Thread Number: 31168
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
self propelled power nozzle? |
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Post# 344936 , Reply# 4   2/22/2016 at 14:39 (2,956 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA)   |   | |
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One problem with the Dual Sweep and standard power nozzles that came on models of that series was the belt. The air flow and suction from those canisters is very very powerful and pulls the power head very close to the rug which stalls the belt. Belts need to replaced about every 2 months on those units. The power head feels self propelled because of the brush roll. Power nozzles are lightweight so you can feel the brush roll pulling the machine much more than with an upright.
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Post# 344949 , Reply# 5   2/22/2016 at 16:15 (2,956 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan)   |   | |
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Rob, even on low suction? Oh, those vac's have the nozzles only switched on, on high, don't they? Suppose you open the handle suction shutter? |
Post# 345185 , Reply# 6   2/23/2016 at 23:36 (2,955 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA)   |   | |
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Here is what I know:
Those canisters have 4 suction settings: Curtains, Upholstery, Rugs, Rugs with Full Power. The power nozzle will only operate in Rugs or Rugs with Full Power mode. In the standard Rugs mode, it is much easier on the power nozzle and still absolute significant power. My family used to own model MC9527 which had a gas pump handle with no operator controls on the handle. There was no suction regulator valve on the model we had either. Only way to control the air flow was with the 4 electronic buttons. I know some other models had a different hose option. It's possible those had a suction regulator valve??? It would be interesting to see some photos from others or an actual Panasonic catalog photo with specs of differences between model ranges! Attached below are 2 photos I took while actually ironically using another collectors MC9527. Ironic because my family used to own one and then I meet a collector with the same exact model!! Unfortunately the hose handle didn't make the photo!! |
Post# 345194 , Reply# 7   2/24/2016 at 02:09 (2,955 days old) by henrydreyfuss (Ohio)   |   | |
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Post# 347080 , Reply# 9   3/11/2016 at 14:43 (2,938 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here)   |   | |
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