Rainbow Questions

[djtaylor]

filterqueenman,
I am also in the Salt Lake Valley. There are two or three Rainbow dealers in the area and you should be able to find service work rather easily. On 2100 south and West Temple is the Oreck Clean Home Store, they also sell the Meile. I don't know very much about Meile, but you might try there as well. Also, I know a couple of places to look for used high-end vacuums if that is of interest to you.
Also available for a mini-meet if you like.
Justin
email address [email protected]

 

[williamr1248]

Rainbow questions

Doug,
Here is the bottom line for me-you can argue all day on which vacuum has the most suction,air flow or best price or which deep cleans the carpet the best-the reults for me after using the ONLY a Rainbow for 1 year:

(1) there is SO much less dust in the house on blinds,table tops
(2) MY Electrolux room air purifier has been able to use the hepa filter 6 months longer
(3) BIG improvement in my asthma
(4) Never,never any foul smell and no saving filth in a closet.


I am only speaking for MY use but I would NEVER go back to a bagged or bagless
machine. I like having a clean machine with full power EVERY time I clean.
The extra 30 seconds it takes to dump that basin and rinse it is well worth the time. I was such a hard sell but my home is just cleaner since I use only a RAINBOW.
If you have any questions feel free to send me an email.

 

[joshdonnell]

Or you

Could go with a hyla

 

[filterqueenman]

Demo is 2 hours

My Demo is in 2 hours - will let you know how it goes. Justin, Nice to meet a new friend in the area. We are not in Salt Lake proper, but in Park City. That is about 20 min from downtown...I think only lived here 1.5 weeks. Still get lost going to the store....

Played with the Sebo - fun machine - and will relate more later on that. I can't get over how quiet it is. That is a nice feature!!

Happy Weekend!! Again, thanks for all the advice.

 

[kirbyloverdan]

I own the

newest Rainbow 2012 Onyx . I used it and all my other water vacs on a daily basis and had very little if any dust . Well about two moths ago I stopped and started using my Aerus Guardian Ultra , My Sentria Kirby and my Miele S7 swing all HEPA filter vacs . You should see my house it is so dusty I have to pull my Rainbow out later just to dust before I vacuum . Never again water vacuums only for me I dont have time to dust and have a dusty home .

 

[rainbowjoel]

Rainbow

You can use Aquawet. It says it softens and conditions the water.

http://www.goodvac.com/Rainbow_AquaWet_p/r-sup-aqw-r2484.htm

 

[joshdonnell]

Well dan

I use my kirby and miele no dust .

 

[beerad]

waiting in excitement filterqueenman

wwwwhats the update?

on the Sebo?

Rainbow?

are you ready to make a choice?

 

[mark40511]

Aquawet

I'm still not sure what this stuff is. I know it's a wetting agent, but I wonder if it's the same thing as Jetdry dishwasher rinse aid. I know Jetdry will foam terribly if you put too much in the basin, so I only put a couple of drops.

But another thing I've heard is if you put some mineral oil in the water it will catch more dust? I'm not sure about that.

Then again, I put essential lemon, eucalyptus, or pine (natural essential oil) not from Rainbow, in my basin, so I wonder since it is "oil" if that also helps with non-wettable material- not that I'm vacuuming anything (that I know of) that is non-wettable.......But it can't hurt just in case.

At times I don't use my Rainbow and will use my Epic 6500. And although I love my Epic 6500, I too can tell the difference in the dust level. Both my plasma tv stands are shiny black and it's easy to see the dust accumulating on it even by day two. When I have used my Rainbow from top to bottom, I always can look at the entertainment center and tell whether or not I used the rainbow days later. It's not going to completely eliminate dust, but to me, it's a pretty substantial difference.

I've never used distilled water in my rainbow either, and our water here is hard. I wish I had the new PN since most people seem to think the E1 and E2 series PN's are terrible, but I can say that even still it sucks crap from the carpet pretty good. If it wasn't doing so, I'm sure my Epic 6500's bag would fill quickly, but it takes forever to fill the bag on that.

I'm rambling. Too much coffee

 

[filterqueenman]

My choice is

Rainbow!

Hands down the best of the two for my purposes I should say. Demo was okay, but to be honest I learned more from the members of the club then the sales guy.

Now - The Sebo is a very nice machine but has one very annoying problem. The hose on the tank is fixed and so when moving about in the room I tipped the machine over several times. Also, the wheels are small and for lack of a better description the machine "belly flopped" on deep pile carpet.

The plus are the Sebo did a great job on the hardwoods and also was superb on the low pile carpet. but....I still can see dust.

Purchased from Ken - way better price then the local dealer for the entire package. Also on a members advice is going to throw in the extra water basin and separator. Will arrive in 3 days and also Ken included shipping...nice!!

Will post pics upon arrival. Thanks for everyone for your help it is greatly appreciated.

 

[joshdonnell]

Nice

Choice. I thought about getting a new rainbow

 

[williamr1248]

Rainbow Questions

Doug,
I think you will be very happy with Ken's service. If you have any questions feel free to send me an email. I hope you are satisfied with your machine.
Give us an update after you get your new machine.
Rob