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Vacuum Cleaners Sales and Service
Vacuum Replacement Bags & Belts
Air Purifiers – Allergy Products
Green Cleaning Products

Retail Vacuum-Sewing Machine Service in Oakland and El Cerrito, CA

Grand Lake Sew & Vac in Oakland, CA; and sister retail store Vacuum World in El Cerito, CA, sell and service (and carry factory-manufactured parts and accessories) for all major quality brand name vacuum cleaners, sewing machines, and air purifiers.

Top name vacuums in-stock include, but are not limited to, the following vacuum manufacturers:

Bissell, Dirt Devil, Dyson, Electrolux,
Eureka, Fast Vac, Fuller Brush, Hayden,
Hoover, Koblenz, Miele, Oreck, Panasonic,
Pullman, Holt, Royal, Sanyo, Sebo,
Sharp, Sanitaire, Windsor

Best Air Purifiers:

Aireox, Germ Guardian, IQ Air

Sewing Machines:

Elna, Singer

Floor Polishers, Steam Mops, Dry Cleaners, Steam Cleaners & Shampooers:

Bissell, Dirt Devil, Gruene, Koblenz, Ladybug, Royal, Sebo

We carry bags, belts, parts & accessories for all makes and models.

We also carry a full line of air fresheners, shampoos and cleaning products.

A Few Words from Bob, the Owner:

Getting the right vacuum cleaner is like fitting a person for the right pair of shoes.
A vacuum has got to fit a person and their house. Different houses have different needs. We have more than 100 vacuums on display every day. Come on in to try them. There's no place else in the area where you can try 100 machines.

Not only do these machines serve different purposes and environments, they are priced to fit all budgets. There are $1200 machines on the floor and $79 machines on the floor —and hand vacs that start at $39.
We’ve researched and tested vacuums for over 37 years, so we can carry only the best-value vacuums in each price range. You can buy a vacuum from us at any price point and rest assured that this is the best available, the heaviest-duty, most reliable vacuum for the price.
Many of the vacuum cleaners we carry are not available at discount stores —specialty lines like Miele and Sebo are better-quality machines. For example, 90% of the Sebo brand machines are built for commercial use. The residential machines come off the same line. They are reliable, heavy-duty vacuums.

I hear people say on a regular basis that they hate their vacuum cleaner —that they just settled for one without trying it out to see if it would really meet their needs and the needs of the house. They keepit for 4 or 5 years because they don’t want to go through the hassle of sending it back. They get it repaired at one of our stores a few times, and when it’s time to buy a new vacuum, they come in and try out some models to get a machine they can be happy with for many years and that makes their life a little easier.

Our showrooms:
We’ve built an area in each of our stores where customers can test machines and determine which one is the best “fit” for them. That way they purchase a machine tailored to their unique needs and situations: their physical size, the home they are cleaning, and the specific needs of the occupants of the home.

Our guarantee: to match any advertised price.
We sell products at our stores for less than they cost on the Web. Furthermore, a vacuum purchased on the Web can be a hassle to return if it’s not right. Grand Lake Sew & Vac and Vacuum World have an exchange policy right in the store.

We come up with products that solve problems.
I’ve heard many stories about folks suffering severely from mold and allergies, and kids having to be hospitalized. I’ve heard one in three people have allergies. We have a $2000 instrument in each store that measures air purity. We have some vacuums for sale that measure zero particles from the exhaust.
The average living room carpet is 40 times dirtier than the sidewalk. Houses today are more sealed than ever before, resulting in the dirt settling in the house. 30% of folks have allergies today versus 2% in the ‘40s. And folks are getting allergies later in life. Many vacuums just blow this dirt back into the atmosphere and it takes 8–10 hours for the particles to settle again. Others trap it. Not only is this good for allergies, it means less dusting has to be done. The technological changes in the last 10-15 years have been enormous, and our staff is able to provide customers with the products they need to maintain a clean environment.

We repair all makes and models.
No matter who manufactured it or where it was purchased, we can service and repair your vacuum cleaner. We’re a factory-authorized warranty station for most brands. But we work on any vacuum. We fix them all. All makes. All models.