Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

First off, long time no post ladies and gents, so wanted to say I hope everyone is having a great summer. I came across a brand new in box Big Power SE canister vacuum complete with all wet/dry attachments and Big Bat powerhead the other day for quite a steal. Does anyone know anything about these? I know they are similar to Rainbows and Hylas except they use baffles instead of a separator and two filter rings, one foam and one HEPA or Micro depending on your preference. The rating is 950w at 8A. Anyone have any insight... good, bad, ugly?

Just a bit of a followup guys... you might find this kind of interesting. So I received the Big Power vac today and unboxed it to find quite a surprise. Not only did I get a brand new Big Power vac, but a brand new Big Power vac that is not even available in the US here yet. The model I got was a BP09 water filtrated canister with separator and electrostatic filtration. Yes you read that right! The unit has a separator unit in the bottom just like a rainbow(no messy baffles) and uses two other types of filtration on top of that. This does not use filters like I mentioned above but has a set of UV lights that shine down into the canister to kills nasty germs and viruses; and then uses electrostatic filtration similar to the air purifiers you see today to catch any fine particles that make it through the water bath/separator combo. Its really a well built unit. I will try to get pictures put up but i haven't had much time today with putting it together and playing with it and whatnot. Please send any questions you might have.

This sounds really interesting! The U.V light ordeal is similar to that of the Miracle Mate XIF U.V filter and the Oreck Halo machine. Cool stuff!!

Well, based on what you said about the separator I just bought one. Would you say it was worth the $400 it cost? And whats the suction like?

First off.. sorry for being late posting back to here. I did indeed purchase one of the Big Power vacs that was being offered for $400 on a certain auction website. Upon receiving it I found a broken piece and ended up ultimately returning it to the seller. The quality just was not there. Also I was not happy with the lack of a secondary filtration system. Water just is not going to get everything, even with an electrostatic ozone generator inside. Great idea, but the construction was mediocre. I found a great deal on a Thermax AF2 from a distributor who was going out of business. Brand spanking new! I will post a review when I get a chance.

Perhaps, look into the Thermax AF2 and Roboclean, they are guaranteed to be built to a higher standard. Well, at least the Thermax is, I've been using their commercial steam cleaners for well over a decade and the quality is impressive. I've seen used ones for offer on eBay and Craigslist in the $500 range recently

I'll have to see what its like when I get it, but mine is a BP08, so it may be a little different. As for serious use, I still feel the Rainbow is the best. I also really only care to use separator style water filter vacuums, the baffle ones tend to be harder to clean and something like moving it too quick and splash the water around too much, or tip it over the water goes into the motor, with a separator type, the water stays out of the motor as long as the machine is on.

The one you ordered is the same as the one I returned. It is a BP09... the box is mislabeled. I spoke to Big Power USA about the vacuum after I received it and some things didn't add up. Send me a private message and I'll fill you in...

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Please post on here if you can, we would all like to be educated if you don't mind :] Haha

This is "new" Big Power.  New mainly to a gussied up power nozzle (above the floor attachment set is generic)  and the badge ot the top of the cleaner.  Does not use a spinning separator to deflect water droplets as many water-type vacs do but filtering medium and internal baffles instead.

Some selling claims are a little off the one, as one of the site claims it can capture HIV. The HIV virus does not survive when exposed to air and is not an airborne.

Here  are some Big Power links:

http://www.cleansweepsvacshop.com/store/the-big-power-store.html

http://www.bigpower1.com/

Venson