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Thread Number: 5693
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| Post# 63242 3/20/2009 at 15:40 (5,507 days old) by methodistbill () | ||
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Check this out. I bet these don't come along too often. Did this model take the electric turbo brush? CLICK HERE TO GO TO methodistbill's LINK on eBay | ||
| Post# 63261 , Reply# 1 3/20/2009 at 18:51 (5,507 days old) by electroluxxxx (……) | ||
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holy wow he has 9 left | ||
| Post# 63262 , Reply# 2 3/20/2009 at 19:02 (5,507 days old) by xraytech () | ||
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I really want one, I may splurge and get one | ||
| Post# 63263 , Reply# 3 3/20/2009 at 19:14 (5,507 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
I have that same new leaf green Compact Electra with the same logo badge and the 'flower power' decal on the opposite side. Mine came with the Cyclonic Turbinette nozzle. It does NOT have a power plug outlet on the body where it was later placed under the bag door clamp in the indented channel on Electras. Perhaps this is the MOL/BOL model? Interested buyers should check with the seller about the decal-ration and the power socket to be sure. Very nice vacuum set tho, in the box with all the original ephemera and with an intact decal no doubt! I'd get me one ...if I lived nearby to make a personal pick-up. 
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| Post# 63270 , Reply# 4 3/20/2009 at 20:00 (5,507 days old) by kirbyotronic () | ||
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I have eBay gift cards from Christmas, I'M SO GETTING ONE! :D ~Alex | ||
| Post# 63274 , Reply# 5 3/20/2009 at 21:33 (5,507 days old) by turboace () | ||
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Only 5 left now. | ||
| Post# 63282 , Reply# 6 3/20/2009 at 22:21 (5,507 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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| Post# 63344 , Reply# 8 3/21/2009 at 09:57 (5,506 days old) by williamr1248 (USA) | ||
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Brand new in box Compact Forgot to ask. Does anyone know what years this machine was manufactured? I have liturature from 1976 showing the Compact and the Turbine nozzle for a whopping $439.00 which using the inflation calculator to be $1582.59 in 2007 money. | ||
| Post# 63347 , Reply# 9 3/21/2009 at 10:29 (5,506 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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All gone.
Not sure when this model with the double front ball casters (the previous C6 had a single front caster) came out. 1971? C-7 or C-8. It came in light green, orange and jaundice yellow, all with the flower power decal. My first thrift store vacuum cleaner back in the mid 70s was the yellow Electra C8 in trashed & bashed condition. It did/does have the PN socket and has since been repainted in hammertone slate gray. The seller's excellent feedback shows he sold a similar lot a few weeks ago in the yellow. I do hope you all get green ones. The owner's manual that comes with it will surely have a copyright/printing date. Please fellows, when you do get them post the pictures and someone with a scanner please post every bit of paper ephemera in the box. Dave | ||
| Post# 63353 , Reply# 11 3/21/2009 at 11:45 (5,506 days old) by kirbyotronic () | ||
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And thank you for pointing these out, I would have never found them myself. :) ~Alex | ||
| Post# 63355 , Reply# 13 3/21/2009 at 12:04 (5,506 days old) by kirbyotronic () | ||
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Easy question, all of them! lol. ~Alex | ||
| Post# 63394 , Reply# 14 3/21/2009 at 20:54 (5,506 days old) by williamr1248 (USA) | ||
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Brand new Compact on ebay Has anyone used the "Turbinette" nozzle? I found a picture in Compact liturature dated 1974 with a machine the same color as the one pictures in the auction. | ||
| Post# 63411 , Reply# 16 3/21/2009 at 21:45 (5,506 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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The Turbinette works fine under lightly pressed use, as any new turbine powered brush does under high suction such as a Compact or a Filter Queen or the powerful 100"+ New Connie or Miele. Not so much with regular vintage vacs that pull in the 50-60" range. As with most plastic double turbine mini-nozzles they can get bogged and slow down on certain carpets and furniture fabrics - you want to maintain a light touch. One the other hand - my Preco Power Brush has a similar small cast metal cylindrical turbine that acts as a flywheel while he Sunbeam Turbine Brush has a large heavy horizontal flywheel turbine like the Lux & FQ Polishers - these things can fluff a shag rug without stopping. The KIRBY TurboTool is in a class all its own and I find it excellent - especially on a high suction machine it's like ...Jetson-Powered! Try it on your Compact or FQ and hang on... I will always favour a metal flywheel turbine or a motor driven handi-nozzle such as a Kenmore Handimate or Elux Sidekick to an air-driven convenience brush. And of course all the above suck up the lint and dust as they wipe & scrub and are so much handier to use than manhandleing a full size PN up the drapes or stair treads or Dad's Homburg Fedora or fur plastered dark suit in his rush out the door. 
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| Post# 65239 , Reply# 17 4/6/2009 at 20:04 (5,490 days old) by ridgidvac () | ||
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this turbo brush is cute here but the other ones I haven't seen so far yet 
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| Post# 65240 , Reply# 18 4/6/2009 at 20:10 (5,490 days old) by brandon_w_t () | ||
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My vax Has that one above (the blue one) It is worthless. even with the lightest touch the brush stops. Putting it on the carpet stops it cold. not doing anything at all. The bristles are like carpet too, too soft. How is the connies? | ||
| Post# 65245 , Reply# 19 4/6/2009 at 20:24 (5,490 days old) by methodistbill () | ||
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Rug Rat The best hand held turbo brush that I've used/owned is the Rug Rat. It works better than the powered brushes like the Electrolux Sidekick, especially when its hooked up to my Tristar. | ||
| Post# 65252 , Reply# 20 4/6/2009 at 21:04 (5,490 days old) by petek (Ontario) | ||
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The Connie turbo floor tool is just passable, but barely just. It does bog down a little but keeps going. Electrics the only way in my book unless it's one of those real vintage metal ones like Dave shows above, now those are amazing. | ||
| Post# 65300 , Reply# 23 4/7/2009 at 13:41 (5,489 days old) by ridgidvac () | ||
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how much 4 the Roto-brush? Is there a aqua Turbinette 4 the 23rd Anniv. Compact? Due 2 the Economic Crisis we have 2 face I'd rather have them cheap instead of paying high prices on the Turbinette & Roto-Power brush | ||
| Post# 65597 , Reply# 26 4/9/2009 at 12:35 (5,487 days old) by ridgidvac () | ||
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Vax doesnt have Hoover brush they have their own brush; & I use the Hoover brush on my Rigid vac & has nice 'sonic' spin so I have a CLEAN car interior. Is your Vax the wet/dry shop vac like what we had yrs back or is it the new upright? | ||
| Post# 65599 , Reply# 28 4/9/2009 at 12:40 (5,487 days old) by brandon_w_t () | ||
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like new I have actually never used it ever because of that. It flies on each vacuum more on the vax though, It has more power than the kirby. But it just stops when it touches something. | ||
| Post# 65601 , Reply# 30 4/9/2009 at 12:58 (5,487 days old) by brandon_w_t () | ||
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Nope Wrong brush. I have the vax X5. Its a different brush. 
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| Post# 65602 , Reply# 31 4/9/2009 at 13:05 (5,487 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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When rigidvac first posted the picture of the blue turbonozzle, you said 'My vax has that one above (the blue one)' So you see where the confusion comes in? | ||
| Post# 65603 , Reply# 32 4/9/2009 at 13:20 (5,487 days old) by brandon_w_t () | ||
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It sort of looked like it so I called it that yea what I said. sorry for the confusion. | ||
| Post# 65604 , Reply# 33 4/9/2009 at 13:20 (5,487 days old) by tristar () | ||
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Confusion.... Now you know where my own confused post came from in another one of Brandon's posts! Like I said before.....2+2=7 here.... | ||
| Post# 65608 , Reply# 34 4/9/2009 at 14:10 (5,487 days old) by petek (Ontario) | ||
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Same as the confusion on the Dyson thread when you said you sold your Dyson at the beginning and then later in the same thread you said your brother smashed it with golf clubs What gives. Start getting unconfused quick nobodies goint to pay much attention to your ramblings and stories | ||
| Post# 65615 , Reply# 35 4/9/2009 at 15:14 (5,487 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
I have to document my experience also...
**********I really hate to even type this out, but I just can't keep this to myself any longer. I'm not the only one who is seeing some serious inconstancies********** Brandon, I just can't hold it in any longer. Your stories don't match up, and that's why I stopped talking to you. On Thread # 5873 (4/9/09), you noted "I had the vax, I sold it in hopes of getting a tristar, but that guy backed out of the deal as well.". Then on thread # 5693 (4/9/09), you noted "Nope Wrong brush. I have the vax X5. Its a different brush." So first you sold it, then you still have it when you refer to the brush it has. When I offered to polish your Kirby for you, free, I thought hey, you're still in school, don't drive, you're 15, don't have a job yet, so I was trying to be nice. You then mentioned the Kirby was your only vacuum cleaner, so I offered you my Hoover Fusion, a loaner while I worked on yours. You responded by asking for something more high end or vintage, which kind of ticked me off. When someone offers to polish your Kirby for free (and this is a LOT of work, very messy, time consuming), you should not be picky about a loaner. That's just how I was raised anyway... What totally topped it off, the next day after I had offered you the loaner, I saw in Thread # 5815 (4/2/09), you posted a picture of your VAX vs Kirby. Wait, I thought you didn't have any other cleaners to use? I never responded to you after the morning of 4/2 after I saw that. I'm not trying to be mean, but your stories really don't add up, and I honestly believe you might have a problem telling the truth. This is a great place to discuss vacuums and make friends, and I really see no need to make up stories. Try and focus on facts and you don't need to make up stories to impress anyone or fit in. Some have bigger collections of vacuums than others, but nobody would judge you because of how many you do or don't have. Andrew | ||
| Post# 65679 , Reply# 39 4/9/2009 at 22:44 (5,487 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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