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Post# 313583   1/27/2015 at 19:16 (3,348 days old) by Kirbysthebest (Midwest)        

I am aware that not everyone is a collector, and that there are some people that consider vacuuming a chore and don't care how or what they vacuum with, or if they take care of it or not. 

 

I was always amazed when I worked for a Kirby distributor the sad shape a relatively new machine could come in for repairs, or even trade.  One had burned when the woman tried to clean the fireplace with it and sucked up a hot ember.   Another was a total loss when the brilliant user attempted to clean their aquarium.  Others just feel it is a tool, they will buy another if that breaks.  

 

My thought was always, Would an intelligent person buy a Rolls Royce and take it out mudding, or would you treat it with the respect?

 

Today I received a recent ebay purchase.  Now I am not faulting the seller because it was a salvage machine, repair or for parts.   I got a good deal on  a Simplicity Synergy X.9 I figured I could spend a little and repair it.  OMG!!!   I knew the handle was broken but the motors do run.  It appears from the looks of the bag compartment and filters that it was used as a bagless.  

 

Though I went into this one with eyes wide open, I can not believe the stupidity, or lazyness.  You buy a $1,300 machine and then treat it like a $49 Walmart purchase.   

 

Some people should be made to clean only with a broom and mom bucket. 




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Post# 313585 , Reply# 1   1/27/2015 at 19:39 (3,348 days old) by Dustin (Jackson, MI)        

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I just picked up a 7 year old Kirby Sentria, which I couldn't get to run at all, but had a broken fan, cord hook broken off, bag from a G5, nozzle bent (yes, bent!), bottom plate missing, and no paper bag, the cloth bag was filled completely. Ended up becoming parts to get a G4 running.

Post# 313587 , Reply# 2   1/27/2015 at 19:55 (3,348 days old) by Marks_here (_._)        
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Yes back in the late 80's my friends & I took their Bently T2 out mudding along with my Mercedes 300E & we all had a blast. Believe me those cars are built to take it!! Plus they were under warranty so we couldn't lose. I didn't try my BMW 325IC because I'd like to never get the mud out of it because it sat down too low.

Post# 313588 , Reply# 3   1/27/2015 at 20:03 (3,348 days old) by Kirbysthebest (Midwest)        

Apparently my example is lost on the rich.

 

Since a Rolls is worth more than my house, I would take care of it if I had one. 


Post# 313589 , Reply# 4   1/27/2015 at 20:12 (3,348 days old) by Marks_here (_._)        

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Oh we did take care of them it was a one time thing only, & after that with all that mud...never again!

Post# 313590 , Reply# 5   1/27/2015 at 20:25 (3,348 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        

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Speaking of exotic cars crushed to death (sorry if I'm OT on this), while on the set of Jamiroquai's video for "Cosmic Girl," the chauffeur handling singer Jay Kay's Lamborghini SE30 apparently totaled it while having some fun.

~Ben


Post# 313591 , Reply# 6   1/27/2015 at 20:43 (3,348 days old) by Mike81 ()        

Most common mistake with the (bagless) vacuums is that people don't wash/clean the foam pre motor filter. Most cases they don't even know that it needs filter maintenance. So when they empty the bin and it still doesn't have any suction they think it's broken. Lack of filter mainentance have also burned the motor or it shuts of due to the overheating.

Post# 313600 , Reply# 7   1/27/2015 at 21:35 (3,348 days old) by Kirbysthebest (Midwest)        
Problem is

The Synergy is not a bagless machine.  It was just used without a bag. 


Post# 313603 , Reply# 8   1/27/2015 at 22:08 (3,348 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)        

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That is shameful! At times it seems, that some people really need their butts whipped with a sack full of rat traps!


Post# 313607 , Reply# 9   1/27/2015 at 23:21 (3,348 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)        
So true.

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The condition of one's vacuum tells a lot about the owner. Some are all banged, scratched, shoved under beds, etc.
One of the "issues" w/ bagless IS that folks don't think about those "filters".
As far as cars...................
an old college friend worked part-time for a funeral director. The director JUST bought a brand-spanking new Cadillac. The "friend(s) took it for a 'little ride".. covered it in mud, filth, etc, and drove it to the funeral home. Needless to say, the owner was NOT pleased. It was detailed, and all was ok.
However, IF one can spend that much $$$$, they can do whatever they like. Good vacuums, expensive cars, etc......can withstand a LOT. For some, money comes easily. Others, not so much. Appreciation, like good taste, are not always a guarantee.
To quote my aunt, "Some people have class, some have money, some have both, and some have neither" How true!


Post# 313611 , Reply# 10   1/27/2015 at 23:54 (3,348 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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Nice one John!

Post# 313614 , Reply# 11   1/28/2015 at 00:24 (3,348 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)        

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That's funny! That reminds me of one of my ol' momma's witticisms, "What's in the well comes up in the bucket." This can be translated into: How people treat their possessions is pretty much how they are going to treat you. Or it can be looked at it this way: Possessions is a test of one's maturity, or lack thereof  as demonstrated by their childish, destructive actions. So, if they act like a piece of crap...flush 'em!


Post# 313619 , Reply# 12   1/28/2015 at 02:25 (3,348 days old) by silentjon ()        

Mark, I just went out mudding in a 1990 325IC the other night :P

Post# 313620 , Reply# 13   1/28/2015 at 02:45 (3,348 days old) by Mike81 ()        

to Kirbysthebest
I was speaking of originally bagless vacuums. I understood that the Synergy is not a bagless.
It must have been ingenious individual who used it as a bagless LOL


Post# 313634 , Reply# 14   1/28/2015 at 09:42 (3,347 days old) by Marks_here (_._)        

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Jon mine had the ground effect package with the low front spoiler/fog lights in them so I know I'd never get the mud out..LOL now the Benz covered in mud my neighbour came out & looked at it & said "What the hell did you step in???" I told them would you believe I hit a pot hole?? LOL hehehe they looked at me & said "yes with you anything is possible!" I think I saw on the CMT that somewhere near in GA they have a weekend mud bog that draws record crowds!


Post# 313637 , Reply# 15   1/28/2015 at 11:21 (3,347 days old) by Marks_here (_._)        
Oh so sorry

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As it has been pointed out again that I hijaked another thread 😞 it's getting to the point you can't say anything anymore...

Post# 313650 , Reply# 16   1/28/2015 at 14:12 (3,347 days old) by citroenbx (england)        

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I know it is despicable

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Post# 313652 , Reply# 17   1/28/2015 at 14:54 (3,347 days old) by Kirbysthebest (Midwest)        
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OMG--So did it lose suction?

They must have never emptied that poor thing.


Post# 313654 , Reply# 18   1/28/2015 at 15:29 (3,347 days old) by oliveoiltinfoil (England, UK)        

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A joy of having a bagged vacuum is that one major regular maintenance task which you have on a bagless machine is taken out of the equation, the fact that you don't have to wash any filters. Just dump and replace the bag. No bins to go manky and horrible. Of course there are people who will fill up a bagged vacuum until here is dirt in the hose, but doing that, although risky, is safer than leaving a filter to get clogged of dust and dirt. What I am trying to say is emptying a bag is more obvious than cleaning a filter. A lot of people don't know where there filters are and/or didn't know they need maintaining.

Then there is belts and brushbars which break and wear out in a 2 or 3 years in some cases but people just replace the entire machine. It is wicked the amount of money people literally just throw away.


Post# 313678 , Reply# 19   1/28/2015 at 22:34 (3,347 days old) by silentjon ()        

Mark, ours just has the standard aluminum diving board bumpers, but I did lower it a couple of inches

Post# 313687 , Reply# 20   1/29/2015 at 04:06 (3,347 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

Citrenbx pictures are so much like the Dysons dragged into the vac shop here--Customer says"Doesn't pick up anymore"Bin clogged,airpath "plumbing" clogged,beater bar twined with hair and what else, and the filter full of lint and fine dust.Cyclone "filter" plugged as shown in the pictures-The customer must think the Dyson is a "magic" vacuum that you never have to empty or clean.A good reason why I like bagged vacuums-when full-just replace the bag-no filters to clean or huffing dust,no other things to clean.Yes as another pointed out-esp with plasti-dumpster bagless vacs-just replace the vacuum rather than replacing the belt or filters.Dysons are at least expensive enough where a customer will mostly try to have them fixed.

Post# 313694 , Reply# 21   1/29/2015 at 05:26 (3,347 days old) by Vintagerepairer (England)        
Interesting debate

Of course, if people had looked after their vacuum cleaners during the time I ran a business repairing them, I wouldn't have had that business. I was always glad to see a worn out or misused cleaner as my livelyhood hinged on getting it fixed.

To some people a vacuum cleaner is just a household appliance. I would be more worried if the care of their appliances ranked higher than that of the care of themselves and others.

I also cannot see how we can compare the way someone will treat us by the way they treat their possessions. I have known some very uptight and careful people who went into a rage if a possession of theirs got damaged, broken, or worn out. They were also liable to accuse others of not taking good care around their belongings (whether real or imagined). I never felt these people cared much about others or treated them well. I contrast this to others I have known who felt life was better spent worrying about and looking after the welfare of their loved ones, not their furniture.



Post# 313699 , Reply# 22   1/29/2015 at 07:17 (3,347 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England)        
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I was bought up to look after my things. Especially when things are expensive and you can't afford to just go out and replace them at a drop of a hat. I suppose some people will intentionally damage things why some people are just heavy handed or accident prone. Mind you some things are poorly made and will get damaged easily.

But some people "Think" the guarantee covers everything. Even misuse which of course it doesn't.

 

Here is a Sebo X1.1 that came in for repair last week that the lady dropped down the stairs when she was carrying it upstairs.

She thought the guarantee would cover it....It didn't. The back arm is cracked as well as the base and hood.

 

Jamessmile


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Post# 313700 , Reply# 23   1/29/2015 at 07:22 (3,347 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England)        
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also had a G tech Air ram come in this week that belongs to a 80 something year old lady who broke it why cleaning a outside door mat. I'm guessing she gave it a bit to much push....wink

 

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Post# 313701 , Reply# 24   1/29/2015 at 08:02 (3,347 days old) by Mike81 ()        

Here is one example of poor filter maintenance.
With the bagless vacuums it's the most common mistake.
Bagged vacuums would be better for people who "forget" to take care of the filters.
Second video is showing that it doesn't take much effort to wash the filters.








Post# 313716 , Reply# 25   1/29/2015 at 11:43 (3,346 days old) by citroenbx (england)        

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how can you do that to a sebo

and yes the this had so suction


Post# 313721 , Reply# 26   1/29/2015 at 12:11 (3,346 days old) by citroenbx (england)        

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Post# 314180 , Reply# 27   2/2/2015 at 11:50 (3,342 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)        
Disposable society

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The bottom line is we live in a society today where disposability has become the norm. People don't want to take the time or effort to fix or maintain things and manufacturers are happy to oblige them--and maximize their own profits--with goods that are designed to be tossed at the end of a finite useful lifespan. It's all very wasteful.

I took great pleasure a few years ago in repairing--and improving--my Remington electric razor by removing the soldered-in niCad batteries that had gone dead and replacing them with higher capacity NiMh batteries. I got several more years of use out of it and the replacement batteries performed better than the originals. I also have a SoniCare electric toothbrush that includes instructions on how to destroy it in the name of recovering and recycling the rechargeable batteries when they will no longer hold a charge. Simply mind-boggling.


Post# 314194 , Reply# 28   2/2/2015 at 13:09 (3,342 days old) by ralph123 (Little Rock, AR)        

James said: "Here is a Sebo X1.1 that came in for repair last week that the lady dropped down the stairs when she was carrying it upstairs.
She thought the guarantee would cover it....It didn't. The back arm is cracked as well as the base and hood."


How is it abuse when the poor woman had an accident and dropped her vacuum down the stairs? I hope the poor woman didn't fall down the stairs too. I seriously doubt she dropped it on purpose. She was honest about what happened. It doesn't seem unreasonable to inquire whether it's covered by warranty - even when the odds are 1 in a million. I'm sure she wasn't too surprised when it wasn't. A light weight vacuum such as the Riccar Supralite would likely be a better fit for the woman - ideally one on each level to avoid carrying vacuums up and down stairs.


Post# 314227 , Reply# 29   2/2/2015 at 15:47 (3,342 days old) by ralph123 (Little Rock, AR)        
Gtech air ram

Regarding the Gtech air ram:

"also had a G tech Air ram come in this week that belongs to a 80 something year old lady who broke it why cleaning a outside door mat. I'm guessing she gave it a bit to much push....wink"

That gtech looks like a piece of junk. If the handle can't hold up to an 80 year old woman pushing it, it must not be made very well. thanks for posting. That's a terrible handle design.


Post# 314244 , Reply# 30   2/2/2015 at 19:01 (3,342 days old) by kirbysthebest (Midwest)        

I have come to the conclusion, that as long as something is made, someone will figure a way to destroy it. 

 

 My sister, case in point, could destroy an anvil.

 


Post# 314259 , Reply# 31   2/2/2015 at 21:21 (3,342 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)        

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Quite true. There's an old adage that anyone who thinks he or she has created something to be completely foolproof has totally underestimated the ingenuity of a complete fool.

Post# 314265 , Reply# 32   2/2/2015 at 22:48 (3,342 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)        

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Not only that, but we also live in a world where, most sadly, even people are disposable, now. 


Post# 314272 , Reply# 33   2/2/2015 at 23:44 (3,342 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)        
Very sad, but

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very true.

Post# 314286 , Reply# 34   2/3/2015 at 03:34 (3,342 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

Air Ram vacuum with broken handle-could the owner tried to have pushed it with her tractor?Wouldn't think an 80 yr old woman would be that strong.

Post# 314295 , Reply# 35   2/3/2015 at 07:32 (3,342 days old) by Kirbysthebest (Midwest)        
Well; the Simplicity Synergy is alive and well again

I finally got all the parts last night.
After a week of tearing it apart and cleaning, several clogs, OMG, OMG!! there was actually rope in the fill tube that had been sucked up and then tangled with ICK!!

New handle in place, New filters. Brush roll was still good, Lifetime belt good. I think the handle spring is broken because the handle feels very heavy the new ones I have played with seem better balanced. Love the 40 ft cord. Good hose suction, I wouldn't call it great, but it's pretty good. It's a little loud, but my Riccar Supralite is a screamer as well. One can get spoiled when they have been using a Lux Guardian Platinum, that machine is quiet.

I will post pics later tonight if I get a chance.




Post# 314296 , Reply# 36   2/3/2015 at 08:01 (3,342 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)        

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People do not look after their vacuums because they have other things to do.
Dirty and clogged machines are quite common and I don't mind as it is fun to restore and clean up.
What I object to it when people JAM them into things and BASH them into walls and things.


Post# 314298 , Reply# 37   2/3/2015 at 08:48 (3,341 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)        

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My step brother called me at the weekend and said "can you take a look at my Dyson? It isn't sucking"

When he brought it over, I wasn't surprised.


Post# 314409 , Reply# 38   2/3/2015 at 21:35 (3,341 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)        
I'm amazed when people say, "There's a filter&#

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And, they'll spend hundreds!!!!

Post# 314722 , Reply# 39   2/6/2015 at 09:25 (3,338 days old) by vac-o-matic (Saint Louis, Mo.)        

I keep telling co-workers/friends, it's easier/cleaner just to reach in, pull the old bag out, put a new bag in, and you're good to go. They bring their bagless vacs in coughing/spitting dust, not picking up, and have NEVER touched the filter(s), much less didn't think they needed to read the instructions when purchased, just plug in and go until it blows! Now when it comes to bagged vacs, I have seen them packed like concrete...ugh...you can't fix stupid! Where do they think the dirt/dust goes?

Post# 314816 , Reply# 40   2/7/2015 at 02:55 (3,338 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

A Kirby G6 brought into one of the vac places for repair-complaint "Not picking up well"Vac shop owner let me try the machine-Was still picking up despite the paper bag inside had long burst and the outer cloth bag hard as a rock.Helpted with the autopsy-Had to drag out the owners SHOP VAC to clean out the Kirby bag.Finally got it cleaned out and put in a new bag.Turned out the owner got ill for several months and the housecare was relegated to the grandchildren.Guess no one told them you had to replace the inner Kirby bag when the dust reached the "Full" mark on the paper bag.Surprizing the machine didn't stink-didn't come from a pet or smoking household.This does show that a Kirby can PACK stuff into its bag-even breaking ther paper one to do it! After the cleanout and new paper bag Kirby was fine-think the belt got replaced,too.

Post# 314817 , Reply# 41   2/7/2015 at 03:01 (3,338 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

Another vacuum brought into the vac place for repair-this one was GROSS!!!Came from a hamburger restuarant.A paper sign on the vacuum explained-"This is not a magic vacuum cleaner,Please check the bag before using"Turned out----machine a yellow Carpet Pro-the vacuum tried to "eat" some patrons hamburger dropped on the floor!!Some of it in the bag-rest in the fill tube and brushroll housing.Machine had to be taken apart and WASHED!!!
Another eating place vac-Sanitaire-Stank badly.Problem---Half of a mouse in the fancase--other half in the bag.Someone picked up a mouse with the vac and the fan chopped him in half!Another GROSS one!!!Guess at that restuarant there must of been a "sport" of chasing and picking up mice with the vacuum!


Post# 316031 , Reply# 42   2/19/2015 at 06:36 (3,326 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)        

I dont understand most people today they will spend alot of moeny on things and treat it like its nothing. when it breaks they just throw it! God i couldn't do that. Where i live so many people have these new cars and looks like they've never been cleaned. Oh well when i got my U2716 the hose was clogged full i just dont get it lol

Post# 316032 , Reply# 43   2/19/2015 at 06:37 (3,326 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)        

I dont understand most people today they will spend alot of moeny on things and treat it like its nothing. when it breaks they just throw it! God i couldn't do that. Where i live so many people have these new cars and looks like they've never been cleaned. Oh well when i got my U2716 the hose was clogged full i just dont get it lol

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Post# 316033 , Reply# 44   2/19/2015 at 06:50 (3,326 days old) by parwaz786 ( )        
My neighbours Dyson DC33 which they got new 2 years ago

Has had the following things go wrong:
Blown motor
Cable repair
Broken wand
Loss of suction
Another cable repair
Worn out clutch


They dont emoty it unless it stops sucking. The only clean the brushbar out if it wont pick up strings or hair anymore. They wont wash the filter unless all the suction has gone.
They use it like twice a day in their 5 bedroom mainly carpeted house with a large family of 8+ people including kids, teenagers and long hair. This thing has had a hard life in a domestic environment under normal household use.

The first time the brushbar was so badly wrapped in hair it looked like a round brushbar. Its a helix actually.

When they cleaned out the brushbar, they called me because they couldn't get it to work. The brush wasnt in properly and the clutch was off. I fixed that.

One week later, I had to take it home to repair because the cable had busted up. The brushbar was SO HAIRY in a weeks worth of use! The filter had a massive hair all on it, it had lots of sugar and grit in the filter aswell. The post motor filter was almost black. The bin was full to the top. I predict it would have filled itself completely towards the main ducting in a few more uses


Post# 316074 , Reply# 45   2/19/2015 at 11:40 (3,325 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)        

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Absolutely! When I rescued my G6 from the Dumpster, the bag hadn't burst but it must have weighed five or six pounds when I took it out. The belt was also about to go, but even in that condition, the thing would still extract cat hair from a Persian rug! Best dumpster find ever!

tolivac wrote: A Kirby G6 brought into one of the vac places for repair-complaint "Not picking up well"Vac shop owner let me try the machine-Was still picking up despite the paper bag inside had long burst and the outer cloth bag hard as a rock.Helpted with the autopsy-Had to drag out the owners SHOP VAC to clean out the Kirby bag.Finally got it cleaned out and put in a new bag.Turned out the owner got ill for several months and the housecare was relegated to the grandchildren.Guess no one told them you had to replace the inner Kirby bag when the dust reached the "Full" mark on the paper bag.Surprizing the machine didn't stink-didn't come from a pet or smoking household.This does show that a Kirby can PACK stuff into its bag-even breaking ther paper one to do it! After the cleanout and new paper bag Kirby was fine-think the belt got replaced,too.


Post# 316144 , Reply# 46   2/20/2015 at 02:54 (3,325 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

Love it another "Packed Kirby bag"event,glad both survived-yours and the one I helpted with.
"Hairy beater bars" Have a Dyson DC05 that came from a Kirby trade in pile--same way-brush so wrapped in people and dog hair it could be used as a buffer!Bin packed too,smelled like dog.Replaced the filter and washed out the vac-much better.No more stale dog smell.


Post# 316155 , Reply# 47   2/20/2015 at 06:53 (3,325 days old) by citroenbx (england)        

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Post# 316160 , Reply# 48   2/20/2015 at 08:35 (3,325 days old) by Bikerray (Middle Earth)        

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A friend of mine at a vac shop had a woman come in with her Kirby, shes been sucking up the dog poop off of the carpet with it.

Post# 316164 , Reply# 49   2/20/2015 at 08:55 (3,324 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)        

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Jeezo, Ralph - if every consumer could get away with dropping a vacuum cleaner down a flight of stairs and demand a free repair, I doubt brands would make much money. She was obviously fit to come into shop with said vacuum.

It isn't just vacuums that buyers and owners are ignoring when they get them home but there is also a rise of people who don't wash themselves very well.

Im not just talking about the heat of the stale air and associated smells witnessed on London Underground, but everywhere in a public place.

It has got so bad whenever I visit a city that I end up buying cheap aftershave to spray about to get rid of bad human smells when on a train or even in a cafe trying to enjoy a decent coffee!



Post# 316257 , Reply# 50   2/21/2015 at 02:39 (3,324 days old) by columbus (South-Africa)        
Well Said John-

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That saying brings back many memories, yes as I refer to my late gran, She use to paint a picture with words in the same diagram. What she also added was that Culture, Class and decency can not be purchased, nor the person you are. It an not be taken like a tablet or pill with the hope that eventually it will kick in one day.

Respect is not given and trust not imposed, it is earned.

I say this with a tear, as the sayings of the elderly has such a way to benefit the truth. That is why I am pretty much from the old school at 38 pinstripe suits, wingtip or toe cap shoes with a decent manufacturer. Rocking up at church in a suite with sneakers hahaha what a spectacle. and without saying do what ever you do to the glory of the Lord, whether it is taking care of your vacuum cleaner, speaking to people or just fitting in with society, not having to converse to the values and systems. Where is the norms, what has happened to values, and respect?????

HAHAHAHA I recently swopped a Kirby heritage, where the bag was a pillowcase. The previous owner very proud of the machine hit the socket to show me in what pristine condition it was. Needles to say, an Electric operated dust bomb. You needed another clean pillowcase over your head not to inhale the dust of blowing out from every corner and hole it could escaped from. How people can work with such a machine sneezing themselves into another blood grouping, and not notice that there is something wrong, I can not understand. It created a great value of entertainment.

The Hoover elite commercial I have sent to Gareth, as he was searching for one, Cosmetically I tried cleaning it, however I am sure that Gareth will replace the bearings on the motor, and thorough service to it. One should approach the machine with great care, as when you suddenly clean it after not seeing a damp cloth in years, it may die of heart failure or shock to the system. LOL


Thanks for this thread.

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Post# 316258 , Reply# 51   2/21/2015 at 03:48 (3,324 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

Isn't that what the first vacuum invented using for a bag--a pillowcase?Kirby picking up poop-At one vac place I frequented-a person brings in a Hoover Convertible used to pick up doggy poop-vac shop operator told the person to take the machine out of his shop-PRONTO!!He REFUSED to work on it-don't blame him.A vac place here had to clean up a TriStar CXL college students used to pick up the poop from their puppy.The inside of the machine was corroded.Took a lot of dollars to clean it up.Hope the school kids learned their lesson from vacuum school how to take care of their vacuum cleaner.
Remember one subway trip to work in Wash DC area-my seatmate takes out a plastic shopping bag and barfs into it.At the next stop got off and boarded a diffrent car.You know what happens--the SMELL of barf triggers others to do it!


Post# 316309 , Reply# 52   2/21/2015 at 11:40 (3,323 days old) by parwaz786 ( )        

Chris was that a Dyson DC25? Looks like it

Post# 316445 , Reply# 53   2/22/2015 at 14:26 (3,322 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)        
back in the 60s

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my mums Hoover Junior lived behind the front door permenantly plugged in ready for a quick clean up .In a house with four kids and a dog it was used at least three times a day and it was a common sight to see its bag dragging on the floor because it was so full [mum had a dam sight more to worry about than her hoover] when it did get emptied the old bag would be used over and over till it fell apart mum would take the machine outside rip the bag off then switch on for a fiew seconds to give it a good blow then on with a new bag and possibly a belt if needed and then it would be back in the house ready for more hard work .these days working for a local council i see lots of modern vacuums [lots of dysons] thrown out simply because the owner cant be bothered to empty them and i have come to the conclusion people simply have two much money at there disposal only last week i found a brand new Morphy Richards steam iron still in its box thrown in the bin .when i asked the owner why she said she nothing wrong with it i just cant be bothered filling it all the time .One of my workmates needed a new washingmachine and because the machine was in her kitchen she had to buy the maching dryer even though the old dryer was fine


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