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Post# 227008   4/6/2013 at 14:59 (4,031 days old) by ilikeoddvacuums ()        

has anyone ever heard of or had one of these vacuums:
amway cleartrak
us vax vacuums
eureka boss pro (looks like a whirlwind lite)
"library quiet" sharp twin energy
2000's regina vacuum
hoover commercial empower or runabout
dirt devil floor keeper
white westinghouse vacuums


Post# 227009 , Reply# 1   4/6/2013 at 15:02 (4,031 days old) by daknx1994 (Southern Indiana)        

I have heard of the Amway Cleartrak I have never owned one though. The Hoover commercial empower yes Ive seen it too. Its basically the same as the domestic Empower just turned black and orange with a three prong cord. As far as the other Ive heard of them too but don't remember ever seeing one. Was there something in particular you were wanting to know about them?

Post# 227010 , Reply# 2   4/6/2013 at 15:04 (4,031 days old) by ilikeoddvacuums ()        
not really

i do see amway vacuums on ebay occasionally
and do you have any pictures


Post# 227057 , Reply# 3   4/6/2013 at 19:17 (4,031 days old) by NYCWriter (New York City)        
My mother ...

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... has an Amway Cleartrack.

She loves hers, but as she gets older she's finding it a bit of a beast to push around on plush carpeting.

What she loves about it -- more than her old Hoover Convertible -- is the near-instantaneous hose conversion, and the hose suction that put the Hoover to shame.


Post# 227108 , Reply# 4   4/6/2013 at 23:50 (4,030 days old) by myles_v (Fredericksburg, VA)        
Sharp Twin Energy

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I used to have a "library quiet" Sharp Twin Energy. It wasn't super quiet, I do think it had an electronic suction control on it. It was really lower pitched, which did make it sound a bit quieter, and it was a quite strange vacuum, partly due to its huge back wheels. When I got it (my dad's girlfriend found it near the dumpster at her apartment complex) it had a brand new disposable bag that had a clear strip going down the front of it (it was so you could just look at it to see how full it is) in it. I have yet to see another bag similar to that.


Post# 227181 , Reply# 5   4/7/2013 at 10:11 (4,030 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California)        
Amway ClearTrak

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Link is to Overstock.com listing @ $439, out of stock.

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Post# 227184 , Reply# 6   4/7/2013 at 10:21 (4,030 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California)        
"library quiet" sharp twin energy

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For sale at vdcdiscounter.com, see link. In my experience they are very much like the similar in appearance Panasonic offerings..

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Post# 227187 , Reply# 7   4/7/2013 at 10:27 (4,030 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California)        
Hoover Hush Bagless C1660900

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aka Empower Commercial, at Hoover.com see link.

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Post# 227188 , Reply# 8   4/7/2013 at 10:31 (4,030 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California)        
White Westinghouse Limited Edition Designer Series

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From 4 year old vacuumland thread, thanks vacman117, see link.

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Post# 227298 , Reply# 9   4/7/2013 at 20:03 (4,030 days old) by myles_v (Fredericksburg, VA)        

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Post# 227587 , Reply# 10   4/9/2013 at 15:49 (4,028 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211)        

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"It had a brand new disposable bag that had a clear strip going down the front of it (it was so you could just look at it to see how full it is) in it. I have yet to see another bag similar to that."

Shetland-Lewyt had done it some 30-years earlier in their canister with See-thru Speed Sacs. I've also seen bojack Type A Hoover bags with that dust window. I've always thought it was a clever design. Are they not popular because of increased cost to the manufacturer?

- Hershel


Post# 227603 , Reply# 11   4/9/2013 at 17:46 (4,028 days old) by myles_v (Fredericksburg, VA)        

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I've heard of the Lewyt Speed Sacs before, never seen one though. It might be a good idea if they had a clear bag cover, so that you didn't have to open it to check the bag (I don't know if the Shetland-Lewyt machine had that) but of course the Sharp didn't have a clear cover. It wasn't an original Sharp bag either.


Post# 227732 , Reply# 12   4/10/2013 at 15:10 (4,027 days old) by NYCWriter (New York City)        
I will admit ...

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... that the Cleartrak has a very quality feel to it.

I got my Fantom around the same time Mom got her Cleartrak. I like my Fantom's hose and extension wand better (the house on the Fantom feels much more durable compared to the plasticky hose on the Cleartrak), but her filter is washable, as opposed to my expensive HEPA filter that seems to need changing almost quarterly.

Still, the Cleartrak feels more "quality" than the Fantom. It could be the plastic. And it's certainly less bulky.

But it's still a screamer! Great if you have no neighbors within a five-mile radius.



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