in. | ||
| Post# 340414 , Reply# 43 1/1/2016 at 17:14 (3,031 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
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It makes a HUGE difference
in the dust level. A lazy person would NOT want a Rainbow. Even sometimes I dread getting it out, because I know that I'm going to get a workout, but I know I'm not wasting my time either..Lately, I've been using My Shark to vacuum the wall to wall berber, but when I dust the house, I get the rainbow out and connected the 14 foot non electric hose and the dusting brush, and get a ladder out, and dust floor to ceiling...I will grab the floor brush and get the blinds with that, and sometimes even the walls. I can't do this with ANY of my other vacuums...and the smell while cleaning......I can't describe it other than a fresh smell....even with no scent, which I almost always use scent but a few times I haven't....If you dust every nook and cranny, the next day you open the windows and the sun shines through and there's no dust in the beams of light through the windows.
The thing I like is how long this lasts....it takes quite a while for the dust to come back...Growing up, we would dust the house and within a day or two, you could see a layer of dust not long after. I don't think just sitting your rainbow in the middle of a room on high will achieve this....You literally need to use it to clean all the areas. I didn't think I would use the 14 foot hose much, but I end up using it the most and it's so convenient to just sit the heavy rainbow in the middle of the floor and you don't have to move it around while you're cleaning. I LOVE that. | ||
| Post# 340585 , Reply# 45 1/3/2016 at 16:51 (3,029 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
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Well here's something I've noticed while cleaning
when it comes to DUSTING with a vacuum. Think about the electrified hose with the handle grip - put a dusting brush on that and while you're dusting under behind tight corners, the handle gets in my way and it's harder to manage. But with non electric hose which just has the stainless wand and no handle, it's smaller and easier to use while dusting. I've tried dusting just popping the dusting brush on the electric hose but it's not as easy for me..
When I do use my E2 2 speed for cleaning my entire house, if I use the PN, I vacuum the carpets first, put the electric hose and PN away on the storage rack, grab the 14 foot hose and clean everything else from that point on.. If in the future I ever end up getting the new black oynx rainbow, I'm keeping the 14 foot non electric hose, because it will still fit as it has the same connections. Goodvac is where I bought the 14 foot hose. | ||
| Post# 340603 , Reply# 46 1/3/2016 at 22:15 (3,029 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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I use the RainbowMate for vacing the interior of my Chevy Suburban; so I think I will need both the electrified 14ft hose & non-electric 14ft hose for the house | ||
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