Thread Number: 31638
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Sanitaire upright problems and recommendations |
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Post# 349579 , Reply# 2   4/5/2016 at 12:31 (2,914 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)   |   | |
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Unfortunatly Sanitaires today don't use metal fans on their vacuums. If you are looking into finding something with metal fans, Royal commercial metal models has those you could find anywhere online, they even have a widepath model as well.
With these conditions you have you may consider looking into a by-pass (clean-air) commercial uprights where everything will get into the bag before it ever gets into the motor. There's several good brands you can look into like Windsor- those are really good. Lindhaus- I've always been impressed by them over the years. Tacony like Simplicity, Riccar, Carpet Pro, Fullerbrush, or Cleanmax has models that are built really well. Panasonic has a few that are also bulit really well. My favorite is Proteam, very easy to use, parts are inexpensive to replace, and everything picks up in like one pass on commercial carpet. I like using Orecks only on low pile carpet as you say, they can still get the job done as long as you do regular maintenance on them. It really all depends on the person who trys it out so I would just take a look at your nearby vacuum shop to see if there are any you would like try to see if it's best for your business. |
Post# 349667 , Reply# 5   4/6/2016 at 17:29 (2,913 days old) by Vintagevaclover (Athens, GA)   |   | |
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It's very durable, has a clean air motor, an onboard hose (with amazing suction!), and it has a suction only mode. I have had one of these for a while now for the maid to use and I've been very impressed with it actually. Another option might be the Sanitaire Contractor Upright, it was made for heavier duty jobs like that.
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Post# 349683 , Reply# 6   4/6/2016 at 21:05 (2,913 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA)   |   | |
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I would suggest a clean Air bypass design from Panasonic, Riccar or Simplicity. The excellent cleaning ability will have your floors spotless while large, harsh materials such as sand go straight to the bag and not through any fan chambers at all! . You'll have far better filtration with a Clean Air design machine, as I'm sure you're well aware that the shake out bags on the Sanitaire SC899 units are very good at blowing out occasional dust clouds!!
The new uprights will also allow for attachment use. The other option too is use any straight suction machine whether its a Shop Vac, backback vacuum or even just a Kenmore canister vacuum with out a brush roll, and suck up the larger particles of granular salt or even sweep up with a broom some of the masses of the salt before running a vacuum. But the clean air machines above should be able to handle your issue as well along with having no problems with other materials which may get sucked up such as pennies, crayon bits, etc. |
Post# 349808 , Reply# 8   4/8/2016 at 20:33 (2,911 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Post# 349818 , Reply# 9   4/8/2016 at 23:13 (2,911 days old) by Vintagevaclover (Athens, GA)   |   | |
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The Sanitaire Quiet Clean would definitely be a good choice! I've had mine for almost 2 years now and the only thing I've had to do to it literally is change the bag. It has seen ALOT of use too both in my house and other places. It's a very durable machine. It seems to filter air VERY well too, whenever I change the bag, the inside of the bag chamber is spotless! I think they retail for about $500
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Post# 349821 , Reply# 10   4/8/2016 at 23:32 (2,911 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Post# 349964 , Reply# 11   4/10/2016 at 11:38 (2,909 days old) by supa ()   |   | |
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That's Windsor territory. Might need to stick with something cheaper then. Well at least I am armed with the proper facts for the next time this argument comes up with Management. |
Post# 350020 , Reply# 12   4/10/2016 at 20:28 (2,909 days old) by speedqueen (Harrison Twp MI)   |   | |
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The widetrack Royal with its all metal(cast aluminum) housing and fan would probably hold up to the crushed granite. Also Royal type "B" filter bags are much better than Sanitaire's stock shake out or the aging 65 year old "F&G" type filter bags. |