What makes it a good vacuum?

[Lonewolf68]

I have read all the posts about vacs and such but... being a newbie I have a question. What makes it a good vac for the truck? I know air flow/cfm/suction is important things to consider but what is the difference between the $40.00 Wally World special vs. a Dyson vs. a dual motor commercial type (Proforce/Powr Flite)? Is it personal preference? Initial cost and/or replacement cost? Thanks for any info anyone may share. Good sarcasm is always appreciated.

Steve S.

 

[The Cleaning Artist]

I have a $360 dual motor powr-flite, a $49 Bissell and a $89 Bissell. I think the Bissell vacuums just as well and is a better value. And no I don't pre-vac before we clean on every job.

 

[Jimmy L]

I think the commercial vacs are more robust in construction.

The thing I have about using house wife specials like the overhyped dyson is image.

You run a professional cleaning company that uses professional equipment.Why use what they can buy down at wallyworld?

I was just looking at a bagless vac at ,
ABCvacuumwarehouse.com

The Sanitaire SC5845A

Its bright red, has the canister your customer can see the dirt you remove and it looks professional.

 

[Blue Monarch]

I've got both the Dyson and the Bissell. Both work well. If you keep plenty of filters on hand, you can keep the Bissell performing well and only clean filters once a week.

With the Dyson, you can neglect the hell out of it and it keeps on performing. It also doesn't have that 'stinky vacuum smell' when you fire it up. A definite plus when vacuuming in a clients home.

The Bissell is stinky IMO. I don't care how much I maintain it, it still smells when I fire it up.

I don't pre-vac all jobs, that's for sure. I just keep one on the truck so Waldo will keep me in the top 25!

 

[Larry Cobb]

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Again I agree with Jimmy ....

Commercial vacs stand up better to the wear and tear of coming off the truck.

We also like the Sanitaire commercial,

and the see-thru dirt cup is a nice feature to show the customer the soil removal.

Larry

 

[Ron Werner]

What I look for in a vacuum is a clear canister so I can see when and how much soil is being pulled out. Too many times I've been surprised to see a ton of soil coming out from a "seeming" clean carpet.

Filters that are easy to swap out and clean. Also filters that don't cost as much as the vacuum.

ease of dumping is very handy. I tried a Sanitaire at MF and what a pain it was to dump! With the soil I know I get I would be dumping it 2, 3 or 4x as much, and if I forgot, it would make one pig of a mess trying to empty that bag.

Something easy to fix or unplug helps.

 

[hogjowl]

I'm gonna try a back-pack vac the next time.

 

[duckster]

I use a hoover bagless. 3 years old. I use it when the customer pays for it, otherwise I have the customer take on that job before I arrive.