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I hate the Rainbow E2 power head. Help |
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Post# 85986   12/13/2009 at 21:50 (5,218 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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I have a three year old Rainbow 2 speed that I bought BRAND NEW! I love the vacuum, but hate the power head. Suction on the vacuum is great, but when attached to the power head, I don't think it does as good a job as the Kenmore Progressive power head. So I usually end up vacuuming carpet with the Kenmore and I use the Rainbow for everything else. I would like to trade this power head since I barely use it. It looks NEW but I hate the thing! I want a better power head. I don't even care if it's reconditioned. I have no idea what other power heads (if any) will even FIT my Rainbow. Please help if anyone knows and if so, where to look |
Post# 85987 , Reply# 1   12/13/2009 at 22:04 (5,218 days old) by kirbyultimateg (Troy Ohio 45373 USA)   |   | |
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Post# 85988 , Reply# 2   12/13/2009 at 22:06 (5,218 days old) by kirbyultimateg (Troy Ohio 45373 USA)   |   | |
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Hi Mark. I recommend the Eureka Express power nozzle with the VGIII. It should fit the Rainbow E2. |
Post# 86000 , Reply# 3   12/14/2009 at 02:50 (5,217 days old) by thermokid (Casper, Wyoming)   |   | |
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The only thing I don't like about my Rainbow E2 is it is so damn noisy.(not as quiet as my Rainbow SE Performance Edition).. |
Post# 86002 , Reply# 4   12/14/2009 at 03:42 (5,217 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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Post# 86011 , Reply# 5   12/14/2009 at 08:23 (5,217 days old) by kirbykid63 (Wilmington Delaware)   |   | |
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Remove the cover and see if the passage to the wand is stuffed up with lint, also replace your belts every three months.rainbow powernozzles go through belts,lastly make sure the brush role's end caps are not gummed up with dirt. |
Post# 86031 , Reply# 6   12/14/2009 at 14:21 (5,217 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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No there is nothing blocking it at all. I've used it so little, the thing smells new still. Something about the way it is designed restricts the airflow or something. I don't know. Example: When I'm vacuuming with the Kenmore canister, if I run the power head over the tile, it will pick up great and I can actually hear the airflow from the bottom of the power head being really strong. If I have the Rainbow on, suction/airflow is GREAT, but when u run the Rainbow power head over the tile and it doesn't pick up, say, all of some dried crumbs or something, it makes me think (if it's not picking up these crumbs, how is it getting deep down in the carpet?) Something about the way it's designed or something (I dunno) I put my Kenmore power head on the Rainbow and ran it over the kitchen floor and I could hear the strong suction coming through the power head and picked the dirt right up, so it's definitely NOT a suction/airflow problem with it.. (but the way the Kenmore canister power head is designed with the quick release, I can't use it on the Rainbow....I suspect that with a better designed power head, my Rainbow would pick up a LOT more dirt
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Post# 86034 , Reply# 7   12/14/2009 at 14:37 (5,217 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI)   |   | |
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Post# 86044 , Reply# 8   12/14/2009 at 16:51 (5,217 days old) by riccarlover ()   |   | |
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Before I sold my E2, I cleaned the powerhead out real well and replaced the brush strips and that thing picked up let me tell you!!! Clayton :) |
Post# 86057 , Reply# 9   12/14/2009 at 20:10 (5,217 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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Hmmmm Well, I've taken it apart. There's nothing blocking it at all. I haven't used it enough even for it to be blocked LOL. Since I live in a new house and vacuum every day or every other day thoroughly, I've never had much dirt show up in the basin quite honestly, so I was very sure it wasn't blocked by lint/dirt etc but I checked anyway. Like I said, the suction on the Rainbow I have is GREAT; just not when you feel the bottom of the power head with the brush roll turned off. I remember reading on some forum and remember a guy stating he didn't like the Rainbow E2 power head because it "chokes off the airflow" |
Post# 86091 , Reply# 11   12/15/2009 at 03:42 (5,216 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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YOU were the guy that I read in that post a LONG time ago! LOL cool! Well, with the Rainbows suction, and a GOOD power nozzel, it would be great! I guess I will purchase a new one and maybe sell mine on ebay. I dunno..We will see, but yes, I see what you're saying. If I can put the Rainbow PN on the kitchen til floor and it WON'T pick up crumbs (and it's not clogged) how could it be cleaning carpets very well? Ya know! Someone suggested the Wessel Werk PN.
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