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| [Wednesday, January 25, 2006] |
| I'm using the same vacuum cleaners
(Eureka - bagless upright) that I have used in my business for the past year with no problems. Only now, when using them to clean the brand new carpets in the homes ready for settlements, they are constantly getting clogged. This happens mostly at the beginning of the suction inlet just
past the beater bar. It also happens in the area where the hose inlet dumps into the top of the bagless container. I know that it has to do with the carpets being brand knew and I'm sucking up all the excess loose nap (fibers). I was looking at other vacuums and from all the reviews I have read it appears they won't do any better. My question....is there any
regular vacuum out there that will solve my issue, or do I have to go to and industrial upright vac to the job for a lot of money $$$? And will it solve my problem?
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| Carpet/Furniture Care - Aundria Hicks |
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Answer#1:
May I suggest you use a backpack vacuum as opposed to the upright machine you have described? Backpacks use a different technology for collecting loose fibers. There are several commercial models that should address your specific concern.
Perry S. Shimanoff
MC˛
Answer #2:
If you go to a backpack, specify that it use an 1 ˝ inch hose and tools. This will give you more room for the lint shear from the new carpets to move to the bag.
Also, you may wish to do a bit of streamlining on the air passages in your present machines. Take a fine file and smooth all the accessible edges around the air intake (behind the beater) and the air outlet into the bagless assembly. Remove the bagless assembly from the base near the fan outlet and make certain there are no clogs there that are restricting the airflow. Smooth all surfaces there also to prevent lint from catching on rough or poorly machined parts. If your machine has a bellows, look to see if it has become distorted by use and is now restrictive.
Remember that all vacuums are dependent upon air flow to work well. If you are running the machines with the nozzles set too close to the carpet the airflow is restricted and your clogging risk increases. You should also slow down your speed of movement across the carpet to allow the debris to enter the airstream in small pieces rather than big piles. Check for reversed beater drive belts that cause the beater to act as a push broom and interfere with the designed airflow.
If you anticipate doing a lot of these jobs, a wide area vac with a large air intake would be a good investment as a time saver.
Lynn E. Krafft, ICAN Associate Editor for ATEX
lekrafft@juno.com
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