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ok, so i work at a 82 room outdoor access hotel with two floors (all rooms have short pile commercial grade carpets), the GM does not like bagged vacs but the Hsking wants a light weight vac, what would be a good light weight but good vac?

the housekeepers also some times drag the vacuum between rooms on the concrete walkways up stairs and that tends to make the wheels wear out faster.

also we got a santiaire vac with a shake out bag but even that was too heavy (i think housekeepers need more protein) so nothing over 13ish lbs to make them happy.

ok, out of the riccar and the oreck xl which is better? (they are about $90 difference)

and we have a dust cup sanitare for the lobby and it keeps chooching no matter how bad i treat it, wish the housekeepers used it more since it is a good vac

the GM has gotten on them about that, still happens.

also, gm says the bagged vacs carry smells from one room to another, do the commercial vac do this still or are the bags better at filtering smells? if i take this to him he will try and say this,

operating costs of a bagged vs bagless, does it become a mute point in the long run?

any thoughts on vac with attachments? for edging and hard to reach areas?