Thread Number: 43151
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
What commercial vacuums do you think are terrible? |
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Post# 451201   3/30/2022 at 22:07 (1,025 days old) by ajr2993 (Bakersfield, CA)   |   | |
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In my opinion, the bypass Bissell commercial vacuums with the Ningbo Defeng motors are terrible. |
Post# 451203 , Reply# 1   3/30/2022 at 22:55 (1,025 days old) by Kirbytex85 (Houston, TX)   |   | |
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We have a Reliavac 12 I bought for my store 2 years ago and it’s already gotten terrible bearing noise when turned off. It’s also worked well and have good suction but I’m surprised the motor is already sounding this way. My old Sanitaire with a ton of hours sounds better. It sees about 20 mins of use 7 days a week. To me, I’m not a fan and should have bought a Sanitaire.
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Post# 451206 , Reply# 2   3/31/2022 at 01:17 (1,025 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)   |   | |
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I'm going to get criticized for saying this but my vote would be any direct air machine. Except the NSS "PIG". Now let me clarify, commercial direct air machine are fine for businesses if they're working at people's homes like carpet cleaning companies. But not for buildings, restaurants, hotels, hospitals, churches, etc. I'd rather use a bypass machine for those purposes instead.
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Post# 451279 , Reply# 3   4/3/2022 at 04:52 (1,022 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, IN)   |   | |
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Isn't the Advance/Kent Reliavac 12 just a rebadged Sanitaire? Or did they change the motor?
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Post# 451296 , Reply# 5   4/3/2022 at 17:31 (1,021 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota)   |   | |
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Speaking of the bagless bissell sanitaires they also have these. I think they're a terrible machine for the commercial market.
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Post# 451297 , Reply# 6   4/3/2022 at 17:32 (1,021 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota)   |   | |
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Post# 451307 , Reply# 7   4/4/2022 at 00:46 (1,021 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 451321 , Reply# 8   4/4/2022 at 17:45 (1,020 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 451327 , Reply# 9   4/4/2022 at 22:21 (1,020 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 451331 , Reply# 10   4/5/2022 at 00:12 (1,020 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 474165 , Reply# 11   11/13/2024 at 11:50 by AmtrakSebo1997 (Vacmasterthegreats basement)   |   | |
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I got a bit of heat when I made an entire thread about my disdain for machines with dump-out bags, and while I may not have taken some things into account then, for the most part, my opinion has stayed the same.
I've seen so many Sanitares and Sanitare clones in businesses like hotels, grocery stores, schools, and others, and I'd say they aren't ideal for any of them. For one thing, they're a mess to empty, so you really have to take them outside to do so (as you probably should with all bagless vacuums). I'm also distrustful of how well they filter. I've heard that some actually filter decently, but again, if you empty them indoors then you're just gonna reintroduce everything you picked up back into the air. I've also seen them with caked dust around the bottom half of the bag, implying that they aren't filtering well. The only application I can really see justifiable for them is for carpet installation, where the carpet is brand new and you wouldn't want to burn through bags. For every other application, though, a bagged vacuum with a HEPA bag or a sealed HEPA bagless vacuum are the only acceptable options in my eyes. |