$3000 Vacuum Cleaner
I could never have imagined buying a $3000 vacuum cleaner. But we just did over the weekend. It is awfully expensive, but after seeing what it does, I think many people would be convinced they need one like it. I suppose their marketing strategy is really effective. They make you feel really bad about not having one, so that you need to buy one right away. They are certainly pretty good at helping to guide you along toward the “buy” decision.
This is the Rainbow vacuum cleaner manufactured by Rexair LLC. It employs a water bath filtration system, or in other words, it uses water to collect dust, instead of the dust bag used by most regular vacuum cleaner. This is certainly not the first water system that I’ve seen or used. But this Rainbow system is surprisingly effective at picking up dirt.
The “problem” with dust bag that they try to tell you is:
- Some dust particles are small enough to get through the dust bag. (That’s why the exhaust air filter gets dirty…)
- The dust bag gets clogged, reducing the effectiveness of the vacuum power. Hence the vacuum cleaner needs a large oversized powerful motor.
- Imagine if bits of food, or other perishable things, get sucked into the dust bag. They rot in the dust bag, and air is continuously sucked through the dust bag, through the rotting rubbish, and exhausted back into the room. What a health hazard.
So, hence, how perfect a water based system is. No dust bag, nothing to get clogged. Water is changed every time.
Their demonstration focuses a lot on the amount of dust that is picked up by the vacuum, and how much of that could potentially be exhausted back into the environment by regular dust bag vacuum cleaners.
I’m sure regular vacuum cleaners are not as bad as they picture them to be. But definitely their arguments make some sense, no denying that.
Yes, this picture sure looks gross. That’s the amount of dirt collected from just merely vacuuming up ONE piece of carpet/rug. Yeah, we’ve not washed it before, but it has been vacuumed from time to time (with our regular vacuum cleaner). That’s just the dust from one piece of carpet/rug picked up by the Rainbow vacuum cleaner.
Now, you can perhaps appreciate why, after observing one demonstration, that you’d feel so uneasy about the amount of dirt in your house, and guilty about not having such a vacuum cleaner.
I think the “magic” of the system’s ability to extract out dirt comes from the Power Nozzle, which consist of a high speed rotating brush that kind of “beats” the carpet (or cushion, bed, mattress, etc), reaching into the fabric to dig out the dust, then sucking it into the vacuum. The rest of its accessories and functions are not unlike regular vacuum cleaners. Water bath filtration certainly has its advantages over dust bags too.
The big question is, is it worth $3000? I cannot imagine the cost of manufacturing the product would come anywhere close to even half of that price. They claim technical superiority of their motor system, but well the question again is whether it’s worth $3000?
If the Rainbow vacuum cleaner can last 15 years (it comes with 8 years warranty), the $3000 works out to be just $17 a month. It sounds like a worthy investment for you and your children’s health.
I would love to hear some input about other competing water based vacuum systems.
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Wow, that’s $2,047.06 US. I have a vacuum with 4 removable and cleanable filters, and a carpet shampooing system and both of those together are still under $1,000US. Unfortunately the proof is in the ability to live up to the claims. If it truly has a life of 15 years, and works just as well the last month as the first, and get’s the tiny tiny particles up, and never needs any bags or anything, it just might be worth it…
My family has one too, and my mother bought it wayyyyyyy back in ‘94. And now it has just lost most of its suction power recently in ‘09, so it did last 15 years.
Rainbow have a pretty amazing reputation in the US. These vacuum cleaners are made by Rexair LLC, founded in 1929 in Troy, Michigan. They designed the first ever bagless vacuum cleaner and there is only one Rainbow product on the market at the moment – the Rainbow cleaning system itself. The “Rainbow vacuum cleaning system� incorporates air cleaning, carpets, wet floors, hard floors, mattresses, upholstery and cushions so you do not need multiple vacuuming devices. These guys make products that are durable, hard-wearing and last for years. Do they cost a lot – well, yeah, but you can see why. How many other vacuums do you know with a staggering 8 year warranty?
I bought a similar brand with 10 years guarantee, its a multi purpose machine that can remove dustmites, puify your air and vacuum your house. Personally, i feel its worth it and no regrets
about the price. I am not rich but health could not be bought either. So its a good investment. Its water based system with no filters. whichmeans no maintanence cost at all after you buy the machine. At first, i was sceptical however after the demo, im pretty sure i need one. Btw, dust mites are present all year round, it gets worst when the house is closed and the indoor humidity and temperatures are high(Singapore). The dried dust mite feces becomes airborne when someone walks over a rug, sits down in a chair, or shakes the bed clothes, making allergic person’s symptoms worse.
Its very good for people with sinus problems, allergies and asthma. If any one of you are interested, i can help you pass the contacts of the salesman who did the demo to me.
Most salesman uses aggressive tactics to sell, this one is not and very sincere. ferraninoz@gmailcom
My sister bought this vacuum year ago and I thought it was a huge rip-off, then we borrowed it as our central had broken down and we needed to keep dust down in the house (my Father had breathing problems). To make a long story short, we havent given it back and she comes over to borrow it back. It really keeps the dust down and you dont have to worry about changing the bag as you just pour out the water. One word of warning though, empty the water after every use, dont let it sit as it will go really stinky! Great machine, worth the money!
Hi i need your help. Do u have any rainbow dealers’ number in singapore? my rainbow wheel parts just disintegrated after years of use. I find it difficult to find them for after sale service because they don’t have a shop?
please provide me agent’s number? thank you ….
Golf
Email me at this address ferraninoz@gmail.com. I have the contact number, it will be better if i hand u over the email.
I think this is a good product too. But do you know what? My agent stole my number from my friend! And because of this, I think I am going to make a police report because that agent, pleaded with my friend to have her friends contact no but she didnt give, so while my friend went to the toilet, they snatched the phone and copy down the contact no! It is super disgusting at the way they do sales. The product no doubt is super good, but I think the way they do sales really tarnish their company’s reputation. I am going to make a police report because the agent said they didnt do that and my friend can be a witness that they did that.
I just don’t think water filtration vacuum cleaner is such a high-tech product which costs SGD $3000.
Have you guys ever searched around on Internet to find out other alternative suppliers? I did, I found lots of suppliers out there. It’s just that there are not many in Singapore