My New Rainbow SRX 🌈

[joshp83]

@denverblueeyes - Congratulations!

It's fine to run your machine 24/7. I do it now frequently with the SRX, and used to do it with my previous E2 as well. Presumably, it is fine to run the machine for extended periods on any speed, as the 90 minute timer works on all 4 speed settings. I often set mine on speed 3 for an hour or so, or a few hours on speed 2. It'll clean up the air nicely after burning food, etc.

A couple things to keep in mind:
1. Watch the water level on the lowest speed. Depending on where you live and your relative humidity, it is likely that you'll have to add water a couple times a day. If it gets too low, the incoming air hardly hits the water and there's no splashing onto the the separator. You're basically just filtering via the HEPA filter at that point. If I'm letting mine run 24/7 I will overfill the basin a little so it will run longer. Just don't do that on the higher speed settings or the machine might flag the error light.
2. Always start with a clean basin when running the Rainbow as a filter, especially on the lowest speed.
3. Be careful with the timer. One of the biggest mistakes you can make with your Rainbow is storing it on a wet/damp basin- it will rust out the motor bearings. If you run the machine on high for 90 minutes, and then it shuts itself off, you don't want the hot motor sitting on a basin full of water for very long. I don't use the timer feature at all; I'm concerned I'd forget about it and it would sit there way to long.

Enjoy your new Rainbow!

 

[huskyvacs]

Also filling it with distilled water and not tap water will avoid mineral deposits in the vacuum.

 

[electromatik]

It certainly is a nice looking machine. I admire Rexair's history of technological invention. Water filtering technology in the early years of electricity was a miracle of engineering. Looks like they continue new technology development with the magnetized hose locking mechanism, the washer squeegee, and the hinged tank designs

Hopefully they will work out and prove to be durable and uphold Rexair's reputation for well-built long-lived machines.

 

[Deleted member 3733]

Would the wands for the new PN fit the E series 1 speed hose? Or would a new hose be necessary too?

 

[joshp83]

@lux_luthor

I don't think the new wands fit any of the older E series hoses, especially for the older models that don't have direct connect. I haven't specifically tried what you're asking about, but I did stick the extraction head from the E2 Aquamate shampooer made for the 1 and 2 speed E's on the hose of my SRX the other day in a pinch (to suck up a kitchen spill) and it does not fit properly onto the SRX hose. This leads me to believe the wands are tapered differently.

I don't think a new hose would accomplish this either, since the new SRX hose features a very different connection to the Rainbow canister. If you were to make this hack work, you'd have to do it at the hose/wand connection to bridge the wands and electrical connections there. There could also be a chance that the previous generation E's wet-certified direct-connect hose could accomplish this but I can't test that for you since I don't own that machine.

If you'd like, I can verify if the SRX wands are compatibly with the older E style later this evening.

 

[Deleted member 3733]

joshp83

I would appreciate it!

I ask only because I’m getting an E series 1 speed and as a future upgrade I was thinking of getting the one of the new power nozzles for it.

 

[joshp83]

Sure

I can check later tonight.
I'd heard of owners of the earlier E2's buying the previous generation's wet certified electric hose so that they could use the new Aquamate... that's a huge improvement over the old Aquamate with the big white water reservoir. I imagine you could go that route, but the new SRX nozzle is nicer, in my opinion. I wasn't a fan of the narrow air path on the unit with the edge cleaning brushes.

 

[joshp83]

I was wrong

A wand from my old E2 does click into the wands and powerhead of the SRX.
I can’t test connecting anything electrical because I only have a wand from my old machine, but the wands fit!
Good luck!

 

[Deleted member 3733]

Amazing! Thank you for checking on it for me!

 

[juju93]

You know what I just thought of that would be a great idea for the rainbow, primary for the MiniJet accessory. What if Rexair designed a turbo shampoo brush that way it can shampoo and scrub at the same time. Kind of like what Hoover use too, or still do. Don’t get me wrong the extraction tool is nice but what if they went beyond that tool as a means of shampooing upholstery and add a spinning brush type shampoo tool to the MiniJet accessory.

 

[mark40511]

Does anyone know

If there is an optional non-electric hose (preferably long) that goes with the SRX Rainbow? As much as I love direct connect and the only one hose, the thing that I hate is you're stuck with that handle getting in the way. To illustrate that, here are two pics, one with the wand and the handle, especially when using the dusting brush or upholstery brush. If you clean like I do, and you have used a vacuum with a dusting brush to get in tight places, there is a major difference with wand vs handle. The handle is just so bulky and not as easy to hold as the wand.

I'm pretty sure the black had a non-electric hose but I'm not sure the SRX does.

 

[Deleted member 3733]

You may could leave a comment on one of Rainbow Insight 101’s YouTube videos and ask him. He posted one recently of the 14ft electric hose.

 

[joshp83]

@mark40511

I have the 14 foot electric hose for my SRX. My rep didn't mention a non-electric hose option, so I don't think they're making one, although I'm not positive.