Tornado Prolite Commercial ...
$436.25
Product details
Tornado's Prolite is the lightweight commercial upright in the range, sold as part 97130 and also cataloged as the CK LW 13/1.
It cleans a 13 inch path, draws 6 amps, moves 160 CFM and weighs 8 pounds, which is the figure that decides most purchases in this class. A crew carrying a machine up and down stairs all evening notices two pounds more than it notices an inch of extra path, and an 8 pound upright can be run one-handed down a corridor or lifted onto a stair tread without a second person. The 50 foot cord covers a long hallway or a bank of offices from a single outlet.
Filtration runs three stages ending in a HEPA motor exhaust filter rated to capture 99.97 percent of small particulates, and the machine collects into a 7.4 quart paper bag rather than a bin, which keeps the fine dust captured on the way out rather than released again at emptying time. Bagged collection also means the machine holds its airflow more evenly through a fill than a small bin does, provided the bag is changed before it is packed solid.
If you already run a Prolite and are adding another, the wear items worth keeping on the shelf are bags, the belt and the brushroll. Weak pickup on a bagged upright is far more often a loaded bag or a stretched belt than a failing motor, and both are quick to rule out before anything larger gets blamed. A brushroll matted with hair and carpet fiber produces the same complaint more gradually, and it is worth clearing on the same schedule as a bag change rather than waiting for a noticeable drop.
- Part: 97130, also listed as CK LW 13/1
- Cleaning path: 13 in.
- Motor: 6 amps, 160 CFM
- Weight: 8 lb.
- Cord: 50 ft.
- Bag capacity: 7.4 qt.
- Filtration: 3-stage with HEPA motor exhaust filter
