My cleaning business vacuums

[rainbowvacfane2]

My thoughts about royal

Personally I have used a 14 in shake out royal and I hated it it was loud pretty awkward to use the belt did need to be replaced but didn’t affect the brush roll to bad it won’t slow down to much I personally hate them and prefer to deal with the extra weight and use a Kirby ( I use a sentria at work most of the time ) this Hoover not only keeps a decent amount of airflow and power the features are amazingly simple and useful I just wish it didn’t have the cord rewind

 

[vacuumdevil]

@rainbowvacfane2 (fist bump) couldn't agree with you more.
I think you would like I can appreciate this.


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[panasonicvac]

Actually

I agree with a few others about the Royal. They are easier for me to take apart or maintain, they definitely clean carpets much better, and they're one of the most durable vacuums out there. We sell Royal too but we've rarely had any of them that would come in for repair and whenever I do see them come in, it's usually a simple fix like a new brushroll, a handle fork latch, or an outer bag replacement for example. Also, I've cleaned a furniture store with a Royal years ago and I never saw any belts that had ever snapped off other than regular belt changing every 6 months or so.

 

[sptyks]

panisonicvac certainly understands the value and reliability of Royal vacuums!


 


 

 

[royalfan]

Wow you guys really got into it! I would have thought of administrator would have come the way you treated that guy.
Royals are great for commercial use for this probably too much extra maintenance realistically. Please don't come at me for disagreeing with you guys.

 

[tolivac]

When we get down to it--ANY vacuum cleaner used commercially is going to need MORE than average maintenance compared to one used for residential use.Belts,rollerbrushes,bags,motor brushes,and filters will need to be replaced more often.You would want a vacuum where these things can be replaced easily and at low cost.

 

[tolivac]

Didn't put in my above list-cannot forget CORDS and plugs!

 

[vacuumlad1650]

The Secret with the cord on any machine used Commercially is to put the proper plug on the cord about a Foot off the machine, then use an Extension cord on it. Saves a lot of time with replacing cords...just go to the Hardware store and buy an extension cord.

 

[amwaycleartrak]

Will probably get yelled at for this...

But I would recommend the Amway ClearTrak (now rebranded as the Workhorse). Here is some info about the vacuum.

-Made in the USA. This thing is built like a tank, you can abuse it all you want and it will still work fine.

-Has a silver rating from The Carpet and Rug Institute.

-Brushroll has great agitation on carpets.

-8 AMP Ametek LAMB motor.

-Nice big sized bin. Also has a clear air path were you can see the dirt coming in.

-Good airflow through the entire vacuum.

Now there are some cons with this vacuum too. The cyclone does not have a shroud since the machine was produced before Dyson designed one. So once you start to fill up towards the "max" line, fluff and hair can get it's way into the filter tray area. Sometimes hair can actually get tangled in the upper cyclone assembly so it is a good idea to check there every now and then. If you want to find out more go to this website www.cleartrak.com . They currently sell refurbished ClearTraks for $299. Trust me though it is worth the price and it will last you a long time.

 

[huskyvacs]

Agree on the Royal. My elementary school had something like 40 years old low pile carpeting (and this was in 1999) and they used red and chrome Royals outfitted with magnet attachments on the front. Vacuumed the floors without worry about picking up tacks and paperclips, as those stuck to the magnet.

One time I was sitting in the library and watching the janitor vacuum, he mistakenly sucked up an entire pencil into the vacuum and it made a horrendous clattering noise and then stopped. He turned the vacuum off and dumped it out over a garbage pail and what was left of the pencil was just in many many pieces, completely destroyed. He shook the vacuum out and went right back to vacuuming and did the whole library without fail. Any vacuum that could do that and be unphased by the ordeal, I think would be pretty good.

 

[n0oxy]

cords

I agree that it's much better to have a pig tail cord and then you can attach an extension cord to that. When I got my powr-flite backpack, it had the entire 50 foot cord attached to it, I'm not sure what they were thinking when they designed that, actually I would say they were not thinking at all. I cut off most of the cord and attached an industrial plug to it, now it's the way it should have been originally.
Mike

 

[sptyks]

Fan damage...

Tacks, paper clips and even a wooden pencil will not harm the robust metal fan in a metal Royal upright. I know because I own one. Beware that some larger objects such as coins may cause  damage to the fan so one should always be on the lookout for those larger objects.


 


 

 

[tolivac]

I remember the "penny" test with a Royal vacuum-The pennies suffered more damage than the Royal fan did-But this is a "lab destruct test"NOT to be done at home!An occasional penny shouldn't be a problem-but you don't want to vacuum a floor covered with them!One time I vacuumed up a small piece of wood dowel with one of my Royal vacuums-Didn't think anything of it until I smelled burnt wood-like you were trying to use a DULL router bit!!!The piece of wood was caught in the Royal fan and being dragged around in the front of the fancase.Turned the machine off-pulled the plug and undid the belt.Merely turned the fan shaft backward and the piece of dowel dropped out-was burned on one side!threw it out.Royal was just fine afterward!Shows how tough these can be!!!So a softer wood pencil shouldn't be a problem!

 

[suckolux]

Very seldom have to change the belt on my Royal

 

[rainbowvacfane2]

My most used vacuum in the fleet

I have a blue and a burgundy bagged powerforce I use the burgundy one the most I use it to clean a 3 part office every day it runs at least 2 hours for the past 2 years and she finally needs a new brushroll