The moment that you begin searching for a new vacuum for your business, you’ll find that there is a significant difference between residential and commercial vacuums. Depending on the size of the facility that you need to maintain, it could be obvious that a residential vacuum cleaner is not going to do the job.
However, there are still plenty of business owners and property managers who think that they can save money in the short-term by choosing one of these smaller, home based vacuum cleaners and that they will do the job just as well.
Let’s be clear: a residential vacuum will certainly pick up some dirt and debris for just about any business. However, most commercial facilities will have a lot more dirt and more damaging particles to machines that a home will. You’re talking about washers, change from people’s pockets, screws, nails, needles, rocks, metal nuts, and much more.
On top of that, you have to consider the sheer square footage of these commercial facilities. Even if you have a relatively small office building, the square footage is going to be significantly higher than that of the average home. So, for each time that you would be using the residential vacuum cleaner in a commercial environment, you’ll be taxing it much more than it was designed.
A commercial, or industrial vacuum, will have much more suction force. It will be more durable which means that it will be able to handle the debris and volume that is commonly found among these types of properties.
Industrial vacuums also tend to have a larger general opening, which means they can take in a lot more volume at once, which will lead to a faster and more thorough clean from the outset.
For any business, regardless of size, you should certainly consider an industrial vacuum cleaning system over a residential one. Even that small office building will wear out a residential vacuum too quickly and you’ll be spending much more on new cleaners every year thanks to staples, paper clips, and other items that will damage those lighter vacuums easily.