Hello, everyone,
It's Moderneezer again. I haven't been very active in the Vacuumland forums lately but I have something to share with you. I was hired by a company almost 2 years ago where I work (it's only a part-time job) as a janitor. The company that I work for deals with children with learning and communication problems (a lot of these children are in the autism spectrum or have dyslexia, some also have Down's syndrome).
Here's the news. Recently, the company changed it's address, although I continue to work for it. There was a lot of carpets at the old place, where I used to use a cheap bagless Bissell and later a Dirt Devil, also being bagless and cheap, while the new place has a lot of bare floors with a few high-pile rugs and initially, I had to use a broom which was tedious. My boss knew that vacuum cleaners fascinated me so she decided to bring me to the Chapman boutique (a store that sells vacuum cleaners and other stuff) and she let me choose a cleaner for her and didn't mind to pay around Can$400. After a while, I chose Numatic James. My boss giggled at the smiley face and the name.
Later that week, I unboxed James and used him to clean the place. It was the first time in my life that I ever used a Numatic/NaceCare product. With the combination tool that came with him, James did a good job on the bare floors, but I had to have the brushstrip extended or else the nozzle wouldn't glide properly. Also, I need to clean the brush strip sometimes, but this is most likely the case with almost any nozzles for bare floors. The combi-tool did get rid of the fluff balls on the rugs, but after cleaning these rugs, the nozzle was covered in hair making it look like a sheep. I got rid of that hair with the dusting brush.
I believe that James is a good choice for the workplace, but if I could rate him based on a 5-star rating system, I'd give him four stars, as although he's durable and he cleans well, there are some elements in James' design that I think that the designers could do better, aside from the lack of an automatic cord winder.
It's Moderneezer again. I haven't been very active in the Vacuumland forums lately but I have something to share with you. I was hired by a company almost 2 years ago where I work (it's only a part-time job) as a janitor. The company that I work for deals with children with learning and communication problems (a lot of these children are in the autism spectrum or have dyslexia, some also have Down's syndrome).
Here's the news. Recently, the company changed it's address, although I continue to work for it. There was a lot of carpets at the old place, where I used to use a cheap bagless Bissell and later a Dirt Devil, also being bagless and cheap, while the new place has a lot of bare floors with a few high-pile rugs and initially, I had to use a broom which was tedious. My boss knew that vacuum cleaners fascinated me so she decided to bring me to the Chapman boutique (a store that sells vacuum cleaners and other stuff) and she let me choose a cleaner for her and didn't mind to pay around Can$400. After a while, I chose Numatic James. My boss giggled at the smiley face and the name.
Later that week, I unboxed James and used him to clean the place. It was the first time in my life that I ever used a Numatic/NaceCare product. With the combination tool that came with him, James did a good job on the bare floors, but I had to have the brushstrip extended or else the nozzle wouldn't glide properly. Also, I need to clean the brush strip sometimes, but this is most likely the case with almost any nozzles for bare floors. The combi-tool did get rid of the fluff balls on the rugs, but after cleaning these rugs, the nozzle was covered in hair making it look like a sheep. I got rid of that hair with the dusting brush.
I believe that James is a good choice for the workplace, but if I could rate him based on a 5-star rating system, I'd give him four stars, as although he's durable and he cleans well, there are some elements in James' design that I think that the designers could do better, aside from the lack of an automatic cord winder.
