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Post# 36409   3/30/2008 at 00:20 (5,871 days old) by filterqueen83 ()        

I finally got my fairfax this is my first the one and only my friend. I was pretty excited considerin the cost of these and never having one. I ended up getting it for 10.50 and I am honestly pretty Glad. Ya it has great suction and looks cute. I do not think the build qaulity is up to par but let me tell you this. I love her to death and am very happy its here. I cleaned her up and here she is. My partner calls it R2

Post# 36410 , Reply# 1   3/30/2008 at 00:21 (5,871 days old) by filterqueen83 ()        
one more shot

here

Post# 36414 , Reply# 2   3/30/2008 at 00:42 (5,871 days old) by camelotshadow (Valley Village)        

I was watching it & got busy
When I saw the $10.50
I hit the roof
I'd a paid $11.00

LOL

Ohh well, you got real lucky!


Post# 36419 , Reply# 3   3/30/2008 at 01:23 (5,871 days old) by filterqueen83 ()        
lol

omg you really made me laugh out loud. =) we have it for sale for a depreciated value of 1200 now if your interested lol =) j/k.

Post# 36422 , Reply# 4   3/30/2008 at 01:41 (5,871 days old) by camelotshadow (Valley Village)        

LOL
$12 & we got a deal

LOL


Post# 36429 , Reply# 5   3/30/2008 at 05:28 (5,870 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida)        

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Elegant looks, very understated designing. Enjoy!

Post# 36443 , Reply# 6   3/30/2008 at 09:58 (5,870 days old) by filterqueen83 ()        
thanks

I like it to be honest with you. Its a bit involved with all the filters and bags and such. The instruction manual is less than helpful. OOOHHH But it did come with an excellent instructional video. I just have to find a vcr lol.

Post# 36642 , Reply# 7   3/31/2008 at 12:38 (5,869 days old) by petek (Ontario)        

My old Fairfax, was in beautiful shape. I got rid of it before the big move east though, regretfully now.


Post# 36703 , Reply# 8   3/31/2008 at 20:31 (5,869 days old) by ian88 ()        

Dunno what I like more, the Couch, the Cleaner..or the Dog.. lol

:)


Post# 36704 , Reply# 9   3/31/2008 at 20:33 (5,869 days old) by ian88 ()        

Oh and the Ericsson phone thing, I forget the name lol.

Post# 36715 , Reply# 10   3/31/2008 at 22:23 (5,869 days old) by petek (Ontario)        

Well I still got the dog and the couch and the Ericophone, but the vac, table and lamp are gone. I found that couch at the mennonite thrift store and it must have been covered in plastic all it's life because it doesn't have a mark of wear or fading on it.

Post# 36786 , Reply# 11   4/1/2008 at 06:05 (5,868 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida)        

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Pete, one should never get rid of table lamps like that! Or the tables. At least you kept the dog and the sofa.

Post# 36852 , Reply# 12   4/1/2008 at 14:55 (5,868 days old) by ian88 ()        

Oh and the coffee table thing, that's another nice design. :)

Post# 37906 , Reply# 13   4/16/2008 at 02:45 (5,853 days old) by camelotshadow (Valley Village)        

that's a nice dog & what vacs r made fur..LOL

Post# 38121 , Reply# 14   4/19/2008 at 02:01 (5,851 days old) by rugmaster37 ()        
If I may add a few cents here...

I too had a Fairfax a few years back, and my folks still have it as a basement, car clean out tool. The powerhead motor gave way, and I've never had time to re-build/ refurbish the unit as I would like to. Ahhh to various partially completed projects of life.

My machine was an earlier model, like the one above with the Hoover Celebrity PowerMatic head. The one I ended up with for the grand sum of $25.00 at a thrift store, had the earlier Eureka Roto-Matic head with a Vibra-Groomer I beater bar brush in it. I was told later that this was replaced at some point, as most all re-badged Eureka heads for others usually came with the wooden Disturbulator brushroll...not a VGI.

This one also had the had the hose with the cord on the outside,held with clear plastic snap's a'la Electrolux and Rexair amongst others; which I remedied as soon as I found a electric hose, that was red also, from later models that had the pistol grip,and was 9 ft. long.

The machine also featured chrome wands with the cord management strips running along the back a'la Eureka also. It just seemed to have better parts to it than the newer version.

They have excellent suction, and if you only use them with the paper filter discs like a Silver-King, the machine plugs up almost immediately. And tho, being in the vac business I had a hard time believe it or not finding the paper filter bags for it. I found that In a pinch a Hoover H bag worked fairly well.

A pleasant, but boring type of machine that has outlasted many other's I've liked more.... I guess that says somehting about Fairfax simplicity!


Thanks

Chad




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