[Steve Lowe]

I was chatting with a mate of mine this morning and noticed he had a back pack vacuum in his van.
Do many of you use them ? and do you find them easier to use ?

Steve

[Pristine Clean]

Hi Steve

Yes. They are good. However if you have staff. They tend to dislike them at first. Takes a little getting use to. Kind of like have a jet pack strapped to your back.. LOL

They are good and speed up cleaning of offices and are great for stair cleaning.

Dave

[Grant Whyte]

Hi

They're excellent for working off ladders, cleaning dust, cobwebs etc. off walls, ledges and rough uneven surfaces. You can maintain safe working practice with two feet and one hand on the ladder and still use it easily. We regularly clean a chapel, working at height with lots of old oak timbers, ragstone inside walls and high vaulted ceiling.

In smaller enclosed spaces they can bump around a bit until you're accustomed to having one on your back. I would recommend them. Check out the vac motor power too when you decide to buy.

Grant

[starplus]

We have 12 Truvox, we just use them to clean staicases.

[Steve Lowe]

Thanks for the replys 

I have just ordered some RSV 130's for our hallway cleaning so hopefully should speed things up a bit

Steve

[Steve. Taylor]

Yes there good one thing to look at when buying one is the size and weight to suit the operator

[Steve Lowe]

Started using backpacks mid week and find them better for our common way cleaning but no better for office cleaning.

[Adam P]

are backpack vacuums cordless? i'd have thought they'd take just as long if not longer to vacuum as you can't put your back into it as much

[Steve Lowe]

They do make cordless backpacks but they hold charge for very long. Ours have cords but on hallway cleaning jobs (Stairs) they are not just quicker but safer as you have both hands free.

Steve

[Adam P]

what is holding the pole?

[Steve Lowe]

 

see what you mean  but what i meant was that you are not holding a vacuum with one hand and the pole with the other comming down the stairs.