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    Car wash vacuums

    could you run a dual motor central vac just in your garage. my central vac is built for a much larger house, I asked for a bigger unit.. works great.
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    Triple S Twin power vac (electrolux discovery/prolux)

    I think most of triple s stuff is made by other companies. some older stuff was made by mastercraft and pacific steamex
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    I had enough with my Hoovers...

    the hoover windtunnel wernt too bad, but when TTI took over quite a few vac company went bad. they killed off the line of all metal commercail royal vacuums.
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    Kirby Carpet Shampoo System

    dry foam encap type cleaning is ok too freshen up a rug and keep traffic lanes at bay. the soil is encap on the crystles and when rug is dry u vacuum them up. for a bit more agressive cleaning U could try the bonnet method, I use fabuloso and a small orbital machine... for all out I get my rug...
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    Recommendations for a new vacuum

    check out the proteam running vac. decent canister. u can get a wide foot floor tool for hard surfaces...
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    Advice on purchasing a Royal

    go for it. it was built before the TTI corp took over and now there not being made anymore..
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    Carpet Cleaners

    i've liked my rug dr wide track. the commercial stuff just cleans better. my older hoover is ok...but i mostly use it for spills and smaller stuff.
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    NSS pig

    good find. the newer models are the matte black painted style. keep the front trap clean and will make the fan last longer. I got a surplus one from my local school district were I work as a janitor. it the faded older yellow model. great vac for car cleaning and bulk dry pickup
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    Dirt Devil Broom Vac (the good one!)

    had the red model for a long time. got it for christmas gift as a kid. bought the better brushroll with extra bristle rows. got a fan for it a few years ago, but had too argue with my local vac shop trying too sell me a non oem fan.. I knew it wouldn't make as much suction...
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    Kirby Shampooer leaving rugs and carpet rough/flat

    the foam is a ecap type cleaning. the crystlals left behind contain the broken up soil. when the rug is dry vacuum it.
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    Kirby Dual Sanitronic 50

    I have one in my collection and it came from the original owner who passed away.. she had the kirby diamond bag set up put on it. Hepa wasn’t around back then.
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    Pimp My Powernozzle!

    Try the rug rat min turbo cat for stairs, car interiors
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    When Do Commercial Businesses Change Their Vacuum Cleaners?

    I work for a school district as the janitor...vacuums and equipment do get surplused and put up for auction but after they are beat too nothing.....I got a nss m1 pig from a old supervisor....
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    Looking for Electrolux Xtreme & Xtreme Plus Info.

    commercial vacuums...we had them at the hilton hotel when I worked there in the 90's....replacing the older prolux model. good vacuum...
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    Commercial/industrial vacuums.

    I use my sanitaire sc899, castex porta pac backpack vacuum, advance carpetwin16xp, nssm1 pig, hoover conquest
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    What is you favourite type of vacuum?

    my favorite vac is my nilfisk advance carpetwin 16xp. very quiet and super powerful. my favorite canister type is my nss m1 pig.
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    power nozzles with universal cord

    I have a mastercraft brand power nozzle. I use it with my older advance wet/dry vac. I also use it with my proteam running vac. works good.bought it from Hesco online
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    back pack vacuums

    I have a older castex porta pac backpack vacuum in my collection, works good with the suction powerd turbo cat power nozzle. At my job I get too use a proteam running vac. it has a outlet on the front for a power nozzle...my boss won't purchase one...but I bring mine from home for deeper...
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    ebay find

    just got my clarke 560B from ebay. good shape for being a commercial vacuum. can't find a cloth shake out bag or paper one...any help is great...colin.
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    Central Vac - working vacuum pressure

    sounds like fun. would be fun too test residental hose vs commercial hose. most of my hose is commercial and it's smoother on the insides and get good airflow. even at 12'. most is inch and half diameter... it also helps too have vac like the nss pic creating the suction. I've rigged up my...
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