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Thread Number: 31125
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
New to the club 1985 Filter Queen model 700 |
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| Post# 343990 , Reply# 1 2/14/2016 at 08:20 (3,005 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan) | ||
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Bissles are Junk. | ||
| Post# 343993 , Reply# 2 2/14/2016 at 09:12 (3,005 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
Real vacuums are made of METAL! | ||
| Post# 344032 , Reply# 4 2/14/2016 at 14:43 (3,005 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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Bissells used to be pretty good back when they they were made out of metal and made in America!
The new ones are just Chinese plasti-crap. I had a girlfriend a few years ago who insisted I vacuum our apartment with her bagless craptastic Bissell. I hated that thing. It took longer to clean the damned thing after each use than it did to actually vacuum the floors. Disposable filter bags may be an added expense, but they're worth every penny when it comes to convenience and efficiency. Fate brought me my first Kirby (a Gsix found beside a dumpster) shortly after she left. | ||
Post# 344113 , Reply# 7 2/15/2016 at 10:25 (3,004 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I have several plastic Hoover cleaners.
They still work fine. i PREFER the metal ones, but, if you care for your appliances and don't abuse them, they SHOULD last.
Decade 80s, for example: they are plastic, but, they are workhorses, as are the Concepts. Even the later Convertibles are fine, IF you take care of them. Just sayin''''''''''''' | ||
| Post# 344119 , Reply# 8 2/15/2016 at 10:49 (3,004 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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Tolivac wrote: The Bissel instead of the Kirby should have been in the dumpster!
I reply: I totally agree. That's why I rescued the Kirby! When I lived in that apartment complex, I saw dozens of plasti-crap vacs left by the dumpster. I even rescued, refurbished, and re-homed a couple of the better ones, NONE of which were bagless. But once I got that Kirby, I instantly became a 'metalhead' and never wanted to touch another plastivac again. | ||
| Post# 344139 , Reply# 10 2/15/2016 at 13:13 (3,004 days old) by FantomFan (Rochester, New York) | ||
Welcome to the club and beautiful Filter Queen! 
I have an earlier model 700 Filter Queen, from 1977. I got it about a year ago at a thrift store for $20. Bissells have good suction and clean very well but they filter horribly and are a chore to maintain. The higher-end Healthy Homes on the other hand are very good for what they are. The lower-end Bissells would be just fine with a better cyclone design.
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