Suprising Dyson Recommedation From a "Pro"
I had breakfast this past weekend with friends, one of whom works for the local university in the "Residence Life" department. He maintains and repairs the cleaning equipment (vacuum cleaners, floor scrubbers, extractors, etc.) that are used by the custodial staff in the residence halls. He also services the vacuum cleaners that are kept in the buildings for student use in their dorm rooms. The other friend was in the market for a new vacuum cleaner. Much to my suprise, my cleaning equipment repair friend recommeded a Dyson to my other friend. In the past, he had always only recommended Windsor or Sebo commerical models. When I asked him why he was recommending the Dyson, he said that it's because it is the only vacuum cleaner that the students haven't been able to destroy. He said they bought two of them two years ago for student use and he hasn't had to do a single repair on them. So this year, they bought several more Dysons to replace commercial machines that the students have managed to destroy. He said that the Sanitares and commercial Hoovers lasted less that a year in the hands of the students. And, while they held up much better, he said the Windsors/Sebos were always coming in for repair with broken handles, broken handle releases, broken bag covers, broken cogged belts (!) and almost always completely clogged from bag to floor nozzle, because the students never checked or changed the bags.
