What is the Manufacturers Suggested SQFT Rating?
Manufacturers offer a square foot rating with each of their power units to provide assistance in choosing the right power unit for the application. The suggested sqft rating is often worded as “designed for homes up to 8,000 sqft”. The suggested rating can vary a great deal from model to model and from one brand to another and take into account many factors including motor performance and design, capacity and filter type. Often the “upto” number is more of a theoretical maximum. Real world installations rarely come close to the designs used to calculate the maximum suggested square footage, even on the highest quality installation by a professional. With a CVS power unit installed in an application at the maximum end of the manufacturers suggested square footage the resulting performance may only be sufficient at best or likely it would be lacking in power. To achieve performance cleaning in your application most CV equipment dealers will double the actual square footage and apply it a
