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Thread Number: 9878
Exhaust direction on canister vacs |
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| Post# 107651 9/4/2010 at 22:31 (4,976 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
It has always amazed me that many of the older canister vacs blew exhaust air directly onto the floor. And whether it is the downward exhaust of a Hoover Constellation, or the rear exhaust of a classic American Electrolux, or the bizarre air flow coming out of the rear cord reel port of a Kenmore Progressive, this flow of air is bound to blow around the surface dirt lying on a bare floor. It seems to be a basic improvement to redirect the exhaust upwards as you now see on all the Mieles and European Electroluxes. My question is: Am I making too big a deal out of nothing? It seems that vac makers did not pay attention to this at all for so many years. And though I love the floating Hoover Constellations, that blast of air when you turn it on sends dirt and dust flying into corners making your cleaning task even more challenging. Your thoughts? | ||
| Post# 107657 , Reply# 1 9/4/2010 at 23:27 (4,976 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 107681 , Reply# 2 9/5/2010 at 12:55 (4,975 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
It is a big deal, especially if you're using it on a bare floor. Electrolux corrected that problem with the 1205's introduction. I once owned a Metro Vac that had such a powerful exhaust flow that if I rolled it up to a wall in a room with bare floors, the exhaust would blow it away from the wall! Everything else got blown around too! LOL! It seems like that vacuum had a 10 amp two stage motor. I think the exhaust was angled slightly up too, in order to direct it away from the floor. But it didn't do much good.
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| Post# 107686 , Reply# 3 9/5/2010 at 13:49 (4,975 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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I don't even think those canisters with exhaust vents on the side or back solve the problem. The Hoover Futura also blows air out one side, and this also kicks up dust. My beloved Eureka Mighty Mite II was a great little suction cleaner, but boy - did it ever kick up dust behind its rear end whenever it was on! The airflow would actually lift up throw rugs like they were magic carpets floating behind a 747! | ||
Post# 107735 , Reply# 6 9/6/2010 at 05:20 (4,974 days old) by tolivac  (Greenville,NC) |
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Royal Powertanks had the problem of the "jet engine" exhaust-you had use some care where the rear of the machine was pointed.And becuase of the rear exhaust-you could not stand the canister on end to get extra "reach"-but the hose was EXTRA long so that wasn't needed. | ||
| Post# 107755 , Reply# 7 9/6/2010 at 11:48 (4,974 days old) by powertank () | ||
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Haha I second that. I have a fleet of the PowerTanks and they'll blow up the corners of rugs and blow dust everywhere if you're not careful. Heck, they send out such a powerful jet of air they often lurch forward a few inches when I turn them on. | ||
| Post# 107777 , Reply# 8 9/6/2010 at 18:24 (4,974 days old) by chuffle (Rural Pennsylvania) | ||
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I rarely use... my PowerTank for that very reason. It's a great machine, but the jet blast from the exhaust is a bit much. Joe | ||
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