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A few reasons why vacs come to me |
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Post# 164264 , Reply# 1   1/1/2012 at 23:56 (4,470 days old) by gmerkt (Edmonds WA)   |   | |
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PC board from the nozzle of a Fantom Cyclone. The inside of the nozzle was packed with lint, including all around the components of the board. Result: fire. |
Post# 164266 , Reply# 2   1/1/2012 at 23:58 (4,470 days old) by gmerkt (Edmonds WA)   |   | |
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What you see here is a mini tennis ball jammed behind the brush roll of a Hoover Windtunnel upright (Hoover Windtunnel tennis ball launcher that failed to launch). Additionally, the pick-up tube was completely packed. |
Post# 164286 , Reply# 4   1/2/2012 at 06:43 (4,469 days old) by thevacuumman (Borger, TX)   |   | |
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Thats how the original owner of my fantom cylcone burned up the the same board except it wasn't that severe and it didn't damage the vacuum |
Post# 164291 , Reply# 5   1/2/2012 at 08:21 (4,469 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Yep - At this time of year plenty Vacuum Cleaners will be getting left out for the bin men because they have sucked up needles from Christmas trees that people are taking out of their houses.
I remember when we bought a real tree back in 2007 and the trouble our poor 2004 Hitachi Upright cleaner had getting the needles up. The hose must have clogged up about four times! Needless to say the year after that we bought a fake tree! The worst we ever get now when taking the tree down is a few of those plastic needles which the Turbopower can pick up with ease. |
Post# 164357 , Reply# 7   1/2/2012 at 16:37 (4,469 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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What you said Steve got me thinking...
If I did have a real tree that left my carpets covered in needles, I would use the 1977 HOOVER Ranger to clean it up, reason being: It is a dirty fan cleaner, with no hose, and a short journey for the dirt to travel from being picked up to going into the bag. I wouldn't trust using a cleaner with a hose, seeing as they clog up so easily. |
Post# 164421 , Reply# 11   1/2/2012 at 20:51 (4,469 days old) by Rolls_rapide (-)   |   | |
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Use a "dirty-fan" vacuum cleaner and admire the fresh pine air that emanates from the cleaner. Cylinder machines clog. Sister-in-law's Dyson DC05 did. |
Post# 164433 , Reply# 12   1/3/2012 at 00:30 (4,469 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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That reminds me - I did see somewhere on the internet that the "average life expectancy" of a Vacuum Cleaner is 5-7 years...
5-7 years!? My 1994 Turbopower 1000 is 17 years old and makes light work of any task you throw at it. If that life expectancy were to be correct, it would have died by 2001 at the latest... Well it has outlived that by 10 years and will probably outlive it by another 10 years, and another after that. Not to mention my 1993 Philips U800, 1982 Electrolux 502S, or 1977 HOOVER Ranger. My youngest cleaner is my 2008 JMB SC1056 cylinder, and I expect that to last far more than 7 years. The simple reason why you shouldn't expect long out of a modern Vacuum Cleaner is 50% because the parts just simply aren't up to scratch, and 50% because the average consumer doesn't have a clue how to maintain it. Back in the 60's, 70's, 80's and even 90's people were much more aware of how to keep something going and knew a lot more about what they were using rather than today when people don't even know how a Vacuum Cleaner works. That point is proved when you see Vacuum Cleaner after Vacuum Cleaner sitting on the roadside waiting to be collected by the bin men when it has stopped sucking after cleaning up lots of Christmas tree needles. |
Post# 241519 , Reply# 13   7/22/2013 at 15:10 (3,902 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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"My 1994 Turbopower 1000 is 17 years old and makes light work of any task you throw at it.
Well, that didn't quite work out the way you planned it to, did it, Jamie? Haha!! |
Post# 241522 , Reply# 14   7/22/2013 at 15:27 (3,902 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 241525 , Reply# 15   7/22/2013 at 15:32 (3,902 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 241527 , Reply# 16   7/22/2013 at 15:35 (3,902 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 241530 , Reply# 17   7/22/2013 at 15:39 (3,902 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 241532 , Reply# 18   7/22/2013 at 15:42 (3,902 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 241544 , Reply# 19   7/22/2013 at 16:11 (3,902 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 241545 , Reply# 20   7/22/2013 at 16:13 (3,902 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 241590 , Reply# 21   7/22/2013 at 21:50 (3,902 days old) by NYCWriter (New York City)   |   | |
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"Back in the 60's, 70's, 80's and even 90's people were much more aware of how to keep something going and knew a lot more about what they were using rather than today when people don't even know how a Vacuum Cleaner works."
*** As someone who grew up in the '70s, a couple of observations: 1. Dads back in the '70s knew how to fix stuff. ALL of them (or at least nearly all of them). It was just part of being a man. Along with learning how to pee standing up and flushing the toilets in public restrooms without using your hands, all young men were expected to know the basics of pounding a nail, screwing a screw, the basics of an automobile under the hood, and taking stuff apart and fixing it. Now granted, 40 years ago stuff was immeasurably simpler; the average guy really could figure out how to fix his car ... his refrigerator ... his wife's (yes, because it WAS the wife's) washer and dryer, etc. Nothing was computerized, and everything was purely mechanical. So it's not surprising that MOST men could figure it out. Also, quite frankly, the previous generations weren't so obsessed with political correctness, and guys were allowed to focus on what guys do best -- taking stuff apart and fixing it -- rather than the forced feminization that boys endure today, wasting so much of their time on learning how to do "girl" stuff so that the girls can have a "fair" shot at getting their testosterone fix and wearing the pants in the house. 2. Back in the '60s and '70s, while our appliances may have been purely mechanical and much simpler than today, they were also very well-built. And back then, as today, well-built didn't come cheap. My mom was given her Hoover Convertible 1060 as a wedding gift in 1968. Back then, it retailed for around $90. This was in an era where the median household income was just $8,600/year (which was a solid middle class, three bedroom house, new car in the driveway, mom-stays-at-home income). That Hoover back in 1968 was close to a week's pay for most folks; that's pretty dear (in fact, my parent's monthly rent for a two-bedroom apartment outside of Pittsburgh that year was $68!). Adjusted for inflation, today that Hoover would cost $585. So as you can see, there was a huge incentive to get stuff repaired, rather than chucking a $600 sweeper after its belt broke or its headlamp burned out. And since EVERYONE needed stuff fixed, every town had at least a handful of general repair shops (or the more popular "sew and vac" stores). 3. Back in the '60s and '70s, stuff was taken care of much better because Mom stayed at home. This sounds sexist, but it makes perfect sense: As CEO of Home, Inc., Mom had all day, every day to make her own schedule. There was no need to rush through chores like people do today. And as Ben Franklin wisely said hundreds of years ago, "Haste makes waste." When we rush, we tend to be rough on stuff. This post was last edited 07/22/2013 at 22:36 |