Thread Number: 28177
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
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Post# 314971   2/9/2015 at 03:55 (3,336 days old) by Mike81 ()   |   | |
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No progress in 26 years. New vacuum with 330 airwats of suction isn't any stronger than old one. It also has 2100w motor and old has 1000w. |
Post# 314978 , Reply# 1   2/9/2015 at 07:07 (3,336 days old) by sitop (Bradenton, FL)   |   | |
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Post# 314982 , Reply# 2   2/9/2015 at 09:08 (3,335 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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"easier to change a bag"?????
The time and money spent driving to the store to obtain the bags. The cost of the bags themselves (throw a five dollar bill into the trash - 1 Miele bag). Not to mention the stink of air going through last month's filth. I do not want to store dirt in my closet. It's also easier to use paper plates than to wash dishes. While I don't wash filters, I do fill my Rainbow before use, and wash it out when done. No dirt in the closet, no stinking exhaust, no expense. |
Post# 314983 , Reply# 3   2/9/2015 at 09:14 (3,335 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 315001 , Reply# 4   2/9/2015 at 12:01 (3,335 days old) by sptyks (Skowhegan, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 315005 , Reply# 5   2/9/2015 at 12:26 (3,335 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)   |   | |
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Post# 315017 , Reply# 7   2/9/2015 at 14:48 (3,335 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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I absolutely do NOT agree that buying a modern vacuum "is like taking five or six hundred dollars and flushing it down the toilet". That's a VERY narrow minded view of the vacuum cleaner world, and one that's certainly not true. There are many modern vacuum cleaners that will work far better than vintage - and they will hold up too. To lump all new vacuum cleaners into the 'junk' category is a very uneducated statement, bordering on dangerous.
There will always be pluses and minuses for bag vacuums, just as there are for bagless. We've all heard both sides - and to each his own. As a pet owner, I do not care to keep the pet hair that I just vacuumed up, in the closet with my coats. My best friend is also a fellow vac collector with pets, and he prefers bags. He throws it away after each use and puts in a new one. He uses an Electrolux and bought bojack bags (100 for $20) so he's throwing away twenty cents instead of up to $5 for a HEPA bag. |
Post# 315020 , Reply# 8   2/9/2015 at 15:29 (3,335 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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As we know, some are cheap, cheaply made, expensive, etc.
As we also know, some people do not take care of there things. Some bagless people don't EVER change FILTERS. If I had to choose ONE cleaner, it would be a bagged one. I have a huge supply of genuine "H" bags, so I don't 'throw $$ away' at all. Some swear by bagged, others........... But there is no need to bash or get hystorical, I mean hysterical, Sorry. Some people have the hardest time with that spelling. I know I make typing errors in here, usually because : I'm typing ast, or a cat is on my lap. |
Post# 315022 , Reply# 9   2/9/2015 at 15:51 (3,335 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 315051 , Reply# 10   2/9/2015 at 20:38 (3,335 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)   |   | |
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Well, I will agree, that there is no perfect vacuum cleaner panacea " out there " roaming around in that great big, imperfect world. And I'm not saying either: If all you have is a hammer in your tool chest, the whole world begins to look like a nail. What I am saying though: Is if you can get your hands on a Kirby 516 or 519, do so! Shake-outs wash quite nicely. I think vacuums, tools, toasters, the color of the paint you decide to paint your house with is some kind of extension, of one's own personality, no matter how mundane it may seem - it tells much. Call it an existential manifestation of one's self. Here's an example: My pit bull can beat your pit bull...etc., and so forth and so on. This would be reflective of the inner person's character, or total lack thereof as previously demonstrated. What I would consider to be a good choice, may not be considered so by others, and the same is conversely true. But there is a distinct deference between a good one and a bad one, and one would be hard pressed to dispute the fact that there are, indeed plenty of bad ones. I know from experience, and from the experience of many others, that most modern vacs are subject to premature failure, sometimes within just a week of mild use. This all being said, I cannot deny the razzle dazzle of the KIRBY, and its most awesome performance to spare!!!
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