The Rainbow vacuum cleaner has been a staple of the American home for the last seventy years and has a wide variety of functions and features. Their cleaning systems use water-based filtration to trap dirt and the company uses the catch phrase "Wet dust can't fly" in its marketing materials. The company does not make a wide range of cleaning systems and instead provides only one at any given time.
Who Is Rainbow?
Rainbow is actually the brand name of the vacuum cleaner that is made by a company that is commonly known as Rexair LLC. Rexair was founded in 1929 in Troy, Michigan. Leslie H Green was the man responsible for the company but was not the individual that designed the first company vacuum cleaner. Instead, that honour went to John W Newcombe. He actually designed the first ever bagless vacuum cleaner, which was initially marketed by the company but later modified in order to incorporate a unique water filtration system. However, the Rainbow brand still did not hit the market for some years to come.
It was 1955 before the Rainbow brand was introduced and four years later J V Sanders bought and revolutionized the company. The business format he adopted is still in place now and keeps Rainbow popular among the general public. He was actually a salesman by trade and introduced a program of door to door sales. Many people in the industry view this as unsolicited direct marketing, but the company itself claims that the "appointments only" system that they advertise has been in place for some years and continues to provide happy customers.
The Products
There is only one Rainbow product on the market at the moment - the Rainbow cleaning system itself, which is commonly known as the Rainbow vacuum by the public at large. The Rainbow system incorporates the water filtration system that was patented in the 1950s. It is an effective and efficient system that can be used throughout the home and has been proven to effectively get at dirt and grime. The system itself is rather bulky and also fairly expensive in comparison to other products on the market, but the company justifies the price by indicating that the vacuum can do the kind of job that would require several other vacuums.
The Features
The features of the Rainbow cleaning system are actually unique at the moment because the product offers the total cleaning package for your home. It incorporates air cleaning, carpets, wet floors, bard floors, mattresses, upholstery and cushions so you do not need multiple vacuuming devices.
The system is designed to last for years and is extremely durable and hard-wearing. If you consider the cost out over the years it may be a fraction of the money that you would pay for multiple cleaning systems during the same period of time. However you do have to purchase carpet shampoo to ensure that deep cleaning is at its optimum.
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In addition, my Rainbow barely pulls a BAIRD meter, a device used to measure airflow, half a unit on a scale of 0 - 10. By comparison 1990s Kenmore Whispertone and several modern Panasonic vacuums pull 5.5 and a Kenmore Elite pulls the BAIRD meter right past 10. All of these are measured with clean filters (filter removed on the Rainbow) and fresh clean cloth HEPA dust bags.
The suction and airflow of a Rainbow is not even close to that of vacuums costing a fraction of what Rainbow charges. Don't waste your money.
Sorry to hear you are having so much trouble with your Rainbow. I have 3 different models of them and have never had a problem. Using any type of canister you always have to be careful of bumping walls and furniture. As far as the cord coming out of the wall plug, you may need to replace the outlet as they do wear out after time. I had to replace all of mine as my house was built in 1954. hope this helps. Try your Rainbow again.
Highly remommended if you can afford it.
I\'ve also noticed that after vacuuming thoroughly a few times, the water doesn\'t get NEAR as dirty as it did when you first start using it. So you have to do this less often.
Another hint. Put a couple of drops of Jetdry or liquid Rinse Aid in the basin (just two or three drops..NO MORE than that) and it will actually make the water \"wetter\" and enhance its ability to capture dirt.