For commercial vacuums, do a commercial test. Much of what you do does not really apply to a commercial application. Should have used paper clips and pennies for larger item pickups. Also, think about repairs and maintenance. The classic Sanitaire is easily repaired and parts are cheap. You can replace the roller brushes, or just the bearings, etc. This is one big reason why you'll still see a ton of these vacuums in buildings. The large debris kickback is not a huge issue for commercial cleaners. Most of us don't use uprights for hard floors, we use backpack vacuums or dust mops or autoscrubbers. You're using the same tests for commercial as you do for residential cleaning and they are not the same. Not many of us use a hose with tools, it is not efficient in the least.
Problem with "commercial tests" is it depends on the commercial application. Sure paper clips & pennies would be good for offices, schools, or a bank maybe. But what about a hotel, where there's a lot of grime, loose garbage, and bits of paper?
@@L44tsmasher735 same as a school. Most schools operate Sanitaire because of these objects, and can take a beating. They are great on carpet, especially residential carpet. Commercially, you want that big fan to quickly pick objects off the carpet, and if you add a magnet strip on the leading edge, it's only enemy becomes rocks, coins or similar non-magnetic objects
We use the Oreck for our daily commercial cleaning needs and it's done wonders. It's been so great because we have to continuously move from home to home, load and unload our truck, and carry it around the homes. The lightweight has been really good on our back and shoulders. I highly recommend it. Hoover hush tone looks great but too heavy to lug around. I have the red Sanitaire one as well, it's great but heavy. The Proteam vacuum died after a few years while the rest are still going strong.
I have an Oreck XL. Though they might not be the best, they last forever. Mine is 29 years old, never been serviced, original belt and brush roller, still used 4-5 times a week, still works as good as it did 3 decades ago. Its nice that the new ones have a squeegee, mine from 1994 does not and is terrible on hardwood or tile.
I have a Santanaire SC-887 which I found discarded this model had the dirt trap/half bag. It was in pretty good condition, motor communicator was clean, carbon brushes had little wear. I did have to add a new line cord, replace the fan and obtain an adapter to use a HD commercial cloth bag I had. Same time I replaced the handle with a spare one I had. Going a bit further I added a headlight, got a headlight brezel from the business neighbor vacuum store. Still working great to this day.
i just want to say thank you for making this easy. I've used a sanitaire commercial and found it to be very maintenance heavy. I am looking forward to trying the hoover.
I really appreciate the data you guys are collecting and comparing on these machines. It is really interesting and helpful, as I am looking to find a suitable replacement for the 'fleet' of 5 vacuums I've 'inherited' as a facilities director. I have been disappointed by the design, quality, but mostly the RELIABILITY of the PROTEAM XP1500. After the first 3 months of repairing various, repeated issues with each unit, I bought a new one and kept what parts were still worth keeping from the retired one. The beater brush motor failed on the new XP1500 in less than 9 months @ daily use of 1-2 hours on low-pile commercial carpet and entrance mats, and the 'wheels' were leaving black marks down the VCT corridors (not vacuuming, just traveling) by a year and a half. I've found that they are extremely top-heavy and prone to falling over (breaking the handle parts and power switch assy's). The suction path will clog All - The - Time over something as small as a 1/4 piece of a Post-It note. AND the plastic 'wheels' that have no bushings or bearings will wear out regularly and may require replacing the entire lower housing of the vacuum (and wheels) to fix the problem for another year or so. TOO MUCH PLASTIC for commercial use. I expect more reliability for $400 a piece. And I will probably end up spending more on Windsors in the future, since I experienced WAY fewer problems with them (and more hours/day) at a facility where I was previously employed. I would be interested in some long-term testing/cost comparison of these models.
Super weird how different they are compared to the vacuums used all over the world. Like we use attachments to begin with, the hose and a head like these.. and the base unit is separate. Weird how they kept the retro design. I mean I understand in the case of wireless vacuum cleaners (everything is in one place), but these wired ones, I don't know. Why? Americans, tell us!
@@CitarNosis317 Most consumer grade vacuums have attachments and are similar to what you'd be familiar with. These commercial vacuums are meant to be more robust and as a result have less parts to break or lose.
Everytime I look at a sanitare vacuum it brings me back to my childhood of watching my grandmother vacuum with her old 1950s style vacuum she had for YEARs 😂😂, only because they don't make vacuums that style anymore only for commercial use can you get that vintage vacuum look.. I will say the vacuums now a days are more practical for us home users because they are stronger with the suction plus come with 150,000 different attachments which is so useful for spring cleaning and deep dusting all over your home.. How ever at the same time the new vacuums aren't as durable as the sanitare style vacuums of the past and present they made those things to last so for commercial use I can see it being perfect but for home use its probably not going to be as useful do to the lack of attachments which is essential to a good cleaning. 😉
Vacuum Wars see if you can buy a Dyson DC01 off eBay. You may need to also get a power transformer as they were only sold in Europe and therefore only a 240 V version was made.
An old Kirby and an Electrolux from the 1969-1991 Super J generation would be great. They set the standards for performance and build quality in their time.
Good commercial vacuums have a separate motor for the vacuum and the brush roll, which is one reason why they are heavy, but they are also one pass vacuums, meaning you use them like mowing the lawn, run in a straight line, not moving it back and forth like a home vacuum. This is one reason training is important to educate the cleaning staff on how to properly use them, when someone complains they are too heavy they are almost always using them wrong. Also surprised you didn't include Advance, back when I was in the business the Advance was always a good selling commercial vacuum, Advance only makes commercial equipment, no home products.
Nice video. I worked in janitorial for a few companies through high school and college. Sanitaire was king at all places i worked. They lasted, were easy to get back in service if you had a problem, and left a beautiful groom job. All of the weight was low so you never really felt it and you typically took a shop vac in to do hard floors and edging so debris wasn't an issue, staples were the main thing you rant to into. I always wondered about that bag though, they would blow dust like the video right after they were emptied.
I agree about the perceived weight in the hand, they really do feel like they’re floating. But, airflow specs aside I’ve never found them to work worth a crap In actually cleaning and picking debris from the carpet in a low pile carpet environment. I’ll chase little pebbles (tracked in from shoes), thread/string, crumbs, you name it. It’ll usually be thrown behind, or just moved around by the brush but never picked up. I’ve done my fair share of tinkering with them trying to get any sort of cleaning performance out of them but it just isn’t worth it when you can get much better machines that will last far longer with less maintenance needs and downtime.
yes the sanitare is 20lbs but its all in the BASE! meaning if your just pushing it on single level carpet the things handle weight of next to nothing is FANTASTIC
I have 2 hushtones. I initially liked them, but parts break all the time. Handle, Hose, Bottom Plate, Cord, Hose Clip. Replacement parts are expensive and difficult to get.
Definitely the Windsor for me as I’ve used them a lot, albeit a Windsor, Sebo, Ensign and others that are Sebos in disguise 🤣. Hoover Hushtone second as its so much like an Electrolux Professional and they are awesome. Lastly a Sanitaire Tradition because I love its look 🥰. Absolutely not a scientific reply from me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I know this is a 5yr old video, but I work in a school, and Ive used that Proteam for a long time and I love it. Ive also used the Sanitaire tradition and I hate it, so much so that I would love to feed it into one of those metal shredding crushing machines! That one and the Oreck XL. The Proteam is such an easy and lightweight vacuum to use, and with the hose attachment how its designed is just quick to deploy when you're speed cleaning. Edit to add, the bags that it uses are simple and clean, no mess no fuss. Why the heck would I want to deal with the bag on the Sanitair tradition dumping it out and get dust all in the air. They can take that tradition and dump that whole heavy vacuum in the trash.
The thing they ALL HAVE IN COMMON? IS THEY COLLECT DIRT! DIRT DIRT DIRTY! HAHAHAHA! xD THE ONLY THING THAT THING "HITS" IS THE CORNERS THEY BUMP AROUND! I mean bob.
Sanitaire traditional is the only way to go for a real commercial carpet vacuum. The price and ease of repair blow the other options away. Just tilt the nose up to pick up larger objects ya knob. For pulling drywall dust and carpet pieces out of new carpet it's the best by far. The ease and range of adjustments for carpet hight is also way better. The original sanitaire I bought 5 years ago is still going strong. 2 others on this list took shit with heavy use and are not easy to fix. I only run sanitaire now.
the carpet cleaning company i work for uses the proteam vac and also the clark (which was not tested here) for both residential and commercial cleaning. I personally prefer the Clark because of the tools and ease of use- the Proteam has the vac nozzle on the left side of the machine, and I am right-handed, so it is more awkward for me than the Clark. It also requires along lift to remove, compared to the Clark. I feel like King Arthur pulling Excalibur from the stone when I need to use the nozzle. The Clark is also easier to clear a blocked line. The big downside to the Clark is that the brush stalls too easily on a carpet with heavy pile (which is not a concern for commercial carpets).
At the beginning of the vacuum industry uprights were all very simple direct fan machines that were designed to clean rugs. Attaching attachments was an endeavor and because of their fan design they didn’t perform well with attachments. Canister vacuums were suction only machines with straight suction tools. They excelled at hard floor cleaning but couldn’t beat a rug clean. In 1961 the powernozzle canister appeared on the market. (Electrolux) It improved a canister’s ability to clean rugs but to this day doesn’t equal a direct fan upright’s ability to deep clean a rug down under the rug’s surface. Around the same time Hoover designed the Hoover Dial-a-Matic which was the world’s first clean air upright. Basically a powernozzle canister on a stick they perform averagely on rugs and carpets and well with tools. The Dial-a-Matic didn’t excel as a deep cleaning upright nor did it have the strong suction of a canister. It was also priced like more premium machines that performed very well so the type of vacuum didn’t become popular until decades later when three manufacturers ( Sebo, Electrolux and Regina) joined together to redesign the basic structure of the clean air upright. It wasn’t until the mid 1990s that clean air uprights became popular. The majority of the uprights in this test are clean air upright machines based on the basic design of the Dial-a-Matic and the Prolux is based on the design that sprang from the Sebo, Electrolux partnership. As you can see their ability to deep clean is lower than the cleaning ability of the direct air Sanitaire upright. It’s not an accident that the Sanitaire is designed as it is. It’s designed for a specific use. Consider that it’s a commercial machine. In an office building’s lobby during winter, a carpet can be covered and ground in with sand brought in from outside. In that kind of setting nothing comes close to the thoroughness of cleaning or the speed at which cleaning a section of building than a direct air upright.
You always see the Santiaire being used in retail settings. They would never waste time vacuuming hardfloor as they have special large cleaning/polishing/waxing machines that do that daily. They specifically need it for the carpet areas and it performs perfect there. Vacuuming hardfloor is basically unnecessary anyway. Broom and dust pan and mopping is all it needs.
Like Bruce said they were designed for doing one thing and doing it incredibly well, carpet vacuuming and as you saw in the full length review of the sanitaire it picked up deep embedded dirt and sand after all the others left stuff behind. Just incredible agitation and airflow. A lot of pro carpet cleaners use them for that reason so they get all the deep down dry stuff out of the way before using hot water and chemicals for cleaning.
The hotel I work at has had the hush tones for 2 years since it replaced the old Bissell big greens we used to have. Major improvement. The old big greens always had the brushes all clogged up and it was hard to maneuver it.
@@CITYBORNDESERTBRED My local Hoover dealer will not stock them because they are not good machines. If you want a good commercial vac, it's ProTeam, Sebo/Windsor/Karcher or bust. He also complained they couldn't even get vacuum bags for them for 9 months when they first came out.
I sell most of these and the Karcher sensor xp has gone down hill since they got rid of the Windsor division. Sanitaire for the price, quality of the vac motor, and the cost to maintain/repair is my current favorite. I do like the proteam cannister vacs and minute man makes a decent product as well
People love their Orecks, trust me. Oreck is now owned by TTI, which has caused the quality to drop. Keep an eye out for another vac designed by the Oreck family 😜.
Nice competition! The sanitaire tradition can actually get lager stuff off the floor if it snow plows it just lower the Handel half way down and the head should start to come up then after you lift the head up just move the brush roll opening over the pile and then just put the Handel back up and you should be good to go with out get stuff kicked around.
The ProForce vac is the one I use at work (elementary custodian) and it really does well. Until it gets clogged.. which happens rather quickly and easily.
These tests are not all that appropriate for commercial settings. Lots of commercial accounts (or at least the big ones i.e. Aramark) don’t care much about price, and they normally wouldn’t be picking up very large debris. The main thing they care about is durability - instead of lifting it up the stairs, maybe you should’ve pushed it down them 😂. All that being said, it was a good review for homeowners and I love your channel.
I been using a sanitaire model s661 i been going through a belt every other because of small pebbles tracked into the carpet from outdoors and small peices of rock salt in the winter. Is there anything with a enclosed belt system for commercial use?
If you ever do this test again, could you do a test of embedded fine grit like ground sand or asphalt dust, or does the dust emmissions test take care of this?
I am interested to see how any of these vacuum stack being used in a climbing gym. I can speak for many of the gyms and we go through vacuums almost 1 every 6 months (no joke). We are rurrently rotating 3 units of a Sebo upright but it is slowly comining to its terms.
In an instant, yes. Without the slightest hesitation. Why? - Shark vacuums, first of all, are not meant to be repaired. The company doesn't offer replacement parts and generally is doing things I consider to be a no-no. - Dyson vacuums have great SUCTION. What they don't tell you, however, is that SUCTION does nothing to deep clean a carpet compared to AIRFLOW. Also, the Hoover looks cooler. :^)
Regarding the ORECK Xl Commercial Models, They don't ship with the "Bag Dock" adapter, which better secures the bags to the orifice. You can order one online for about $15 and retrofit it to the ORECK XL Commercial. THEN add the ORECK Hepa filter bag (purple in color. Part # AK1CC6H for 6 bags) Those two things increase the ORECK XL2100RHS from $150 to about $185. with those two mods i bet the ORECK would move up a couple positions in the final ranking. It's not the best vacuum, but it's probably the best for Commercial use it you ran a cleaning service. Your need a hand-held or shoulder strap canister to compliment it for crevices, ceiling fans, curtains and blinds, etc. But the weight savings, carrying it around ALL DAY EVERY DAY, make it a clear winner to me. Wear headphones while working, lol
Upright vacuums are being replaced now with easier to manage backpack units. They're a little more ergonomic and have enough power at the wand end not to require a power brush. In large areas with pew seating (temples, churches, etc.) people also purchase a cart vacuum with a long hose (a glorified central vac on a custodian's cart).
I think it is worth noting that for businesses the price often matters very little since a vacuum that is only a few percents faster at getting the job done will recoup the investment in no time. I think it would make sense to split off the price from the score for vacuums made for commercial use. If you want to go into more detail on price, perhaps try to figure out a way to calculate the price in relation to performance, preferably for each category. If you only need to clean hard floors, for example, the ability to clean carpets is pointless and gives no value in return for the extra investment.
I have a fitness center/gym and I have 2000 ft.² of artificial turf it’s almost like plastic. there is a very tight woven short turf and then there’s long-haired turf as well I was looking at the Clark carpet master 215 I was wondering if you thought the extra $200 is worth it for the clarke over the Hoover Hushtone… The machine im buying cannot be a light commercial unit it Has to last me.. So the question is do you have experience with the Clark carpet master 215 and if you do worth spending more than $200 over the price tag over the Hoover or do I just stick with the Hoover
The Eon is a Stolen design of the Windsor (Sebo) much like the Hoover Insight. If you're going to buy a Chinese made Eon you may as well buy a German made Windsor (Or Sebo) for the same price.
What do you recommend for my home move out cleaning business? Sometimes we accidently vaccum bolts and nuts left behind, I know the sanitaire has a magnet you can attach to the front, any review on how the vaccums do when they vaccum stuff ithey shouldn't be? Also a review or opinion on which ones takes longer abuse over time ? Thank you
Hope u will reply to this🥺🥺 Since u are reviewing a lot of vacuums can I know from ur experience which vacuum is the best for filtering tricky dust like asbestos and not blow them back to the air🥺🥺 I’m going to have a asbestos removal at my house soon and after that I need a vacuum that I can use after they remove those🥺🥺 so I want to know a vacuum which has the best filter in it which will not blow back those particles into the air🥺🥺
You won't be allowed back into those areas until they pass an air sample test to verify that there is no abestos. And no vacuum will filter that crap out of the air other wise you wouldn't need abestos removal, people would just vacuum it up....
being pedantic, but would also say an extremely important definer of commercial vacuums is they tend to be very bare bones straightforward. You will rarely see them sporting any of the new tricks consumer vacuums often use, and they are designed to have larger, albeit more difficult to replace bags. They weigh a lot more, and in general are far less apologetic for being user unfriendly beyond ease of repair. They are designed to be tough and last, and easy to fix when they do need a new belt. They don't fuss over being feather weight, easy to store and taking a second to empty.
What is your initial thoughts on the Makita 18V X2 (36V) LXT Brushless Cordless Upright Vacuum? Great video, very scientific, and objective. Thanks John
3:00 Who would use a vacuum cleaner on hard floors? I'VE NEVER DONE THAT. I've worked in restaurants, gyms, churches, and schools, and never used a vacuum on a hard floor.
In most commercial environments, you wouldn't in general since there are other machines that would tackle the job. A long time ago, you wouldn't use a traditional upright vacuum cleaner on a hard floor in a commercial or residential setting . They were mainly designed for carpets and rugs. As time has progressed, a good portion of uprights are now designed to clean hard flooring to save time from using a broom. I vacuum my floors and rugs with mine, but they are designed to handle it. I have a vintage Kirby from 1959, a Kirby Diamond Edition from 2005 and a Royal all-metal upright. The Kirbys are designed to clean floors, but not the Royal. It can get light dust and hair, but it tends to scatter other debris like dry pet food. The Kirbys can be converted to a canister or you can shut the brush roll off by rotating the belt lifter to the 'off' position on the nozzle.
I actually have one of the original Workhorses, back when it was called the Amway CMS1000. It worked GREAT for about 15 years, but is starting to show its age, certain plastics are deteriorating, and it doesn't seem to have the suction it used to, it was stronger than the original Hoover windtunnel, now it's only half that at the hose. I might try taking it apart sometime soon and see if there are any other filters besides the one in the rear cassette drawer and give the motor a freshen up with a resurfaced commutator and new brushes
May you do a video on the Miele Scout RX2 Home Vision Robot Vacuum. I bought it a while back and def like it but want to see how it stands in comparison. If you could also do some of the regular vacuums since I’m thinking of buying one. thanks!
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The sanitaire is my favorite traditional style of vacuums of all time. So nostalgic lol
For commercial vacuums, do a commercial test. Much of what you do does not really apply to a commercial application. Should have used paper clips and pennies for larger item pickups. Also, think about repairs and maintenance. The classic Sanitaire is easily repaired and parts are cheap. You can replace the roller brushes, or just the bearings, etc. This is one big reason why you'll still see a ton of these vacuums in buildings. The large debris kickback is not a huge issue for commercial cleaners. Most of us don't use uprights for hard floors, we use backpack vacuums or dust mops or autoscrubbers. You're using the same tests for commercial as you do for residential cleaning and they are not the same. Not many of us use a hose with tools, it is not efficient in the least.
Problem with "commercial tests" is it depends on the commercial application. Sure paper clips & pennies would be good for offices, schools, or a bank maybe. But what about a hotel, where there's a lot of grime, loose garbage, and bits of paper?
@@L44tsmasher735 same as a school. Most schools operate Sanitaire because of these objects, and can take a beating. They are great on carpet, especially residential carpet. Commercially, you want that big fan to quickly pick objects off the carpet, and if you add a magnet strip on the leading edge, it's only enemy becomes rocks, coins or similar non-magnetic objects
Yup. Which is why I love my Sanitaire.
@@cali22boievery school I went to used the Clarke Carpetmaster vacuums. I have never been anywhere, ever, that has used a direct air Sanitaire.
@@specialestness don't know what to tell you then. 🤷🏾♂️
I have the oreck xl commercial. No complaints whatsoever
We use the Oreck for our daily commercial cleaning needs and it's done wonders. It's been so great because we have to continuously move from home to home, load and unload our truck, and carry it around the homes. The lightweight has been really good on our back and shoulders. I highly recommend it. Hoover hush tone looks great but too heavy to lug around. I have the red Sanitaire one as well, it's great but heavy. The Proteam vacuum died after a few years while the rest are still going strong.
I have an Oreck XL. Though they might not be the best, they last forever. Mine is 29 years old, never been serviced, original belt and brush roller, still used 4-5 times a week, still works as good as it did 3 decades ago. Its nice that the new ones have a squeegee, mine from 1994 does not and is terrible on hardwood or tile.
I have a Santanaire SC-887 which I found discarded this model had the dirt trap/half bag. It was in pretty good condition, motor communicator was clean, carbon brushes had little wear. I did have to add a new line cord, replace the fan and obtain an adapter to use a HD commercial cloth bag I had. Same time I replaced the handle with a spare one I had. Going a bit further I added a headlight, got a headlight brezel from the business neighbor vacuum store. Still working great to this day.
I bought my proteam because of your review and I love it still today.
Great to hear!
É o melhor trabalhei muito com ele .
We have the Windsor ones at my work and I love them! So much better than all the other commercial vacuums we’ve had
i just want to say thank you for making this easy. I've used a sanitaire commercial and found it to be very maintenance heavy. I am looking forward to trying the hoover.
you are welcome. I hope you are happy with it!
I really appreciate the data you guys are collecting and comparing on these machines. It is really interesting and helpful, as I am looking to find a suitable replacement for the 'fleet' of 5 vacuums I've 'inherited' as a facilities director.
I have been disappointed by the design, quality, but mostly the RELIABILITY of the PROTEAM XP1500. After the first 3 months of repairing various, repeated issues with each unit, I bought a new one and kept what parts were still worth keeping from the retired one. The beater brush motor failed on the new XP1500 in less than 9 months @ daily use of 1-2 hours on low-pile commercial carpet and entrance mats, and the 'wheels' were leaving black marks down the VCT corridors (not vacuuming, just traveling) by a year and a half. I've found that they are extremely top-heavy and prone to falling over (breaking the handle parts and power switch assy's). The suction path will clog All - The - Time over something as small as a 1/4 piece of a Post-It note. AND the plastic 'wheels' that have no bushings or bearings will wear out regularly and may require replacing the entire lower housing of the vacuum (and wheels) to fix the problem for another year or so. TOO MUCH PLASTIC for commercial use.
I expect more reliability for $400 a piece. And I will probably end up spending more on Windsors in the future, since I experienced WAY fewer problems with them (and more hours/day) at a facility where I was previously employed.
I would be interested in some long-term testing/cost comparison of these models.
The reason why the Sanitaire didn’t pass the filteration test was because it had a shakeout bag. Sanitaire does make another version with hepa bags.
I like how most commercial vacuums look kinda retro
Yeah looks old
Super weird how different they are compared to the vacuums used all over the world. Like we use attachments to begin with, the hose and a head like these.. and the base unit is separate. Weird how they kept the retro design. I mean I understand in the case of wireless vacuum cleaners (everything is in one place), but these wired ones, I don't know. Why? Americans, tell us!
@@CitarNosis317 Most consumer grade vacuums have attachments and are similar to what you'd be familiar with. These commercial vacuums are meant to be more robust and as a result have less parts to break or lose.
The old school looks is so replacement parts are still in stock. These tanks can lasts decades with minimum part exchanges.
The older machines are heavier and have less features but do a much better job at cleaning and are built like tanks.
The Sanitaire is the best, nothing can beat it no matter what ppl say
Everytime I look at a sanitare vacuum it brings me back to my childhood of watching my grandmother vacuum with her old 1950s style vacuum she had for YEARs 😂😂, only because they don't make vacuums that style anymore only for commercial use can you get that vintage vacuum look.. I will say the vacuums now a days are more practical for us home users because they are stronger with the suction plus come with 150,000 different attachments which is so useful for spring cleaning and deep dusting all over your home.. How ever at the same time the new vacuums aren't as durable as the sanitare style vacuums of the past and present they made those things to last so for commercial use I can see it being perfect but for home use its probably not going to be as useful do to the lack of attachments which is essential to a good cleaning. 😉
I love the Sanitaire Quiet Clean. I use it on the job, and would buy it for my personal use.
you should make a video on testing a vintage vacuum.That would be cool
Good idea! Thanks!
Vacuum Wars see if you can buy a Dyson DC01 off eBay.
You may need to also get a power transformer as they were only sold in Europe and therefore only a 240 V version was made.
An old Kirby and an Electrolux from the 1969-1991 Super J generation would be great. They set the standards for performance and build quality in their time.
Bruce Solomon I see a lot of old Kirby vacuums (1970-1990) on Craigslist a lot. They aren’t that expensive.
@@VacuumWars video idea, direct air vacuums vs battle, sanitaire va kirby
Good commercial vacuums have a separate motor for the vacuum and the brush roll, which is one reason why they are heavy, but they are also one pass vacuums, meaning you use them like mowing the lawn, run in a straight line, not moving it back and forth like a home vacuum. This is one reason training is important to educate the cleaning staff on how to properly use them, when someone complains they are too heavy they are almost always using them wrong. Also surprised you didn't include Advance, back when I was in the business the Advance was always a good selling commercial vacuum, Advance only makes commercial equipment, no home products.
Dual motors doesn't have much to do with one pass cleaning. They are better since they can turn the brush roll off for bare floors.
I see that Hoover everywhere. Every building I’ve ever worked in.
Nice video. I worked in janitorial for a few companies through high school and college. Sanitaire was king at all places i worked. They lasted, were easy to get back in service if you had a problem, and left a beautiful groom job. All of the weight was low so you never really felt it and you typically took a shop vac in to do hard floors and edging so debris wasn't an issue, staples were the main thing you rant to into. I always wondered about that bag though, they would blow dust like the video right after they were emptied.
I agree about the perceived weight in the hand, they really do feel like they’re floating.
But, airflow specs aside I’ve never found them to work worth a crap In actually cleaning and picking debris from the carpet in a low pile carpet environment. I’ll chase little pebbles (tracked in from shoes), thread/string, crumbs, you name it. It’ll usually be thrown behind, or just moved around by the brush but never picked up.
I’ve done my fair share of tinkering with them trying to get any sort of cleaning performance out of them but it just isn’t worth it when you can get much better machines that will last far longer with less maintenance needs and downtime.
They are no longer made to last. Plus, their beater bar of a roller and brush strip setup is poor, and the belt drive is just beyond outdated.
I’ve always loved Oreck
yes the sanitare is 20lbs but its all in the BASE! meaning if your just pushing it on single level carpet the things handle weight of next to nothing is FANTASTIC
I currently own the hoover hushtone had it for about 2 years now works great
Great to hear that!
I have 2 hushtones. I initially liked them, but parts break all the time. Handle, Hose, Bottom Plate, Cord, Hose Clip. Replacement parts are expensive and difficult to get.
My favorite would be the Sanitare, for one is it is very easy to work on if something goes wrong at 3 AM. It is simple to use and to fix
Definitely the Windsor for me as I’ve used them a lot, albeit a Windsor, Sebo, Ensign and others that are Sebos in disguise 🤣. Hoover Hushtone second as its so much like an Electrolux Professional and they are awesome. Lastly a Sanitaire Tradition because I love its look 🥰. Absolutely not a scientific reply from me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I know this is a 5yr old video, but I work in a school, and Ive used that Proteam for a long time and I love it. Ive also used the Sanitaire tradition and I hate it, so much so that I would love to feed it into one of those metal shredding crushing machines! That one and the Oreck XL.
The Proteam is such an easy and lightweight vacuum to use, and with the hose attachment how its designed is just quick to deploy when you're speed cleaning. Edit to add, the bags that it uses are simple and clean, no mess no fuss. Why the heck would I want to deal with the bag on the Sanitair tradition dumping it out and get dust all in the air. They can take that tradition and dump that whole heavy vacuum in the trash.
Those sanitaire vacuum cleaners are really good carpet cleaners.
I have a c2094, works pretty well
The thing they ALL HAVE IN COMMON? IS THEY COLLECT DIRT! DIRT DIRT DIRTY! HAHAHAHA! xD THE ONLY THING THAT THING "HITS" IS THE CORNERS THEY BUMP AROUND! I mean bob.
Sanitaire traditional is the only way to go for a real commercial carpet vacuum. The price and ease of repair blow the other options away. Just tilt the nose up to pick up larger objects ya knob. For pulling drywall dust and carpet pieces out of new carpet it's the best by far. The ease and range of adjustments for carpet hight is also way better.
The original sanitaire I bought 5 years ago is still going strong. 2 others on this list took shit with heavy use and are not easy to fix. I only run sanitaire now.
the carpet cleaning company i work for uses the proteam vac and also the clark (which was not tested here) for both residential and commercial cleaning. I personally prefer the Clark because of the tools and ease of use- the Proteam has the vac nozzle on the left side of the machine, and I am right-handed, so it is more awkward for me than the Clark. It also requires along lift to remove, compared to the Clark. I feel like King Arthur pulling Excalibur from the stone when I need to use the nozzle. The Clark is also easier to clear a blocked line. The big downside to the Clark is that the brush stalls too easily on a carpet with heavy pile (which is not a concern for commercial carpets).
Great input! Thank you!
I use the Windsor at work every day. I wouldn't want to use anything else. Going from that to a store bought vaccuum is quite a shock.
I've been looking at vacuums for awhile. You just sold me on the Hoover.
The fact that some of these can't be used on hard floors completely blew me away. Who designed that?!?
At the beginning of the vacuum industry uprights were all very simple direct fan machines that were designed to clean rugs. Attaching attachments was an endeavor and because of their fan design they didn’t perform well with attachments. Canister vacuums were suction only machines with straight suction tools. They excelled at hard floor cleaning but couldn’t beat a rug clean. In 1961 the powernozzle canister appeared on the market. (Electrolux) It improved a canister’s ability to clean rugs but to this day doesn’t equal a direct fan upright’s ability to deep clean a rug down under the rug’s surface. Around the same time Hoover designed the Hoover Dial-a-Matic which was the world’s first clean air upright. Basically a powernozzle canister on a stick they perform averagely on rugs and carpets and well with tools. The Dial-a-Matic didn’t excel as a deep cleaning upright nor did it have the strong suction of a canister. It was also priced like more premium machines that performed very well so the type of vacuum didn’t become popular until decades later when three manufacturers ( Sebo, Electrolux and Regina) joined together to redesign the basic structure of the clean air upright. It wasn’t until the mid 1990s that clean air uprights became popular.
The majority of the uprights in this test are clean air upright machines based on the basic design of the Dial-a-Matic and the Prolux is based on the design that sprang from the Sebo, Electrolux partnership. As you can see their ability to deep clean is lower than the cleaning ability of the direct air Sanitaire upright.
It’s not an accident that the Sanitaire is designed as it is. It’s designed for a specific use. Consider that it’s a commercial machine. In an office building’s lobby during winter, a carpet can be covered and ground in with sand brought in from outside. In that kind of setting nothing comes close to the thoroughness of cleaning or the speed at which cleaning a section of building than a direct air upright.
@@LlyleHunter damn that's interesting, thanks!
You always see the Santiaire being used in retail settings. They would never waste time vacuuming hardfloor as they have special large cleaning/polishing/waxing machines that do that daily. They specifically need it for the carpet areas and it performs perfect there. Vacuuming hardfloor is basically unnecessary anyway. Broom and dust pan and mopping is all it needs.
Like Bruce said they were designed for doing one thing and doing it incredibly well, carpet vacuuming and as you saw in the full length review of the sanitaire it picked up deep embedded dirt and sand after all the others left stuff behind. Just incredible agitation and airflow. A lot of pro carpet cleaners use them for that reason so they get all the deep down dry stuff out of the way before using hot water and chemicals for cleaning.
Would be nice to see how well they vacuum on wall edges, from that corner where the carpet and dirt is so hard to get to. I didn't see that here.
The hotel I work at has had the hush tones for 2 years since it replaced the old Bissell big greens we used to have. Major improvement. The old big greens always had the brushes all clogged up and it was hard to maneuver it.
Oscar how are those Hushtones running? Have you been able to get parts pretty reliably?
@@CITYBORNDESERTBRED My local Hoover dealer will not stock them because they are not good machines. If you want a good commercial vac, it's ProTeam, Sebo/Windsor/Karcher or bust.
He also complained they couldn't even get vacuum bags for them for 9 months when they first came out.
Oreck XL is light, a piece of cake to service, and picks carpet up very good.
Nice! That is great to hear!
Throwing out price, Windsor the best vacuum on the market and the best design.
I sell most of these and the Karcher sensor xp has gone down hill since they got rid of the Windsor division. Sanitaire for the price, quality of the vac motor, and the cost to maintain/repair is my current favorite. I do like the proteam cannister vacs and minute man makes a decent product as well
Out of the Windsor and the proteam to buy which one would you pick
i love the Oreck XL
Damn! An ORECK!
Maybe I"m out of the vacuum loop, but it's been a LONG long time since I've seen or even thought of Oreck.
A friend of mine bought one about 5 years ago and is satisfied with it.
I had a refurbished Oreck for years....it was flawless.
People love their Orecks, trust me. Oreck is now owned by TTI, which has caused the quality to drop. Keep an eye out for another vac designed by the Oreck family 😜.
Orecks are great. The whole TTI thing isn't that big of a deal, TTI owns Milwaukee tools as well and they're known as like the best brand of tools.
Nice competition! The sanitaire tradition can actually get lager stuff off the floor if it snow plows it just lower the Handel half way down and the head should start to come up then after you lift the head up just move the brush roll opening over the pile and then just put the Handel back up and you should be good to go with out get stuff kicked around.
I will go with CFM over attached hose anyday.
The Sanitaire EON did not pass the filtration test in this video but it did pass the filtration test in its on video. Please explain?
The ProForce vac is the one I use at work (elementary custodian) and it really does well. Until it gets clogged.. which happens rather quickly and easily.
These tests are not all that appropriate for commercial settings. Lots of commercial accounts (or at least the big ones i.e. Aramark) don’t care much about price, and they normally wouldn’t be picking up very large debris. The main thing they care about is durability - instead of lifting it up the stairs, maybe you should’ve pushed it down them 😂. All that being said, it was a good review for homeowners and I love your channel.
Hoover hush tone seems to be the best
I been using a sanitaire model s661 i been going through a belt every other because of small pebbles tracked into the carpet from outdoors and small peices of rock salt in the winter.
Is there anything with a enclosed belt system for commercial use?
great review. you killed it my bwah
If you ever do this test again, could you do a test of embedded fine grit like ground sand or asphalt dust, or does the dust emmissions test take care of this?
Have you reviewed the workhorse?
More Oreck reviews please. You should do a “Best lightweight vacuums”....thanks for your great reviews
Great review and testing.
Thank you!
I am interested to see how any of these vacuum stack being used in a climbing gym. I can speak for many of the gyms and we go through vacuums almost 1 every 6 months (no joke). We are rurrently rotating 3 units of a Sebo upright but it is slowly comining to its terms.
Why did you change the numbers for the Sanitaire Eon? Your test video reflects totally different numbers.
I do wonder how backpack vacuums would compare to the commercial uprights
Awesome video
Thank you!
Which one is the best one for deep cleaning
So would you pick the Hoover Hushtone over the Dyson V11 & Shark Apex DuoClean (AZ1002) if you could have ONLY 1? Be honest!
I'd also like an answer to this
In an instant, yes. Without the slightest hesitation. Why?
- Shark vacuums, first of all, are not meant to be repaired. The company doesn't offer replacement parts and generally is doing things I consider to be a no-no.
- Dyson vacuums have great SUCTION. What they don't tell you, however, is that SUCTION does nothing to deep clean a carpet compared to AIRFLOW. Also, the Hoover looks cooler. :^)
Regarding the ORECK Xl Commercial Models,
They don't ship with the "Bag Dock" adapter, which better secures the bags to the orifice.
You can order one online for about $15 and retrofit it to the ORECK XL Commercial.
THEN add the ORECK Hepa filter bag (purple in color. Part # AK1CC6H for 6 bags)
Those two things increase the ORECK XL2100RHS from $150 to about $185.
with those two mods i bet the ORECK would move up a couple positions in the final ranking. It's not the best vacuum, but it's probably the best for Commercial use it you ran a cleaning service. Your need a hand-held or shoulder strap canister to compliment it for crevices, ceiling fans, curtains and blinds, etc. But the weight savings, carrying it around ALL DAY EVERY DAY, make it a clear winner to me.
Wear headphones while working, lol
great tips. Thanks!
I like the hoover hushtone
Upright vacuums are being replaced now with easier to manage backpack units. They're a little more ergonomic and have enough power at the wand end not to require a power brush. In large areas with pew seating (temples, churches, etc.) people also purchase a cart vacuum with a long hose (a glorified central vac on a custodian's cart).
Backpacks are for use on hard floors mostly. Without a brush roll you cant really pick up debris on carpet unless its really low pile
@Vacuum Wars,
Isn't Nilfisk and Karcher in your area? I imagined to see any of those in this test,
Confession; I'm just here to see those lines that vacuums leave in high pile carpeting. Idk why but that's so satisfying to me lol
@Lemonsplash lol, thanks for the recommendation
@Lemonsplash great recommendation! I'd be so happy doing that job all day lol. Thanks!
I think it is worth noting that for businesses the price often matters very little since a vacuum that is only a few percents faster at getting the job done will recoup the investment in no time. I think it would make sense to split off the price from the score for vacuums made for commercial use. If you want to go into more detail on price, perhaps try to figure out a way to calculate the price in relation to performance, preferably for each category. If you only need to clean hard floors, for example, the ability to clean carpets is pointless and gives no value in return for the extra investment.
Can you review the Bissell BigGreen Pro PowerForce Bagged Upright commercial vacuum? Thanks!
Love your videos😸
I love vacuum wars I think you do a good job with your vaccums keeping them clean
I need a dust filter for a Hoover Max Extract® 60 Pressure Pro
I have a fitness center/gym and I have 2000 ft.² of artificial turf it’s almost like plastic. there is a very tight woven short turf and then there’s long-haired turf as well I was looking at the Clark carpet master 215 I was wondering if you thought the extra $200 is worth it for the clarke over the Hoover Hushtone… The machine im buying cannot be a light commercial unit it Has to last me.. So the question is do you have experience with the Clark carpet master 215 and if you do worth spending more than $200 over the price tag over the Hoover or do I just stick with the Hoover
My choices would be windsor or oreck
Oreck is probably great for most basic hotels but Windsor in a fancy hotel
What are the best commercial vacuums for cleaning carpeted stairs?
The Eon is a Stolen design of the Windsor (Sebo) much like the Hoover Insight.
If you're going to buy a Chinese made Eon you may as well buy a German made Windsor (Or Sebo) for the same price.
What about the hushtone cordless
Commercial vacuum to deal properly with pet hairs and sticky fabric on carpets , without having to clean roller brush every 5 minutes? Any?
What do you recommend for my home move out cleaning business? Sometimes we accidently vaccum bolts and nuts left behind, I know the sanitaire has a magnet you can attach to the front, any review on how the vaccums do when they vaccum stuff ithey shouldn't be? Also a review or opinion on which ones takes longer abuse over time ? Thank you
If you are treating the vacuum like a shop vac, then buy any clean air design, and don't buy the sanitaire tradition or an Oreck
Hope u will reply to this🥺🥺 Since u are reviewing a lot of vacuums can I know from ur experience which vacuum is the best for filtering tricky dust like asbestos and not blow them back to the air🥺🥺 I’m going to have a asbestos removal at my house soon and after that I need a vacuum that I can use after they remove those🥺🥺 so I want to know a vacuum which has the best filter in it which will not blow back those particles into the air🥺🥺
You won't be allowed back into those areas until they pass an air sample test to verify that there is no abestos. And no vacuum will filter that crap out of the air other wise you wouldn't need abestos removal, people would just vacuum it up....
Im about to buy a Clarke carpetmaster 215. Does anyone have any info on this vacuum?
I find myself praising this algorithm... only a bit tho. 🧐👌
All I use is ORECK
Any recommendations from @vacuumwars or anyone else between HooverHush VS Sebo X8? (Besides price and auto height)
being pedantic, but would also say an extremely important definer of commercial vacuums is they tend to be very bare bones straightforward. You will rarely see them sporting any of the new tricks consumer vacuums often use, and they are designed to have larger, albeit more difficult to replace bags. They weigh a lot more, and in general are far less apologetic for being user unfriendly beyond ease of repair. They are designed to be tough and last, and easy to fix when they do need a new belt. They don't fuss over being feather weight, easy to store and taking a second to empty.
What is your initial thoughts on the Makita 18V X2 (36V) LXT Brushless Cordless Upright Vacuum? Great video, very scientific, and objective. Thanks John
Hushtone CFM is listed at 152 in various website sources. I wonder why there is such a huge disconnect here
I know nothing about vacuums. Why is a direct air motor better at deep cleaning carpets if they have less suction?
Thank you so much for your research.
My pleasure!
How does it do with pet hair??
3:00 Who would use a vacuum cleaner on hard floors? I'VE NEVER DONE THAT. I've worked in restaurants, gyms, churches, and schools, and never used a vacuum on a hard floor.
In most commercial environments, you wouldn't in general since there are other machines that would tackle the job. A long time ago, you wouldn't use a traditional upright vacuum cleaner on a hard floor in a commercial or residential setting . They were mainly designed for carpets and rugs. As time has progressed, a good portion of uprights are now designed to clean hard flooring to save time from using a broom. I vacuum my floors and rugs with mine, but they are designed to handle it. I have a vintage Kirby from 1959, a Kirby Diamond Edition from 2005 and a Royal all-metal upright. The Kirbys are designed to clean floors, but not the Royal. It can get light dust and hair, but it tends to scatter other debris like dry pet food. The Kirbys can be converted to a canister or you can shut the brush roll off by rotating the belt lifter to the 'off' position on the nozzle.
Sanitaire commercial will outlast them ALL i know for a fact. Tool free maintenance and you can replace any part for really cheap.
Awesome! Would love to see more robot vacuum videos and perhaps videos about robot vacuum news and rumors!
I’ve seen a lot of videos on the workhorse (think that is what it’s called) and it looks amazing! 😊
It’s a re-branded Dyson DC01
I actually have one of the original Workhorses, back when it was called the Amway CMS1000. It worked GREAT for about 15 years, but is starting to show its age, certain plastics are deteriorating, and it doesn't seem to have the suction it used to, it was stronger than the original Hoover windtunnel, now it's only half that at the hose. I might try taking it apart sometime soon and see if there are any other filters besides the one in the rear cassette drawer and give the motor a freshen up with a resurfaced commutator and new brushes
Have you ever rated the Vorwerk/Folletto vacuums?
Where can I buy the hoover hushstone 15" with 220v type C power plug ? Anyone? Thanks
I wonder how a Kirby sentria would do against these as that's what I own now
Could you check out the Bissell Big Green Pro Bagged Powerforce?
If you can at some point test the “workhorse” vacuum vs the sanitare would be great
Excellent info.
How much is the hush tone
May you do a video on the Miele Scout RX2 Home Vision Robot Vacuum. I bought it a while back and def like it but want to see how it stands in comparison. If you could also do some of the regular vacuums since I’m thinking of buying one. thanks!
please test the new eufy l70 hybrid. it just arrived to amazon last weekend.