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Cord and Hose Lengths on Canisters |
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Post# 212863   1/6/2013 at 09:51 (4,099 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Two of the features that are really important to me in a canister vac are cord length and hose length. I'll never forget how difficult it was to use our old Sanyo 1970's canister vac due to its short 5 foot hose.
I have found it almost impossible to get the actual lengths of these parts from descriptions on internet websites. Miele uses the term "operating radius" which does not tell you if the spec includes the length of the canister itself and/or the wands. You never know if the hose length advertised includes the handle or not. It is often challenging for vacmakers to offer a long cord on a canister because it would require a larger compartment for the cord reel. Yet, some high end Kenmore canisters indeed offer a generous 30 foot cord wound up in their cord reel. Miele canisters seem to unfortunately have the shortest cords and hoses, though they do offer a clumsy "hose extension" for $40. Over the years, the most deluxe Kenmore canister has always offered a nice long 8 foot hose, which to me is what all canisters shoul have - since most room heights in North America are 8 feet. You should be able to get up on a step stool and vacuum the dusty tops of a book-case with ease with any canister vac. So.... from what you see in the stores today, which canister has the longest hose and which one offers the longest cord? To make the challenge easier, the canister does not have to have an electrified hose for a power nozzle...it can be a suction only canister vac. I am not interested in vacs that offer optional extension hoses to add onto the hose supplied, though it would be great to learn of a canister whose supplied hose can be replaced with an optional longer one. I am also not interested in stretch hoses that cause the canister to go sailing toward your ankles every time you pull on the hose like the retro Constellation of a few years ago. In truth, one can always add an extension cord to any canister, though I wonder if this voids the warranty due to electrical dangers. I guess the more important factor then is hose length. I know of only two suction only canister vacs that have generous hose lengths: the Eureka/Sanitaire Mighty Mite (8 feet), and the Swedish Electrolux Ergospace (9 feet). The longest cord I see on a canister on the market today is on the blue Kenmore Intuition (26 feet). Oh...should just state...not really interested in the lengths provided on commercial canister vacs as I imagine these are much longer than the ones sold for domestic use. Would love to hear your answers! :-) |
Post# 212864 , Reply# 1   1/6/2013 at 10:12 (4,099 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Numatic Henry's have a 2.4meter hose and a ten meter cable, so they are ideal for cleaning large areas. |
Post# 212865 , Reply# 2   1/6/2013 at 10:14 (4,099 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK)   |   | |
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AKA a 7.9 foot hose and a 33 foot cord |
Post# 212867 , Reply# 3   1/6/2013 at 10:27 (4,099 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 212868 , Reply# 4   1/6/2013 at 10:51 (4,099 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 212870 , Reply# 5   1/6/2013 at 10:55 (4,099 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Yeah but by 'handle' do you mean the first curved tube or the hose cuff jmurray01? |
Post# 212871 , Reply# 6   1/6/2013 at 11:16 (4,099 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 212879 , Reply# 8   1/6/2013 at 12:14 (4,099 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Thanks for these responses so far!
Indeed, I think an 8 or 9 foot hose is ideal because the canister can sit comfortably on the ground while you dust the tops of bookcases, the upper cabinets in a kitchen, and the top fringes of drapery in a standard height room. In the case of the Numatics, I imagine that the 2.4 meter hose could be bought to attach to the cheaper canisters...am I correct? |
Post# 212885 , Reply# 10   1/6/2013 at 12:56 (4,099 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 213527 , Reply# 12   1/10/2013 at 18:36 (4,095 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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My red Progressive canister has an 8 foot hose. It's the first canister I've had with a hose that long. I find it makes using it convenient. I don't have to have the canister near my feet getting in my way when vacuuming the floor. I also don't have to move the canister as much with it. The blueberry model has a 7 foot hose. Some older Sears canisters from the 1970s had 9 or 10 foot hoses!
I also have an older 1983 Sanyo-made canister and agree the hose is too short. I can see why it is though - it's a vacuum designed for countries with small homes and rooms, so it just wouldn't need a long hose. On mine the hose and attachments also store in a bin that the vacuum sits on, so the shorter length is kind of necessary for it to fit in the bin. As far as cord length, it's a big issue to me on vacuums. My Kenmore canisters have a nice length cord on each one. The Sanyo canister's cord it pretty short. Short cords to me are kind of annoying. In houses with several smaller closed off rooms I guess it's not a big deal. I live in a more open concept house and some vacuums I can barely even clean a room without having to re-plug. The Sanyo does great on the tile floors in my hall and kitchen, but I have to replug it at least three times to do the job. I also had a Bissell 3 in 1 stick vac that I liked for this as well, but again cord length made it annoying. |
Post# 213528 , Reply# 13   1/10/2013 at 18:45 (4,095 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 213542 , Reply# 14   1/10/2013 at 20:28 (4,095 days old) by kirbyloverdan (Egg Harbor Twp . NJ aka HOOVERLOVERDAN ❤️)   |   | |
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Post# 213596 , Reply# 15   1/11/2013 at 06:19 (4,094 days old) by sensotronic (Englandshire)   |   | |
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The Sebo D4 range has a 40 foot cord and a 7 foot hose. CLICK HERE TO GO TO sensotronic's LINK |
Post# 213600 , Reply# 16   1/11/2013 at 06:34 (4,094 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 214092 , Reply# 17   1/14/2013 at 14:41 (4,091 days old) by electrikbroomgu (Rome, NY)   |   | |
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My 1205/L/E/F hoses seem to be close to 6' when measured up to the handle. I have measured everything from the old model 30 heavy black rubber cords to the chrome auto cord winders to the more current E/F/G etc and those have close to 20' of cord. The regular E and S and thrift versions came with 18' cords. Also note that many of the newer cord winder lux's have a full 20' cord but 6-8" of that is still on the reel after it locks in place. I haven't yet measured the new plastic model Perfect canisters that we are currently selling but the hose looks to be the same 6' as before and the cord may be longer than 20' due to the new design cord reel. We also sell the green steel Air Tek BK 2000 canister that has a choice of std 6' or optional 9' hose and the cord is 30' on the manual end winder.
Here is the link to there site: www.air-tec.com/Products-bk2000.s... |
Post# 214108 , Reply# 18   1/14/2013 at 16:52 (4,091 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 214110 , Reply# 19   1/14/2013 at 17:23 (4,091 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 214117 , Reply# 21   1/14/2013 at 17:50 (4,091 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Robert! No figure 8's for me! My uprights need to look exactly like the promotional material!
Though I have heard that figure 8's give less stress to the cord for some reason.... Nice to know the old Elux electrified hoses were a generous 8 feet! Wonder if the Canadian versions were that long too.... |
Post# 214118 , Reply# 22   1/14/2013 at 17:54 (4,091 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut)   |   | |
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