Sanitaire Commercial - TRANSPORT® Commercial Cordless Backpack Vacuum SC580A

Bissel/Sanitaire is the same as far as “customer service”. Spent $500 on a “commercial” backpack vacuum which FELL APART at about 4 months. The SELLER actually made things right, but it took a ton of emails and calls and wrong parts being sent and returned etc. etc. etc. Don’t recommend that brand (Sanitaire was purchased by Bissel) at all. FOUR MONTHS!!!

If you want a tough commercial vacuum- get a Sanitaire or spend the big bucks for German made like Miele. Consumer store brands like Shark and Dyson will not last that long. Vacuums reviews are a plague of affiliates/shills/dishonest actors.

As a restaurant owner and a vacuum store owner. Get a Sanitaire or a Titan commercial. Need one that has a clutch so you don’t burn your motor when someone clogs the brush roll.

I used to really like the sanitaire when I did hired cleaning jobs, just because they are so lightweight and the bags are cheap so I could change them as much as I needed to without feeling some type of way. Some of those places were so bad, I would have to change it after every room and then go over it a couple more times and change it again before moving on to the next to get it adequately clean and/or prepped for the steam cleaner bro's. Cheap bags and belts and lightweight really matters when you're doing that kind of heavy vacuuming lol. Plus I liked that you could just tip it back a little and it would pull in everything from the edges and corners, and it was light enough that I could grip the back of the headshell and move it around on carpeted stairs and it would actually do a pretty adequate job on them. I have used the Kirby before, it's alright I guess but I couldn't really get the hang of it and I found it kind of annoying because I couldn't fit it in tight closets or under stuff, and the side mounted bag is forever in the way for lefties, lol. Plus it was just generally heavy and it would tire me out more quickly, and it seems like nobody knows to ever empty them or change their belts, and a lot of people run them without disposable bags because they don't know any better too. Lots of people don't do any basic maintenance on their machines for some reason and wonder why they don't work right 😆

Well you’re going to have the same sort of problems with Shark, they’re worse. Mine wasn’t even meant to have the brushroll removed and cleaned, found that out the hard way. That’s basic maintenance for a vacuum, especially when you have pets and humans with long hair. Shark wanted me to buy a whole new powerhead, lol. Good thing my dad and I are handy and jerry-rigged the Shark back together. My mom bought two Dysons. A (I think) DC40 then one of the pet ones with a ball. They were both crap too. The switched kept going out, luckily our vacuum shop doesn’t gouge people on repairs. I took my commercial Sanitaire (not suggesting this beast to average consumers), but the amount of sand it pulled out of her carpet was fascinating. So the Dysons were just sweeping the surface of her carpet. I’m sure the people here will recommend either a Miele or a Sebo. Other good vacuums exist too. I mainly collect and repair older vacuums as a hobby. So I’m not the one to ask. I do know bagged is better and cleaner than bagless, and direct air cleans deeper than a bypass machine. Air flow is what cleans, not suction.

if i can make a suggestion it would be just purchase a commercial vacuum. you’ll be paying much less than you would for a dyson and you’ll be able to easily and cheaply repair it yourself. they’re loud as shit but work well and very simply. i have a sanitaire and it’s been going strong for two years. i had to replace a belt because i accidentally damaged it and i got two for $7.