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Thread Number: 37339
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Justify Miele Purchase |
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| Post# 398418 9/18/2018 at 13:23 (2,036 days old) by ornery (Northeast Ohio) | ||
Good Afternoon. I've been asked to replace a Dyson DC17, which has been a total PITA, with another upright for our front office. I would have preferred a direct flow vacuum, but the guy who pays the bills wants a vacuum with attachments. Fortunately, I'm not tied to buying another Dyson.
I don't know much about by-pass vacuums, other than the Miele is highly rated. I can snag a commercial Hoover for less than half its price, though. Is there another brand I should consider? Looking for dependable, easy to maintain, relatively quite upright with attachments, of course. No bagless! Will the Miele outlast the Hoover by double? We nursed the used Dyson through 8 years, but it was expensive and cost a fair bit of time. Trying to avoid that this time around. TIA, John | ||
| Post# 398419 , Reply# 1 9/18/2018 at 13:35 (2,036 days old) by luxkid1980 (Richmond, Virginia) | ||
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What's the flooring type in your office where the new machine will be used (low pile carpet, hard surfaces primarily)? | ||
| Post# 398421 , Reply# 2 9/18/2018 at 14:35 (2,036 days old) by luxflairguy (Wilmington, NC) | ||
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Go to Amazon and look at Numatic Henry's or James! Perfect inexpensive commercial cleaners! Spend the Miele money elsewhere! | ||
| Post# 398422 , Reply# 3 9/18/2018 at 14:40 (2,036 days old) by myles_v (Fredericksburg, VA) | ||
I absolutely love my Miele C2, it's an amazing machine. Quiet, great filtration, powerful, well designed. But I'm not sure how it would hold up in a commercial environment, plus consumables are quite pricey. $18 for four bags would certainly add up, plus it's likely that people in an office environment would neglect it. I doubt a Miele would last much longer than 8 years in a commercial setting, and the cost to keep it in good working condition would be astronomical with that kind of use. Their upright is also quite bulky.
Have you looked into Proteam's offerings? They have a great upright that's based on the Electrolux upright style, it has onboard tools, the design is super idiot-proof so it's difficult for anyone to damage the machine or use it incorrectly, and bags are very cheap. They also have good filtration. If you guys have primarily hard floors and some low pile carpeting then one of Proteam's backpacks would also be suitable. | ||
| Post# 398423 , Reply# 4 9/18/2018 at 14:48 (2,036 days old) by ornery (Northeast Ohio) | ||
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Hi Luxkid,
The entire cubicle farm is short pile commercial carpet. Should be super easy for almost any vacuum. At this point, I'm leaning toward the Hoover "Commercial HushTone 13 in. Hard-Bagged Upright Vacuum Cleaner with Intellibelt" for only $250 at Home Depot. The boss would probably kick my ass if I paid $400 for the Miele without a real good reason. Luxflairguy, If I went with a canister, it would be a Ridgid wet/ dry vac with Lifetime Warranty. Not for the office of course! Thank you guys for the ultra quick replies. | ||
| Post# 398438 , Reply# 7 9/18/2018 at 20:37 (2,036 days old) by ornery (Northeast Ohio) | ||
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Man, that's quite a presentation Joe. I must say, I'm not a collector, but I appreciate good tools. When it comes to vacuums there's no doubt this is the place to learn all about them. When I finally decided once and for all to get the best vacuum for my own home, I learned exactly what I needed to know from you folks, with special thanks to Jeff Schroff (hygiene903), and Benjamin Edge (KirbyClassicIII).
The owner of our company has no qualms about paying more for better quality, but will have questions I better be able to answer. I really wanted to get a nice vintage Royal 880 and call it a day. (We're literally just a few miles from where they were built.) I would happily maintain that until I retire, and it would probably go on for decades after I leave. Of course, that onboard tools thing threw a wrench in the works. We use a Sanitaire SC8XX series in the shop area for cleaning mud rug mats and shop offices. So loud it makes your ears bleed, and that's with wall to wall machines running. It was only about $150, but I think the owner would be fine with paying $100 more for the Hoover "Hush" series. Thanks for sharing your personal experience with that machine, Joe. I'll probably pull the trigger on that purchase first thing tomorrow. And, thank you to everyone who takes the trouble to post on this site. You guys are awesome! John | ||
Post# 398444 , Reply# 8 9/18/2018 at 23:19 (2,036 days old) by Rivstg1  (colorado springs) |
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ornery, | ||
| Post# 398449 , Reply# 9 9/19/2018 at 01:38 (2,036 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
Seeing as Dyson isn't making corded vacuums anymore, you're going to want to stay away from Dyson permanently unless you buy old model refurbs. A battery powered Dyson stick vac would never be able to clean an entire office. You mentioned that your boss is a penny saver, so a Miele would be out of the question for the sheer up front cost alone, and also I think parts can be expensive to replace too. It would also look a bit silly in that environment.
I'd go with HonestJoe's advice about that Hoover, quiet is good considering anything louder would echo in the open floorplan. Also with the traditional Sanitare uprights, most of their noise is from the beater bar or the housing rattling around and not from the motor, not much can be done about that. I think the metal hood ones don't rattle as much as the plastic ones. Going back to the 80s and early 90s, the Electrolux Genesis LX and Epic series vacuums also do great on low pile carpeting and are not very loud either. They show up a lot on government surplus auctions, so they must handle pretty good in an industrial setting. | ||
| Post# 398451 , Reply# 10 9/19/2018 at 05:45 (2,036 days old) by ornery (Northeast Ohio) | ||
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Well, the "Commercial HushTone 13 in. Hard-Bagged Upright Vacuum Cleaner with Intellibelt" should be here Friday. Can't wait to hear it. I do still own a Royal "Frankenvac" I assembled from the best parts of all the vintage Royals I'm familiar with. I'll put a link below. For vacuuming with attachments, I use an Electrolux UltraSilencer. Talk about quiet! But, I don't let my wife touch that. I'm worried she'll allow it to overheat and kill it. So, if this "Hushtone 13" works out, I may buy one for our home. She'll have tools available, our dog will be spared listening to the Royal (which really isn't that loud), and it should be wife proof. :)
Thanks again, I'll post back my thoughts on the new office vacuum. CLICK HERE TO GO TO ornery's LINK | ||
| Post# 398473 , Reply# 11 9/20/2018 at 00:20 (2,035 days old) by Vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell ) | ||
1UP | ||
| Post# 398534 , Reply# 12 9/21/2018 at 08:20 (2,034 days old) by ornery (Northeast Ohio) | ||
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Hoover Commercial In The House
The Hoover CH54113 has been assembled and tested a bit. Right off the bat, it does NOT suck the rugs into the nozzle, stalling the brush roll, like the Sanitaire does. No matter what the height setting, it just plows through.
I said I have no experience with by-pass vacuums, but that's not true. It finally dawned on me, I owned a Riccar about 35 years ago. We let it go when a plastic part broke, that holds it vertical. Replaced that with an insanely heavy Sears by-pass vacuum that actually had a separate little motor spinning the brush roll. That was soon replaced with a Sharp "Twin Energy", that is still functioning today. Never even considered anything like those for our front office. The Hoover is pretty top heavy compared to the ones I owned. Other than that, seems sturdy. Vacuumed the mud rugs quickly and well, which will not be its normal function. It did that task in hush mode almost as well as it's fast mode, and it is blissfully quiet, compared to the Sanitaire, in either speed. Rodney, our maintenance god, used it in the front office, and said he had to move it to the lowest "Bare Floor" setting to effectively sweep up the commercial carpet. I'd like to look into that myself at some point. I asked how he liked it, and he said it's like a Rolls Royce :) Everyone commented on how quiet it is, so that's good. I believe he was running it at full speed, but not sure why. He said he doubts it will wear out and start rattling like the Dyson did, but it will take years to see if that's true. If anything breaks on it, I'll post back, but it looks like a keeper at this point. REALLY appreciate your input Honest Joe. It was much easier to pull the trigger with your wealth of knowledge backing me up. Have A Great Weekend Guys! John | ||
| Post# 398913 , Reply# 14 9/29/2018 at 00:26 (2,026 days old) by myles_v (Fredericksburg, VA) | ||
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Patrick... | ||
| Post# 413239 , Reply# 15 8/30/2019 at 08:34 (1,691 days old) by Ornery (Northeast Ohio) | ||
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Hoover CH54113 Tried & True
Hi Patrick,
Just wanted to say thanks again for the Hoover CH54113 suggestion. It has withstood daily use in the front office of our machine shop. It once sucked up too much shredder confetti, and clogged its hose, but that is the ONLY problem in one year. We all like it so much, I just purchased the CH54115 to replace it, and we're going to use the CH54113 in the back offices and rug runners. The old dependable Sanitaire is going to be given away. While it kicked ass in daily shop use, it was annoying as hell with its ear splitting noise. It was very good, but will not be missed. I'll add more to this thread if anything noteworthy happens, but I can't say enough good things about this Hoover. Thanks Again, John & Company | ||
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