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Post# 295944   8/29/2014 at 08:49 (3,499 days old) by starryblues4u (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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Saw this on Craigslist advertised at a garage sale. Guy said his nephews wife hated it. It's in great condition. The attachments were never used and there is 4 extra bags. Works great. Sorry the pic is a little off.
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Post# 295950 , Reply# 1   8/29/2014 at 09:09 (3,499 days old) by FantomFan (Rochester, New York)   |   | |
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Post# 295951 , Reply# 2   8/29/2014 at 09:22 (3,499 days old) by starryblues4u (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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Post# 295964 , Reply# 3   8/29/2014 at 10:06 (3,499 days old) by DesertTortoise ()   |   | |
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I found two of my favorite vacuums on Craigslist. But, man oh man some of the sellers on Craigslist can be, um, interesting to deal with. |
Post# 295980 , Reply# 4   8/29/2014 at 13:03 (3,499 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 295989 , Reply# 5   8/29/2014 at 15:32 (3,499 days old) by sbakerde (Millsboro, DE )   |   | |
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Mine is red and looks like a Henry but is labeled James. I bought the power nozzle kit for him and use him to clean houses.
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Post# 295997 , Reply# 6   8/29/2014 at 15:49 (3,499 days old) by starryblues4u (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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Post# 296010 , Reply# 7   8/29/2014 at 18:26 (3,499 days old) by sbakerde (Millsboro, DE )   |   | |
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I forget which one now. It was over 300 dollars but well worth it. Does your James have the receptacle on the back? |
Post# 296030 , Reply# 8   8/29/2014 at 22:31 (3,499 days old) by starryblues4u (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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Post# 296184 , Reply# 9   8/30/2014 at 23:24 (3,498 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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Your Numatic James is awesome! I have been thinking of getting one with the same powerhead kit you have. Here in Canada, it's the Numatic Harry that's offered with 2 powerhead kits, this one & then the Wessell Werk EBK290, the small PN that's a generic version of the Miele SEB217. The 110" Waterlift, large HEPA Cloth bags & aggressive powerhead would make for a unbeatable cleaner!
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Post# 296187 , Reply# 10   8/30/2014 at 23:32 (3,498 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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Wayne, if you wanted to add a power nozzle to your Numatic James, you could always just buy a central vac hose outboard cord, attach it with straps to your hose, & plug your PN & vacuum into the wall at the same time. Sure you would be using 2 plugs & would have to store 2 cords, but at least you could have a PN with your vacuum if you wanted.
Here's one here near the bottom of this webpage. It's 36 foot, so if your hose is 6 foot, that should leave you 30 foot of hose to be able to move the vacuum with. Rob www.thinkvacuums.com/beam/hoses.h... |
Post# 296202 , Reply# 12   8/31/2014 at 02:16 (3,497 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Post# 296354 , Reply# 15   9/1/2014 at 07:35 (3,496 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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My apologies, I misspoke when I said it was the EBK290 that was the other powerhead that was offered with the Numatic James & Numatic Harry cleaners. It's the EBK280 that's offered. This is the same PN that was offered as Riccar & Simplicity's most basic PN on some of their mid-line offerings, such as the Riccar 1500 canisters. It is also the same as the Miele SEB217 PN, the only difference is cosmetics on the outside & of course the PN neck is made to accomodate the Miele direct-connect wand. However, as for the EBK290, back I think around the late 1980's/early 1990's, Miele did offer this PN with some of it's earlier canisters, such as the S300 series.
Seth - Just wondering about the James. Since you have been using this to clean houses, & obviously you would have encountered lots of dusty homes, can you tell me how well this vacuum maintains suction through the hose?? How much of the bag can you fill up before it's lost too much of it's suction & airflow & needs to be changed? I was thinking of this vacuum because the bags are HUGE, & I also like the manual cordwinder....one less thing to break....and just the fact that besides the direct-connect wand, hose switch & PN, it's a very basic canister without frills. However, my main problem has been with bagged vacuums, even ones that use HEPA bags, is they lose power very quickly, since I tend to pick up lots of sand & fine dust out of my carpets. Dircik, your opinion with regards to the Numatic HEPA bags would also matter to me, since you say you use them on your Kenmore canisters that call for the 5033 bags. Rob |
Post# 296355 , Reply# 16   9/1/2014 at 07:36 (3,496 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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