Why And When You Should Buy A Commercial Vacuum Cleaner

Depending on the place or the environment the characteristics of a vacuum cleaner changes. For instance, most of the time for houses you'll be satisfied with a standard vac (canister, upright, etc) . But for a place, let's say an office, then naturally the carpets, rugs, etc receive heavy traffic thus they need frequent cleanings with professional looking results.

Which one... and why?...

Although you can use the help of a professional for that but they cost a lot. That's when the commercial vacuum comes into play. Let's have a look at few of the things that are useful if you can remember while purchasing.

Power

*. First, try to evaluate the power of the suction that you need. For an office where you have a lot of books, carpets or other inventory... it is recommended to go for a motor that has at least 8.5 Amps. But 12 Amp will be the best choice.

Although the "Amp" is not the true measurement of the power of the motor, so make sure to read this how to measure power of a vacuum article first. But the above mentioned numbers will be enough to make a decision most of the time.

Size

*. Depending on how "packed" the rooms are, you'll have to select from a powerful lightweight slimmer looking vac (which most of the time will cost a bit more) to a bigger looking one.

*. The cleaning path size is another important thing. If it's too wide you'll have some troubles getting under narrow places, etc and if it has a smaller width... then it'll take sometime to clean a larger area. So anything that is around 13 inch will be perfect.

Filters

*. Make sure the product uses filters that can block (filter) allergens and dust mites (HEPA is the leading standard, newer ones can block %99.97 dust mites and allergens).

*. Still the 2 stage standard filters are not bad either.

Noise

*. Well you won't be using the commercial vacuum in front of your customers... but who knows there could be times that you have no choice but to use it in front of a crowd.

So even if it's powerful, but still the heavier the noise the harder it will be for the people around it. So if you really care about noise then something that has noise levels of 70-72dB will be pretty decent. But unlike the above mentioned ones this is not a big deal anyway. 

Weight

*. If you're gonna need to carry it around lifting (through stairs from floor to floor, etc) then try to go for a vac with a weight of 7-8 kg (like this eureka c5712a). Although most of the commercial ones weight a bit high than others which is pretty normal when considered their powerful features anyway. Still a weight of 8-9 kg should be pretty normal for a commercial vacuum.