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RE: vacuum cleaner - HBMville - 06-20-2015
I really like my Royal Commercial vacuums. The all-metal construction is great when you have to get them in and out of a van several times a day. I also don't have to worry about other equipment banging against them and breaking the plastic housing that so many of the vacuum manufacturers use.
RE: vacuum cleaner - encapman - 06-21-2015
I used to have a Royal Commercial too. It was a terrific unit. It was dirty (blew a fair bit of dust through the cloth bag) but it sure ran well.
RE: vacuum cleaner - KennyWright - 06-25-2015
Thank to all for the suggestions. I bought a hardly-ever used Kirby G10 for a great price.
RE: vacuum cleaner - encapman - 06-26-2015
The best vac is the one that gets used.
RE: vacuum cleaner - Act One Cleaning - 06-27-2015
Very true. It always surprises me when residential customers say the "big hose" guys didn't vacuum. Like me, my old Kirby is dated, too heavy and built like a tank. But it still outworks the newer plastic sissyvacs and flogs the living snot out of carpets.
Haha, it isn't all about attitude, but ya gotta factor it in, right?
RE: vacuum cleaner - Plum1 - 06-29-2015
Recently found an older model Proteam 140xp at a thrift store. Paid $5 took her home and cleaned all the funk from the nozzle area, appeared to be years of encap and fuzz build up. Must have been a local competitor! Whom I must thank, it works perfectly and even came with extra bags. Upon searching for parts should I need them in the future it appears to be identical to an Electrolux vacuum. Motors, belts, brushroll etc... Are the same. So is Proteam an Electrolux company? Also a customer of mine has a Lux 3000 vacuum, same vacuum, minus on board tools.
RE: vacuum cleaner - encapman - 06-30-2015
Yes, I think they built it on the old Electrolux platform.
RE: vacuum cleaner - Plum1 - 06-30-2015
Thanks Rick, thought that might be the case.
RE: vacuum cleaner - bmas - 06-30-2015
I have been using a Royal for the last couple of weeks and i am very impressed with it