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- Comparing Consumer And Commercial Vacuums
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This is part one of a three-part article comparing commercial and consumer vacuums.Commercial or consumer? That is the question many building service contractors ponder when deciding on the type of upright vacuum they should purchase to clean their facilities.Unfortunately, cleaning industry consultants say far too many penny-pinching contractors are driving to their closest big-box store to buy vacuums intended for residential cleaning instead of buying commercial vacuums from jan/san distributors that are specifically designed to handle the wear and tear of professional cleaning.鈥淭here are a lot of people out there that don鈥檛 think about how well something cleans, because they think that a vacuum is a vacuum is a vacuum,鈥� says Jim Smith, executive vice president of听, Indianapolis.听Although big-box retailers sell consumer vacuums that may look the part, industry experts and distributors say nothing compares to a commercial vacuum. In fact, purchasing a lower-priced consumer vacuum with the assumption that it will perform as well as a commercial one, will only leave end users with a headache in more ways than one.听鈥淚t鈥檚 often a quick purchase,鈥� says BJ Mandelstam, founder and president of Cleaning Matters, a Denver-based custodial consulting practice. 鈥淭he need is immediate, and it becomes, 鈥榃here is the easiest place to get this?鈥� versus, 鈥榃here am I going to get the best service or the best value?鈥欌�漈he purchases of consumer vacuums can not only deplete a contractor鈥檚 budget depending on how many 鈥渢hrowaway鈥� or 鈥渄isposable鈥� vacuums are purchased on a yearly basis, but it can also have a major effect on the cleanliness of a facility and the health of its occupants. Industry experts say it is important for end users to start making more informed purchasing decisions when it comes to vacuums.
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