Backpack vacuums

If you are wondering why so many posts toady, I got to work as usual only to be told that since school was cancelled that I should go home and not work today. Makes sense to send home the help when there is no one in the school and you can get more done.

They tried to call me 1 hour before I was scheduled, but I was already on my way. they have a policy that states I get written up and eventually fire if I don't give them at least 4 hours of notice if I call in to miss work.

Piss poor managed area.

Now about the post topic. Backpack vacuums are the things that look kind of like Ghostbuster gear. They are great for staircases, they pretty much suck for every thing else. They are no faster than an upright vacuum. They have the very same cord tangling/getting caught issues. They just put the weight on your back instead of on the floor. The motor is on your back and there is no air flow between the vacuum and your back making it very warm.

An upright vacuum has a larger area on the ground, but you still have to either move the chairs or spend time moving the head of the backpack into position.

A good upright has a canister that just gets emptied instead of changing the bag or if the company is too cheap trying to empty the bag of the backpack.

With the backpack, if you go into a large area you have to either pick it up and put it down repeatedly or try and do the whole area with it which sucks. even spot vacuuming with the upright is easier as you simply push it to the next spot allowing you to vacuum along the way.

The beater bar of the upright also helps to stand the carpet back up making it look less worn. A good upright has more suction and will pick up more stuff at one time than the backpack head will.

The backpack does better when you remove the head and use it to get into tight spaces, but if what you suck up is too large it will clog and you have to unclog it. The backpack also woks better if you are vacuuming the walls or ceilings.

The upright is also going to most likely be cheaper to buy and maintain. Just teach the employees to recognize when they might have something wrapped around the bar and get it off the bar.

Spoiler: If it smells like it is burning it probably is something like a carpet strand wrapped around the beater/brush bar. Remove it stupid.