Vacuum cleaner for customers
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For commercial carpet nothing compairs to the Sanitaire sc886, sc887, sc888 and the sc889. Me and my family have been using those type of Eurekas for over 15 years and nothing compares when it comes to suction and reliability. Just replace the belts and brushes regularly and they will last forever..
The deal with vacuums is this: will people use them.
Almost any decent vacuum will be sufficient. You absolutely do NOT need to spend a bunch of money on a vacuum cleaner. They all do about the same thing.
What you need to do is educate your clients on the importance of vacuuming.
I have clients that have $700 vacs sitting in their closets that are used twice a month even though they have three shedding dogs, six cats, 14 kids and their filthy friends.
A $75 Bissel Cleanview 2 will do just fine...and if it breaks down after two years...they just go buy another.
DevilDog
Almost any decent vacuum will be sufficient. You absolutely do NOT need to spend a bunch of money on a vacuum cleaner. They all do about the same thing.
What you need to do is educate your clients on the importance of vacuuming.
I have clients that have $700 vacs sitting in their closets that are used twice a month even though they have three shedding dogs, six cats, 14 kids and their filthy friends.
A $75 Bissel Cleanview 2 will do just fine...and if it breaks down after two years...they just go buy another.
DevilDog
Mikey P
Administrator
I love my Bissell but I am reluctant to recommend them to average home owners because you know dang well they wont check and clean the filters.
Mikey P
Administrator
If you could relocate....
And keep the same level of business you have now, where in the world would you go?
And keep the same level of business you have now, where in the world would you go?
Ed Hartman
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Consumer Reports Top Picks: Sears Kenmore Direct Drive #35922, Electrolux Oxygen 3, Eureka Boss Smart Vac #4870
Jim Morrison
Member
Ditto Dog & Keith. I explain the importance of keeping them emptied and clean.
hogjowl
Idiot™
I tell em the $100 Bissell at Walmart sucks just a good as most anything else on the market, and just go buy it and use it.
I'm so disappointed in the quality of vacuums for commercial cleaners that I have just about decided to buy a back pack vac. and pretend it's something special.
Who's that dude in ICS that keeps telling us to do that?
I'm so disappointed in the quality of vacuums for commercial cleaners that I have just about decided to buy a back pack vac. and pretend it's something special.
Who's that dude in ICS that keeps telling us to do that?
Mikey P
Administrator
Ever used ( not tried) a Sanitaire 887 Marty?
hogjowl
Idiot™
No ... but I'm tired of buying vac's. I have a Rainbow, two Powerflites, a Hoover something or another, and a Kirby sitting in my office. The Dyson I have now is the best of the bunch, but it will eat a berber faster than you can hit the power button if you aren't careful.
Mikey P
Administrator
How in the hell did you get suckered into buying a Rainbow?
hogjowl
Idiot™
Long story. Short version ... friend of the wife set us up, so she could get a shampoo attachment for hers ... the bitch. Anyway, the last thing I said to my wife just before I opened the door was "now remember, we aren't gonna buy one of those things!"
Thirty minutes later the dude had ME buying one. LOL!
Thirty minutes later the dude had ME buying one. LOL!
Mikey P
Administrator
Do you have sucker tattooed on your forehead?
You buy a lot of crap for a guy who is supposed to be thrifty....
You buy a lot of crap for a guy who is supposed to be thrifty....
hogjowl
Idiot™
Well, that thing was bought way back when I was 21 years old, and had a 6 month old daughter who had severe allergies. So, I was young and in the perfect situation to be suckered.
I don't know why all you people think I'm cheap, but the only bad decisions I feel I've made on equipment have been the OP machine, and the first TM I bought, which was Prochem Cub.
The vac booster was a good purchase.
The 2.5 inch hose has been good.
The 2 inch Greenie wand was certainly a good purchase, as is the 1.5
The Castex was a gamble, but jimmy is usually right, and he was this time.
The GLS has been a success.
Oh, there WAS that infamous Rotovac I bought from Sindee. But, Terry lies!
I don't know why all you people think I'm cheap, but the only bad decisions I feel I've made on equipment have been the OP machine, and the first TM I bought, which was Prochem Cub.
The vac booster was a good purchase.
The 2.5 inch hose has been good.
The 2 inch Greenie wand was certainly a good purchase, as is the 1.5
The Castex was a gamble, but jimmy is usually right, and he was this time.
The GLS has been a success.
Oh, there WAS that infamous Rotovac I bought from Sindee. But, Terry lies!
Dolly Llama
Number 5
When they ask me
"what's the best vac?"
I tell them the one that gets used.
Then I suggest they buy a Bissel for every floor of the house
...L.T.A.
"what's the best vac?"
I tell them the one that gets used.
Then I suggest they buy a Bissel for every floor of the house
...L.T.A.
Numero Uno
Member
I agree about the sears direct drive,very nice.
My mothers old hoover powerglideworks as good as 73 when we bought it...
But that Bissels is best value for dollar.
My mothers old hoover powerglideworks as good as 73 when we bought it...
But that Bissels is best value for dollar.
