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Post# 15537   6/27/2007 at 18:59 (6,144 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        

Don't you think, and I'm not saying it's a bad thing, that companies that offered both uprights and canisters DELIBERATLY lessened the effectiveness or convenience of the machines' secondary purpose to sell the other machine to the same customer? Mr. Charles-Lester states in one of his Elux history pages that the noise of the newer machines are due to the more powerful motors. "How much power do you need to pull a dust bunny off the floor"...And yet you WANT as much power as possible for carpets. I apply that theory to those two model sweeper makers. "Why yes, Mrs. Jones, you could use your tank cleaner on the rug, but the only way to get it really clean is to use our upright with the revolving brush." And "Well, no, Mr. Smith, the little woman will have to use our tank cleaner for those stairs" Thus, they made the machines so it was hard to use "accessory" tools on uprights, and perhaps a little less power on those tank units. I've run into Eureka tank cleaners that I thought lacked some air movement, And I agree that the Universals' seem to be a little lower powered also. And, while I'm not a big upright fan, and maybe this is why, I really don't like pluggin' a hose under or into one of those things, and when I did, I would inevitably suck up a penny or something and hear that thing fly around that fan for the next five minutes. But, I always thought that beats, as it sweeps, as it cleans was better than that "pulls air through the rug to dislodge even the deepest dirt" crap either. Luckily, I have always been an Electrolux junkie, and they have since the beginning of time been equipped with power nozzles....What? 1959? You mean,..Oh well, now what? My next thread will be called "If Universal had survived, would it have a power nozzle? Or will I have to buy a Kirby" Anyone else care to comment?

Post# 15544 , Reply# 1   6/27/2007 at 19:47 (6,144 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida)        

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Hi Crevicetool, one thing I thought of was a company that made after-market air powered floor nozzles, and Singer offered the same thing with a couple of their canisters, in the late 1950's. I know this isn't quite what you're referring to, but I find it intriguing. You have to be right about the two vacuums for effective cleaning. I have my mom's last two vacuums an upright Eureka w/onboard tools, and Eureka the Boss Mighty Mite.

Post# 15546 , Reply# 2   6/27/2007 at 20:59 (6,144 days old) by compactc9 ()        

That is a very interesting thought. I guess I had never thought to put that togather, but it des make sense. I know singer never did make a tool kit for their uprights, you had to buy the hand vac.

Post# 15854 , Reply# 3   7/3/2007 at 05:24 (6,138 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida)        
Preco air driven floor tool

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There is a Preco air driven floor tool available on eBay. Sorry I didn't supply a link, but its going to be easy to find when you go through there in search of your dream machines.


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