[ascjim]

I'm torn apart by which vac I should get next.

I love grippa as a company and the new skyVac just looks great with its extra features.

We do some grubby gutter cleans, so suction power is most important to me. Which has the most?

[Avo]

If your main aims commercial work it would be the skyvac at a guess..
I have a numatic I've bought recently the suction is good but I'm not so sure it's as good as the skyvac but then I've never used one 
I did a huge commercial job on Saturday and I felt like my vac could've of done with more power 

[Shane sharples]

Iv also been looking, now I could be wrong but aren't grippatanks gutter vac and averncleaning supplies exactly the same machine/power/suction except averns numatic with full package is about £780 , grippatanks is about £1500!
I could be wrong though:-)

[Avo]

I would guess so yes mine came straight from numatic..
Not saying the numatic is bad but is there better..
Seems a lot from grippa

[Smudger]

If it's all about suck then you need to be looking at the 4200watt omnivac

Darran

[Avo]

Are there any video clips of these in action??

[samson]

The most important spec for a vacuum is water lift, and I think the skyvac has 150 inches which is the best I know of !

[Smudger]

The most important spec for a vacuum is water lift, and I think the skyvac has 150 inches which is the best I know of !

Just hold your horses there young man, I think you need to read the small print ! That's 150 inches of water/grass lift ( a spec no other maker States ) water lift is only 90 inches

That is still a great spec esp for the power, and it's the next thing we will most likely purchase so 2 vans have a complete gutter vac system

Darran

[samson]

The most important spec for a vacuum is water lift, and I think the skyvac has 150 inches which is the best I know of !

Just hold your horses there young man, I think you need to read the small print ! That's 150 inches of water/grass lift ( a spec no other maker States ) water lift is only 90 inches

That is still a great spec esp for the power, and it's the next thing we will most likely purchase so 2 vans have a complete gutter vac system

Darran

I hate that damned small print, especially with my mince pies 

[Avo]

So if the skyvac is 90 what's the numatic water lift capacity

[Smudger]

This is the problem, numatic state a suction of h2o of 2400mm (94inches) but unsure if this is the same as lift.

And is water lift in say 1 1/2 diameter pipe the same  as in a 2" diameter pipe. 

Darran

[SB Cleaning]

Not sure about the sky vac but my grippa vac is a good bit of kit....its not failed me on anything apart from overhanging tiles stopping access.

[Oliver @ GrippaTank]

Not sure about the sky vac but my grippa vac is a good bit of kit....its not failed me on anything apart from overhanging tiles stopping access.

Thanks for the mention. Sadly builders do not think of the cleaners that have to come behind them!

2400mm H20 is the suction or lift required to pull the debris down to the vacuum.

Our kits include the poles and heads as co-designed by ourselves and Gardiners.

[Smudger]

So what's the best way to compare these vacs

Airflow
Suction
Lift

Are they independently tested for the figures ?

Darran

[SB Cleaning]

Not sure about the sky vac but my grippa vac is a good bit of kit....its not failed me on anything apart from overhanging tiles stopping access.

Thanks for the mention. Sadly builders do not think of the cleaners that have to come behind them!

2400mm H20 is the suction or lift required to pull the debris down to the vacuum.

Our kits include the poles and heads as co-designed by ourselves and Gardiners.

Hi Grippa

Do you sell a crevice attachment thinner than the standard one you supply?

[Oliver @ GrippaTank]

So what's the best way to compare these vacs

Airflow
Suction
Lift

Are they independently tested for the figures ?

Darran

Morning Darran,

The following article maybe of interest to you:
https://www.grippatank.co.uk/help/why-don-t-you-use-bigger-motors/

The machines are tested at point of manufacture.

[Oliver @ GrippaTank]

Not sure about the sky vac but my grippa vac is a good bit of kit....its not failed me on anything apart from overhanging tiles stopping access.

Thanks for the mention. Sadly builders do not think of the cleaners that have to come behind them!

2400mm H20 is the suction or lift required to pull the debris down to the vacuum.

Our kits include the poles and heads as co-designed by ourselves and Gardiners.

Hi Grippa

Do you sell a crevice attachment thinner than the standard one you supply?

Morning,

We can make the existing crevice smaller on request - if you drop a line on our Webasto to the sales team when you order, they will direct it to the workshop for the relevant adjustment.

[SB Cleaning]

Not sure about the sky vac but my grippa vac is a good bit of kit....its not failed me on anything apart from overhanging tiles stopping access.

Thanks for the mention. Sadly builders do not think of the cleaners that have to come behind them!

2400mm H20 is the suction or lift required to pull the debris down to the vacuum.

Our kits include the poles and heads as co-designed by ourselves and Gardiners.

Hi Grippa

Do you sell a crevice attachment thinner than the standard one you supply?

Morning,

We can make the existing crevice smaller on request - if you drop a line on our Webasto to the sales team when you order, they will direct it to the workshop for the relevant adjustment.

Great...thanks 

[ascjim]

If it's all about suck then you need to be looking at the 4200watt omnivac

Darran

That's what I currently have,.

[ascjim]

Thanks for the input.

It looks like the SkyVac has more power?

Could really do with some videos of GrippaVav. There is loads of SkyVac, maybe this is why I'm not sure what to buy.