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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Jamie James on April 20, 2009, 09:15:23 pm

Title: What do you really think of the rota vac
Post by: Jamie James on April 20, 2009, 09:15:23 pm

Some real honest opions wanted on the Rota Vac was thinking about get one!!!!!!!!
Whats your views.

Title: Re: What do you really think of the rota vac
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on April 20, 2009, 09:20:24 pm

Which model?

Shaun

Title: Re: What do you really think of the rota vac
Post by: Jamie James on April 20, 2009, 09:32:00 pm

Didn't know there was more than one, didn't check the model to be honest Shaun
Have you used or got one if so what did you think????

Title: Re: What do you really think of the rota vac
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on April 20, 2009, 09:45:23 pm

The dual head one is a nihjtmare but cleans the best of the lot but is so slow and you have to keep changing the height of the dolly wheel at the front to accomodate for the carpet pile.

Shaun

Title: Re: What do you really think of the rota vac
Post by: Jamie James on April 20, 2009, 10:00:13 pm

How much better are they than using a standard swan neck wand as a new one is like £1,600.
Cheers

Title: Re: What do you really think of the rota vac
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on April 20, 2009, 10:10:11 pm

Far better but you could go for a separate aggitation machine first, sebo duo and then wand it or even better an envirodry machine.

Shaun

Title: Re: What do you really think of the rota vac
Post by: Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus) on April 20, 2009, 10:12:44 pm

Jamie

There's one for sale on e-bay, he only wants £600 for it and it's in good nick.

Steve

Title: Re: What do you really think of the rota vac
Post by: clinton on April 20, 2009, 11:06:14 pm

Steve

Thats not a bad price ..

Title: Re: What do you really think of the rota vac
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on April 20, 2009, 11:09:35 pm

Supply and demand, nobody wants it so the price will go down, it is only worth it to the right person but they add time to cleaning though, there aren't many machines I've not had or tried.

Shaun

Title: Re: What do you really think of the rota vac
Post by: sanjuro on April 21, 2009, 12:59:30 am

Be careful if you are going to buy a 360 version there is apparently a problem with the motor overheating that Rotovac have not sorted out yet i was going to buy one untill i was informed of this.

Title: Re: What do you really think of the rota vac
Post by: clinton on April 21, 2009, 08:03:37 am

Heard that also any news then  ???

It is a good tool on some carpets..

Title: Re: What do you really think of the rota vac
Post by: Jamie James on April 21, 2009, 01:59:10 pm

Thanks guys, all comments taken on board.
Whats the best price you have seen a sebo duo for and where from.

Seen envirodry at cleaning show and was fairly impressed the way it was taking shoe polish out, however they were fresh stains.

Got quoted £900.00 for one what you think.

Title: Re: What do you really think of the rota vac
Post by: Joe H on April 21, 2009, 02:08:37 pm

Sebo Duo are about £185 +vat
If you want one then get one 2nd hand then when you find it is too light duty you can flog it for what you paid for it.
Should get one for about £100.

Envirodri at £900 - if its new its a good price, get the white/gold or just gold for general agitation work.
A pair of brushes cost about £95 +vat so choose carefully.

Title: Re: What do you really think of the rota vac
Post by: clinton on April 21, 2009, 04:40:40 pm

Joe

Would you choose the rotovac to link up with your portie ???

Title: Re: What do you really think of the rota vac
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on April 21, 2009, 05:31:13 pm

I think that one is horses for courses.

Shaun

Title: Re: What do you really think of the rota vac
Post by: Joe H on April 21, 2009, 05:52:40 pm

I like the RV360 but has already been said at the moment their are issues to do with the motor when being used in the UK.
That will get sorted and then we will see how it performs.

Title: Re: What do you really think of the rota vac
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on April 21, 2009, 05:56:07 pm

I'm not wanting to start an arguement but Dave Washbrook bought bought an Alltec version and has had no problems.

I thought the 360 a bit light weight but I thought the carpet brush made up for it.

Shaun

Title: Re: What do you really think of the rota vac
Post by: richy27 on April 21, 2009, 06:24:02 pm

i was considering one but decided to invest in better agitator ( envirodri) glad i made the choice getting lot better results with the more versatile machine

Title: Re: What do you really think of the rota vac
Post by: sanjuro on April 21, 2009, 07:28:33 pm

Shaun,
Maybe the motor problem only shows up after large areas of commercial work as i am told it is an overheating problem it might not get hot enough on a small domestic to overheat