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Post# 89592   1/22/2010 at 10:58 (5,179 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

Hey guys, I just wanted to introduce myself. My name's Rich, I'm in my third year of college, come from Upstate NY and (like everyone else here) I love vacuum cleaners!

I don't really have a favorite brand. I've been lucky with Miele and Hoover. I actually just bought a new Miele S4780 Orion which I LOVE, so stylish and so small. Although a dedicated powernozzle would have been a plus, but it's still a pretty machine!

I know my family has been a Hoover family ever since I remember, we had a great Dimension 1000 which I absolutely loved, until my idiot cousin decided to pick up wet dog hair and water, and killed the motor. We've also had a bunch of Hoover Elites, my sister has the 430 now but I still have the 300, and that thing cleans carpets better than anything else I've seen lately.

Anyway, just wanted to introduce myself!

Rich


Post# 89593 , Reply# 1   1/22/2010 at 11:02 (5,179 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

Oh yeah, I forgot to add, I think my absolute favorite vacuum that I have right now is my Hoover Anniversary WindTunnel canister. I'm so glad Hoover has updated the looks of their canister vacs, the old PowerMax design was kind of outdated and kind of ugly in my opinion.

Post# 89594 , Reply# 2   1/22/2010 at 11:13 (5,179 days old) by xraytech ()        

Hi Rich,

Hope you enjoy yourself here.
My collection mostly consists of Hoovers and re-badged Hoovers for Penneys. I also have some Kirbys and Eurekas. I am from S.W. Pennsylvaina

Sam


Post# 89598 , Reply# 3   1/22/2010 at 11:47 (5,179 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

Sam, what do you think about the old but reliable Elites?

I have a 300 which has gone through hell and yet it works just fine, and seems to clean carpets really well. I need to get some parts for it, ie. the top bag clip broke and is hung on that spring loaded tongue with a screw, and a brace for the motor mount but other than that it's a great run-around vac.

No tools, just one roll of brushes, the bare-bones model that my mom bought when she needed a vacuum for our camp.


Post# 89600 , Reply# 4   1/22/2010 at 11:53 (5,179 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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Welcome Rich, to the best ever Vacuum Zone.

And thank you so much for taking the time to complete your profile - we get to know us more through that. I regularly reference folk's profiles while reading the 3 forums every day.

Newer, younger & recent members please take note. Perhaps updating our profiles for 2010 could be a New Years resolution for us all...gonna take a crack at mine over the weekend.

Dave


Post# 89601 , Reply# 5   1/22/2010 at 11:58 (5,179 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

Haha, I've been to this site a lot before, but never joined. So I'm used to it!

Post# 89602 , Reply# 6   1/22/2010 at 12:08 (5,179 days old) by xraytech ()        

Rich,
I think the Elites are a decent vacuum, we used to have the BOL Elite 200, I have only one Elite in my collection, which is the Elite 5.2(made for K-Mart), this is one of my unused Hoover Vault machines, it was born in March 1988 and was the 15th machine off the assembly line

I much prefer the Convertibles and the Concepts though.

I included a pic with my Elite. It is in back right corner, the gray convertible in front of it is also a vault machine, as is the concept
Sam


Post# 89603 , Reply# 7   1/22/2010 at 12:14 (5,179 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

Nice machines, my aunt had one (or maybe still has) one similar to the one on the left, the bluish one, it almost looks like (in that picture) to be the same color as our dearly departed Dimension 1000.

If I can remember correctly, I think it was loud as hell, but it may have been a different model.


Post# 89606 , Reply# 8   1/22/2010 at 12:26 (5,179 days old) by a007kirbyman (--->> Originally My Mom <<--- (now Wisconsin))        
Welcome Rich...

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I too would like to welcome you to the forum/club.

There are a lot of nice people in the club & a lot of helpful info.

I am somewhat limited on any assistance w/ other brands (don't repair or rebuild others); however, with KIRBYs, if there is any way I may be of help, feel free to contact me. And again, welcome.

Bill


Post# 89607 , Reply# 9   1/22/2010 at 12:32 (5,179 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

Thanks Bill, I actually worked on a G4 a couple days ago. The owner had the bag fill hose duct taped at the boot and I managed to get it attached again. Those machines are HEAVY but I've heard good things about them. I wasn't able to try it out on different surfaces but it seemed to have decent suction for a dirty-fan vac.

Post# 89611 , Reply# 10   1/22/2010 at 13:42 (5,178 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

Here's some random pics of some of my vacs... the ones I use mainly, the steam cleaners and the shopvacs aren't that interesting! :-P

I'll try to get newer pictures later!

Here's our Kenmore canisters... we still have the red one, makes a good daily driver where I don't really care if I smash it into a table leg, can't do that with the Hoover or the Miele!

The blue one is now in the hands of our cleaning lady, I gave it to her because she didn't want to use her good one everywhere she went, and this was a good daily driver.

Some problems with these included that ever-present powernozzle ghost who loves to cut off the power everytime you vacuum. I think it has something to do with the hose connection at that main part of the vacuum. I pulled it apart and one of the three copper prongs had worn down.

Overall they're okay vacs, great suction, and ease of use is their star quality... not sure about down-the-road durability, especially with all the plastics! And the powernozzle issue is not new so yeah.


Post# 89614 , Reply# 11   1/22/2010 at 13:50 (5,178 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

Another picture, this time of the Red Kenmore (Kenny) and my (then) new Hoover WindTunnel Anniversary Canister (Hoovie - yeah you know I'm gay when I have names for my vacs)... love it, I still have the original packaging for it. And quite honestly, I've only used it once on rugs since I got it this past September. The clear brush cover is kind of annoying because it'll show all the scratches and crap that you pick up. Oh well!

I still like it... not as easy to use as the Kenmore, where all the tools are stored directly on the vacuum. The floor tool and the turbine brush have no place to attach so I have to hunt them down every time. Plus the dusting brush and crevice tool are sorta pathetic... kinda small, and the dusting brush has those nylon (or whatever) bristles which'll curl after awhile. I ordered a horsehair version of it from Simplicity. The power button is on the body which is kind of annoying BUT I can take the hose out and use my extra long extension hose, it fits in the hose socket just fine, and it's about 16 feet long. Obviously that wouldn't work with Kenny. The hose seems to be crushproof like that of the Miele, but I'm not going to try to find out! The overall design is strikingly similar to the Miele, with the same type of castors on the bottom, although the Miele only has three in a triangle formation.

Overall it's much quieter, and I like the adjustable power control, even if it's on the body of the vac. Plus the filtration seems to be better, my friend who suffers from every type of allergy brought his micron scanner thing and held it to the back of both machines, the Kenmore was the highest, and the Hoover was much lower, although both couldn't match that of the Miele!


Post# 89615 , Reply# 12   1/22/2010 at 13:53 (5,178 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

Another shot of the "boys." Kenny gets jealous if I use Hoovie too much, but like I said, I wanna keep that powernozzle in good condition so I don't use it!

Post# 89616 , Reply# 13   1/22/2010 at 14:09 (5,178 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)        
Rich! That's so funny that you name your vacs like me!

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I also called my Kenmore Progressive ("Elegance" in Canada - works in both French and English) canister "Kenny" - gave it to my parents many years ago. Great performer, but after 3 years of steady, dependable service, the motor blew on me! But since I liked the vac so much, I just got the motor replaced with a Panasonic motor for CAD150.00.

I also like the fact that all the tools store on board the Kenmore, including the floor brush. This is one of my big complaints with all the new canisters - cheap, useless attachments that are not stored in the main unit like years ago.

When I had my Hoover Self-Propelled WindTunnel Ultra Upright, I called him "Herbie"! (For Herbert Hoover....)

I guess I call my new Constellation "Connie" like everyone else....but I need a name for my old Eureka...hmmm.....what about "Ricky"? :)


Post# 89617 , Reply# 14   1/22/2010 at 14:09 (5,178 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

A shot of Kenny.

Some things I like about him:

Easy to use, the wands and attachments go on without even thinking (well the user not having to think, not the machine!)

Pretty good performance, carpet cleaning is a big priority because in our living room and our family room we have large berber carpets and two dogs and two cats. Same goes for bare floor cleaning, although the bare floor nozzle could be a bit wider!

He's pretty easy to maintain, powernozzle comes apart with two screws and four of those release latch things (not really latches but whatever).

Belts and filters are pretty much available at any Sears... although I know that Sears is notorious for discontinuing parts for their older models and all that.

Somethings I don't like:

Cheap construction. The body feels all creaky and flimsy. The second day we had it, I had the tool cover open too far and near the hinge it cracked. The newer versions of this have solid plastic covers which seem even MORE flimsy!

The powernozzle doesn't have a dedicated brush cover, take the cover off of it and that's it. The older blue one we had, had a white cover over the brush so the junk wouldn't fly into the internal workings of the powernozzle and gum up the belt and all that. I usually have to clean out the interior of the PN to get rid of all the hair and dust every couple times I use it.

The ever-ongoning powernozzle problem... push it forward it's on, pull it backwards it's off. I think it's a problem with the connection right at the base of the hose connection to the main part of the vac.

Filtration could be somewhat better, if my aunt is coming, we can't vacuum with this we have to use either the Miele or the Hoover because emissions-wise they're a lot better.


Post# 89618 , Reply# 15   1/22/2010 at 14:11 (5,178 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

Haha, glad to know it's not just me who names their vacuums! All my friends think I'm crazy when I start yelling at them going, "NO NO NO, DON'T USE HOOVIE, USE KENNY INSTEAD, I DON'T WANT HOOVIE TO GET ALL SCRATCHED UP!"


Post# 89619 , Reply# 16   1/22/2010 at 14:18 (5,178 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

A shot of Hoovie:

Things I like about him:

First of all, aesthetically, he's a winner. Hoover's older WindTunnel vacs based on the old PowerMax design were just I dunno... ugly and cheap? I had one, the blue 3639 or whatever model that was and things kept breaking!

Suction-wise he's a winner as well. He outscores the Kenmore, especially in the carpet cleaning category. In some ways I think the PN is too wide but what do I know.

Attachment-wise he's easy to use, glad Hoover changed over to the easy one step (literally and figuratively) way of changing attachments like the Kenmore. I know on our Dimension 1000, you had to unplug the cord and undo it from two cord clips on the wands, and all that, it was so annoying! These are so much easier.

The canister and PN are pretty quiet, I love the hum of the PN, even our cleaning lady was like, WHOA!

The HEPA filter actually works, much more effectively than that of Kenny, plus the exhaust is on the top, so you're not blowing around crap on the floor like you are with the Kenmore.

Things I'm not crazy about:

The tools are pretty much useless. The nylon-bristled dusting brush is more like a grill brush, it's so hard and unyielding... like I said before, I ordered a horsehair brush from Simplicity and it fits perfectly. The crevice tool is all but 5 inches long and well, isn't that great for cleaning out those deep crevices... yeah that didn't sound right.

Other thing I don't like is the PN brush cover is clear, so you can see all that you pick up BUT you can also see the battle scars from all the cat litter and crap that you've vacuumed up, and have left little scratches. That's why I don't really use this for carpet cleaning... call me crazy but I really like this vac, and wanna keep this one in good condition!


Post# 89620 , Reply# 17   1/22/2010 at 14:22 (5,178 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

A shot of Kenny's tool storage area. As you can see, the battle scars are evident! Also, behind this compartment is the separate compartment for the mini powernozzle. Kenmore did a more efficient job of packaging the tools for their canisters than did Hoover.

The combo brush is nylon as well and has gotten a lot of use!


Post# 89621 , Reply# 18   1/22/2010 at 14:26 (5,178 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

A shot of Hoovie's "tool" compartment... if you can call it that.

As said before, the tools are pretty small and useless, and not all of them are stored in the body.


Post# 89622 , Reply# 19   1/22/2010 at 14:28 (5,178 days old) by kirbyultimateg (Troy Ohio 45373 USA)        

Hi Rich! Welcome to VacuumLand! :)


Post# 89623 , Reply# 20   1/22/2010 at 14:30 (5,178 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

Haha, if you haven't figured out by now, I'm a canister man. I prefer them over uprights because in most parts they're easier to maneuver, etc. plus it might have something to do with the hose... I dunno :-O haha.

Here's a shot of my Hoover PortaPower I canister the very first vac that was bought for me, and only me, and the Eureka Corvette Vac that I got for one of my birthdays.


Post# 89625 , Reply# 21   1/22/2010 at 14:35 (5,178 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

Finally here's my trusty Hoover Elite 300 which has been through hell and back. I actually stored it outside in our shed for a year or two and then when my mom made me downsize my collection I brought it back. I thought it'd be in rough shape but I turned it on and it worked fine. Just needed a new belt and a new bag!

I think this Elite was the bare-bones Elite that was offered. No tools or any of that. The brush strip has only one row of brushes, but they still look new!

This thing out cleans a lot of the newer vacuum cleaners I've tried out. And it is kinda loud but not as loud as the Elite 430 we had!


Post# 89626 , Reply# 22   1/22/2010 at 14:35 (5,178 days old) by kirbyultimateg (Troy Ohio 45373 USA)        

Here is a picture of me. It was taken back in October 2009.


Post# 89627 , Reply# 23   1/22/2010 at 14:35 (5,178 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)        
Not a big fan of Kenmore's new combination dusting brush

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As a dusting brush, the deluxe horse-hair version is great - primarily due to how big it is. But when you remove the brush part, you don't have much of an upholstery nozzle left - no bristles, no gliders, no red velcro strips - nothing. I suppose the mini Powermate can take care of sturdy sofas and car interiors, but how are you supposed to vacuum delicate curtains and bedspreads with stitching? The only companies offering you decent upholstery nozzles now are Miele, Dyson, Electrolux and maybe Simplicity/Riccar. And very few of them store on board the machine. Drives me nuts!!!!!!

BTW - never had the problem with the Power Nozzle cutting out, but I find the name "Whisper Belt" really humourous, as I find it really loud!


Post# 89628 , Reply# 24   1/22/2010 at 14:36 (5,178 days old) by kirbyultimateg (Troy Ohio 45373 USA)        

Here is another picture of me. It was taken back in March 2009.


Post# 89629 , Reply# 25   1/22/2010 at 14:37 (5,178 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

Haha, all the Kirby fans I know are always smiling and happy :-P Haha must be because they've become Kirbified or whatever haha. As of right now people probably are more interested in the vacuum cleaners, not me hahaha :-P, trust me, the Hoover is much more attractive than me haha.

Post# 89630 , Reply# 26   1/22/2010 at 14:40 (5,178 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

eurekaprince - haha, I noticed that as well, the PN is LOUD, especially if you pick it up to move it from carpet to carpet, it almost sounds like something is outta balance, and it doesn't have a nice "hum" like the Hoover, it's more like a raucous, weedwhacker type sound. I lubed the end bearings and made sure it was balanced correctly but it still has that nasty sound.

Post# 89632 , Reply# 27   1/22/2010 at 14:45 (5,178 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

Oh yeah, when I get my S4 back I'll be sure to get a lot of pics of that. Because it's "technically" my mom's because she bought it, she apparently has the right to take it away from me hahahaha. My hyper-allergic aunt is trying it out because her old Nilfisk GS90 (?) is slowly but surely dying, and if she likes it, she's gonna get a Miele because she's heard such good things about them.

Post# 89633 , Reply# 28   1/22/2010 at 14:48 (5,178 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

KirbyUltimate - I take it that you are a Kirby fan? Which is your favorite model?

I worked on a G4 last weekend and I have to say those things are overbuilt (but in a good way!). I think my aunt has a similar one or the model that preceded the G4.


Post# 89635 , Reply# 29   1/22/2010 at 14:54 (5,178 days old) by kirbyultimateg (Troy Ohio 45373 USA)        

Here is my Hoover collection:
C1404/C1414/U3103/U4497/S3277
The C1404/C1414 are Commercial Elites.
The U3103 is a Hoover Concept One.
The U4497 is a Hoover Convertible.
The S3277 is a Hoover Dimension 1000.


Post# 89636 , Reply# 30   1/22/2010 at 15:02 (5,178 days old) by kirbyultimateg (Troy Ohio 45373 USA)        

Here is my Eureka collection:
SC679J/1473B/632B/2118A/8283E
The SC679J is a Commercial Sanitaire 5 amp upright.
The 1473B is a 4 amp Eureka upright.
The 632B is a 5.5 amp Eureka upright.
The 2118A is a 6.5 amp Eureka upright.
The 8283E is a Eureka Express canister.


Post# 89637 , Reply# 31   1/22/2010 at 15:07 (5,178 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        
Longest ......

"I'm new here" thread ever.....

yeah, yeah, welcome Rich, blah, blah, you'll like it here, yada, yada, yada......


Wait! Grand Piano? Keyboard?????


YOURS????

Rick


Post# 89639 , Reply# 32   1/22/2010 at 15:07 (5,178 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

AHHHHHH YOU HAVE A DIMENSION 1000 GIMME GIMME GIMME!!!! hahaha, which model is it, the black one or the light blue/dark blue one without the adjustable power controls, that's the one we had

Post# 89640 , Reply# 33   1/22/2010 at 15:08 (5,178 days old) by kirbyultimateg (Troy Ohio 45373 USA)        

Here is my Kirby collection:
Classic III/Legend II/Generation 3/Diamond Edition/Sentria
I used to have 2 Sentrias. I traded 1 of them for a Legend II. There is a vid of my Legend II on YouTube under AdamMichaelMercer's channel.
Kirbys are indeed my favorite! :)
I really like the Heritage II/Legend/Legend II! :)


Post# 89641 , Reply# 34   1/22/2010 at 15:09 (5,178 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

Haha yup both are mine as well, Kawai KG-1C and Korg N1 synthesizer.

Post# 89643 , Reply# 35   1/22/2010 at 15:11 (5,178 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

Kirbyultimate, what do you think of the G4? My friend who owns the one I worked on last weekend thinks it's a piece of junk. I know that that one still had a plastic fan, are the new ones still using plastic fans?

Post# 89644 , Reply# 36   1/22/2010 at 15:12 (5,178 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)        
ROB!!!!! Eurekaprince want very much see pics of your Rikas!

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Pretty please?

Post# 89645 , Reply# 37   1/22/2010 at 15:13 (5,178 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        
Welcome aboard Rich!!!!

You will love it here! You must tell us about what you do with those instruments!!! Other than play them....I mean are you studying music?

I am fascinated by electronic music and grand pianos!!

Rick



Post# 89647 , Reply# 38   1/22/2010 at 15:14 (5,178 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)        

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Rich! Weedwacker sound!!!!! ROFLMAO!!!!!!

Post# 89648 , Reply# 39   1/22/2010 at 15:16 (5,178 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

Crevicetool - well I'm going to college for business administration, I figured I did not want to make a living out of something that I love, and having to work on music would take the passion right out of it.

Eurekaprince - yes that's what it sounds like. I suppose they couldn't fit "Sounds like crap, and let's wake everyone up in the neighborhood while we vacuum - Belt" but I guess Whisper Belt sounds more quieter? hahaha


Post# 89649 , Reply# 40   1/22/2010 at 15:18 (5,178 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

crevicetool, I forgot, besides service vacuum cleaners, I also tune and regulate pianos. I have my own business which I run, and get a lot of business from the surrounding schools and the college here.

Post# 89650 , Reply# 41   1/22/2010 at 15:18 (5,178 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        

*faints*

Post# 89654 , Reply# 42   1/22/2010 at 15:21 (5,178 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

Haha, oh dear... was it something I said? lol

Post# 89656 , Reply# 43   1/22/2010 at 15:23 (5,178 days old) by kirbyultimateg (Troy Ohio 45373 USA)        

Here is my 12th grade picture. I graduated in 1995.


Post# 89658 , Reply# 44   1/22/2010 at 15:26 (5,178 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

Haha, I graduated in '07

Post# 89659 , Reply# 45   1/22/2010 at 15:34 (5,178 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        

coming to now...

So that I do not detract from the real purpose of this thread Rich, I will shoot you an E-mail.

Very glad you are here, seriously.

Welcome to the forum!

Rick


Post# 89660 , Reply# 46   1/22/2010 at 15:35 (5,178 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

Thanks, lol, I'm glad I finally joined.

Post# 89661 , Reply# 47   1/22/2010 at 15:38 (5,178 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)        
Great sense of humour Hooverman...

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glad to have you here with us.

Post# 89662 , Reply# 48   1/22/2010 at 15:57 (5,178 days old) by kirbyultimateg (Troy Ohio 45373 USA)        

Here is another picture of me. It was taken back in March 2009.


Post# 89663 , Reply# 49   1/22/2010 at 15:59 (5,178 days old) by kirbyultimateg (Troy Ohio 45373 USA)        

Here is another picture of me. It was taken back in October 2009.


Post# 89734 , Reply# 50   1/23/2010 at 00:53 (5,178 days old) by vacuumfreeeke ()        

I don't understand why there are so many face pictures of the same person (one of them twice) on the vacuum thread... did I miss something?

Welcome to the group BTW. The Progressive canisters are very nice, and the quick release is a great feature. I used to sell them at Sears. I also had a Kenmore canister I named Kenny... it was the small blue one from the 70s. It came with an Electrolux straight suction nozzle and no power nozzle when I found it in the thrift shop... but I used it for years until the hose literally fell apart. I've never named another vacuum though!


Post# 89763 , Reply# 51   1/23/2010 at 12:22 (5,178 days old) by hooverman21 ()        

Haha, don't ask me why there are a lot of face pics, I guess people wanted to introduce themselves or something haha.

Post# 89767 , Reply# 52   1/23/2010 at 13:43 (5,177 days old) by kirbyultimateg (Troy Ohio 45373 USA)        

I just wanted to introduce myself. :)


Post# 89770 , Reply# 53   1/23/2010 at 13:50 (5,177 days old) by schwinnapproved ()        


Welcome Rich, I'm newer here as well. Nice machines! I also noticed your from Upstate New York. I lived in and around New Paltz through my childhood. Moved to Michigan in 1997.

And Sam (xraytech), is that convertible with the lime green hood in your pic a model 1030? I just found one of those at a thrift store for a fellow collecter. After he cleaned it up I was amazed at how cool the color scheme was with the lime green bag!


Post# 89800 , Reply# 54   1/23/2010 at 17:42 (5,177 days old) by xraytech ()        

Matt, that Convertible is the 1020, the 1030 had a lime green bag to match the hood, the 1020 has a med seal griege bag


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