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Thread Number: 35285
/ Tag: Brand New Vacuum Cleaners
Eureka 1934b Discontinued |
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Post# 379718 10/14/2017 at 00:46 (2,383 days old) by bagintheback  (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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This was sad to find. I briefly owned a 1934a, and it was a great machine for how inexpensively you could buy one new. Where else could you find an upright with a beater bar for ~$100?
Truly an end of an era CLICK HERE TO GO TO bagintheback's LINK
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| Post# 379721 , Reply# 1 10/14/2017 at 02:28 (2,383 days old) by ryan1994jeep (Georgia) | ||
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| Post# 379738 , Reply# 2 10/14/2017 at 08:06 (2,382 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 379744 , Reply# 3 10/14/2017 at 11:42 (2,382 days old) by broomvac (N/A) | ||
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| Post# 379745 , Reply# 4 10/14/2017 at 12:39 (2,382 days old) by carolinaguy1996 (Candler, NC) | ||
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Hey bagintheback, what have you been doing on Youtube? Eureka has no bagged machines anymore (they have one, but nobody cares). Guess it's off to the used market... | ||
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Post# 379750 , Reply# 5 10/14/2017 at 14:48 (2,382 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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carolinaguy1996
Wow, you're right! There's only one bagged upright left. But for $199? The self-propelled Hoover Windtunnel has got to be the better choice at that price point.
I haven't thought about YouTube for awhile, but thanks for reminding me! The problem is that it's become pretty hard to find vintage vacuums at thrift stores recently. I have a theory that thrift stores are about 15-20 years behind in products. So when I first started looking about 10 years ago, early '90s Elites were everywhere and it's wasn't unusual to find a Convertible or F&G Eureka. Now we're down to the early Bissell Powerforces and the occasional DC07, but all of them were built with such weak plastic none of them are salvageable. Plus, at least here in Arizona, Goodwill has raised their prices to the point I can only afford things on half off days. I might have a few interesting things sitting around though; maybe I'll get on video sometime. | ||
| Post# 379770 , Reply# 7 10/14/2017 at 18:56 (2,382 days old) by carolinaguy1996 (Candler, NC) | ||
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I feel Eureka may have to go out of business with Dirt Devil. Bissell may have to move their headquarters to South Korea. Hoover, they may have to resort to Japanese manufacturing. | ||
| Post# 379773 , Reply# 8 10/14/2017 at 19:46 (2,382 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
With Midea taking over Eureka, the only source we now have for classic Eureka uprights is Sanitaire - and maybe the knock-offs being produced by Bissell and Koblenz. Though the headlights are gone, you can still get a decent Eureka Vanguard upright with Vibra-Groomer brushroll from Sanitaire. It looks like Electrolux is keeping their Sanitaire line-up and Mexican assembly line.
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| Post# 379776 , Reply# 9 10/14/2017 at 20:12 (2,382 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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And it looks like the Commercial Division of Bissell has contracted Sanitaire to make some uprights branded “Bissell Big Green”. Even the Sanitaire ST top fill bags are being used. See link:
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| Post# 379795 , Reply# 11 10/15/2017 at 11:43 (2,381 days old) by carolinaguy1996 (Candler, NC) | ||
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I know I can't. | ||
| Post# 379798 , Reply# 12 10/15/2017 at 14:30 (2,381 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Wow. Rick, you are correct. Perfect is also selling these Sanitaire copies.
Indeed, this is a mystery: there is either one factory making the same Sanitaires for all those brands (Sanitaire, Perfect, Bissell, Koblenz), or there are now 4 factories owned by 4 separate companies which have the rights to create and sell the same line of commercial uprights. And where are these assembly lines? Did Electrolux close the Sanitaire factory in Mexico? Or is it still up and running? And if yes, is Sanitaire making all these copies for the commercial market? So many questions....so few answers... :-( | ||
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Post# 379799 , Reply# 13 10/15/2017 at 14:38 (2,381 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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Those are definitely Perfect products. You can always tell by the looped handle. The hoods are slightly more curved, and the cooling vents make a V shape rather than the parallel lines on Sanitaires. They're made in China and use different motors than Sanitaire, but the one I owned came with a Vibra-Groomer I and used RD belts.
They're very loud though. There's the low rumble of the brushroll, but it's taken over by this high-pitched whine that doesn't seem to change if the motor changes speed. I hope Hoover and Sanitaire stick with their traditional uprights. The knock-offs do the job, but you can't beat the originals. | ||
| Post# 379802 , Reply# 14 10/15/2017 at 15:47 (2,381 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 379948 , Reply# 16 10/18/2017 at 16:48 (2,378 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
That's a shame, but not really unexpected, given that Eureka was sold.
I love my 1934A, does a great job and not all that loud, at least has a nice sound to it. It's also lightweight and has good filtration, good bag capacity and no smell using the Arm & Hammer bags. If I could say anything negative, it's that the cord is rather short and no quick release. But otherwise it's great. | ||
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