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jkbmmv
Location: Dickinson, ND
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Another machine to buy
Original Message Dec 27, 2011 1:51 am |
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I am looking for thoughts on a canister type carpet cleaner/extractor.. I was thinking to just use a shop-vac and a spray bottle of mixed solution, but I really would like something I can use in my car so I wouldn't have to pay to have it detailed anymore.. As far as needs. I have area rugs and upholstered furniture and a carpet on the bottom half of the walls in my bedroom that I would like to be able to wash... I started looking around because I was thinking of the little green clean machine but was told those are all crap and they all break... I saw Sanitaire SC6070 and liked that but not really liking the price on it (really can't seem to find a consistent one). I saw http://www.amazon.com/Rubbermaid-Commercial-Bissell-9E01-Xtra-Lift/dp/B0000TZYBG <-- that on amazon but can't find any info on it what so ever so I am not sure. I like the price, and if I can use hand tools with it it'd be perfect, but I can't seem to find anything at all... Any thoughts or recommendations ?
Joshua
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vacmanuk
Location: Scotland UK
Joined: May 31, 2009
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Re: Another machine to buy
Reply #10 Jan 3, 2012 7:10 pm |
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Hi Mike, Thinking the idea of an all in one machine was cool at the time, I actually bought one because I landed it at a discount. It turned out to be a white with blue trim hump-backed behemoth (the wheel wells jutted out at the sides) and it roared like the dickens. The tubing for delivering the cleaning solution was attached to the hose externally but the same suction hose was used for both wet and dry work. As I said, the noise it created was unbearable and I had to get rid of it not long after I bought it. More's the mercy, it was also short-lived on the Sears roster. We're going back thirty years so I had to have acquired it some time during the early part of the 1980s. I've no idea where it was made but was definitely not akin to the machines Sears had been offering as all-in-ones -- basically round shop vacs that fitted on top of a wheeled holding tank that contained cleaning solution. Those too were fitted out with attachments for dry vacuuming plus tools and options for wet cleaning. (See pic) I'll see if I can dig up some pictures of the machine I had. By the way -- Happy New Year. 
In 1978 Vax entered the UK market with their canister 3 in 1 machine. It spawned quite a few models, but seems to be more popular now in its new country of production, Australia:  
We had one and it sounds quite similar to yours, Venson - one bucket at the bottom collects the water, with a bladder recovery bucket in between where water and cleaning solution goes in plus 4 litres of water. Suction and static bar type floor head. Good principle until the machine gets too heavy to lift and can be a back aching experience having to continually drag the floor head across a carpet until it is "squeaky" clean. In dry mode, the Vax design had a tendency to burst the dust bags until they fitted a suction control dial to stop it from happening. The Vax canister really took off in the 1980's to the 1990's with various versions appearing including a squatter/smaller model:
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Venson
Joined: Jul 23, 2007
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Re: Another machine to buy
Reply #11 Jan 4, 2012 3:46 am |
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We had one and it sounds quite similar to yours, Venson - one bucket at the bottom collects the water, with a bladder recovery bucket in between where water and cleaning solution goes in plus 4 litres of water. Suction and static bar type floor head. Good principle until the machine gets too heavy to lift and can be a back aching experience having to continually drag the floor head across a carpet until it is "squeaky" clean. In dry mode, the Vax design had a tendency to burst the dust bags until they fitted a suction control dial to stop it from happening. The Vax canister really took off in the 1980's to the 1990's with various versions appearing including a squatter/smaller model:
Hi vacmanuk,
From what I see in you Vax images, they thought to add some flexibility to the cleaning nozzle. As you can see with the Kenmore, the cleaning head has no pivots and had to be held at specific angle to be effective. Venson
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hooverman
Joined: Jan 10, 2010
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Re: Another machine to buy
Reply #12 Jan 4, 2012 6:02 pm |
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Has anyone tried the Bissell Big Green Powerbrush canister? I had one & it did nice job washing carpets. Bissell Big Green Powerbrush 1680 
The following machine(s) are from eBay: Rug Doctor R-40 
Vibra Vac (by Rug Doctor) 
Rug Rover (I have NEVER seen this one before) w/RovaMatic power brush 
Thermax 
Rinse N' Vac (were they by Thermax?) Maybe I might buy/rent any of the above soon (I already own the Bissell); & see which one gets the dirtiest carpets clean.
This message was modified Jan 4, 2012 by hooverman
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edman
Joined: Jul 28, 2012
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Re: Another machine to buy
Reply #13 Jul 28, 2012 1:15 pm |
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There is one vacuum you can convert from an upright to a canister and shampoo in either position. I own a 20 year old Kirby that still works like new. They are heavy because they are made out of metal, but isn't it best to buy once and to buy right? They are so easy to push I let my daughter ride it while I clean, check out the video of it: http://youtu.be/PnviK0WSfEs . If there is a better vacuum I would like to know what.
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