Review Of The Riccar RSL3, RSL4, And RSL5 Lightweight Upright Riccar Vacuum Cleaners
To begin with, your Riccar RSL3, RSL4, and RSL5 are each exactly eight pounds in weight. This is exactly the matching weight as the widespread Oreck vacuum.
Your Oreck and Riccar eight pound lightweights possess a good deal in common. They each weigh eight pounds, they each are comfortable to move back and forth, they each have a filter bag, and neither one uses on board tools.
The Riccar RSL3, RSL4, and RSL5 vacuum cleaner has a 5.5 amp motor which is a bit more powerful than the 4 amp Oreck motor. The Riccar RSL3, RSL4, and RSL5 also uses filter bags which might be very comparable in characteristic and dimension to the Oreck vacuum liners. They're each micron filtration bags. In stock at the moment are also HEPA filtration liners which are manufactured by the 3M company. They seem like white fabric, but are also disposable.
The RSL4 and RSL5 features a benefit that sets them apart from the rest of the Riccar vacuums. They use a two speed motor. The RSL3 offers a single speed motor. This means that the RSL3 is used generally for carpeted flooring only. The RSL4 and RSL5 may also be utilized efficiently on bare flooring. The upper speed setting is used for sweeping carpeting. The lower setting is used when sweeping bare flooring, no matter whether they are tile, linoleum, or wood.
The main reason you really need a slower brush when sweeping bare floors is for the reason that the brush will not flip dust and filth out the back of the vacuum cleaner. With a lower speed roller brush, the vacuum cleaner will actually get the dust off of a bare floor, and result in the floor feeling smooth to the touch.
The real advantage of having a revolving brush on bare floor covering is that the brushes, that are natural fiber, will brush out the grit and dirt caught between the cracks in the bare flooring, between tiles, and between slats in real wood floorboards.
The roller brush on the RSL5 Riccar upright sweeper is stainless-steel and utilizes brush inserts that are effortlessly changed when they finally wear out. The brush roller on the RSL3 is built from wood, but has the identical quality of brushes as the other two styles.
The Riccar RSL series is commonly stocked with a small canister sweeper to use on carpeted steps, upholstery, and within the car. Given that the Riccar RSL3, RSL4, or RSL5 does not come with on board attachments, the canister vacuum is handy.
The weight comes in very convenient, if you are hauling the vacuum cleaner up and down stairs to clean. It's also a bonus when you have trouble hauling heavier vacuums. Virtually all upright vacuums weigh about 15 or 16 pounds.
The principle downside with the lightweight vacuums is the scarcity of suction. The motors are small and fail to give you adequate suction for deep sweeping. This design of sweeper works well with lower pile carpet fibers or Berber carpet.
I would advocate purchasing your Riccar lightweight eight pound upright vacuum cleaner only from a local independent merchant. They will be able to honor the factory warranty. Buying Riccar brand vacuums online voids the warranty, as merchants are not allowed to sell beyond their local area.
About the Author
Vacuum commentator Claude Whitacre owns The Sweeper Store in Wooster Ohio. He serves the Akron Ohio, Cleveland Ohio, Medina Ohio, Canton Ohio, and Holmes County areas.You can see review videos at http://www.sweeperstoreonline.com or read reviews at http://www.lightweightvacuumcleaner.info
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