Pro-team vacuum cleaners

Alicia M. Bjornson <ambjornson<-at->me<.>com> writes

>Has anyone used a backpack vacuum cleaner by this company?
>
>    <URL:http://www.pro-team.com/vacuums/default.aspx?style=1&id=106576>

Back in the 1990's I was the assets manager for a mid-sized
custodial company out of Maryland and we used Pro-Team vacuums at
all our sites.  At the time Pro-Team was a very popular brand and
the company was doing very well.  They may still be but I haven't
dealt with them since then.  The vacuums themselves were easy to use
but a little cumbersome to wear.  When I would use them in our home
office I would carry the backpack with one hand and use the wand
with the other.  For larger spaces such as departments stores, which
is what most of our clients were, they had to be worn.  As with any
backpack vacuum, as they filled they became heavier to wear.  The
tube-shape of their canister wasn't as ergonomic as some the later
versions that would come out.  The filters, bags and other non-motor
parts were easy to acquire and change out of the machine.  The idea
was they were supposed to be convenient, take up little space but
also do a good job of sucking up dirt and such, which they did.

For custodial vacuuming work here our Utility workers use Nilfisk
backpack style vacuum cleaners but they are all old and need to be
replaced.  For conservation work I prefer Euroclean hip vacs but use
a Nilfisk Ergoclean due to its price and how often I actually use
it.  My Nilsfisk Ergoclean does not have the power that the
Eurocleans do but for the work I do here it is sufficient.

Hope this helps,

Richard Baker
Conservation Specialist
Acting Collections Branch Manager
richard.baker<-at->ncdcr<.>gov
Tryon Palace
New Bern NC


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