Lowest price on a new Rainbow?

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I love my D2 and D4 Rainbows, but they are getting old. I'm considering buying a brand new Rainbow, but will have to sell lots of vacuums to make it a less outrageous buy. I'm wondering how I could buy a new Rainbow and NOT buy from a dealer that would charge an arm and a leg for one. I refuse to spend more than $1000 for one. Is there a way I can get a NEW Rainbow for less than $1000? Would it be a better idea to just buy a refurbished two speed E-Series from a vac shop? I love how the Rainbow works, and it simply is the perfect machine for me. Thanks for all the help! -Mitchell
 
You can try going to a dealer with 1k in hand and say it's your best offer. But more than likely they might not take it. So either save up a little more or just go the used route.
 
Hi Mitchell, I am an executive dealer for rainbow, sadly rainbow will not accept 1k but it doesn't hurt to ask a distributor if you would like I can give you the number to the Syracuse office and you can talk to my distributor and see what deal he could give you. Also if interested you are welcome to trade In a rainbow for a certain amount off. Hope I can help :)

Mike
 
I'm not sure where the number came from, but Consumer Reports lists the price for a new Rainbow as $1350, but they also mention that the power nozzle is optional. I've been quoted ridiculous prices close to $2600.
 
Mitchell....

To get the full factory warranty, I believe you would have to purchase one from a distributor. The new machines are rather expensive to say the least, but they do have a good warranty, and of course the tried and true reputation Rainbow vacuums have. The new models have a brushless motor in them, which means you can practically run it 24/7 in low speed, or air wash mode. Now, with that said, if leaving it running day and night as an air purifier doesn't sound like something you'd want to do, there is another option that you may want to consider that falls within your price range, and from what I've heard is just as good at being a vacuum as a rainbow. That is the Sirena System (see links below). You can purchase one brand new for less than $1,000 and it has a 10 year warranty with it. It's a water filtration vacuum that shares many attributes with a rainbow! Just an option to consider if you're not wanting to throw a larger chunk of change at a new rainbow. Good luck with whatever you choose!

Steve

http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/sirena-vacuum-w-water-filtration/3264402
https://sirenasystem.ca
 
Be patient I got my e2 gold NIB for $ 575 shipped on ebay. One more thing to consider is that they are so reliable the factory warranty is useless basically. I've never needed any of mine serviced regardless of where I bought them.
 
I agree regarding warranty

I have never had service on my Rainbow.  I would have no problems buying off ebay for myself; just wanted to make sure you were aware of their policy in case. 


 


Also watch your local craigslist, there is one locally right now, I actually think it's a dealer, selling for $990.   Pawn shops are another source for high end vacs that people buy on impulse or pressured into and then can't afford them.   Only thing I am concerned about is there is a finance company looking for it.  But that problem is on the original buyer/signer.  
 
I've gotten all my Rainbows off ebay. D3-E 1speed. You just have to be patience and wait to find a good deal, and sometimes take a gamble. I got my E series for $25. They said it didn't turn on,but they didn't have the water pan for it. So that was why it wouldn't turn on. I've never had to do a major overhaul on my Rainbows just the usual cleaning. Best of luck!
 
I'd like to remind everyone about the Factory Warranty on a New Rainbow. It is NOT provided to the ultimate consumer. The warranty is ONLY provided, from the factory, to the RGD (Registered General Distributor) who purchases new Rainbows directly from the factory. That warranty BEGINS the day the machine is SHIPPED from the factory to the public warehouse. RGD's pay certified funds for their Rainbows from the public warehouse. Rexair requires the RGD (or his Area distributors and those agents) to provide their OWN written warranty to the consumer. When I had my own vac shop, we were an authorized service center, which meant I could purchase parts at wholesale direct from the Rexair factory and provide warranty service to consumers, as well as return parts under warranty to the factory. The RGD in St. Louis had to set this up, and all purchases and warranty returns I did, were logged under the RGD's account with Rexair. My store was acting as an Agent under the RGD's account with Rexair. Most RGD's have their own service center located within their sales office. The St. Louis RGD had sold a very significant amount of new Rainbows in my area, but no longer had an officer there to provide his warranty service, which is how my Vac Shop got set up to do that. I built my own Rainbow out of repair assemblies many times - usually costing about $500 in total to 'build' a brand new Rainbow from repair assemblies.

It's a complicated program, and it's unique in the vacuum industry. Kirby has a similar, but better program where Kirby distributors can also set up vac shops to do warranty work as well as buy parts at wholesale directly from the Kirby factory. However, Kirby's warranty is to the ultimate consumer (not just to their Distributor) and begins the day of the sale to the customer.
 
My Rainbow E-2 Black: dissection , cleaning,and restoration

Hello Vacuumlanders.
Here are some albums of my current daily driver: my Rainbow E-2B. I got it for a pretty good deal.
I bought it sight unseen - I played some hardball to get a good deal. However, as the saying goes... It needed some work. Lol.
I used to be a vacuum cleaner repairman I did it full time, when people would ask me what's wrong with the Rainbow, I'd always say "The biggest problem with the rainbows are their owners."
I'm sure anyone here who is also a rainbow owner takes reasonable care of their Rainbow, i.e. Doesn't vacuum a 7000 sq foot house w/ 5 dogs on one 2qt pan of water w/o changing it, cleaning the separator, not switching from vacuuming to Aquamate and back to vacuuming w/o drying out the hose, etc. we know better.
My time repairing vacuum cleaners taught me that for some odd reason most John Q's don't take care of their rainbows.
Either they don't know how, or my favorite excuses " But I have kids!!" " But I have dogs, cats, reindeer etc" whatever - I never quite understood it. Never understood why someone would pay 2 grand for a rainbow and then let it go to rot and ruin.
They can be work. I won't argue that, but I've found the results to be well worth it.
But I digress, I bought my Rainbow from a "non collector" I guess.
This Rainbow was one of the worst I had ever seen. It was all funked up god only knows what.
I gave this thing a proper teardown and a good scrubbing with Clorox outdoor bleach spray, Lysol disinfectant and Dawn detergent.
While I had it apart I thought of take some pictures of it: before, during and after. I also took some pictures of its "guts" for lack of a better word, for anyone who wanted to see what the E2B looks like torn down. Here are some albums... Enjoy :)
, Derek
 
Woops, wrong Location!

Hi. I'm sorry, I posted this in the wrong location. I posted this from my phone and couldn't see that it was on another thread.
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hijack your thread. Tried to delete it. Sorry about that.
 

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