Some may have noticed my recent postings and membership here, in an attempt to educate myself and use said education to restock my vacuum needs for the recent home acquisition. I settled on a couple of Guardian uprights, floor pro, and the Guardian canister.

Being a bit unsure about the canister, I purchased a used Guardian from an Ebay seller, and as far as I have been able to discern, the last iteration before the release of the Guardian Ultra. It seemed to have the feature layout I like - especially the on board tool storage and adjustable speed/suction on the handle controls - so I bought a light use version for a very good price, and as it turns out I like it a great deal.

Thinking to myself that I wish I could still buy a brand new one, I set about looking for one, and lo and behold I found about as close as I could get. It was demoed by the Aerus rep and purchased, then stored in original packing where it sat for four years. Thinking it was as close as I was probably ever going to get to a new one, I made a deal with the owner and purchased it.

It was everything as advertised - mint condition with only evidence of a demo or two. But an interesting feature came unexpected: The machine had a green brushroll installed on the power nozzle, and has a black (instead of red) circuit breaker button. I've read some here about that green brushroll - and know well that this had to be a specially prepared option and would not have come that way from the factory. It's certainly a bit of a headscratcher, but I must say that I am very pleased with my pair of Guardian canisters, as well as all of my newly acquired Lux gear.

Great forum, BTW - this has been a great help in gaining insight as to what the various machines carry for pros and cons. A good education, to be sure.

.......to simply equip this with the standard double helix. I took the machine for a 15-20 minute test drive today on the shorter pile plush carpet, and the green roll is noticeably "grabbier" and does lift the nap rather quickly. However, having done a thorough archive search I understand that it would be a risk, especially if used on higher pile carpets, as well as potentially causing added wear to them. What I didn't know is that these were a standard on machines sold - I thought it was an optional service item that could be purchased from Lux for special situations.

I'll likely keep the new/demo machine in packing for later use anyway, having another that will see more regular use in "the current". I have no issue with the double helix brushroll anyway - in fact it's one of the reasons I like these machines so much - they seem to groom carpet very well while still being gentle to them. They seem to strike a good balance in that regard.