Introduction- Love my NEW Rainbow!

[eurekastar]

Wessel Werk Power Nozzles

Rob, that's an interesting observation.  I own three Miele's.  Along with Electrolux brush rolls, the Mieles always tend to be a bigger problem with pet hair wrapping around the brush rolls.  I think the tufting on the bristles is so close together that hair easily gets caught.  The best brush rolls to address that problem are my Sanitaire VGII and my Kirby Diamond G with Kirby's special Pet brush roll.  The brush stiffeners on the recent Rainbow brush rolls seem to help too.  However, dog hair tends to get wrapped around the area where the belt rides.  That's a small thing to put up with for such a sweet pooch!

 

[williamr1248]

Introduction I love my new Rainbow

Bill,
What a beautiiful dog. I am with you. I nasty brush roll is a small price to pay!

 

[floor-a-matic]

Today I was vacing the car with the Rainbow & I got 1/4" of gritty dirt on the bottom of the water pan, & I only used the upholstery nozzle. After that, I steam cleaned the car's carpet & boy did the Rainbow pull out DIRTY water nonstop (in wash mode) Then, I slide the AquaMate's control lever to "Rinse" & the rinse water was still dark.

btw, the carpet had a HUGE motor oil spill, & the Hoover Steam Vac only got very little oil & dirt, but left the rest behind. I used Rug Doctor Oxy Steam detergent for the wash & LA's Totally Awesome for the pre-treatment & the Electrolux Turbotool Rug Washer for the scrubbing, then the Bissell upholstery nozzle (attached to AquaMate) for extracting. Getting the remaining oil out of the carpet (if any still left) is hard but I may have to give another round soon.

 

[shelly]

Joshdonnel, you may want to give this new Rainbow a test-drive. I'm no expert but have used my share of vacuum cleaners. I would say this new design is almost perfect for a Rainbow lover, the PN can be attached to every part of the wand or directly into the the pistol grip.

I was at an Oreck store today and a lady brought her upright vacuum in, somehow the bag had come loose and there was a thick layer of dirt throughout the outer cloth bag...yuck. Cost her $45.00 for them to clean it and she has to leave it there. I came home and gave my new Rainbow a big kiss!

 

[shelly]

No More Dust!

I have been using my new Rainbow exclusively for about two weeks now and I am very impressed! I honestly can't believe that a vacuum cleaner can make this much difference in the dust level in my home. I know that it may be difficult to be conclusive about dust on wood furniture, but my true test is the black Ceran top on my range. I usually have to dust it every three days, yes, I said dust it. It has been over a week and it is shiny black as if it had just been cleaned. This alone is worth every penny I spent on my Rainbow. I do have the old SE model but I didn't use it consistently because I had to change hoses for the marble, then then the other for the carpet and it was just a bit of a hassle for me to do every other day. I had one vacuum for the marble another for regular carpet cleaning and the SE for heavy cleaning, now I just use one vacuum, one hose and change all the tools and PN as needed, easy breezy. I can even decide how long I want the extension. This vac is really worth the investment.

 

[shelly]

Eric, it sounds like the Rainbow really came in handy for your BIG job!

 

[thermokid]

I Love my new Rainbow!

Even though I have only used it once. I have had it about six months now.. Problem is my Dachsund chewed the cord into. So I am waiting to come up with the extra $40.00 that a new Rainbow cord costs. Then I will have to figure out how to install the new cord. Then I will finally get to use the heck out of the new Rainbow!! I can hardly wait..... Dan

 

[shelly]

Sorry to hear about your cord, they are pretty thick, I hope the dog is okay.

 

[luxlife]

Have any of you who own the NEW BLACK Rainbow had problems with the belts stretching too quickly? I'm on my second belt in a month and I dont vacuum a lot of thick pile carpets. I've got mostly low pile rugs and even then I open the suction valve if I hear the brushroll and motor turning too slow. I wonder if the side rotating brushes create too much resistance?

I've been using mine for about a month now and I find myself motivated to do more "above the floor" cleaning since the 7 foot hose is a decent length and the attachments look to be made for use in the real world. My biggest complaint about my Miele Capricorn has always been that the hose is too short and the tools look like they were designed first and foremost to fit in the on board tool compartment. Usability seemed to be an afterthought.

I love the fact that the Rainbow has a Full Size dusting brush and crevice tool. I can use everything with the 14 foot hose and I can do each room from ceiling to floor. I also enjoy not having expensive bags to buy and it means that I won't have to smell the pet hair and dander that I vacuumed up a week ago. My Miele Capricorn has been collecting dust in the closet from being unused. I finally had to remove the new bag from it after 2 weeks because the odor was so strong.

 

[eurekastar]

New Rainbow Belt

It appears that Rainbow has a special belt for the new power nozzle, so maybe the standard belt that works on every other nozzle isn't the right one.  Not sure, though. 



http://www.goodvac.com/Rainbow_vacuum_nozzle_belt_GREEN_p/r-prt-r15127b.htm

 

[williamr1248]

Introduction Love my new Rainbow

John,
I was just thinking how long my belt has lasted on my new Rainbow. I did check it out at about 6 months. I do know the correct belt for the new black machine is slightly smaller and WIDER than the regular Rainbow power nozzle belt.
I did buy a replacement for mine from a local Rainbow dealer and he sold me the old style. It did NOT work. I ordered one from Ken Bashford and he sent me the CORRECT belt.
I did find that on my thickest cut pile carpet ,I open the suction relief just slightly as the new power nozzle has so much more air flow.
I have the same EXACT feeling on my new Miele. I love the looks and build quality but do not like the short hose,cord and those small attachments.
Mine started smelling after only 2 weeks and the bag was only 1/3 full.
I am dealing with a sand problem from new walks and you could tell very quick which machine held the air flow. The Rainbow has less suction but it keeps the air flow so I was getting up a lot more sand.

 

[pr-21]

Rainbow Belt

I ordered extra belts with mine. They have the blue writting on it and are definetely different from the old style power nozzles. Wonder what the difference is with the green one on goodvac's website. Perhaps Rexair has encountered some issues with the belts and are just improving them.

I have not had one problem with my belt that is on my new Rainbow and I have had it over a month now.


Sincerely,

Bud Mattingly
PR-21

 

[shelly]

I hope I'm not speaking too soon, but I've had no problems with my belt and have been using it almost daily. One of the things I like best about the new PN is that hair and thread don't seem to get wrapped around but rather sucked right in.

 

[floor-a-matic]

PR-21 & Luxlife

I'm assuming your Onyx Rainbow has the center belt PN? My new Rainbow I just got as a Xmas present has the new side belt PN, which is a poly serpentine grooved "V" belt

Only time will tell since its barely been a week I got the new Onyx Rainbow; I will check the belt in a month when I clean the brush roller

 

[mark40511]

It makes a HUGE difference

in the dust level. A lazy person would NOT want a Rainbow. Even sometimes I dread getting it out, because I know that I'm going to get a workout, but I know I'm not wasting my time either..Lately, I've been using My Shark to vacuum the wall to wall berber, but when I dust the house, I get the rainbow out and connected the 14 foot non electric hose and the dusting brush, and get a ladder out, and dust floor to ceiling...I will grab the floor brush and get the blinds with that, and sometimes even the walls. I can't do this with ANY of my other vacuums...and the smell while cleaning......I can't describe it other than a fresh smell....even with no scent, which I almost always use scent but a few times I haven't....If you dust every nook and cranny, the next day you open the windows and the sun shines through and there's no dust in the beams of light through the windows.

The thing I like is how long this lasts....it takes quite a while for the dust to come back...Growing up, we would dust the house and within a day or two, you could see a layer of dust not long after.

I don't think just sitting your rainbow in the middle of a room on high will achieve this....You literally need to use it to clean all the areas. I didn't think I would use the 14 foot hose much, but I end up using it the most and it's so convenient to just sit the heavy rainbow in the middle of the floor and you don't have to move it around while you're cleaning. I LOVE that.

 

[floor-a-matic]

I don't know whether I need the 14ft non-electric hose or the 14ft electrified hose?

U can buy just the new PN without buying the newest style wands & hose

I don't know if it will work on the SE? How did GoodVac change this PN from direct connect to have the external cord?

http://www.goodvac.com/Rainbow_Black_Nozzle_R14350_Modified_to_fit_e_and_p/r-acc-r14350_modified.htm

 

[mark40511]

Well here's something I've noticed while cleaning

when it comes to DUSTING with a vacuum. Think about the electrified hose with the handle grip - put a dusting brush on that and while you're dusting under behind tight corners, the handle gets in my way and it's harder to manage. But with non electric hose which just has the stainless wand and no handle, it's smaller and easier to use while dusting. I've tried dusting just popping the dusting brush on the electric hose but it's not as easy for me..

When I do use my E2 2 speed for cleaning my entire house, if I use the PN, I vacuum the carpets first, put the electric hose and PN away on the storage rack, grab the 14 foot hose and clean everything else from that point on..

If in the future I ever end up getting the new black oynx rainbow, I'm keeping the 14 foot non electric hose, because it will still fit as it has the same connections. Goodvac is where I bought the 14 foot hose.

 

[floor-a-matic]

I use the RainbowMate for vacing the interior of my Chevy Suburban; so I think I will need both the electrified 14ft hose & non-electric 14ft hose for the house

 

[floor-a-matic]

I vacuumed the bedroom carpets with the SE with R-4375C PN & got TONS of dirt; then I went over with the Onyx with side belt PN & had to change the water twice after just vacing that same carpet with the SE

I cant believe how much more powerful the new Onyx is compared to my old SE!