royalkid said:
for those who own (or have tried) both the RX-20 & the 360i, which is better...and why?
Thanx.
Peter, I'm an old fart and I have both.
My
RX20 is the older slow speed model, much like me thathurts
I bought the 360i due to it's low weight and have been continually amazed just how good a job this little lightweight machine is.
I can take it up several flights of stairs in one hand, jobs that I would have knocked back with the RX.
Don't get me wrong, the RX had saved many carpets for me since I bought it over 15 years ago and has been a brilliant machine with not one breakdown, apart from a split vac hose that was on it when I bought it.
It still has the original Green
Glides fitted to the five vac ports.
As I say, it is the slow speed model with the long cowling over the motor and small wheels which make it awkward to manouver around.
It also has a self contained module that allowed me to take it up into high rise (in an elevator) shiteatinggrin, and hook up to a faucet, power and waste area, and clean the carpets with no other vacuum or waste pump, etc;
Comparison in work with either a porty or tm, to me, they have been about equal, I can't honestly say that one is any better than the other, although the 360i is a breeze to use compared to the RX, UNLESS you are used to working with a rotary machine.
Ease of use, I still prefer the 360i.
When you are lifting these things in and out of your vehicle, the 360i wins hands down.
The big wheels on the fast speed RX's would make that easier to move around, but with the 360i, you can carry it in one hand.
Both machines have identical accessories such as drive board for pads or bonnets, brush for t & g, as well as the carpet cleaning head.
The 360i doesn't have the felt seal like the RX, that needs oiling regularly.
The 360i has an added accessory in the attachment for stair cleaning, which I have yet to try.
The collapsible handle on the 360i makes for a very compact unit taking up less space in the van.
Even if I was forty years younger, I would take the 360i over the RX in an instant.
Hope this helps without confusing you more.
Shorty Down Under.