Thread Number: 13284
I've wanted one of these for so long |
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Post# 141457   6/29/2011 at 18:31 (4,684 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL)   |   | |
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I finally got a purple Kenmore Progressive Direct Drive. Davis just got one of these last week and brought it over on Monday and I was so jealous. They are great vacuums. Well my mom's friend's parents said that they had some vacuums for me that didn't work. He said one didn't turn on and one needs a filter. So he brought them over tonight and one was a Eureka Light Speed and the other was the Kenmore. He said the Kenmore just quit working and wouldn't turn on. I gave them my blue Kenmore Progressive upright because they needed a vacuum. And he insisted that he give me $20 for it. I felt bad at first because I didn't want their money, but they have lots of it, so the feeling went away. But I plugged the Direct Drive in after he left and it runs perfectly! It just needed cleaned and unclogged! The motor filter needed cleaned big time as well. It came with all of the attachments and runs great. The only problem is the handle release is broken, but that's no problem. I love this vacuum though, and it is great!
This picture is from before I cleaned it up. |
Post# 141461 , Reply# 1   6/29/2011 at 18:59 (4,684 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 141467 , Reply# 3   6/29/2011 at 19:16 (4,684 days old) by gmerkt (Edmonds WA)   |   | |
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Another pic of the 116.34925 with hose extension (sorely needed) installed. By accident, I discovered I had this extension. |
Post# 141468 , Reply# 4   6/29/2011 at 19:17 (4,684 days old) by gmerkt (Edmonds WA)   |   | |
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Picture of the later version of the direct drive Progressive, a Model 116.35922: |
Post# 141469 , Reply# 5   6/29/2011 at 19:18 (4,684 days old) by gmerkt (Edmonds WA)   |   | |
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Another of the 116.35922: |
Post# 141470 , Reply# 6   6/29/2011 at 19:19 (4,684 days old) by gmerkt (Edmonds WA)   |   | |
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One more picture of the 116.35922, showing the back and the length of the original hose. I'm missing the proper wand and an attachment but those will come along. |
Post# 141471 , Reply# 7   6/29/2011 at 19:20 (4,684 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL)   |   | |
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I am on the lookout for the one with the electric hose, but I do have the blue Progressive, as well as a Direct Drive Kenmore Intuition upright. I love the direct drive feature, it is really neat and ensures the constant rotation of the brushroll. They also have a tendency to yank themselves across the carpet which is really like!
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Post# 141473 , Reply# 9   6/29/2011 at 19:28 (4,684 days old) by gmerkt (Edmonds WA)   |   | |
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Reading back, I see you've described your machine as being in purple. Lovely color; I wanted the one I saw in that hue but the front and back main body casings were popped open for some reason and I didn't want to go down that road. |
Post# 141476 , Reply# 10   6/29/2011 at 19:33 (4,684 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL)   |   | |
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Post# 141579 , Reply# 14   6/30/2011 at 17:30 (4,683 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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The best part about these Panasonic Belt-less Brushrolls is that you can set the motor to "Gentle" for cleaning delicate rugs. This setting actually slows down the brushroll!
Overseas, Panasonic sold an upright called the "Icon" which uses the exact same "motor inside the brushroll" set up. There was a bagged version and a bagless version. Here's a YouTube clip from our friend Jack (DysonAnimal/VintageHoover): CLICK HERE TO GO TO eurekaprince's LINK |
Post# 141580 , Reply# 15   6/30/2011 at 17:31 (4,683 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL)   |   | |
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Post# 141647 , Reply# 16   7/1/2011 at 07:37 (4,682 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Kenmore's Intuition 31100 Upright also features the Panasonic Direct Drive Beltless Brushroll. It's rated a "Best Buy" by Consumer Reports as it lists for only $240. Consumer Reports testing showed the following results:
1. Medium Pile deep carpet cleaning = very good 2. Bare Floor cleaning = very good 3. Airflow through the hose for tool use = excellent 4. Noise suppression = good 5. emissions control = excellent 6. handling (pushing, pulling, carrying) = good 7. pet hair removal = excellent Panasonic does not seem to offer their beltless technology on any of their current uprights - they only offer it to Sears for their Kenmores. |
Post# 141696 , Reply# 17   7/1/2011 at 14:33 (4,682 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL)   |   | |
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Post# 141716 , Reply# 19   7/1/2011 at 19:46 (4,682 days old) by gmerkt (Edmonds WA)   |   | |
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'Nother picture: |