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Monday, September 20, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
bags or bagless
Bagless or bagged
The great debate
Back in the early nineties when James Dyson released his Bagless vacuum in the UK it turned the world of vacuum cleaners on its head.
Up until then you either bought a vacuum with a cloth bag or a paper bag, the choice was really that simple.
Now you can buy Bagless vacuums of all varieties
Infact on the South African market you will be hard pressed to find a vacuum cleaner witch still uses paper bags. In most department stores their aren’t any, its only in your more selected departments stores that you will find Mielè , bosh , Siemens ,Nilfisk and One AEG model. All of these machines are priced well over R2000.00 missing the R700.00 average that a South African will spend on a vacuum.
You will hear allot of USA based vacuum cleaner stores saying that Bagless vacuums are bad and useless especially the dyson.
Most of these stores have been selling brands like Mielè for years wit the more lesser brands along with brands like riccar and simplicity and they had no real competition until dyson came along and stole all there sales.
Mielè hates the dyson brand so much that in most cases you as a dealer will lose your Mielè dealer agency if you start to sell the dyson products as well.
But there is a reason they hate the dyson so much and hear is why
With every other brand of Bagless vacuum you have to physically clean the filter, up to once a week every time it gets clogged. This is a messy and dirty job and if you don’t do it your filter will clog and your motor will burn out.
The Dyson is different, due to its highly efficient cyclonic system that is heavily patented the majority of the dust and dirt is flung out of the air inside the cyclone chamber leaving just fumes like cigarette smoke and very fine dust to get to the filter.
The result is that you need only clean the filter once every six months or so.
It is a easy job to do as well just simply squeezing a sponge under some water and letting it dry.
There cyclone actually works making bags obsolete and there for cuts your running cost.
I had a customer bring in a 14 year old dyson which “wasn’t performing like it used to”
When I asked if they had cleaned the filter they exclaimed, “It’s got a filter?”
14 years and they had never cleaned the filter and it probably would have gone on even longer if the builder who was renovating there home had not used it to suck up mounds of spilt cement powder.
Here is the just of it
If you suffer from severe allergies you can either get a Mielè with a bag or a Bagless dyson but steer clear of the other Bagless machines.
They will be to much for you to handle.
Many people don’t realize that most Bagless { except a dyson }machines need much more maintenance and cleaning that the older paper bagged machines
The great debate
Back in the early nineties when James Dyson released his Bagless vacuum in the UK it turned the world of vacuum cleaners on its head.
Up until then you either bought a vacuum with a cloth bag or a paper bag, the choice was really that simple.
Now you can buy Bagless vacuums of all varieties
Infact on the South African market you will be hard pressed to find a vacuum cleaner witch still uses paper bags. In most department stores their aren’t any, its only in your more selected departments stores that you will find Mielè , bosh , Siemens ,Nilfisk and One AEG model. All of these machines are priced well over R2000.00 missing the R700.00 average that a South African will spend on a vacuum.
You will hear allot of USA based vacuum cleaner stores saying that Bagless vacuums are bad and useless especially the dyson.
Most of these stores have been selling brands like Mielè for years wit the more lesser brands along with brands like riccar and simplicity and they had no real competition until dyson came along and stole all there sales.
Mielè hates the dyson brand so much that in most cases you as a dealer will lose your Mielè dealer agency if you start to sell the dyson products as well.
But there is a reason they hate the dyson so much and hear is why
With every other brand of Bagless vacuum you have to physically clean the filter, up to once a week every time it gets clogged. This is a messy and dirty job and if you don’t do it your filter will clog and your motor will burn out.
The Dyson is different, due to its highly efficient cyclonic system that is heavily patented the majority of the dust and dirt is flung out of the air inside the cyclone chamber leaving just fumes like cigarette smoke and very fine dust to get to the filter.
The result is that you need only clean the filter once every six months or so.
It is a easy job to do as well just simply squeezing a sponge under some water and letting it dry.
There cyclone actually works making bags obsolete and there for cuts your running cost.
I had a customer bring in a 14 year old dyson which “wasn’t performing like it used to”
When I asked if they had cleaned the filter they exclaimed, “It’s got a filter?”
14 years and they had never cleaned the filter and it probably would have gone on even longer if the builder who was renovating there home had not used it to suck up mounds of spilt cement powder.
Here is the just of it
If you suffer from severe allergies you can either get a Mielè with a bag or a Bagless dyson but steer clear of the other Bagless machines.
They will be to much for you to handle.
Many people don’t realize that most Bagless { except a dyson }machines need much more maintenance and cleaning that the older paper bagged machines
Water filtration vacs
Water Filtration vacs
To rainbow or not to rainbow
I decided to write this due to the high number of people who ask about it and the equally high number of rainbows I see advertised or that we trade in on surprisingly ordinary vacuum cleaners.
The theory
The idea behind water filtration is that the dust gets sucked up from your carpets into a tank filled with water (do not confuse this with wet vacuuming were you actually wet the carpet) the water then traps the dust and just clean air is released
The reality
You are sucking dirt mixed with air up a pipe into a tank with water in it.
Air bubbles are produces witch trap some of the dirt and release it back into the air
On machines like the rainbow se this is only a very small amount on other rip-offs it is much worse.
Rainbow fixed that problem on the E series vacuums buy fitting a Hepa filter at the exhaust now it works properly ………………………
Just as well as any other exhaust Hepa filtered high end vacuum IE Mielè ( up to R 6000.00, a dyson Up to R 5000.00 a AEG ultra one ( up to R 3000.00)
And you just paid R 20,000 for your rainbow
My problem is not the machine itself, It is well built and with servicing should last you about 10 years or more
It the sails men
They con people into buying there product because they or there children have allergy’s.
They dupe them with gimmicks and shows of how powerful the machine is compared to your average household vacuum cleaner.
That’s my problem
Why not compare it to something that is of the same quality, this is were the consumer is taken in by the sales person who convinces them that nothing else will compare.
Rain bows are good but they are no better than machines that cost a quarter of there price.
Some of those machines will put the rainbow to shame on suction power alone yet alone ease of use.
Just remember every time you want to vacuum you will have to fill the container with water, use the machine and them empty the container and wash it out and dry it so it doesn’t stink.
Just a point
To rainbow or not to rainbow
I decided to write this due to the high number of people who ask about it and the equally high number of rainbows I see advertised or that we trade in on surprisingly ordinary vacuum cleaners.
The theory
The idea behind water filtration is that the dust gets sucked up from your carpets into a tank filled with water (do not confuse this with wet vacuuming were you actually wet the carpet) the water then traps the dust and just clean air is released
The reality
You are sucking dirt mixed with air up a pipe into a tank with water in it.
Air bubbles are produces witch trap some of the dirt and release it back into the air
On machines like the rainbow se this is only a very small amount on other rip-offs it is much worse.
Rainbow fixed that problem on the E series vacuums buy fitting a Hepa filter at the exhaust now it works properly ………………………
Just as well as any other exhaust Hepa filtered high end vacuum IE Mielè ( up to R 6000.00, a dyson Up to R 5000.00 a AEG ultra one ( up to R 3000.00)
And you just paid R 20,000 for your rainbow
My problem is not the machine itself, It is well built and with servicing should last you about 10 years or more
It the sails men
They con people into buying there product because they or there children have allergy’s.
They dupe them with gimmicks and shows of how powerful the machine is compared to your average household vacuum cleaner.
That’s my problem
Why not compare it to something that is of the same quality, this is were the consumer is taken in by the sales person who convinces them that nothing else will compare.
Rain bows are good but they are no better than machines that cost a quarter of there price.
Some of those machines will put the rainbow to shame on suction power alone yet alone ease of use.
Just remember every time you want to vacuum you will have to fill the container with water, use the machine and them empty the container and wash it out and dry it so it doesn’t stink.
Just a point
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Dyson vacuum cleaners
Its funny how your perception can change when you have finally gotten a chance to use something .
when I first heard of Dyson vacuum cleaners I thought it was a bit of a gimmick { like rainbow vacuums} They took a while to filter through to Cape Town South Africa but the first glimpse I got of them were the ones brought back by people who had spent some time working in the UK.
there was no one here to fix them and I got the call.
Up to then and even now the vacuum market here has been dominated by Electrolux.
they still out sell every other brand by at least a 10 -1 ratio.
Dyson has now been available for a number of years , about 4 actually
The first Dyson I got my hands on was a dc 04 I was impressed but not overwhelmed.
then I got a dc05 and then a dc07 now this is were things changed.
What a fantastic machine it worked so well i started to use it in my house and its ability to clean up fine concrete dust after a build without clogging was amazing.
as time went but I started to toy with the idea of selling these machines.
i have a vacuum shop and have had a Electrolux and AEG sales and service agent's for a while , trouble is is that here in SA they don't bring in ver many premium models as this is not there market , so I approached Dyson SA and they were very willing to help me . I was given test samples to try out and was even given some older machines that customers had brought them to display in my shop like I do with the electrolux machines.I have been blown away by these machines
I have done allot of research on them including utube . I find it amazing that the only people to knock these machines are vacuum shop owners who are tied down to other brands , Miele and Morse come to mind . They can't sell them as they have deals with these company's and so are missing out on the huge sales success.
i watched one guy compare a dc07 to a Morse vacuum , which he is obviously a agent for.
The Morse might be a very good vacuum cleaner but this guy defeats this buy bad mouthing the Dyson with out knowing much about it. He and others claim the filters are expensive and must be replaced every six months
go read the info on the machine and you will see they are life time filters and need to be washed every six months. They are expensive when compared to a hoover filter but when compared to machines in there price bracket they are reasonable . You only will need to replace them if YOU damage them.
The machines are made of Plastic but its a good quality plastic and it last.
They also come with a five year warranty that covers every thing except abuse.
these machines do have there faults but so does every thing else out there and after seeing how Dyson test there vacuums I'm sure that my one will last a long time.
go and try one I haven't met any one who hates them except there competition
when I first heard of Dyson vacuum cleaners I thought it was a bit of a gimmick { like rainbow vacuums} They took a while to filter through to Cape Town South Africa but the first glimpse I got of them were the ones brought back by people who had spent some time working in the UK.
there was no one here to fix them and I got the call.
Up to then and even now the vacuum market here has been dominated by Electrolux.
they still out sell every other brand by at least a 10 -1 ratio.
Dyson has now been available for a number of years , about 4 actually
The first Dyson I got my hands on was a dc 04 I was impressed but not overwhelmed.
then I got a dc05 and then a dc07 now this is were things changed.
What a fantastic machine it worked so well i started to use it in my house and its ability to clean up fine concrete dust after a build without clogging was amazing.
as time went but I started to toy with the idea of selling these machines.
i have a vacuum shop and have had a Electrolux and AEG sales and service agent's for a while , trouble is is that here in SA they don't bring in ver many premium models as this is not there market , so I approached Dyson SA and they were very willing to help me . I was given test samples to try out and was even given some older machines that customers had brought them to display in my shop like I do with the electrolux machines.I have been blown away by these machines
I have done allot of research on them including utube . I find it amazing that the only people to knock these machines are vacuum shop owners who are tied down to other brands , Miele and Morse come to mind . They can't sell them as they have deals with these company's and so are missing out on the huge sales success.
i watched one guy compare a dc07 to a Morse vacuum , which he is obviously a agent for.
The Morse might be a very good vacuum cleaner but this guy defeats this buy bad mouthing the Dyson with out knowing much about it. He and others claim the filters are expensive and must be replaced every six months
go read the info on the machine and you will see they are life time filters and need to be washed every six months. They are expensive when compared to a hoover filter but when compared to machines in there price bracket they are reasonable . You only will need to replace them if YOU damage them.
The machines are made of Plastic but its a good quality plastic and it last.
They also come with a five year warranty that covers every thing except abuse.
these machines do have there faults but so does every thing else out there and after seeing how Dyson test there vacuums I'm sure that my one will last a long time.
go and try one I haven't met any one who hates them except there competition
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Dyson Dc18
I finally got hold of one of these machines through a friend at Dyson South Africa.
What a fantastic vacuum cleaner. unfortunately this model is no longer sold here but I love it .
It has the best carpet revitalising action of any Dyson I have tried and it looks so cool. like something out of those future industrial movies .
I am busy using it in my house as the dc25 is been used in my shop .I really enjoy using this machine. its light easy to move , thanks to a mini ball
It works nicely on hard floors even with the brush roll switched on , { you can switch it off}
My only criticism is that the cord is on the short side and the dusting brush it two small
I think this is a fantastic vacuum cleaner . Its like having a easy to move light weight bagless Kirby.
I am very impressed with this vacuum cleaner
DC25 update
Will its been a while now with this Dyson and I must say I like it allot.
I have been using it in my shop as well and when guys come in with their wives they are immediately fascinated by it and can't put it down. For some reason the wives love this {wonder why} .
Due to this vacuum I have actually decided to sell these machines and have been trying out different models to see which of them would suit my market best .
what was really great was that I was having building done and there was allot of concrete dust in our house , I have a nilfist attix 5 industrial vacuum and this clogged up with just a few passes , { the concrete dust was 1.5cm thick in places.
I tried out the Dyson with its brush switched off and it cleaned perfectly with a very small amount of dust actually getting to the filter. I did have to empty the container a few times as it filled up but that was it no cleaning filters every five minutes , no loss of suction
I have been using it in my shop as well and when guys come in with their wives they are immediately fascinated by it and can't put it down. For some reason the wives love this {wonder why} .
Due to this vacuum I have actually decided to sell these machines and have been trying out different models to see which of them would suit my market best .
what was really great was that I was having building done and there was allot of concrete dust in our house , I have a nilfist attix 5 industrial vacuum and this clogged up with just a few passes , { the concrete dust was 1.5cm thick in places.
I tried out the Dyson with its brush switched off and it cleaned perfectly with a very small amount of dust actually getting to the filter. I did have to empty the container a few times as it filled up but that was it no cleaning filters every five minutes , no loss of suction
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Dyson dc25
I was quiet excited to get hold of one of these initially , they looked really cool from an engineering standpoint
Its base is much larger in length and feels very loose when you vacuum At first it seems kind of heavy but you soon get use to the movement. I still like the other style head more but this one is growing on me.
It lifts the pile better than the dc 07 style unit
The hose takes allot of getting use to especially if you have never had a Dyson before
The filter has changed two, Dyson s have always had one of the easiest filters to clean , just remove , squeeze under water a few times , nearly pass out when you see the dirt that is coming out and let it dry , simple and they dry fast .
This new one however is different , its got a tough outer shell that makes it impossible to squeeze out effectively and so you have to soak it and give it a good rinse with clean water, as you can't sqeaze this filter out easily it takes longer to dry
Over all Its an interesting alternative vacuum I'm busy using the machine each day so I.ll post m ore on it soon
Dyson dc 07
I have had this machine for quiet a while now and am still impressed with it.
It has strong suction and filters can go a long while before needing cleaning a very long while
One of the great things about this style of dyson upright { dc 04 ,07,14,17,27}is that despite the fact that you can turn off the machines brush to go onto hard floors you don't have to. Unlike most other upright vacuums it doesn't spit the dirt out the back
on the down side the pipe is not as easy to use as some competitors especially when you just want to quickly clean around a obstacle when doing a fast vacuum and it doesn't lift the pile of the carpet as well as some other machines , some costing half its price.
Its a great vacuum and I would recommend it well
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Electrolux Powerglide
I had a chance to test one of these machines long before it was launched . I must say it immediately impressed me. It looks really good in white with the orange accents.
It is a massive improvement over the vitesse machine.
Its filter is protected by a plastic shroud and on tests that I did didn't clog very easily.
It is well waited not to light but not to heavy either. the handle is great and feels very comfortable in your hand.
I put this machine into use in my carpet cleaning company for a couple of weeks, it fared very well after cleaning many houses most of which were dirty rent houses were people never seem to vacuum. I only emptied the dust container but never touched the filter after the end of its test period I opened the filter housing to note a filter that was covered in dust , how ever the vacuum was still pulling the same suction as before when I tested it.
The test really showed the machines true colours and I must say that they were 99.99% great .
That 1% is the only problem I could find on the whole machine , Its colour it looks great when new but shows diet very quickly especially on the handle .
When I did these tests I ran a range of competitors upright vacuums at the same time They all clogged up within a day and two even burnt out.
The only machine that kept up with the powerglide was the Dyson dc14 but that cost 3 times as much
I give the powerglide a big thumbs up , I bought a few for my cleaning company
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