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NSS Commercial Vacuums anyone?
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Post# 122407   1/20/2011 at 20:46 (4,816 days old) by kubvan1 ()        

Does anyone have one of these in their collections? It looks to me like possibly one of the most robustly constructed canister(ish) vacs imaginable. Apparently the M-1 "pig" has been around for quite some time, and the company goes back even further, with ties to Bissell.
Would love to have a Pig, but a little expensive even on the used market. But an 8" aluminum fan and one heck of a serious motor.... wow!

Cheers
Doug E.


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Post# 122409 , Reply# 1   1/20/2011 at 21:09 (4,816 days old) by vac_whisperer ()        
Holy Crapoly

Try this vacuum! Huge!

Post# 122412 , Reply# 2   1/20/2011 at 21:26 (4,816 days old) by kubvan1 ()        
Holy Smokes

I might as well use my Honda lawnmower in the living room!

Post# 122413 , Reply# 3   1/20/2011 at 21:31 (4,816 days old) by twocvbloke ()        

That giant Oreck's handle is too low... :P

Post# 122414 , Reply# 4   1/20/2011 at 21:41 (4,816 days old) by bisonian (Where the buffalo roamed! (Ocala, FL))        
NSS is alive and well ....

See the link for company history from their website, including info on the Pig (introduced in 1940).

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Post# 122415 , Reply# 5   1/20/2011 at 21:59 (4,816 days old) by piano_god (British Columbia, Canada)        
I have two M1's...

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...and they're one of my favorites.

M-1's are some of the most prominent vacuums I recall from my childhood. They were used by our school district and by BC Ferries until both switched in the mid-90's to Numatic Henry's.



M-1 fan and a Kirby fan.



Post# 122418 , Reply# 6   1/20/2011 at 22:05 (4,816 days old) by kubvan1 ()        

That really is a serious vacuum if I ever saw one. I did read the company history pages, and found it fascinating that the company exists pretty much as it has for nearly a century. That said, I have never seen a pig in person, but oddly enough, my high school in rural Pennsylvania had Numatic Henry's! Not sure how a little school district in the middle of nowhere got sold a herd of Henrys, but I have not thought about them until just now!

Regards
Doug


Post# 122424 , Reply# 7   1/20/2011 at 22:30 (4,816 days old) by cleaningbuff (Quincy, IL)        
M -1 PIG

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I have one also, we use it to clean the nightclub.
Excellent vacuum, lots of movie theaters use them too.

Robert


Post# 122428 , Reply# 8   1/20/2011 at 22:54 (4,816 days old) by twocvbloke ()        

How bog is the fan on that NSS? I have a Victor Europa 271 that has an 8-Inch fan in it, and going by the size comparison, I think the Victor's fan looks to be bigger than the Pig's (compared here with my Sanitaire):

Post# 122429 , Reply# 9   1/20/2011 at 22:56 (4,816 days old) by twocvbloke ()        
Bog???

Meant to say "big"..... :P

Post# 122431 , Reply# 10   1/21/2011 at 00:24 (4,816 days old) by piano_god (British Columbia, Canada)        
Re: NSS M-1 Fan...

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It's 8 inches, as well.

Post# 122438 , Reply# 11   1/21/2011 at 01:44 (4,816 days old) by electrolux~137 ()        



Yes, the Pig is an awesome machine. I had a very old one once upon a time, maybe the first model. The body was plain metal instead of yellow-painted, and it had a dark blue cloth bag. The suction power was just tremendous! One day I hooked up one of my Electrolux polisher attachments to it, and I thought that thing was going to take off into outer space!!



Post# 122441 , Reply# 12   1/21/2011 at 02:31 (4,816 days old) by twocvbloke ()        

I've yet to properly try out the Victor (sold over there as a Clarke 500 I think), but I doubt it is as powerful as a Pig, but we'll see, if I ever get a chance to have the house to myself even for just a day... :S

Post# 122442 , Reply# 13   1/21/2011 at 04:17 (4,816 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

NSS M1 PIGS-YES-THE vacuum!!!I have three-their price isn't that bad compared to new Kirbys and other hi end vacuums.One of my pigs is over 30 yrs old(i am the orig purchaser and owner)I replaced the bearings and motor brushes-half hour job-And its still going like new.The machines are the easest to service.
And the Giant upright shown in the above picture link mine is very similar-its a Powerflite.And yes its kinda fun and neat to use-and the feedback as things go into its metal fan!!!Just as much fun as the PIG.The pigs have been one of my favorites-the old one started out when I was doing some contract radio station maintenance.Great for cleaning out transmitters and transmitter sites.And I also have the powernozzle.That power nozzle also goes with the NSS Designer Dry tank type vacuum.Got to give it to the PIGS-their design is so long lived-50Yr old one still work today.NSS has one they got from a movie theater that had used it for over 50 yrs to slurp up popcorn and candy wrappers from auditoriums.Now its in NSS's museam and they demo it to visitors and prospects.I had seen the NSS pigs advertised in movie theater trade magazines.and the Bank Of America used them at one time for the janitorial crews to clean banks after hours.(Any money get into that big bag?)And the White House used them-when the Daycon janitorial Supply in Wash DC delivored my first Pig-there were several others on their truck-the driver said they were going to the White House!My Pigs are used to clean out any older vacuums I get for my collection.The newest Pigs are Black in color-not bright Yellow as the older ones-and NSS no longer has the Yellow "Horse" logo on the bag or nameplates-now its an orbital figure type thing.Like the HORSE!!!And I am still lookingfor a NSS BRONCO Wet-Dry vacuum.


Post# 122511 , Reply# 14   1/21/2011 at 18:49 (4,815 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona)        

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I want to a school that used them. I always thought how in the world could straight suction clean industrial carpets. Very loud vacuums, I could hear them halls away.

Post# 122560 , Reply# 15   1/22/2011 at 02:31 (4,815 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

I find the sound of the Pig quite pleasent-not a "Screamer" of a vacuum.The Oreck here at work would drown out any Pig!!And the Pig would outdo the Oreck!The NSS company has MANY carpet nozzle designs-true the powernozzle is better.Most schools though had bare floors at the times the Pigs were suggested to them.

Post# 122597 , Reply# 16   1/22/2011 at 10:45 (4,814 days old) by kubvan1 ()        

I could see how the Pig would be great in any movie theatre or auditorium. Cleaning between rows of seats with most vacuums is usually quite a pain, unless, like the pig it has a long hose that can do an entire row with the machine itself in the aisle.
Not to mention, it would be just the thing for any classroom with a linoleum floor and a zillion desks to vacuum around.


Regards
Doug


Post# 122717 , Reply# 17   1/23/2011 at 02:04 (4,814 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

The Pigs are touted to be good for cleaning offices with lots of desks,chairs,computer&phone cables on the floor,etcThis is where they suggest the plain carpet tool.Says NSS-"Unlike regular upright cleanrs-the Pig has no brushroll for cables to be caught in".And in one of NSS pictures they show a Pig used with a "High-Up" attachment to clean a HVAC vent grille.And the machine is suggested for Church & Chapel cleaning-they sell a tool set for that purpose.All in All the Pig is a pretty versitile machine.

Post# 301048 , Reply# 18   10/8/2014 at 12:34 (3,459 days old) by Sanitaire (anchorage, alaska)        

I got a pig in my collection. My boss gave it too me. There great for vacuuming out vehicles. My neighbors like it because of the long hose and the claw tool I have for it. I have the old cloth shake out bag.

Post# 301130 , Reply# 19   10/9/2014 at 03:24 (3,459 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

Another Pig added to my Collection-Came from another members collection-Blackheart I beleive.Runs like a champ!!!Will order a hose and bag rod for it from the NSS supplier close to me in Danville,VA.Used them under reccomendation by a freind years ago.The machine came with a "Horse" logo dump bag.Put an "Orbit" logo black bag on the machine that uses paper bags.The machine also has the "Pigtail" connector for a powernozzle.

Post# 301210 , Reply# 20   10/9/2014 at 16:29 (3,458 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        

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Pigtail.....now if only the power cable to the nozzle was curly! tongue-out


Post# 301285 , Reply# 21   10/10/2014 at 02:56 (3,458 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

The connector on the Pig is just that a pigtail DIN female connecter for a male DIN plug on the powernozzle cord.It is not an outlet on the back of the Pig.Sort of wish it was-the pigtail connector can be damaged.The machine is termed NSS M1 Carpet model.


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