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old-timer Ultimate Member I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 1223	What type and make of cleaner do the pros use 03/20/07 at 5:38pm This post is open to anyone that wants to reply. What type and make of cleaner do the real vacuum pro's use in their own home. and why. yes Charles,This includes you and airway Charlie........ O.T.
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Re: What type and make of cleaner do the pros use
Reply #1 - 03/20/07 at 7:38pm

Hi O.T.,

If we're not talking vacuum-mania or flavor of the day, I'd have to choose the Nilfisk GM 80. It is mostly aluminum and light, has generous bag size, an unbelievable pre-filtering set-up and with either the optional HEPA or ULPA unit after-filtering is par excellence as far as emissions go. Also, exhaust air leaves the machine well ablove floor level so dust disturbance is never an issue.

Being the motor sits directly on top of the machine it can be easily unlatched for inspection or maintenance.

This machine can use an optional power nozzle kit (Eureka clone) or can be used with several other high-efficiency powered nozzles quite easily if that's your preference. The same applies for atttachments too. It is rather quiet when fitted with the after filter option but not overly noisy when not.

The Nilfisk's only problem is that it is a plain Jane though it has some of the most formidably seductive brand mates in the industry. Nothing lights up, or jingles or whistles to dazzle you with BS and its lines are certainly nowhere near stunning -- looks more like mini beer keg. But from that comes the beauty -- it is simply built to last and to do what it is meant to do well.

'Nough said?

Venson

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Re: What type and make of cleaner do the pros use
Reply #2 - 03/20/07 at 7:39pm

well you may laugh but... I really think the Dirt Devil ULTRA Vision Swivel Glide is a REALLY GOOD deep-cleaner. I use mine everyday and it picks up ALOT on Berber. And you may complain about the "tap-clean" filter is messy, well it is not, Oh I filled it up all the way past the filter, it didnt loose any air flow by my test... Smiley

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Re: What type and make of cleaner do the pros use
Reply #3 - 03/20/07 at 7:50pm

HOOVER WT Supreme (me). HOOVER TEMPO (my dear Wife). 20 year old Eureka upright (My Wife and I). 10 year old Riccar upright (My Wife and I). 35 year old HOOVER Swingette (on my dog). Me. HOOVER Slider (My Wife and I). Shop-Vac (wet/dry) for the car and garage (me). The HOOVER Spin Scrub on the tile floors (me).

Looking to upgrade to a canister. Maybe Aerus. Has to be bagged.

Carmine D.

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Reply #4 - 03/20/07 at 8:49pm

I'm new and only 12 1/2 years old, but here is all of my machines, Kirby g4, dual 50. Oreck 9100. sebo auto x4. Hoover concept 1, convertible, dam, innovation. Dirt Devil, ULTRA hand vac, Broom Vac (NOT the rechargeable), ULTRA Swivel Glide. A Kenmore PowerClean 2000, Made by Whirlpool. And I wish i can find a fantom (pre 2001) and a C bag convertible

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tiger21 Ultimate Member I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 638	Re: What type and make of cleaner do the pros use Reply #5 - 03/20/07 at 11:18pm I use the Lux Guardian canister and Lux Legacy Upright. In the shop I use a CB 2000. Would love to have a CA. My wife is the one that picked and got the Guardian. It was her decision and I agree with it.
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Sanitaire

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Re: What type and make of cleaner do the pros use
Reply #6 - 03/21/07 at 1:32am

More professionals use Eureka Sanitaires more then any other vacuum by far, they're the back bone of the commercial vacuuming industry becasue they're the most powerful, simplest, cheapest, toughest, easily repaired vacuum made and they last a long time, plus they're very light and have the largest bags in the industry. Now if your not just a janiotor or huge maids service, I've heard quite a few vacuum store owners who've been around a long time say the filterqueen is the best vacuum made, and theirs a lot of good arguments for that, but they're more of a super fancy home vacuum, not a serious heavy duty working for a living piece of machinery. There's also a very strong argument for Kirby being the best vacuum ever made, once again too expensive. Miele is an amazing machine. Certainly throughout time Electrolux has made one of the best certainly the longest lasting vacuums ever made, and all us vacuum freaks all collect and rever them. But yeah the pros use Sanitiares, you see them all the time in every janitorial closet. They've sold more Sanitaires then any other vacuum ever made, it is singularly the most succesful vacuum ever made.

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old-timer Ultimate Member I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 1223	Re: What type and make of cleaner do the pros use Reply #7 - 03/21/07 at 6:26pm Great feedback you guys,this industry is so diverse.To dial a matic,sanitaire, you sound like real vacuum people to me........ O.T.
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Sanitaire

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Re: What type and make of cleaner do the pros use
Reply #8 - 03/22/07 at 2:48am

Professionals also really like Proteam vacuums a lot because they're light and incredibly agile (you can climb up a ladder and clean the ceiling of a warehouses) they're $250, they're very powerful and quiet (triple stage Ametek lamb accoustek motor, 130" lift 130 cfm per minute with a 2" hose), they're very simple basically a tube with a motor, and they last a long time. Back pack vacuum are becoming increasingly popular with professional janitors. Professional Janiotor also are really liking the little Henry vacuums, mainly because they're very cheap and tough, and quiet and powerful and can hold lots of dust and do wet dry. Dirt capacity is a big deal when your vacuuming a lot. Complicated vacuums don't succeed in the commercial setting, occasionally you'll see a windosr but it's numerous components just make itt too expensive to compete with a Sanitaire. The sanitiare is 250 dollar and the windsor is 6 to 800. Windsor is a respected commercial vacuum though and I'd love to own one. They're really nice, they sound really nice, they sound like a Mercedes Benz, quiet powerful beautiful. They're really well built lot's of nice kewl futures. And some of them are really big. Sanitaires are totally dominating the commercial setting because of their 16" model with cloth bag. I mean when you start vacuuming a large building and it takes hours, the 16" Sanitaire is just so fast, and powerful, and efficient, and it's bag doesn't pop when u suck up tacks.

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Re: What type and make of cleaner do the pros use
Reply #9 - 03/22/07 at 8:16am

Quote from Sanitaire on 03/22/07 at 2:48am:

Sanitaires are totally dominating the commercial setting because of their 16" model with cloth bag. I mean when you start vacuuming a large building and it takes hours, the 16" Sanitaire is just so fast, and powerful, and efficient, and it's bag doesn't pop when u suck up tacks.

Cloth bags are the concern: People don't dump. I recommend the F&G paper inside the cloth outer which is also available. Cleaner to use and easier to maintain.

Carmine D.

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