Thread Number: 15019
No more smart vac at Wal-mart!? |
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Post# 159188 , Reply# 1   11/17/2011 at 00:44 (4,515 days old) by Vacuumfreeeke ()   |   | |
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the bag... |
Post# 159189 , Reply# 2   11/17/2011 at 00:57 (4,515 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 159191 , Reply# 3   11/17/2011 at 01:44 (4,515 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota)   |   | |
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Post# 159194 , Reply# 4   11/17/2011 at 01:49 (4,515 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 159196 , Reply# 6   11/17/2011 at 02:16 (4,515 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota)   |   | |
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Post# 159200 , Reply# 7   11/17/2011 at 03:42 (4,515 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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That is not a paper pleated filter as it wouldn't be able to be washed , its a polimer material, I find the best way to wash them is with a hose pipe , been doing it for years That knob is what you turn to lock the handle in place when you assemble the machine, no screws
The filter is located in a shroud not in the bin so it doesn;t get dirty fast at all,
But I do miss the smart vac , according to the eureka website you still get it , the air extreme , |
Post# 159210 , Reply# 8   11/17/2011 at 07:30 (4,515 days old) by Vacuumfreeeke ()   |   | |
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When I say paper, I mean a material that looks like paper that clogs fast.... it's a general term! :o) Thanks for telling me about the knob though! |
Post# 159280 , Reply# 9   11/17/2011 at 10:49 (4,514 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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That same filter in shroud is used in the Electrolux powerglide/ Eureka pet pal to you guys machine on the left in your pic at top.
when that machine was been launched here in SA we did testing for 3 month on it , one unit was placed into our cleaning fleet in our cleaning business, I was amazed at how that machine ran so well even with the filter clogged to maximum , we cleaned 7 houses a day and two businesses at night , only cleaned the filter when we could no longer see it, it took over 5 weeks for the filter to become properly clogged and another 3 for the machine to totally loose suction. a quick spray with a hose pipe and 2-3 hours in the sun and we were back in business. 3 years on we are still using it , same filter we just clean it like you are suposed too
I am very impressed with that filtration system, the only time we ever see those machines in our shop is when customers have washed the filter and put in straight back. they are the best selling upright in SA |
Post# 159293 , Reply# 10   11/17/2011 at 12:45 (4,514 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota)   |   | |
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A lot of the machines we have problems seem to really catch on in SA I know one of my Exs worked for a pet store and they had the Eureka Maxima which had this style of filter on it, but didn't have the shroud it had virtually no airflow and barely picked up, but the bagged version i tried out seemed to maintain it's airflow better and the bags must not leak much as the pre motor filter was still pretty clean. I dunno just odd to me i guess
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Post# 159304 , Reply# 11   11/17/2011 at 14:29 (4,514 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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The maxima is a completely different machine, we had it here as the Electrolux pet lover , what a disaster If you tiook really good care of it they were just about ok but not really . The power glide replaced the petlover in SA , the pet lover Ie 4705 is now sold as a gazelle in the UK and still sold as the Eureka maxima and powerplus , just look at the first two numbers of the model the maxima,powerpluss start with 47 the powerglide and whirlwind( wider base ) start with 32 |
Post# 159305 , Reply# 12   11/17/2011 at 14:29 (4,514 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 159312 , Reply# 13   11/17/2011 at 15:23 (4,514 days old) by joshdonnell ()   |   | |
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the smart vacuum is sold a lowes |
Post# 159344 , Reply# 14   11/17/2011 at 20:42 (4,514 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota)   |   | |
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I knew it was different but it looks like the only real difference is the shroud which is a low efficiency cyclone and would extend the time you have before you need to clean the filter.
I think Walmart needs to carry a few more bagged machines bringing back the Tempo would be a start i know Best buy and i think sears still carries it. |
Post# 159363 , Reply# 15   11/18/2011 at 00:19 (4,514 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 159389 , Reply# 16   11/18/2011 at 11:01 (4,513 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota)   |   | |
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Post# 159428 , Reply# 17   11/18/2011 at 22:55 (4,513 days old) by thissucks ()   |   | |
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these are about the only good boxed machines. even when the dust cup filter is clogged tight it still has alot of suction, bagged version i think would be even better. |
Post# 159432 , Reply# 18   11/19/2011 at 00:24 (4,513 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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They are not the best vacuum out there, but for what you pay you get a hell of a lot of really good machine. I had a customer buy a powerglide 3 months ago to replace his aging G5 kirby that his wife found to heavy to push around after a car crash left her with a damaged back, he was skeptical at first.
He phoned me that afternoon to say it was the best money he had ever spent on a vacuum and asked for another for his office , over the next two weeks he sold another 20 to various freinds and now still sends a least 3 customers a week to come and get one , he is my best rep ever!! :) and I dont even pay him.
I think thats what is so nice about them, when you buy a dyson or a kirby you expect the best when you buy a budget vacuum and then find out it works this well you are really pleased |
Post# 159435 , Reply# 20   11/19/2011 at 01:15 (4,513 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Hi Khoi
yes the filter does get clogged with fine dust, but I.ve never lost suction like you do with the other bagless types .
If the filter is really clogged I vacuum it out first then I soak them in a bucket ofwarm water with some soap suds, This will help with the smell, then blast them out with a hosepipe
You need only do this if the filter is really bad , otherwise I just spray it off with the hose pipe, with a jet nozzle on it
Gareth |
Post# 159440 , Reply# 21   11/19/2011 at 05:29 (4,513 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI)   |   | |
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A woman I worked with had the bagless pet version and I went over to shampoo her carpets, she had packed the filter and it still had ok suction. She said she didn't know it had a filter. I cleaned it out and re vacuumed, she was shocked at how much was still left in her carpet.
As far as the Airspeed I seen it at Target the other day and I thought it was bagless, I didn't investigate it further because of that.I know Eureka has both versions but the one I seen must have been bagged because the bin was not clear. Bob, did you notice if the bags are expensive? They usually are when they make a new design. |
Post# 159477 , Reply# 23   11/20/2011 at 01:20 (4,512 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 159486 , Reply# 24   11/20/2011 at 10:05 (4,511 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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