new vacuum advice please!

[dustin]

I need some advice on a new vacuum that I will be using to clean our church. I recently took over cleaning and all of the vacuums are worn out and the church refuses to replace them. I would like to buy a brand new vacuum and use it there and at home. I would like to spend no more than $100 but a little more for the right one would be ok. I dont really care if it is bagged or bagless, but bags must be cheap and readily available. a decent warranty would be good, I will be cleaning about 10,000 square feet of carpet. That is a main reason that I dont want to use any of mine- the warranties ran out long ago BTW, we have the usual Kmart, walmart, Target , and Meijer within 30 miles. What would be a decent vacuum that will meet my needs? THANK YOU!

 

[vintageroyal611]

A COMMERCIAL vacuum is what's required for a job of that size if you want it to last at all. Go on eBay and find a used Sanitaire, or go to a janitorial supply store and find a good quality commercial machine. Some good brands to look at are: Sanitaire, Kent, Advance, Tennant, Powr-Flite, Lindhaus, Windsor, and Sebo.

 

[dustin]

sorry, ebay is out of the question, I dont buy anything off of ebay. I would like a commercial vacuum, but money is an issue.

 

[xraytech]

Do you have a Sams Club?

If so they have a commercial Eureka F&G upright, I believe it is $139.

Otherwise about the only decent uprights for around $100 in my opinion would be the bagged Kenmore uprights

 

[dustin]

we do have a sams club, but we dont go there.

 

[vintageroyal611]

Well then you're basically screwed. The cheap garbage at the big-box stores will never last in a commercial environment and will not be able to handle that much dirt.

 

[joe22]

what kind of vacs does the church have? maybe they will pay for them to be fixed

just leave the carpets dirty till they get the idea

 

[vacman117]

Your best bet is to go to Sams Club and get a commercial Eureka. Or any bagged Kenmore upright is GREAT. My suggestion, is the Kenmore Intuition Upright. It is 199 at sears. It has powerflow, dirt sensor, long hose, telescopic metal wand, dirt drive beltless system, on/off brushroll, and more. It is WAY worth the money

 

[dustin]

the ones we have are all plastic, non commercial vacs, and they are all 3 to 8 years old, just worn out!

 

[vintageroyal611]

Well, you asked for advice. You got advice. You choose not to use said advice. We all tried.

 

[rexaird]

You could go to a vacuum store that carries Sanitaires and get one of those too. But I also wouldn't get any of the cheap junk, would just be more frustration and breakage than its worth.

 

[kirbyotronic]

Search craigslist for a Sanitaire.

 

[vintageroyal611]

More votes in favor of the Sanitaire. I knew I was on to something. I mean, I only have 5 going on 6 years experience in commercial cleaning, and all these other people are vacuum experts in their own right.

 

[dustin]

Joe- great idea about leaving the carpets dirty, they are not getting clean anyway, so that wont be too hard! what kind of Vacs: 1. Bissell powerforce bagged, 2. Hoover windtunnel bagless, 3. Fantom thunder bagless, 4. Eureka whirlwind bagless, 5. Dyson dc07, all are worn out and the church wont pay to have them fixed.

 

[dustin]

Matt- I respect yours and everyone elses opinion and yes I agree that a commercial sanitaire would be best, but money is a major issue. I am asking what would be the best cheap vacuum for the price would be, if that is even possible. I dont really expect it to last, I just need a vacuum that will clean well for now, until the church has money to buy a good one. I am buying this vacuum with my own money because i am tired of vacuums that dont pick up anything.

 

[vintageroyal611]

Good quality, and cheap to boot:


http://cgi.ebay.com/SANITAIRIE-SC679-COMMERCIAL-VACUUM-CLEANER-/250673290718?pt=US_Vacuum

 

[dustin]

Thanks everybody, great advice, I think I am going to start using one of my kirbys until I can afford a commercial vacuum. that sounds like the best way to go.

 

[joe22]

do they expect you to provide the cleaning equipment? the bathroom cleaner, detergents

if its like my church the vacs were donated by people who got new ones, the ONLY one that's been there for a while is a kirby classic III

maybe you could get a parishioner to donate a new vac

 

[kittingerhoover]

Don't you remember......

Ebay is out of the question, he was hoping we would tell him to go buy a Hoover Windtunnel T series and that it would last 10 years under commercial use....