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Post# 21547   10/4/2007 at 08:44 (6,048 days old) by bobbyderegis ()        

Hi All:
My first post on the vac site. Does anyone have bags or belts they would like to sell for a Regina RG3100? It's the yellow Sharp/Panasonic looking machine they sold before the company tanked. I got two of them at a closeout store a few years ago, not knowing parts would be NLA. Any help would be appreciated!
Bobby in Boston`


Post# 21549 , Reply# 1   10/4/2007 at 09:03 (6,047 days old) by luxg ()        

Glad to have you with us Bobby!! Terry

Post# 21550 , Reply# 2   10/4/2007 at 09:11 (6,047 days old) by hoover1060 ()        
Welcome Bobby

maybe this pic of the Regina will help...

After a quick look online I found only one place that has the bags for this Regina.
See link below:


CLICK HERE TO GO TO hoover1060's LINK


Post# 21551 , Reply# 3   10/4/2007 at 11:36 (6,047 days old) by bobbyderegis ()        

Thank you Terry. It's good to be among friends. Thanks, Jeff. I'll check out that site. Thanks for the pic, too. I didn't know you had one of these!
Bobby


Post# 21554 , Reply# 4   10/4/2007 at 13:30 (6,047 days old) by andy (Boston, MA)        

Hey Bobby, great to see you over on this side. I thought I sent you some belts for that machine. I know the bags didn't work, but did you get the belts?

Post# 21561 , Reply# 5   10/4/2007 at 14:17 (6,047 days old) by bobbyderegis ()        

Andy, the belts are great. Yes I got them, but finding bags was a pain. Jeff sent a link for them that I was unable to find. When they come in I'll let everyone know how they are.
Bobby


Post# 21562 , Reply# 6   10/4/2007 at 14:22 (6,047 days old) by hoover1060 ()        
fast

Man those Regina's must have come and gone fast, I remember seeing one in a vac shop not too long ago, I had thought Regina was gone.
Hopefully the bags that I sent the link for will work.


Post# 21573 , Reply# 7   10/4/2007 at 17:09 (6,047 days old) by bobbyderegis ()        

It seems they were not made for very long. A vac shop owner told me that it was Regina's last ditch effort to stay afloat. I don't know how true that is, but the company tanked shortly after. For a modern day outsourced vac, it's better than most cheapies.
Bobby


Post# 21574 , Reply# 8   10/4/2007 at 17:34 (6,047 days old) by hamiltonbeachbo (Milwaukee )        
Glad to have you posting

Bobby,

Great to meet you at convention and now have you on this site to banter with. The picture of the Regina Jeff posted looks alot like a Panasonic upright. Not sure how the bag port is configured but wondering if a Riccar/Panasonic bag might work.

Just a thought.....

Pat


Post# 21770 , Reply# 9   10/8/2007 at 13:47 (6,043 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)        
Regina

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They were Dirt Devil in the UK. Quite popular but cheap and nasty and didn't last very long

Post# 21855 , Reply# 10   10/9/2007 at 10:37 (6,042 days old) by bobbyderegis ()        

Pat, it was good to meet you, too. The Panasonic bag diameter is too large. The bag would be loose on the collar. Turbo, do you have any pics? Did they look identical?
Bobby


Post# 21882 , Reply# 11   10/9/2007 at 16:16 (6,042 days old) by piano_god (British Columbia, Canada)        
Regina RG3100

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This particular machine was made by SMC in China. These machines were also branded as 'Lewyt'...

These following link is the bags for the Lewyt machine, but I assume would also be the same for your Regina...


CLICK HERE TO GO TO piano_god's LINK


Post# 21886 , Reply# 12   10/9/2007 at 17:21 (6,042 days old) by bobbyderegis ()        

Piano god,
I can't believe you found these bags! They are the originals, and very good quality. Every vac shop I ever went to said they can't be ordered and nothing else could be substituted. You ARE a God! I can't thank you enough. BTW, I assume you play piano?
Bobby


Post# 21910 , Reply# 13   10/9/2007 at 23:20 (6,042 days old) by piano_god (British Columbia, Canada)        

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You are very welcome, Bobby!

And you guessed it, I am a pianist! :)


Post# 21931 , Reply# 14   10/10/2007 at 11:20 (6,041 days old) by bobbyderegis ()        

Thanks for sharing info on the bags, piano god. The musicians are watching out for each other. I'm not a pianist, but one of the lowly church organists in the club.
Bobby


Post# 22031 , Reply# 15   10/11/2007 at 10:10 (6,040 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)        
Bobby

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Yeh they looked identical except they were red and didn't have a headlight

Post# 22373 , Reply# 16   10/14/2007 at 20:41 (6,037 days old) by bobbyderegis ()        

Turbo,
was this red "Lewyt" sold in the US or UK? Never saw one here.
Bobby


Post# 22408 , Reply# 17   10/15/2007 at 16:03 (6,036 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)        
Bobby

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It was under the Dirt Devil name in the UK. JMB also made a bagless version of it in yellow and green

Post# 22411 , Reply# 18   10/15/2007 at 16:24 (6,036 days old) by andy (Boston, MA)        

I think these Lewyt branded machines were more popular in Canada. I have an old VDTA mag somewhere that has a picture of the uprights and the canisters.
Here's an example of one of their cans


Post# 22412 , Reply# 19   10/15/2007 at 16:25 (6,036 days old) by andy (Boston, MA)        
(sigh)

one more time

Post# 22414 , Reply# 20   10/15/2007 at 17:29 (6,036 days old) by bobbyderegis ()        

Andy, the canister looks a lot like a Miele. Is it?
Turbo, is Dirt Devil in the UK owned by Royal(US)? Who bought the Lewyt name? Ye gods, so many questions!
Bobby


Post# 22415 , Reply# 21   10/15/2007 at 17:38 (6,036 days old) by andy (Boston, MA)        

Nope, but you can definitely see the Miele influences on this, as well as other cans like Fuller Brush, Euro-Pro, etc.

Post# 22467 , Reply# 22   10/16/2007 at 09:25 (6,035 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)        

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Andy,

I had no idea the Lewyt name was even still on the market. Great photo. Isn't sad that almost all vacuums now are starting to look the same, have the same hoses, tools, cords...

Still loving the Miele!!!! My daily driver along with the Air-Way. I must say, they are probably the two best canisters on the market. Having the Air-Tec tools for my Air-way makes it one solid cleaner.

Morgan


Post# 22497 , Reply# 23   10/16/2007 at 14:11 (6,035 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)        
Bobby

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In answer to your question, Yes it is.


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