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Thread Number: 114
What is the quietest vacuum cleaner of all time, and what is the noisiest? "Discuss." |
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| Post# 966 9/10/2006 at 09:48 (6,435 days old) by charles~richard () | ||
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Continuing my chat in the "LUX" thread about noisy vacuum cleaners and diverting it to this new thread. This can of course apply to both vintage and current machines. | ||
Post# 975 , Reply# 1 9/10/2006 at 10:51 (6,435 days old) by compactelectra  (Palm Springs) |
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Model G
The winner hands down. Only one would be considered quieter in my opinion and that would be the Hospital G due to the added filter. I agree Charles, the whooosh of the airflow is definitely louder than the sound of the motor itself. Truly Electrolux at its best. The beauty is they still sell the hoses (albeit vinyl-but still excellent quality.) You can add a more modern power nozzle and you have one hell of a machine. Noisiest of my vintage machines would have to be the Bison. Jeez, that thing sounds like a jet engine taking off. The Bison roundup is going to be the theme for the Omaha convention. People will see what a beast that machine was. Kirbys have to fall somewhere at this end of the range as well, especially the Classic series. 
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Post# 976 , Reply# 2 9/10/2006 at 11:00 (6,435 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs) |
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Here's My Hospital G | ||
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Post# 977 , Reply# 3 9/10/2006 at 11:01 (6,435 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs) |
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Front Shot | ||
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Post# 981 , Reply# 4 9/10/2006 at 12:08 (6,435 days old) by myvacsrock (USA) |
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I think that the quietest vacuum ever made is the hoover connie model 86 i do not even know i'm using it when i do i talk on the phone all the time when i do!!! Kyle K. | ||
| Post# 982 , Reply# 5 9/10/2006 at 12:21 (6,435 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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My Hoover Model 543 is practically silent in use - without a doubt it's the quietest I've used! Barely louder than the Model O in the video in the 'see it clean' section. The brushroll vibrating the carpet makes a louder noise than the motor! | ||
| Post# 983 , Reply# 6 9/10/2006 at 12:34 (6,435 days old) by swingette () | ||
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the older Panasonic uprights are very quiet too! | ||
| Post# 999 , Reply# 12 9/10/2006 at 20:22 (6,434 days old) by eluxomarty (Palm Springs) | ||
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Filter Queen Model 31 
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| Post# 1001 , Reply# 13 9/10/2006 at 20:23 (6,434 days old) by eluxomarty (Palm Springs) | ||
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My 31 
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| Post# 1002 , Reply# 14 9/10/2006 at 20:24 (6,434 days old) by eluxomarty (Palm Springs) | ||
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Electrolux G The G's are pretty quiet especially the Hospital G 
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| Post# 1003 , Reply# 15 9/10/2006 at 20:26 (6,434 days old) by eluxomarty (Palm Springs) | ||
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Hear what I mean? Mark Turbyfill and Evan Rogers want to know if it's on! 
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| Post# 1030 , Reply# 16 9/10/2006 at 21:26 (6,434 days old) by converto-skip () | ||
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Speaking of Bison Here a pic of mine andf it was brand new in the box with all attachments 
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| Post# 1063 , Reply# 17 9/11/2006 at 00:41 (6,434 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
Quietest Vacuum
I have to agree on the Lux G. Also, the AE and 30 are really quiet, too, as well as the Filter Queen 350 and the Electro-Hygiene 966. Connies are fairly quiet, but not as quiet as the others I've mentioned. On the noisy side, in addition to Kirbys, I've seen some GEs and Eurekas that are among the noisiest vacs I've seen. | ||
| Post# 1067 , Reply# 18 9/11/2006 at 01:41 (6,434 days old) by dualsanitronic (Omaha) | ||
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Bissell does more than whistle Nasty Bissells ROAR as do the Riccar Supralites,though the Riccar is great in performance. | ||
| Post# 1076 , Reply# 20 9/11/2006 at 08:14 (6,434 days old) by converto-skip () | ||
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Electrolux Model G I have to agree with the majority the lux G is the quietest of all vacuums Skip... | ||
| Post# 1087 , Reply# 22 9/11/2006 at 14:02 (6,434 days old) by luxg () | ||
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Of course my vote goes to the Lux G as well!! | ||
| Post# 1097 , Reply# 24 9/11/2006 at 14:47 (6,434 days old) by robbytuck () | ||
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besides Filter Queen... How about the Modern Hygene tank from the early '50's. My grandmother had one and I remember how very quiet it was! Best to all, Bob | ||
| Post# 1109 , Reply# 26 9/11/2006 at 16:54 (6,433 days old) by bigbubbacain () | ||
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My little Simplcity Prowler canister was very quiet. All I could hear was the air moving.. | ||
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Post# 1111 , Reply# 27 9/11/2006 at 17:11 (6,433 days old) by air-waycharlie (USA) |
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| Post# 1131 , Reply# 30 9/11/2006 at 21:28 (6,433 days old) by frkirby511 () | ||
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Sounds of Silence...addition.. ...forgot to add... The Kirby sound I'm talking about is most apparent in the later 500 series with the hose attached and not the rug nozzle. No Kirby since then has reproduced this altogether distinctive sound. Bruce | ||
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Post# 1148 , Reply# 33 9/12/2006 at 07:12 (6,433 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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| Post# 1154 , Reply# 35 9/12/2006 at 10:53 (6,433 days old) by charles~richard () | ||
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Canadian ZB54 pretty, eh! 
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| Post# 1155 , Reply# 36 9/12/2006 at 10:56 (6,433 days old) by charles~richard () | ||
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ZB89 Another Canadian beauty! (And that's an old photo - when I had hair and more belly hahaha!) 
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| Post# 257771 , Reply# 37 11/27/2013 at 22:55 (3,799 days old) by Jaker15 (Meridian, ID) | ||
I know it's WAAAAY late | ||
| Post# 257778 , Reply# 38 11/28/2013 at 00:48 (3,799 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC) | ||
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Ahhhhh ok here we go.. Quietest vac I've experienced was a Taski Also Hoover Connie model 854 And for the noisiest .......OMG.... It was a Red Dirt Devil featherlight lupright . I've never heared such a scrrrrreaming , noisy vac as that one , I threw it away.. | ||
| Post# 257796 , Reply# 39 11/28/2013 at 07:58 (3,799 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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Saniway.. Hospital G, Filter Queen and Apex Strato Cleaner are all very Quiet. | ||
| Post# 257799 , Reply# 40 11/28/2013 at 10:39 (3,799 days old) by PoconoVacMan (Northeast Pennsylvania) | ||
There truly are very few machines as quiet, nor as musical sounding as a metal bodied Electrolux or a Hoover Constellation. As far as uprights go, the Electrolux uprights (Discovery style) are very quiet too.
Noisiest definitely goes to many of the cheap plastic bagless machines sold in retail stores these days. | ||
| Post# 257800 , Reply# 41 11/28/2013 at 10:48 (3,799 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 257809 , Reply# 42 11/28/2013 at 12:16 (3,799 days old) by Jaker15 (Meridian, ID) | ||
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Glad to see some replies!
Well, you guys sure know who to revive a dead thread! :)
I have to agree, all new plastic vacs are terribly loud. I don't mind 12 amp motors, just as long as they're the older style. You know, the ones that are quiet and run at a normal speed? lol. I think a good example of a decent 12A motor is probably the earlier Panasonic-made Kenmore canisters. They are the closest in sound to a hi-performance Electrolux. | ||
| Post# 257816 , Reply# 44 11/28/2013 at 13:54 (3,799 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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Quietest: Any Electrolux before Super J Eureka Dial-A-Nap Filter Queen TriStar EXL (with Ametek 115923 high-performance motor) Noisiest: XXX VortecCyclonic Hoover WindTunnel Dyson dc23 Electrolux Ambassador Electrolux Epic 6500SR | ||
| Post# 257827 , Reply# 45 11/28/2013 at 14:29 (3,798 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 257868 , Reply# 46 11/29/2013 at 06:03 (3,798 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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Royal 801 Was rated quietest upright by Consumer Reports, and it really is. | ||
| Post# 257914 , Reply# 47 11/29/2013 at 17:32 (3,797 days old) by Jaker15 (Meridian, ID) | ||
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Royal 801? | ||
| Post# 257924 , Reply# 48 11/29/2013 at 20:06 (3,797 days old) by KirbysNphones () | ||
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My Filter Queens and my Rainbow are pretty quiet, and as far as noisy, any cheap plastic vac like the Bissels,, and any other big box store vac. | ||
| Post# 258034 , Reply# 50 11/30/2013 at 19:41 (3,796 days old) by jade_angel (Fort Collins, CO) | ||
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I've never heard a Royal 801, but the Royal 880 I just got off eBay is the only vacuum I have that my cats don't run from. They even run from the Filter Queen on low! | ||
| Post# 258035 , Reply# 51 11/30/2013 at 20:14 (3,796 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 258037 , Reply# 52 11/30/2013 at 21:11 (3,796 days old) by jade_angel (Fort Collins, CO) | ||
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The 801 is an old model, 1970s I think, so it's not surprising that it's not in the current rankings. Its current generation replacement, the Royal 8300, yells its head off. Does a heck of a job, but is really loud. | ||
| Post# 258050 , Reply# 53 11/30/2013 at 22:58 (3,796 days old) by compactc9guy (Bathurst NB) | ||
the quiet compact
In my opinion my compact electra model C9 is pretty quiet . Whti a gentle hum of the motor and a little air noise .
Absolutely love it .Elelctrolux Model 89 is quiet to . Filter Queen also . Morden I would have to say Kenmore EVO bag less canister quiet not as much as a LUX or compact but still quiet in my opinion 
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| Post# 258066 , Reply# 54 12/1/2013 at 04:22 (3,796 days old) by uksausage (eastbourne east sussex UK) | ||
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Quiet I think the most quiet has to be my old filter queen and the loudest that prize goes to the Goblin/AquaVac wet and dry machines everyone knew you vacuuming when you used one of them | ||
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Post# 258103 , Reply# 55 12/1/2013 at 16:13 (3,795 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 258154 , Reply# 56 12/1/2013 at 19:16 (3,795 days old) by jade_angel (Fort Collins, CO) | ||
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Mine's the 3-amp version, and if I'm reading the serial number right, it's from 1977. I wish I had the 5.4A motor, but without the attachments it probably doesn't matter so much. | ||
| Post# 258160 , Reply# 57 12/1/2013 at 19:38 (3,795 days old) by s31463221 (Frenchburg, KY) | ||
Quietest and loudest | ||
| Post# 258560 , Reply# 58 12/4/2013 at 19:11 (3,792 days old) by 2011hoover700 (owosso michigan) | ||
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| Post# 258799 , Reply# 59 12/7/2013 at 10:37 (3,790 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
 The quietest Vacuum Cleaner I own is my 1982 Electrolux 502S which, if not for the beater brush roll, would be almost entirely silent! When switched on the only thing you can hear is the brush roll beating the carpet and if you lift the head up to prevent this there is just a very quiet whine present which could be talked over without raising your voice.
A well made cleaner indeed.
Unfortunately, I would have to say my loudest Vacuum Cleaner is my 1977 Hoover Senior-Ranger which sounds like a small airplane taking off. It is vindicated though by the fact that it cleans amazingly well and has lasted 36 years with no major repairs (just new belts and bags).
The type of noisy cleaner I cannot abide is the ones that are loud because of overly powerful motors, such as just about every budget to mid-range vacuum on the market these days. | ||
| Post# 259216 , Reply# 60 12/11/2013 at 10:49 (3,786 days old) by hooverkid (PA,USA) | ||
kirby | ||
| Post# 259224 , Reply# 61 12/11/2013 at 12:48 (3,786 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 259242 , Reply# 63 12/11/2013 at 16:58 (3,785 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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"Your Senior is louder than your VAX Performance C91PF1B | ||
| Post# 259245 , Reply# 64 12/11/2013 at 20:18 (3,785 days old) by RainbowD4C (Saint Joseph, Michigan ) | ||
I will maybe get a couple of strange looks for this but...
What about a central cleaning system. I think maybe it's split. Away from the main unit on the floor they are very quiet. All you hear is the suction and maybe a power nozzle if you have one. But the system is somewhat loud unless it has a muffler. Even with a noise muffler the main unit can be pretty quiet.
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| Post# 259314 , Reply# 66 12/12/2013 at 17:17 (3,784 days old) by SUPER-SWEEPER (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
The quiestest vacuum fo all time... Any vacuum can be the quietest! As long as it's not TURNED ON...
As for uprights, the little old 40s General-Electric AVF-26 is barely over a hum! And I think I'd have to go against the Classic series being loud. Owning 2 Classic 1-CRs, I can say that one is an ancient and abused train-wreck (Loud, Plus the bag bloated over with ancient Doggy-Dog hair), and the other one is a mint, purring Kitten (Smooth and Gentle, with a beautifully supple Hose and attachments to go with)! Another nominee being my NEW (To me,Atleast!) Kenmore Duo-Power upright (Thanks again, Dustin! I'm glad you're liking the motor in it's place)! It's rushing air on low, and on High, well, Not so quiet. Still, Great little cleaner!
As far as Canister cleaners, Again, a vote for Kenmore! in this case the Duo-Power Disco Funk Canister 1970s Style, In glorious Avocado and Wood Grain! a whisper on low, and on high, well, See the upright's adaptation above...
Now to display these quiet thingys!
Let's start with DUO-POWER...In all Her mighty Funky-ness... 
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| Post# 259315 , Reply# 67 12/12/2013 at 17:21 (3,784 days old) by SUPER-SWEEPER (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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As for the rest, | ||
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Post# 281874 , Reply# 68 5/26/2014 at 04:09 (3,620 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Eric (jade_angel),
The model 801 was produced from circa 1951 to 1987. The loudest version of that model was produced from 1985-1987; in those last years, the 801 had a 4.5 amp motor. (NOTE: When looking at the serial #, the letter you see after the date code refers to the motor design revision. In that case, any 801 with the 4.5 amp motor will have the motor series letter code as "F" or "G.") ~Ben
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| Post# 281983 , Reply# 69 5/26/2014 at 23:00 (3,619 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
I would agree with others that the Electrolux Model G is perhaps the quietest vacuum I've ever owned. Maybe the Model XXX ranks right up there with it.
The loudest vacuum by far is the Royal 2075. I no longer own this vacuum, but it is LOUD!!!
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| Post# 281988 , Reply# 70 5/26/2014 at 23:36 (3,619 days old) by smow69 (Muskogee Oklahoma) | ||
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vacs my quietest is my model L electrolux and the noisest is my concept one. | ||
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