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Thread Number: 27207
/ Tag: Brand New Vacuum Cleaners
If you could choose any upright in the world..... |
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| Post# 304788 11/5/2014 at 09:54 (3,457 days old) by marcusprit () | ||
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If you could choose any upright available in the world today what would your choice be? Mine would be the Riccar Brilliance :-) | ||
| Post# 304792 , Reply# 1 11/5/2014 at 10:17 (3,457 days old) by marcusprit () | ||
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Although I could be tempted by the Maytag N1200 | ||
| Post# 304793 , Reply# 2 11/5/2014 at 10:18 (3,457 days old) by marcusprit () | ||
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Although I could be tempted by the Maytag N1200 | ||
| Post# 304795 , Reply# 3 11/5/2014 at 11:00 (3,457 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
The Maytag M500 is a fantastic vacuum cleaner, Light weight and powerful with a very large capacity bag. Made in the USA, and all for $299.
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| Post# 304796 , Reply# 4 11/5/2014 at 11:04 (3,457 days old) by marcusprit () | ||
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I like it. Send me one over. Haha | ||
| Post# 304799 , Reply# 5 11/5/2014 at 11:19 (3,457 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
I would choose the Hoover Platinum Lightweight bagged upright. It's a throwback to the simpler designs of yesteryear with its fan-first configuration and very large soft dust bag. Add to that a very long cord, light weight and power switch on the contoured handle, and you have my perfect, simple, effective upright vacuum cleaner. I use a separate simple canister for non-carpet cleaning, so I don't need a bulky upright with onboard tools.
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| Post# 304800 , Reply# 6 11/5/2014 at 11:21 (3,457 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 304801 , Reply# 7 11/5/2014 at 11:22 (3,457 days old) by marcusprit () | ||
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You are spoilt for choice over there :-( | ||
| Post# 304802 , Reply# 8 11/5/2014 at 11:33 (3,457 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 304803 , Reply# 9 11/5/2014 at 11:43 (3,457 days old) by marcusprit () | ||
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I will be visiting my relatives in St Louis next month. They have just bought a Riccar Radience so I will be volunteering to do the vacuuming haha | ||
| Post# 304809 , Reply# 10 11/5/2014 at 13:10 (3,457 days old) by sptyks (Skowhegan, Maine) | ||
 Marcus, If you will be in St. Louis, it's just a hop, skip, and a jump to St, James Missouri where the Riccar factory and the Vacuum Cleaner Museum are located.
Tom Gasko (dysonman1) runs the museum and I bet he would love to give you a tour of the museum and the Riccar / Simplicity factory. If it were me, and I found myself in St. Louis, I would jump on the chance to meet Tom and get a tour. | ||
| Post# 304810 , Reply# 11 11/5/2014 at 13:15 (3,457 days old) by marcusprit () | ||
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Yes that would be great :-) | ||
| Post# 304820 , Reply# 12 11/5/2014 at 13:44 (3,457 days old) by marcusprit () | ||
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Tom what is a "Poof proof" bag? A poof is something entirely different over here. | ||
| Post# 304821 , Reply# 13 11/5/2014 at 13:44 (3,457 days old) by sptyks (Skowhegan, Maine) | ||
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Oh, I forgot... | ||
| Post# 304833 , Reply# 14 11/5/2014 at 14:01 (3,457 days old) by marcusprit () | ||
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The Riccar Radiance and Brilliance impress me greatly but sadly I can't see them being available over here :-( | ||
| Post# 304834 , Reply# 15 11/5/2014 at 14:02 (3,457 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 304839 , Reply# 16 11/5/2014 at 14:05 (3,457 days old) by marcusprit () | ||
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You do surprise me Sebo fan The name gives it away :))) | ||
| Post# 304842 , Reply# 17 11/5/2014 at 14:09 (3,457 days old) by ralph123 (Little Rock, AR) | ||
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The most amazing upright I've seen is the Airway "super chief" upright. I saw one from Tom Gasko's collection at the Tacony vacuum museum. It was way ahead of its time. Perhaps someday it will make a comeback. CLICK HERE TO GO TO ralph123's LINK | ||
| Post# 304843 , Reply# 18 11/5/2014 at 14:09 (3,457 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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I know - isn't it obvious?
Trouble is, we can't get Riccar in the UK and there are very few other brands from the U.S that we, as buyers can buy that is COST EFFECTIVE. Some models are far too big for my home (cue Kirby) as well as far too expensive to buy and maintain. Sebo's long standing reputation and spares availability means its a low cost brand and reiterates its reliability, not just from a motor or general performance point of view. So very few forget that reliability isn't just from a performance point of view. The big shocker for me at the moment is dealing with Hoover UK. After purchasing their Hoover "Idol" stick vacuum, and despite moans about the poor floor heads supplied, they have sent me two other alternative floor heads that they claim should have come with the model concerned. One of the floor heads had to come from Italy - it begs the question that in this day and age, and with Hoover's well known name in the UK - as to why I have to wait an extended period for tools AND dust bags when they should be in place already. | ||
| Post# 304851 , Reply# 19 11/5/2014 at 14:27 (3,457 days old) by citroenbx (england) | ||
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| Post# 304872 , Reply# 20 11/5/2014 at 15:07 (3,457 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
A poof is something entirely different over here.  | ||
| Post# 304873 , Reply# 21 11/5/2014 at 15:09 (3,457 days old) by marcusprit () | ||
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Haha of course? What else????? | ||
| Post# 304877 , Reply# 22 11/5/2014 at 15:19 (3,457 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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What else????? | ||
| Post# 304878 , Reply# 23 11/5/2014 at 15:21 (3,457 days old) by marcusprit () | ||
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Haha I love camping :-)))) | ||
| Post# 304885 , Reply# 24 11/5/2014 at 16:37 (3,457 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota) | ||
Tough decision | ||
| Post# 304926 , Reply# 25 11/5/2014 at 19:45 (3,457 days old) by mieles7 (TX) | ||
 I'd love to try out a Sanitaire SC889A, since I'm a big fan of those Eureka F&G uprights, and that 50' cord sounds amazing! Maybe a Sebo Felix too, if I needed something for the whole house. | ||
| Post# 304933 , Reply# 26 11/5/2014 at 20:18 (3,457 days old) by Jaker15 (Meridian, ID) | ||
Hmmm... | ||
| Post# 304934 , Reply# 27 11/5/2014 at 20:20 (3,457 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 304935 , Reply# 28 11/5/2014 at 20:20 (3,457 days old) by Jaker15 (Meridian, ID) | ||
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| Post# 304952 , Reply# 29 11/5/2014 at 21:15 (3,457 days old) by Caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
No question about that one. | ||
| Post# 304956 , Reply# 30 11/5/2014 at 21:17 (3,457 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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| Post# 304980 , Reply# 31 11/6/2014 at 00:12 (3,457 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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Eureka The Boss 1934B Sanitaire SC888 (using disposable bag) Kirby (pre-G Series) Royal (pre-2000) Hoover Convertible | ||
| Post# 304988 , Reply# 32 11/6/2014 at 02:41 (3,457 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
 Oh, I don't know...could it be one of these?!
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Post# 305042 , Reply# 33 11/6/2014 at 12:09 (3,456 days old) by fanonthefloor  (Augusta,Georgia) |
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If I had to choose 1 I would choose the new Kirby Avalir because I would love to have a Kirby. | ||
| Post# 305052 , Reply# 34 11/6/2014 at 13:55 (3,456 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Marcus
A "poof Proof" bag means that the moment you go to remove the bag from the machine, it seals itself (think Miele Intensive Clean type).
If you are visiting St. Louis, you might consider coming to see me at the Factory Outlet Store/Museum - and if you want a Maytag (or other Tacony machine) you can get one at the Outlet Store price, and take it home on the plane as "luggage". The engineers for our company fly all over the world with prototype machines packed as "luggage". Pictured is the Tandem-Air Maytag M1200 with the WOW bare floor tool that includes the electrostatic washable pad to dust and vacuum the floors. The 17 foot hose and full length wand is amazing - turns the upright into a true canister type vacuum.
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| Post# 305053 , Reply# 35 11/6/2014 at 14:02 (3,456 days old) by marcusprit () | ||
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Thank you i may well do!:) Can you tell me what the filtration is like on the Maytag as i'm an allergy sufferer? | ||
| Post# 305060 , Reply# 36 11/6/2014 at 16:14 (3,456 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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| Post# 305061 , Reply# 37 11/6/2014 at 16:26 (3,456 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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I'd probably go with the TOL Panasonic Icon. Absolutely brilliant machines
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Post# 305064 , Reply# 38 11/6/2014 at 16:31 (3,456 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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 I'd choose something practical. I like the look of the new Aerus Guardian uprights. Apparently their motors have been updated within the past few years and the performance has improved. I loved the top-fill quick change bag when I had a few of the previous models, plus the new Aerus chevron brush roll is one of the best I've used.
My second choice would be a Sanitaire SC5713B. The residential Eurkea Whirlwind models were fantastic, I just want a bag. I recently saw on these in use in a hotel a few miles from here; it's a pretty quiet machine. Boring, I know, but it gets the job done and it has on-board tools. | ||
| Post# 305082 , Reply# 39 11/6/2014 at 19:37 (3,456 days old) by s31463221 (Frenchburg, KY) | ||
Just because....
I took my Kirby G6 on a tour through the house tonight, I might as well go for a new Kirby Avalir like Alex said! In fact, I just spoke to our local Kirby dealer today and I'm supposed to be notified as soon as the Avalir lands! Funny thing is, he seemed genuinely shocked that I even knew about that model!
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Post# 305104 , Reply# 40 11/6/2014 at 23:37 (3,456 days old) by sanc (USA) |
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I recently decided to buy an upright. After reading lots of posts and talking to Tom I decided on the Maytag M1200. I've been thrilled with its cleaning ability and convenience. The cleaning lady likes it too. Thanks Tom! | ||
| Post# 305107 , Reply# 41 11/7/2014 at 00:24 (3,456 days old) by marcusprit () | ||
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Thanks Tom. | ||
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Post# 305111 , Reply# 42 11/7/2014 at 01:42 (3,456 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC) |
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Kirby for me!Have several Tandem air machines-like the Kirby Sentrias better! | ||
| Post# 305256 , Reply# 43 11/7/2014 at 17:48 (3,455 days old) by ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado) | ||
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| Post# 305306 , Reply# 44 11/8/2014 at 03:39 (3,455 days old) by oliveoiltinfoil (England, UK) | ||
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| Post# 305310 , Reply# 46 11/8/2014 at 04:04 (3,455 days old) by marcusprit () | ||
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My relatives in St Louis have recently purchased the Brilliance I'm visiting them next month so I will get a chance to try it out. Looking foward to that :-) | ||
| Post# 305324 , Reply# 47 11/8/2014 at 06:47 (3,455 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 305328 , Reply# 48 11/8/2014 at 06:56 (3,455 days old) by marcusprit () | ||
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I will be. And she thinks I'm a freak! Haha | ||
| Post# 305329 , Reply# 49 11/8/2014 at 06:58 (3,455 days old) by marcusprit () | ||
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She could be right! :-)))) | ||
| Post# 305330 , Reply# 50 11/8/2014 at 07:10 (3,455 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 305331 , Reply# 51 11/8/2014 at 07:30 (3,455 days old) by marcusprit () | ||
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Well the upside of my obsession is that she rarely needs to do any vacuuming :-) But she likes something light as she finds the dyson and Felix a little heavy. But she is a weakling. She prefers the Miele S8 | ||
| Post# 305346 , Reply# 52 11/8/2014 at 12:00 (3,454 days old) by sptyks (Skowhegan, Maine) | ||
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| Post# 305347 , Reply# 53 11/8/2014 at 12:05 (3,454 days old) by marcusprit () | ||
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Yes I take my hat off to Riccar it is fabulous. I don't like the HEPA filter sticking out though. They should change that on future models. | ||
| Post# 305555 , Reply# 55 11/10/2014 at 00:18 (3,453 days old) by marcusprit () | ||
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Thank you Seamus :) | ||
| Post# 305664 , Reply# 56 11/10/2014 at 17:20 (3,452 days old) by hooverkid (PA,USA) | ||
I think... | ||
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Post# 305986 , Reply# 58 11/12/2014 at 20:35 (3,450 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Well, for the really BIG jobs.. | ||
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Post# 305987 , Reply# 59 11/12/2014 at 20:38 (3,450 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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But, if unavailable, | ||
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Post# 306002 , Reply# 60 11/12/2014 at 22:40 (3,450 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Or | ||
| Post# 306012 , Reply# 61 11/13/2014 at 03:29 (3,450 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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| Post# 306252 , Reply# 62 11/15/2014 at 16:42 (3,447 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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Post# 306291 , Reply# 63 11/15/2014 at 22:34 (3,447 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Well, | ||
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If I could choose any modern upright that is available today, it'd probably be a Lindhaus commercial upright. They're super quiet, and look pretty nice too.
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