Using the Rainbow

[williamr1248]

I always start with the heavy carpets. Love the LED lights they are using now and the lighted water basin

 

[williamr1248]

sing the Rainbow

Next move to the hardwood floors. This machine comes with the floor brush and it stores on the machine. I prefer it to using the power nozzle.

 

[williamr1248]

Using the Rainbow

Now the hard stuff-cleaning the dried mud and salt from the garage floor. This is where my other high end bagged machines clog and you lose the air flow and suction in about 2 swipes of the wand.
I have been using my old Rainbow SE for this for years and years and it is still clean as ever. I do change the water every 20 minutes.

 

[williamr1248]

Using the Rainbow

Now I move back inside and scrub the floors. Just replace the bottom electric wand with the floor squeegee and when you finish no mess-just suck up the remaining water from the bottle into the Rainbow stainless wands and it cleans the hose and wands like new every time. Nothing to clean up but empty and rinse the water basin.

 

[williamr1248]

Using the Rainbow

Look at the stuff that came off the garage floor.
I just love the fact that there are no bags to buy and my hepa filter has been in almost 2 years and still as white as new. The ONLY thing to remember with the Rainbow is to change the water every 30 minutes. I always start with a clean,sanitary mahine every time and you never have to store filth in a closet week to week.
That's about enough cleaning for one day!

 

[joshdonnell]

Using the Rainbow

Its doesnt borther me at all storing filth at all . Its in a bag so its ok with me

 

[electromatik]

Aaaaaahhhh I'm at war with myself. I want the new Aerus Platinum but every time I see this I want it all over again. I love it's attachments. Your carpets look so clean! My mother has almost that same color. Hers is more like a light sand color, only ever been vacuumed with a Kirby.

 

[kirbyloverdan]

I love mine

I just wish I wasnt so lazy and stuck to using just it . It`s kinda hard owning Kirby and Aerus I tend to use them more .

 

[williamr1248]

Using the Rainbow

Dan,
I know what you are saying. I used a Kirby for many years but it got too cumbersome and was giving me problems with the allergies. I just have found that I have less dust in the house with the Rainbow. The Rainbow is NOT the right vacuum for everyone. I was a hard sell case but Ken Bashford sold me on the new machine. You have to use the Rainbow ALL THE TIME to see and feel the benefits if you have allergies and it sure helped me. I had a Rainbow SE for many years, but I found it too difficult to use and too many parts. It never gave me any problems or repairs over the years. Even some of the most expensive other makes I have used-the second you turn them on-you smell dust and a foul odor.

 

[mark40511]

Hey Rob

Good to hear from you. Rainbow still looks great.......

I LOVE mine. I also love my epic6500.....But I still wouldn't want to be without my Rainbow. It's hard to describe to anyone the different kind of clean the house feels like after using one as opposed to a typical vacuum, even though typical vacuums are doing their job, but I don't think as well. It's a different level.

 

[williamr1248]

Using the Rainbow

Mark,
It HAS been a long time since we have talked. I sure like the looks of Dan's new LUX. I have NOT babied my Rainbow in any way. I do ALWAYS empty the basin and watch the separator and clean when it needs it (like after doing that horrible job in the garage).
I had the SAME experience you did when I checked my hepa filter. I bought a replacement as I am nearing 2 years and my old one is still perfectly clean.
I think the secret is just changing the water after about 30 minutes.
You can wipe the inside of even my old machine and the exhaust is as clean as new after all those years.
The house actually smells better when you finish.
I noticed after I had been using ONLY my Rainbow for at least 6 months the total dust level in the house decreased and I do not have to clean the separator that often after I got a lot of the dust removed that I had been busy redistributing over and over again.

 

[mark40511]

Yes

But you're right. This is definitely not the vacuum for everyone.

 

[motojoejo]

I confess to being lazy and using my Kirby Heritage II with hepa bag installed for the past month. My allergies have been going crazy so I finally brought out my Rainbow SE PN2 and cleaned the entire house. After 15 mins of use my allergies quit. I've been toying with the idea of buying the new Rainbow but the old is still working great so I'll wait, dream and drool over the new one.

 

[chris]

Holy sh** I can't imagine using my rainbow in my garage. I am very particular as to what goes into it. I can't believe you have to change the water every 30 minutes. I vacuum my whole house and never dump the water until I am completely done and the inside of the rainbow and the filter are as clean as the day I bought it of course my water is only slightly cloudy when I'm done

 

[williamr1248]

Using the Rainbow

Chris,
Maybe I need to clarify. I dump the water every 30 minutes when I am using the machine for a real dirty job like the porch or gargae floor. In regular use I would only dump the water when I finish a floor and would be ready to take it upstairs. When you first start using a Rainbow the basin seems to get a lot more dirt and grit but after a few months use the amount of dirt and grit will be less and as you say you can do the whole job before needing to empty the basin.
You should try it for some of the more difficult jobs. It is the only machine I have ever used on the porch that does not clog up and lose the air flow almost immediatley and so much easier than the old hose,bucket and squeegee.
I have done it for years and years with my old Rainbow and it caused no damage to the machine.
The Rainbow's constant air flow really proved itself to me when we put in flagstone walks around the house this last summer. Grit being tracked into the house every day. The Rainbow did not clog and lose air flow when the other bagged and bagless machines would lose air flow in just a few minutes use.

Most the other machines made the carpet "look" nice and brushed but they were not able to get the sand and grit after a small amount of the sand and dirt from the new walks had plugged up the pores in their bags,bins and filters. Some even still had very strong suction but had lost a lot of air flow. This is another extreme example where I changed the water every 30 minutes use.
I hope this helps clarify.

 

[nycwriter]

I might get a Rainbow ...

If I had a maid coming in every day to use it.

Otherwise, the whole Broadway production of filling, changing, filling, changing, rinsing, and cleaning the vacuum every time you use it is just unrealistic for someone who has to work outside the home for a living.

 

[luxlife]

I won't let my housekeeper touch my Rainbow!

I've already replaced 2 cords on my XL21 this year because my maid has torn them up. She's not getting near my Rainbow!

 

[countryguy]

I work outside the home but I still use a Rainbow I fill, vacuum, empty and rinse the basin and I am done.

Gary

 

[nycwriter]

Luxlife ...

"I've already replaced 2 cords on my XL21 this year because my maid has torn them up. She's not getting near my Rainbow!"

Sounds like you should replace the MAID.