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Thread Number: 33695
/ Tag: Brand New Vacuum Cleaners
Rainbow E2 expectations |
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| Post# 366455 , Reply# 3 2/9/2017 at 18:56 (2,625 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
Before I got my Aquamate 3
I used vinegar and hot water to clean my carpets with my hoover steamvac. Mainly because I did not have a rinse function and my carpets weren't horribly dirty. I did not like the idea of not rinsing so luckily my carpets have no soap residue in them. Now that I have aquamate and I can rinse, it's great. Unfortunately, I have berber very low pile carpet, so I add a hand weight to the top of the aquamate as I push so it can extract more water - I had to do this same thing with my hoover steamvac. Berber carpets are harder to use a carpet washer on because the pile is so low.
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| Post# 366482 , Reply# 4 2/10/2017 at 06:54 (2,625 days old) by Tekjunkie28 (Western Va) | ||
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I shampooed the carpets downstairs which have never been cleaned by me and it worked great. This thing really gets carpets dry. What I don't like is that the power head is too light. It just bounces on that carpet. It's not Berber but it's like a dense low pile. | ||
| Post# 366489 , Reply# 5 2/10/2017 at 10:08 (2,625 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
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It IS TOO LIGHT | ||
| Post# 366579 , Reply# 6 2/11/2017 at 18:44 (2,623 days old) by Tekjunkie28 (Western Va) | ||
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Where can I get a carpet rake. What are some steps to bring back the nap? Is the mop and mini jet the rainbow worth it? When do I know I need to replace the HePA filter? | ||
| Post# 366653 , Reply# 13 2/12/2017 at 20:08 (2,622 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
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My Gold 2 speed | ||
| Post# 366674 , Reply# 14 2/13/2017 at 07:34 (2,622 days old) by Tekjunkie28 (Western Va) | ||
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There is apparently 3 different brushes for the side belt model PN. The factory version and then a medium version but I'm not sure it's genuine. Then there is a softer mode that's says is designed not to skip on lower pile carpets. | ||
| Post# 366755 , Reply# 15 2/14/2017 at 07:26 (2,621 days old) by Tekjunkie28 (Western Va) | ||
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Do y'all work in a 3x3 area like the instructions say for the Aquamate? | ||
| Post# 366759 , Reply# 16 2/14/2017 at 09:38 (2,621 days old) by Tekjunkie28 (Western Va) | ||
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Also my fan below the separator is getting dirty? Yellowish and also the hepa has a very very slight yellowish tinge. We don't smoke or anything so idk what it is??? Does it need to be fixed? New hepa?? | ||
| Post# 366863 , Reply# 17 2/15/2017 at 21:35 (2,619 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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Either your vacing non-wettable dirt (fireplace ash, plaster dust talcum powder) or not changing water often | ||
| Post# 366883 , Reply# 18 2/16/2017 at 06:38 (2,619 days old) by Tekjunkie28 (Western Va) | ||
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There's nothing in this house that's non wettable. I now add a splash of vinegar in the water. I follow the instructions to a T. When should the hepa be replaced? | ||
| Post# 366890 , Reply# 19 2/16/2017 at 08:25 (2,619 days old) by Electroluxxxx (……) | ||
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For the answer to your hepa scroll up to reply 7 | ||
| Post# 366910 , Reply# 20 2/16/2017 at 13:00 (2,619 days old) by Tekjunkie28 (Western Va) | ||
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Oh derp! Ok so is there a visual way to check? Especially since I have slightly dirty lower fan? My dealer said I could put vinegar in it to soften the water. Any other quirky things or tips and tricks? | ||
| Post# 366919 , Reply# 21 2/16/2017 at 15:04 (2,618 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
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I have hard water
here in Lexington. I've never added vinegar to the water - I've heard you could add jetdry rinse aid to the water - but only ONE or two DROPS (otherwise you will get too much foam) OR - you could try Rainbow AQUA WET (if they even still make it), which is their own version which is supposed to make the water (wetter) to trap more dirt. But you really shouldn't have to do any of that as long as you're changing the water before it gets too nasty and keep the separator clean, like literally a toothbrush in the grooves. I've only changed my hepa once in ten years. I'm on my second hepa still.
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| Post# 367024 , Reply# 23 2/17/2017 at 18:52 (2,617 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
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In this case
I would trust Rexair because they know what they are doing. If Rexair says fill it to the center post - that's what I'm doing.
Sirena on the other hand - I don't think they know! They say fill the min line, but I email them and they say you can fill to min, med or max. It makes no difference. Min is not enough water yet their instructions on use and care specifically say min when vacuuming. | ||
| Post# 367057 , Reply# 26 2/18/2017 at 03:33 (2,617 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
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I've never been able to stand the noise my rainbow makes on low speed. It's like this weird pitch like you're getting an ear test or something. Not bad at first, but it becomes maddening after a while. It has always been this way. On high speed, it purrs. There's nothing wrong with mine at all. I think that's just the way it is. Luckily, I don't have a need for low speed. Honestly, I don't even think it can possibly do much with so little air going through the machine. Besides, if I vacuumed and dusted my house with it, there's no need for it because you already got all or most of the dust.
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