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Thread Number: 37412
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| Post# 399241 10/6/2018 at 23:36 (2,296 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell ) | ||
Wondering if anybody else checks out the maid cart when they go to a hotel?
I definitely have for years. It started when I went for the VDTA convention. Remember seeing kolblenz and Sanitaire direct air machines . then I'd say in the recent past 10 years I've seen prolux, Windsor in the majority of hotels. This past trip (8 days on the road ) I got to play with this beautiful thing. Possibly my new favorite upright vacuum. Those who follow me on Instagram have already seen it. Here are some photos from the trip. | ||
| Post# 399250 , Reply# 2 10/7/2018 at 06:39 (2,296 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
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Post# 399252 , Reply# 3 10/7/2018 at 09:10 (2,295 days old) by n0oxy  (Saint Louis Missouri, United States) |
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hotel vac My girl friend works in a hotel, I'm not sure of the brand but they use bagless uprights that also have a hose on them, and, as expected, they get clogged frequently. Mike | ||
| Post# 399281 , Reply# 4 10/7/2018 at 21:24 (2,295 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
Mostly Sanitaire and Windsor
I've seen some before that used Oreck, Cleanmax, and Panasonic Ultra Pro. There was one I've stayed in years ago that used Nobles Ultra Glide uprights which were made by Lindhaus.
I've used one of those VU's before. Nice vacuum but I prefer their Spectrum versions better. This is the same company that not only makes them for Advance but also under as Clarke and Triple S. | ||
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Post# 399283 , Reply# 6 10/7/2018 at 21:54 (2,295 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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I work for an airline and spend half of every month, (or thereabouts), in hotel rooms. In Europe they use the Henry type vacuums. I have never seen an upright or power nozzle in any European hotel. They are always cannisters. However, the carpeting is very different from US hotels. It is very short pile and a very tight weave. You can often see lint and lint like stuff on the carpet. I've often wondered what a Windsor Sensor or even a Electrolux upright could pull out.
In the US, at what I would call the 4/5 star hotels, Windsors are seen the most. Today at the Westin I noticed the housekeeping staff using Windsors. At what IMHO I would call, "lesser properties", I see more commercial Eurekas. I seen the housekeeping staff vacuuming like crazy and you can tell by the sound of the vacuum that the brush roll is not turning--most likely a broken belt already gone through the fan and into the bag. They will run the vacuum over and over the same place leaving smutz on the rug! Sometimes the bags are crammed to the gills and ready to explode. Then there is the occasional place that drags around a plastic household, beat to hell, upright that is bagless. Yeesh! If you are ever in a hotel room, try walking around the room in clean white socks for a while and then look at the bottom of the socks. That speaks volumes about the vacuums they use and how often carpet is shampooed---with something other than, "CarpetFresh", Godwilling! | ||
| Post# 399284 , Reply# 7 10/7/2018 at 21:58 (2,295 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
I stayed at a Canadian hotel recently that had a central vac system for cleaning their guest rooms and hallways. There were a few outlets spaced down each hall and the system was really quiet. The housekeepers shared the long hose as they made their way down each hall. First time I had ever seen that! Must be great to have all the dirt deposited far away in one big bin, and have the exhaust vented to the outside.
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| Post# 399297 , Reply# 11 10/8/2018 at 07:27 (2,295 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211) | ||
My family owns a timeshare week at the Villa Roma Resort in Callicoon, NY. This year I took special note of the vacuums used. Each one of the timeshare buildings has central vac ports, but they stopped using central vac years ago. In our building they were cleaning the carpets with a Panasonic upright. When I told the housekeeper the brush wasn't spinning, she got a Shark upright to clean the room. In the main hotel I saw them using Windsor Sensors and a Windsor Axxcess (same as the Sebo Felix.) Obviously the hotel guests get a better level of CLEAN....
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Post# 399310 , Reply# 14 10/8/2018 at 16:01 (2,294 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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Last night in Boston we were at a brand new property. I saw the manager this AM and told him about this thread. He was so interested he had to go look what they had and it turned out to be Karcher. I told him they were great---just keep the bags changed and check the belts about once a year. I had a Karcher for my home at one time and really liked it.
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| Post# 399312 , Reply# 15 10/8/2018 at 16:45 (2,294 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
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I always bring shoes or sandals to wear in a hotel room to avoid walking on the carpet. A lot of times I just sleep on top of the bed without pulling back the sheets.
I'm sure the rooms were not getting clean that well by using a Bissell Powerforce bagless, but I'm sure they got them because they were cheap and didn't have to worry about bags. But wait til you have to clean the nasty filters! | ||
| Post# 399313 , Reply# 16 10/8/2018 at 16:47 (2,294 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
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| Post# 399317 , Reply# 18 10/8/2018 at 20:26 (2,294 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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I wonder if the hassle of clearing blockages in the hidden piping of central vac systems is preventing hotels from installing them. I’ve often wondered how hidden blockages are located in the maze of pipes installed inside the walls of a facility or home using central vacs. Is there an easy way to locate a blockage? Unless there is some “screen” in place at every outlet which could be easily cleared.
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Post# 399330 , Reply# 20 10/9/2018 at 00:32 (2,294 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC) |
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Also for central vac plumbing--be mindfull what you pick up--no things like straws,pencils,pens,and similar items.these will cause clogging. | ||
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Post# 399337 , Reply# 21 10/9/2018 at 09:08 (2,293 days old) by n0oxy (Saint Louis Missouri, United States) |
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backpacks I'm actually surprised that backpack vacs are not used more in hotels, attach a power nozzle to one of those and you could clean really fast. I don't think I've ever seen a backpack used in a hotel, the central vacuum idea is a good one though. Mike | ||
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Post# 399340 , Reply# 22 10/9/2018 at 09:22 (2,293 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I stay in hotels often. | ||
| Post# 399345 , Reply# 23 10/9/2018 at 12:19 (2,293 days old) by gregvacs28 (U.S.) | ||
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I've got to admit A hard surface hotel room floor, especially one that is seamless, and has those rubber baseboards, has a certain sanitary appeal.
Put down some washable throw rugs and it's easier and cleaner for all parties involved.
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| Post# 399371 , Reply# 24 10/9/2018 at 22:51 (2,293 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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I can’t imagine that the cleaning ladies who work as maids in hotels would be comfortable strapping on a back-pac vac. They are probably too heavy and too “close to the ears” to offer a comfortable way of cleaning. Still think a central vac system with blockage filters at the wall inlets would be a great solution.
I much prefer carpeting in a hotel room...it’s warmer in cold climates and also offers a bit of sound insulation from floor to floor. But I certainly would feel more comfortable walking barefoot on a carpet that has been washed or steam cleaned a few times a year! | ||
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Post# 399389 , Reply# 26 10/10/2018 at 13:28 (2,292 days old) by n0oxy (Saint Louis Missouri, United States) |
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Drainvac Chariot Hey Tolivac, is this similar to what your vac shop makes? I wonder if this is similar to the Atomik mounted on a cart. Mike CLICK HERE TO GO TO n0oxy's LINK | ||
| Post# 399414 , Reply# 27 10/11/2018 at 14:58 (2,291 days old) by myles_v (Fredericksburg, VA) | ||
eurekaprince...
Central vac installs are supposed to be done with tight 90 degree fittings directly behind each inlet and wider fittings for any turns elsewhere in the system. The idea is that the tight 90 degree fitting will stop things like pencils from getting too far in the system, anything that gets past that tight 90 should make it to the main unit since all of the fittings past the tight 90 are wider turns.
There are a few things that people can use to detect blockages and clear minor ones. Tornado Power cloths are popular, they're damp and rough so they clean out the pipes as well. If they don't make it to the bin then you know there's a clog somewhere. I think they're a little pricey for some fancy Lysol wipes, but they do smell nice. I've also seen a little container full of small plastic balls sold as a central vac cleaning tool, the idea is that you suck the balls into the system and they knock anything lingering in the pipes into the suction unit. CLICK HERE TO GO TO myles_v's LINK | ||
| Post# 399416 , Reply# 28 10/11/2018 at 15:58 (2,291 days old) by gregvacs28 (U.S.) | ||
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yep "...done with tight 90 degree fittings directly behind each inlet ..." So true. It's the ONLY place in the system where those tight 90s are to be used. The longer the sweep elbow at all other turns, the better.
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| Post# 399418 , Reply# 29 10/11/2018 at 17:13 (2,291 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 399541 , Reply# 31 10/14/2018 at 12:47 (2,288 days old) by kirby519 (Wisconsin) | ||
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Part of the reason hotels don't use central vacuums is the safety concern. All vacuums used for cleaning guest rooms have a cord just long enough to clean the room and down the hall to the next guest room. Thereby minimizing any potential trip hazards and subsequent law suits. | ||
| Post# 399559 , Reply# 32 10/15/2018 at 07:37 (2,288 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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At the hotel that had the central vac, the housekeepers were very careful to keep the hose piled up on one side of the hallway. And when using the hose, it was laying on the carpet up close to the baseboards of the hallway wall. At no time did the hose pose a trip hazard when I stayed at that hotel.
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| Post# 399562 , Reply# 33 10/15/2018 at 08:38 (2,287 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN) | ||
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"trip hazard" I have seen but do not have a 1920s picture of a hotel(possibly Waldorf Astoria)cleaning hallways with a central vac using A frame caution signs similar to todays "Wet Floor"signs. | ||
| Post# 399563 , Reply# 34 10/15/2018 at 08:51 (2,287 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 399813 , Reply# 35 10/20/2018 at 11:40 (2,282 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell ) | ||
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| Post# 399845 , Reply# 36 10/21/2018 at 00:41 (2,282 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA) | ||
I mostly have seen Windsor/ Sebos in hotels. It upsets me as every hotel that I have stayed at that has Windsors, my allergies always seem to go nuts. Likewise I have never had an issue at a hotel that used an Electrolux Prolux commercial, Sanitaire, Hoover Commercial, Oreck or ProTeam. A stay at a Best Western a couple years ago where they had ProLux Gen3 uprights was really awesome!! Their carpet groomed and the marks from that Gen3 upright were gorgeous. The edge cleaning looked great. Every place with Windsors, the carpeting along the baseboards always looks atrocious!!
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| Post# 399938 , Reply# 37 10/23/2018 at 02:19 (2,280 days old) by royalfan (Chicago) | ||
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| Post# 399940 , Reply# 38 10/23/2018 at 02:25 (2,280 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell ) | ||
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| Post# 399977 , Reply# 39 10/23/2018 at 23:50 (2,279 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA) | ||
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RoyalFan
It's happened at numerous hotels and all of them had Sebo/ Windsors!! It's not the filtration issue, it's the cleaning power issue. Many hotels have the auto sensing models and they just don't get low enough to the pile to do enough! It's happened at many Sheraton's, Westin, Wyndham, Embassy Suites, The Penn Stater... every single one had Windsor vacs!!! Yet I have stayed at Best Westerns that used Hoovers and slept great. Ramadas with Sanitaires- slept great. Quality Inn with Sanitaires- slept great. Best Western with ProTeam ProGen - I also slept great!
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| Post# 399981 , Reply# 40 10/24/2018 at 03:05 (2,279 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell ) | ||
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| Post# 400041 , Reply# 41 10/25/2018 at 21:11 (2,277 days old) by Johnsmith96 (East Coast) | ||
Tacony | ||
| Post# 400052 , Reply# 42 10/26/2018 at 00:06 (2,277 days old) by royalfan (Chicago) | ||
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| Post# 400464 , Reply# 45 11/6/2018 at 14:30 (2,265 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado) | ||
!!CAUTION!! Flapitation in progress, watch for hose! Personally I feel the central vac is a more ideal solution. Just imagine how much it costs to maintain and replace portables, bags, filters, belts, brush rolls, cords... All of that can be eliminated so easily. One big dirt bucket to empty, less noise, no indoor emissions. The attachments on something like a Spencer are so well made they'll last forever, and that low pile carpet will easily come clean with a good suction only nozzle and a proper amount of air flow. | ||
| Post# 400473 , Reply# 46 11/6/2018 at 19:13 (2,265 days old) by gregvacs28 (U.S.) | ||
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Guess the vacuum.
Was watching an old favorite movie and saw this on the cart. I'm not an upright person so not sure what brand it is. This was 1988 and that vac looks a lot older than that, IMO. | ||
| Post# 470263 , Reply# 47 3/23/2024 at 13:00 (301 days old) by AmtrakSebo1997 (Vacmasterthegreats basement) | ||
My experience at hotels.
Vacuum cleaners in hotels is a topic that has always interested me, because hotels in general hold a soft spot in my heart. I like the thought of vacuuming around 2000s era hotels on a cloudy/rainy day. I know it's a bit odd, but it's not a weird way, trust me. Anyway, I think the earliest memories of seeing vacuums in hotels was going to an indoor water park and hotel when I was younger, and seeing some Proteam Proforce uprights and a Eureka Mighty Mite. At another indoor water park resort, I saw a Sanitare clean-air upright of some kind being used to clean an entry mat (it was black, and I think it was bagged, but I'm not entirely sure) More recently, I went to Castaway Bay in Sandusky a few years back, and while I didn't see any vacuums there, I did see a couple Shark steam mops (the hotel's rooms were floored, so I guess their presence makes sense). Finally, at a Holiday Inn, I saw some modern Bissell Powerforces, and at a Comfort Inn, I saw some direct-air Sanitares.
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| Post# 470264 , Reply# 48 3/23/2024 at 13:17 (301 days old) by AmtrakSebo1997 (Vacmasterthegreats basement) | ||
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In addition to this...
I've also taken a liking to cheap commercial vacuums that are recolors of domestic ones. Vacuums like the commercial Hoover Elites, commercial Orecks, bagged Sanitares, etc. I know these machines aren't the greatest things for commercial use, but I just find them really aesthetically pleasing. It's to the point where the only versions of vintage vacuums that I want to get are the commercial variants of them. It also feeds into my love for dated hotels (excluding all the nasty stuff that can be found in them with a black light lol). If you're into things like liminal spaces, you'll probably understand. So in short, I believe in cheap commercial vacuum supremacy!
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| Post# 470265 , Reply# 49 3/23/2024 at 15:15 (301 days old) by Human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
I don't stay in hotels as often as I used to, but the last few I've stayed in, ranging from a Days Inn to a Marriott, had fake hardwood floors in lieu of carpet. I don't mind that, except at the coast, where they never seem to manage to get all the sand up, but I guess it beats having the sand ground into the carpet.
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| Post# 474403 , Reply# 50 12/2/2024 at 07:31 by wstonehockertv (North Carolina) | ||
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Let's not forget wet-dry vacs in hotels. They come in hand for unclogging toilets and for other areas in the hotel that lack carpeting. | ||
| Post# 474407 , Reply# 51 12/2/2024 at 09:42 by Kirbyman65 (USA) | ||
This is the worst vacuum I’ve ever used in a hotel
This is a pretty much a bisslle power force that’s heavy and has a slightly better filter. I really didn’t like it.
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| Post# 474412 , Reply# 52 12/2/2024 at 14:20 by wstonehockertv (North Carolina) | ||
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Correction, that's a Dirt Devil identifying as a Royal. | ||
| Post# 474582 , Reply# 54 12/14/2024 at 08:50 by wstonehockertv (North Carolina) | ||
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I agree. If the hotel room is all bare floors, a backpack machine or a bagged straight-suction canister like the Eureka Mighty Mite will work. | ||
| Post# 474626 , Reply# 55 12/16/2024 at 12:19 by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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