Hi everyone! I was wondering if some coaches, gym owners, etc. might be willing to weigh in on an important but mundane topic--vacuums! What vacuums do a good job with chalk without immediately having the filter clogged so the vacuum stops functioning after just vacuuming a floor or a runway. Dyson apparently (despite its high price tag!) is not great with chalk, so I'm looking for a better solution that is reliable. Thanks!
WAG Vacuums and chalk
- Thread starter Kolabola29
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None... and Dyson's suck.
We use a shop vac with a drywall bag and a regular filter in the high chalk areas...
You can't get the junk bags... you have to get the good ones...
Make sure the bag is installed correctly... check he bag every so often to make sure it is filling correctly.
Throw away the bag and bang off the filter outside once the bag is 1/3 full... get a new bag.
As for vacuums for regular areas that are not high chalk...
It's lite... the bags are cheap (again 1/3 full)... the vacuum is also fairly inexpensive... they last quite a while. Do NOT use any regular vacuum in a high chalk area... once it starts making that high pitch scream... your motor is going bad... the chalk does that to them.
The shop vacs work much better for high chalk if you use it just like I stated.
We use a shop vac with a drywall bag and a regular filter in the high chalk areas...
You can't get the junk bags... you have to get the good ones...
Make sure the bag is installed correctly... check he bag every so often to make sure it is filling correctly.
Throw away the bag and bang off the filter outside once the bag is 1/3 full... get a new bag.
As for vacuums for regular areas that are not high chalk...
It's lite... the bags are cheap (again 1/3 full)... the vacuum is also fairly inexpensive... they last quite a while. Do NOT use any regular vacuum in a high chalk area... once it starts making that high pitch scream... your motor is going bad... the chalk does that to them.
The shop vacs work much better for high chalk if you use it just like I stated.
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Again... the shop vacs are the way to go... get the edges and high chalk areas with the shop vac and it will save your other vacuums. The shop vacs are only $79.
And 1/2 the gyms in our state use the Oreck now.
And 1/2 the gyms in our state use the Oreck now.
Here is another thread...
chalkbucket.com
Please feel free to post your thoughts in either thread.
***Just a disclaimer... any regular vacuum (including the Oreck XL) will not work well in high chalk areas.
For Parents - Cleaning the Gym
Hi All- I clean the gym and was wondering what vacuum cleaners people have had good luck with. We have a low pile commercial carpet in the gym plus the "Floor" area. We currently use the Oreck XL commercial and it leaves dust marks everywhere and has a bag. I think I might need something with a...
chalkbucket.com
Please feel free to post your thoughts in either thread.
***Just a disclaimer... any regular vacuum (including the Oreck XL) will not work well in high chalk areas.
- Jan 4, 2008
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Yah... the hair should be cleaned off the vacuum every time before use. Make sure the vacuum is not plugged in.
The hair will stop the roller / beater / brush from spinning and then your belt will just burn off.
