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| Post# 182214 5/23/2012 at 11:21 (360 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
  Right so this is my first post on here so if I do anything wrong, don't shout at me! well, i've got a big thing for commercial vacuums, mainly because I spent a lot of my childhood in commercial environments lol I love the simplicity, durability and their ease of use. Theres not many domestic cleaners that i've got on well with over the years and almost always go back to using a commercial vacuum of some sort. So I was wondering, is there anyone else who uses a commercial vacuum in a domestic setting? or is there anyone who runs a cleaning company etc that has experience with them? what are your thoughts?
I'll start, these are my dailys. First is the Ensign Stealth 1 which is essentially a rebadged Sebo X1 made by the cleaning supply company Johnson Diversey, Second is my Kerstar KV15/1 (for my hardfloors etc) and third is my Hoover u7008 that I use for doing the communal carpets in the hallway outside my flat. 
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| Post# 182215 , Reply# 1 5/23/2012 at 11:22 (360 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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| Post# 182217 , Reply# 2 5/23/2012 at 11:25 (360 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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| Post# 182225 , Reply# 3 5/23/2012 at 11:56 (360 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
 HI Ryan
Really like you Kenstar , I like that style of tub type vacuums, I also have the hoover U7008, I used to have 24 of them but they were sold to a guy who cleans a college here. he flat out refuses to use any other type of vacuum, he traded almost new sebo 370's and numatics for them. he brings them into my shop twice a year for a service and belt change.
Nice to have you here
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| Post# 182228 , Reply# 4 5/23/2012 at 12:03 (360 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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thanks, I can't praise the U7008 enough, it weighs a ton but they're just brilliant and when parts need replacing they're easy to work on. What more could you want in a commercial vacuum lol the Kerstar is a lovely old tub, probably the quietist vacuum I own. And the thing I love is the fact that Kerstar still make commercial vacuums to this day, they've been around for years
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| Post# 182234 , Reply# 5 5/23/2012 at 12:53 (360 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 182253 , Reply# 6 5/23/2012 at 13:35 (360 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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| Post# 182256 , Reply# 7 5/23/2012 at 14:04 (360 days old) by Blackheart (northwest Minnesota) | ||
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your commercial vacs are very nice looking machines. As for using commercial vacuums in house i do have a Windsor Versamatic i was using earlier today, i suppose the Lindhaus healthcare pro could be considered commercial, i've also got a Sanitaire. | ||
| Post# 182259 , Reply# 8 5/23/2012 at 14:29 (360 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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| Post# 182267 , Reply# 9 5/23/2012 at 14:56 (360 days old) by raycarter (Taylor, Michigan) | ||
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I own a Hoover Guardsman model C1631, which I have had for the last 10 years, and is still serving me well. 
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| Post# 182270 , Reply# 10 5/23/2012 at 15:06 (360 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 182296 , Reply# 11 5/23/2012 at 15:54 (360 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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Post# 182328 , Reply# 12 5/23/2012 at 16:54 (360 days old) by sebo_fan  (Scotland, UK) |
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| Post# 182331 , Reply# 13 5/23/2012 at 16:57 (360 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 182340 , Reply# 15 5/23/2012 at 17:10 (360 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 182362 , Reply# 16 5/23/2012 at 18:22 (360 days old) by djtaylor (Salt Lake City, Utah) | ||
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| Post# 182366 , Reply# 17 5/23/2012 at 18:31 (360 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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That Victor brings home a memory or two. I used to have some old, well-used examples of these in storage. Not sure if they worked or not, and it was rare I needed a part off one. I had them under the Victor, Nilco, and Electrolux brands. | ||
| Post# 182470 , Reply# 18 5/24/2012 at 18:22 (359 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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LOVE that victor upright! I know there was definitely an Electrolux badged one and possibly a Goblin one too called the Dogsbody? But I might be wrong. I remember seeing a US Hoover Commercial similar to the guardsman but in red and a kind of brushed steel with a head lamp on the front, that was a gorgeous looking machine. I rarely use the u7008 in my flat purely because it's just too big, but it does a great job of the communal hallway carpets, I love the sound of the sand and grit hitting the dirt chamber lol The Kerstar is a lovely machine, so well built and reliable and funilly enough it has a Hepa filter under the chrome grille on top so filtration is great too.
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| Post# 182505 , Reply# 20 5/25/2012 at 09:11 (358 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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ah that makes sense, i always had it in my heas the Dogsbody was a commercial type upright based on the 271 Electrolux, those little Fakir/Nilco/philips etc upright are still available new in germany under the Fakir brand… www.ebay.de/itm/FAKIR-TK-300-Buer...äte_Staubsauger_PM&hash=item43b000ee5e#ht_1414wt_1141
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| Post# 182523 , Reply# 21 5/25/2012 at 14:56 (358 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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They were still available here in the UK until recently. They may still be so. | ||
| Post# 182531 , Reply# 22 5/25/2012 at 16:23 (358 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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| Post# 182532 , Reply# 23 5/25/2012 at 16:26 (358 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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They were identical to that one you showed me. A company called Denis Rawlins was selling them. | ||
| Post# 182533 , Reply# 24 5/25/2012 at 16:29 (358 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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There you go. CLICK HERE TO GO TO vintagerepairer's LINK | ||
| Post# 182539 , Reply# 25 5/25/2012 at 17:23 (358 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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Post# 182611 , Reply# 26 5/26/2012 at 14:04 (357 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK) |
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| Post# 182640 , Reply# 27 5/27/2012 at 01:20 (356 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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That Sebo reminds me of the retro phones sold on ebay pretending to be GPO replicas with the Union Flag slapped on them, except they're american design phones (based on the Western Electric 500 shape) and made in china.... :\ 
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| Post# 182658 , Reply# 28 5/27/2012 at 04:18 (356 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 182668 , Reply# 30 5/27/2012 at 04:58 (356 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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Post# 182670 , Reply# 31 5/27/2012 at 05:35 (356 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK) |
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Well, I've got a Wild and Wolf TRIM phone that I've owned for nearly 2 years. I bought it for a reminiscent tribute phone to my late Dad who loved the originals. Infact when I was growing up, we had three originals in the home - two dark blue ones and a horrible plastic-covered dark green one. The whole design really appealed to me and it still does. I've had no problem with the phone. It made well be Chinese made but it's good to see it's available again as the original one just did what it is supposed to do.
I can't see how it is possible to get the original ones though unless you seek out the rare original push button types - surely with the digital phone lines, pulse dialling isn't available anymore? | ||
| Post# 182673 , Reply# 32 5/27/2012 at 06:35 (356 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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What most people do not realise is that made in china does not always mean cheap junk. Yes there are factory's that do turn out rubbish but there are other ones that don't.
It totally depends on what the odering company wants. There is a company called KingClean in china, they build many vacuums for many different company's. what is hard.
Im not going to mention names but two competing company's medium budget vacuums come out of this factory, the one you would be hard pressed to find were it was manufactured, the plastic is good quality, it feels strong, the hose has a silcone feel to it nicely finished and good quality machine. The other machine is terrible , hard brittle plastic , rough edges, the hose is made from such poor quality plastic that if you bend it far enough it splits, nothing fits together properly every thing feels loose. yet these two machines are made in the same factory. Its what the designers and more so accountants want | ||
| Post# 182677 , Reply# 33 5/27/2012 at 07:07 (356 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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I said before that I thought there was nothing to stop China making good quality products if that was what the company purchasing them asked for, but no, others knew best. Thank you Gary for writing this. | ||
| Post# 182680 , Reply# 35 5/27/2012 at 08:20 (356 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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You can still tap out a number using the button under the handset, if you have a non cordless phone which is connected to a BT line. | ||
| Post# 182687 , Reply# 36 5/27/2012 at 09:43 (356 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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And I have done in the past... :P It's a bit of a faff though cos get it wrong and you have to start again... :\ | ||
| Post# 182690 , Reply# 37 5/27/2012 at 10:12 (356 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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Yes but one has to consider the reasons why it was originally done. Small price to pay. | ||
| Post# 182694 , Reply# 39 5/27/2012 at 10:34 (356 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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No, I didn't mean that. I mean the reason why anyone would want to 'tap' out a number on the top of a phone instead of using the dial on the front of it. It was to by-pass the lock on a telephone which they should never have been using in the first place. | ||
| Post# 182695 , Reply# 40 5/27/2012 at 10:55 (356 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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| Post# 182698 , Reply# 41 5/27/2012 at 11:03 (356 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 182702 , Reply# 43 5/27/2012 at 11:18 (356 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 182703 , Reply# 44 5/27/2012 at 11:18 (356 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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You tap the hookswitch really fast, 1 tap for "1", up to 10 taps for "0"... | ||
| Post# 182704 , Reply# 45 5/27/2012 at 11:19 (356 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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Erm, not quite, it's "Item number 6 - Pile height adjustment"... :P | ||
| Post# 182706 , Reply# 46 5/27/2012 at 11:22 (356 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 182756 , Reply# 47 5/27/2012 at 16:46 (356 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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| Post# 182757 , Reply# 48 5/27/2012 at 16:47 (356 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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| Post# 182758 , Reply# 49 5/27/2012 at 16:48 (356 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 182759 , Reply# 50 5/27/2012 at 16:50 (356 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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| Post# 182760 , Reply# 51 5/27/2012 at 16:51 (356 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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| Post# 182765 , Reply# 53 5/27/2012 at 17:01 (356 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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| Post# 182767 , Reply# 54 5/27/2012 at 17:13 (356 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 182770 , Reply# 55 5/27/2012 at 17:16 (356 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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| Post# 182772 , Reply# 57 5/27/2012 at 17:20 (356 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 182774 , Reply# 58 5/27/2012 at 17:22 (356 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 182776 , Reply# 60 5/27/2012 at 17:26 (356 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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| Post# 182777 , Reply# 61 5/27/2012 at 17:29 (356 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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I remember a few years back working at Gatwick airport, there was a cleaner who used to clean the ticket desks every night and he always had a Vorwerk VK117 with him, he said it was perfect for the job because it was quite confined behind the desks. He said at the time that it was about 25 years old and he'd had it since new. great little machines. It was a badged as a Jeyes Hygiene rather than a Vorwerk though
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| Post# 182786 , Reply# 63 5/27/2012 at 17:55 (356 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 182788 , Reply# 64 5/27/2012 at 17:58 (356 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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You still tried it though. You do make an old man chuckle. | ||
| Post# 182796 , Reply# 65 5/27/2012 at 18:11 (356 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 182831 , Reply# 66 5/28/2012 at 02:30 (355 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 182832 , Reply# 67 5/28/2012 at 02:37 (355 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 182833 , Reply# 68 5/28/2012 at 02:40 (355 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 182837 , Reply# 69 5/28/2012 at 03:25 (355 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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There was someone selling one of them Columbus Dixon Eurekalux vacs on ebay last year, they were wanting £150 (or thereabouts) for it, dunno if they managed to sell it or not... :P | ||
| Post# 182841 , Reply# 70 5/28/2012 at 05:23 (355 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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He still is, and an Electrolux c12. I want them but i'm in the process of trying to get an 1986 Audi 200 Quattro back on the road and it isn't cheap lol vac buying has to go on hold for a bit :(
CLICK HERE TO GO TO ryry_87's LINK | ||
| Post# 182842 , Reply# 71 5/28/2012 at 05:24 (355 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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| Post# 182848 , Reply# 72 5/28/2012 at 05:53 (355 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 182853 , Reply# 73 5/28/2012 at 06:18 (355 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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| Post# 182857 , Reply# 74 5/28/2012 at 07:51 (355 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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Same as the 135 but has the newer eb360 carpet nozzle and has a more liver green colour., Not my favourite of the vorwerks , I prefer the 122, the 130 131,135,136 are very heavy for a vorwerk and as a result the cleaner head neck joint breaks with ease. 140 much better and lighter but if i were to use one in my house the 122 would be it.
Ryry audi 200 , is it the turbo, nice cars I had a 1990 version very costly to maintain though :) | ||
| Post# 182860 , Reply# 75 5/28/2012 at 08:33 (355 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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| Post# 182905 , Reply# 76 5/28/2012 at 14:16 (355 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 182964 , Reply# 77 5/28/2012 at 16:31 (355 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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Post# 182968 , Reply# 78 5/28/2012 at 16:59 (355 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK) |
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| Post# 182969 , Reply# 79 5/28/2012 at 17:04 (355 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 182973 , Reply# 80 5/28/2012 at 17:17 (355 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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Jmurry I will take my heavy fuel consumption any day thanx. Its comfy big powerfull and above all safe. A friend of mine was in the same car when he was hit on the driver side by a ford explorer. He climbed out afer forcing the drivers door open the Explorer driver had to be CUT out.
I will however say that I managed to do significant damage to my sl ( profile pic ) after reversing MY range rover ,,, over it nose ,, in my garage ,,,, it still started though I should be getting it back tomorrow from the panel shop | ||
| Post# 182976 , Reply# 81 5/28/2012 at 17:45 (355 days old) by Rolls_rapide (Scotland) | ||
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You probably inadvertently dialled 112, the European version of 999. | ||
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Post# 182982 , Reply# 82 5/28/2012 at 18:02 (355 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK) |
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Yes but the problem is Jamie, the 1997 models were all used by learner schools, most have been abused and the "cheaper' ones with better warranties are the Mazda 121. I looked at that model when I was changing up from my old Mk2. The next Fiesta up from that is a lot safer, more comfortable and as economical.
I'm not sure about the current version though - for the size I may as well change up to a Focus. 
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| Post# 183013 , Reply# 83 5/29/2012 at 01:01 (354 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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Like Gareth says, I HATE small cars. I bought a Toyota Aygo and Fiesta Zetec S, both brand new. Didn't get on with them. Give me a big gas guzzler anyday. I love my old 800, it cost me £600 with tax and mot, has leather, digital climate control, electric everything, heated seats, 4 speed auto, memory seats etc etc. I've covered around 20k in it in just under 2 years and its been a 100% reliable. I love it to bits. Prior to that I had a 620Ti which was just as good.
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| Post# 183015 , Reply# 84 5/29/2012 at 01:03 (354 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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| Post# 183019 , Reply# 85 5/29/2012 at 01:57 (354 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 183021 , Reply# 86 5/29/2012 at 03:04 (354 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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You must be having a lot of fog there. | ||
| Post# 183025 , Reply# 87 5/29/2012 at 03:22 (354 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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| Post# 183026 , Reply# 88 5/29/2012 at 03:29 (354 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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No? Really? You youngsters and your cars, eh? | ||
| Post# 183027 , Reply# 89 5/29/2012 at 04:01 (354 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 183028 , Reply# 90 5/29/2012 at 05:27 (354 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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I recall a 2CV I saw on the web years ago that had about 20 or 30 spotlights fitted to the front.... :P | ||
| Post# 183030 , Reply# 91 5/29/2012 at 05:47 (354 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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Oh, here we go, 30 additional lights fitted on a 2CV6... :P (and no, I don't know why he did it, he just "did") CLICK HERE TO GO TO twocvbloke's LINK | ||
| Post# 183031 , Reply# 92 5/29/2012 at 06:02 (354 days old) by dickiec (Wellingborough, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 183092 , Reply# 93 5/29/2012 at 14:25 (354 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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| Post# 183094 , Reply# 94 5/29/2012 at 14:30 (354 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 183105 , Reply# 96 5/29/2012 at 14:53 (354 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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I'm sure I can think of a few guesses as to what she said about them!
Just today we were out and a blue Citroén Saxo (it could only be that though, eh ?) which was almost scraping the ground, had those inane bumpers that protruded from the sides and the tyres were so "low profile" that they probably only held 1 PSI at the maximum flew past. Well, sped to be specific. If it did fly I may have shown some interest. As I expected, at the wheel was a lad who looked just out of short trousers, with sun glasses on (it was raining) and listening to "boom boom" music, as I call it. Needless to say I was glad to be in the Ford Fiesta with Roy Orbison in the cassette player. The youth of today, it never ceases to amaze me. I may be 16 myself, but I have very different views to most people my age. | ||
| Post# 183109 , Reply# 97 5/29/2012 at 14:57 (354 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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You are 16 years old and driving? | ||
| Post# 183112 , Reply# 98 5/29/2012 at 15:00 (354 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 183115 , Reply# 99 5/29/2012 at 15:04 (354 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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Oh I see. You did give me a fright then! | ||
| Post# 183117 , Reply# 100 5/29/2012 at 15:10 (354 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 183121 , Reply# 102 5/29/2012 at 15:31 (354 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 183122 , Reply# 103 5/29/2012 at 15:32 (354 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 183123 , Reply# 104 5/29/2012 at 15:32 (354 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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2CV, sir, you are a hard act to follow. You have wit, I will say that much. | ||
| Post# 183125 , Reply# 105 5/29/2012 at 15:36 (354 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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If it were that easy, I'd be driving by now... :P | ||
| Post# 183127 , Reply# 106 5/29/2012 at 15:37 (354 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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My 800 is lowered slightly and certain speed humps can be a problem. I didn't do it to look chavy though, I did it too improve the handling, it's been stiffened up all round. And also the fact that with the standard suspension the nose pointed up in the air, especially under acceleration
But no I don't use my fog lights unless its foggy or visibility is poor. It's actually illegal to do so when visibility isn't poor and that would a bit hypocritical in my line of work ;) | ||
| Post# 183128 , Reply# 107 5/29/2012 at 15:37 (354 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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Bombardier beer helps... :P At least it does for me, then again Hobgoblin beer works too... :D | ||
| Post# 183130 , Reply# 108 5/29/2012 at 15:40 (354 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 183132 , Reply# 109 5/29/2012 at 15:42 (354 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 183135 , Reply# 110 5/29/2012 at 15:44 (354 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 183139 , Reply# 111 5/29/2012 at 15:51 (354 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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Tesco Value Lager?? I wouldn't even use that nasty stuff to flush the toilet... :P I like proper beer me, none of that piddlewater for me thanks... :P | ||
| Post# 183140 , Reply# 112 5/29/2012 at 15:52 (354 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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| Post# 183143 , Reply# 113 5/29/2012 at 15:54 (354 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 183144 , Reply# 114 5/29/2012 at 15:57 (354 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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"lol I feel like a post man sometimes, I probably walk as far" Yeah, with all the cuts in jobs it is only a matter of time before they combine policing and postage!
Post this letter, catch that criminal, deliver this parcel, stop that drink driver etc... Of course, there would be perks, like swiping a parcel when there was a Vacuum Cleaner inside! Ha ha. | ||
| Post# 183150 , Reply# 115 5/29/2012 at 16:00 (354 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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| Post# 183153 , Reply# 116 5/29/2012 at 16:03 (354 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 183155 , Reply# 117 5/29/2012 at 16:05 (354 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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| Post# 183159 , Reply# 119 5/29/2012 at 16:11 (354 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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"I'd rather drink the dirty water out of a Rainbow vacuum's basin... :P" Oh please, I'm drinking my tea... If I were using the Tesco Value Tea Bags I could always joke that the water from your Rainbow would taste better, but I'm actually drinking very good Typhoo...
When I do drink, which I rarely do, it is a nice glass of red or white wine. Cheap stuff, of course, but good all the same. You'll know when I am drinking, because I'll be even more witty than usual, which is like breaking the speed of light, but it is possible :) I'm so modest, don't you think ? | ||
| Post# 183168 , Reply# 121 5/29/2012 at 16:25 (354 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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"Damn my floor needs a clean, I'll have to use the Victor soon methinks, one pass cleaning and a great workout in the process... :P" Make sure Ryan doesn't catch you! Drunk in charge of floor cleaner...
Seriously though, I did once vacuum after a wee bit of red red wine and ended up taking the quick way down the stairs when I lost my balance tip-toeing to vacuum the lamp shade at the top of the stair case. | ||
| Post# 183169 , Reply# 122 5/29/2012 at 16:30 (354 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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No worse than vacuuming without due care and attention... :P Nah, I'm not vaccing tonight, can't be bothered to (the beer effect, well, at least that's my excuse)... :P | ||
| Post# 183173 , Reply# 123 5/29/2012 at 16:39 (354 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 183174 , Reply# 124 5/29/2012 at 16:42 (354 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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Our cats are well trained, as soon as a vacuum even moves they vanish... :P Especially the Tristar and Sanitaires... :P | ||
| Post# 183176 , Reply# 125 5/29/2012 at 16:48 (354 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 183180 , Reply# 126 5/29/2012 at 16:52 (354 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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| Post# 183185 , Reply# 127 5/29/2012 at 17:00 (354 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 183259 , Reply# 129 5/30/2012 at 10:10 (353 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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A Sebo with some Blues & Twos, that'd be a sight... :P | ||
| Post# 183262 , Reply# 130 5/30/2012 at 10:40 (353 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 183508 , Reply# 132 6/1/2012 at 03:50 (351 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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Love that! What a cool looking little vac, Looks a bit like the Tennant machines we used to have here a few years back.
Did you know that using floor machinery and talking on your phone is one of the biggest causes of collisions in the home. People just don't concentrate enough when vacuuming these days! And it's us that have to pick up the peices when someone totals their vacuum on a peice of furniture or accidentally wipes out the cat. Drunk vacuuming is no better, i might start a christmas campaign every year against it. Say NO to drunk vacuuming! | ||
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| Post# 183540 , Reply# 137 6/1/2012 at 07:59 (351 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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Those premier vacs look like some sort of slow-cooker... :P | ||
| Post# 183545 , Reply# 138 6/1/2012 at 08:24 (351 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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The vacuum shown in vintagerepairer's link looks like a Regina Brush n' Beat | ||
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Post# 184054 , Reply# 149 6/3/2012 at 13:48 (349 days old) by tommymilan (milano) |
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 Hi all, I love the Sebo upright cleaners, i have several from the earliest to the most recent. The one I prefer for daily use in my flat is the Sebo/sorma TM 375, it's excellent, it cleans quickly and beautifully and filters the air pretty well; it's an "idiot proof " vacuum cleaner, self adjusting and self controlling; hose and wand for qick edge cleaning or upholstery cleaning are very easy to reach and use.Following are some pictures!
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Post# 184090 , Reply# 152 6/3/2012 at 18:12 (349 days old) by tommymilan (milano) |
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Post# 184092 , Reply# 153 6/3/2012 at 18:18 (349 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK) |
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Post# 184225 , Reply# 155 6/4/2012 at 16:51 (348 days old) by tommymilan (milano) |
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Post# 184420 , Reply# 158 6/5/2012 at 16:13 (347 days old) by tommymilan (milano) |
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Hello, thank you very much!
Yes the huge beast in the background is an Advance Carpetwin 200, never seen it working, It was just gifted to me and it seems to need a little bit of restoration. In my collection it takes the right place as a great example of large surface upright cleaner before the introduction of Sebos uprights, as well as the full sized Taski and Columbus uprights! Yes I like Lindhaus vacuum cleanersand know Lindhaus owners in Padova, Italy. They manufacture great appliances and take much care of technological improvements without loosing simplicity and ease in use. The Taski Tapitronic was the ONLY commercial clean air upright with using a by-bass motor (cooling fan separated from vacuuming fan), recently given up for exceptionally made motors in order to match the HEPA certification. I also have a nice Hako upright cleaner in red/black, just like a Lindhaus in a different colour. Another thing that I like very much, going back to Sebo, is the use of their power nozzles for MANY other brands of commercial upright cleaners. For example Electrolux in Europe has often used Sebo pns for commercial canisters like the UZ 930, one of my favorites! Could write for an hour so I quit, Kisses, T | ||
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| Post# 184437 , Reply# 161 6/5/2012 at 17:33 (347 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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I must say I did not mind the cleaner at all and thought the footswitch to be rather convenient, but they were so very heavy to carry and to pull around. I cannot imagine they were liked by people who had to use them all the time. | ||
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Post# 184442 , Reply# 162 6/5/2012 at 18:04 (347 days old) by tommymilan (milano) |
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ahhaha ! havy for sure! but very well made! I'll post better and more detailed pictures soon, but the electrified hose is great and has a powe switch on top, it's the style of German/ swedish electrolux of that time. However the vacuum has incredible suction and a wonderful hepa type bag, plus a a huge hospital grade filter and a hepa filter system is availble( now at nilfisk Advance)I'll s one of the most abused Electrolux designs ever!!!!!Copied by Anybody!!!! Surely not goood for households, I remember seeing some of them un my house in the eighties...but that was not household....Tommy
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| Post# 184445 , Reply# 164 6/5/2012 at 18:11 (347 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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Here it is CLICK HERE TO GO TO vintagerepairer's LINK | ||
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Post# 184470 , Reply# 165 6/5/2012 at 20:19 (347 days old) by tommymilan (milano) |
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Post# 184875 , Reply# 169 6/9/2012 at 08:18 (343 days old) by tommymilan (milano) |
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ahhahaha I'm bidding on this "tennant" I really don't know why it is in Italy as I've never heard before of this brand here! I like the colour however!
P.S.: tomorrow I'll take some pictures of my commercial vacuums for this thread! Greetings from Milan, Tommy CLICK HERE TO GO TO tommymilan's LINK | ||
| Post# 184877 , Reply# 170 6/9/2012 at 10:10 (343 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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Sebo made those models for tennant EU, Its just a x2 in nice colours, Tennant is a huge name in floor care, there main business however are the big autoscrubbers you see in shops schools huge office blocks, They also make really big cleaning machine like road sweepers and washers. BTW can't wait to see that advance up close
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Post# 184984 , Reply# 173 6/10/2012 at 05:55 (342 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK) |
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Post# 185060 , Reply# 174 6/10/2012 at 13:32 (342 days old) by tommymilan (milano) |
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What are we seeing in the Advance's bag chamber? I can't quite make it out... | ||
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Post# 185092 , Reply# 194 6/10/2012 at 16:28 (342 days old) by tommymilan (milano) |
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Post# 185097 , Reply# 195 6/10/2012 at 17:07 (342 days old) by sanitaireboy99  (Orange County, CA) |
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Post# 185132 , Reply# 196 6/10/2012 at 20:57 (341 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa, OK) |
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 My elementary school had an Advantage like the one pictured. If I remember correctly, it was surprising quiet! Of course it was in nasty condition. In my experience, very few janitors maintain their equipment.
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Post# 185133 , Reply# 197 6/10/2012 at 21:00 (341 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK) |
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| Post# 185161 , Reply# 198 6/11/2012 at 07:52 (341 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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Post# 185707 , Reply# 206 6/15/2012 at 20:31 (336 days old) by tommymilan (milano) |
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oHello Guys today I received the Sebo/Tennant i purchased on ebay. I found it extremely dirti and I was a little bit sick obout it. but after a little cleaning it seems to be in good shape and it works nicely. I'm impressed by the difference in suction ( and noise) compared to my SOrma 375. 1100 watts vs 900 watts. Think I have to buy a new filters. At the moment I 've just washed them very well,
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| Post# 185867 , Reply# 216 6/16/2012 at 16:58 (336 days old) by airways () | ||
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| Post# 185868 , Reply# 217 6/16/2012 at 16:59 (336 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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| Post# 185879 , Reply# 218 6/16/2012 at 18:00 (336 days old) by hoovermanmike () | ||
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| Post# 185929 , Reply# 220 6/17/2012 at 07:37 (335 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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I used to collect Numatics, had loads at one stage. The Numatic factory is in Chard now in the west of england. I'd still say that Numatic's are by far the most popular commercial vacuums in this country, they're everywhere. We still get metal buckets though, but the option of plastic ones is there to I think lol The NV250 and 350 are almost unchanged from their 1976 design. They're not cheap though
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| Post# 186002 , Reply# 222 6/17/2012 at 15:23 (335 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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Absolutely love the Volta Markus, would love to see a youtube video of this one ;) that style of vacuum has been sold here in the UK under many different names. I've seen Morphy Richards, Karcher and Wolf. Heres a picture of my Morphy Richards Bulldog...
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| Post# 186233 , Reply# 223 6/19/2012 at 08:53 (333 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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Been using My Hoover U7008 commercial today, Can't get enough of this one, its just so good. It Just goes to show you don't need massive wattage and cyclones for it to be a really effective cleaner. It's a bit big and heavy to use everyday but I drag it out when I want to give the carpets a really thorough clean.
Taking on a project U7008 for my mate soon, needs a new handle and fan and a hell of a lot of tlc, its been in a garage for years but looking forward to reviving it! 
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| Post# 186239 , Reply# 224 6/19/2012 at 10:41 (333 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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I have to say that this cleaner mght be heavy and bulky in an average even large home and on medium-high pile carpeting but I had the chanche to use it on a low pile commercial carpet in a very large office and it was so easy to manuver around furniture and so quiet...with better filtration it would have been a perfect cleaner!
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| Post# 186313 , Reply# 228 6/19/2012 at 16:09 (333 days old) by ryry_87 (London, England) | ||
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Post# 190267 , Reply# 241 7/16/2012 at 21:52 (305 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK) |
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'Dont know if the member on here exists, but this is a lovely wee video of the new Sebo Felix Royale.
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