Thread Number: 15767
Kirby or elextrolux... or /just one great one . |
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Post# 167907 , Reply# 1   2/1/2012 at 00:27 (4,439 days old) by twocvbloke ()   |   | |
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Buy a Tristar CXL with PN, great for carpet cleaning, great for hard floor cleaning, great for dusting, great for everything... :D |
Post# 167919 , Reply# 2   2/1/2012 at 06:11 (4,439 days old) by danemodsandy ()   |   | |
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TriStar CXL or DXL is a great way to go. Fantastic suction, excellent PN, and quality that can be handed down from one generation to the next: |
Post# 167954 , Reply# 6   2/1/2012 at 12:23 (4,438 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)   |   | |
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First of all i have to admit a certain bias as I too think the Tristar is an excellent choice.
But it all depends on how you approach your cleaning. If you are very organised and tackle all above floor cleaning first and the the carpet/floor then i am sure the Kirby would be fine. If not its going to a pain constantly putting on and taking off the head to attach a hose. This will be the case with many vintage upright cleaners. As for using the hose on a Hoover Convertable to clean hour hard floors - forget it. They are excellent carpet sweepers but the suction through the hose is very poor, even if it is very easy to attach and remove. If you were to go for a Dial a Matic that would be a lot better and the hose again is very easily attached although I find them very noisy. However, if you are like me and nor organized at all then the Tristar would be my choice. I have no experience of US Electroluxes but the Tristar is very manouverable indeed, I have no trouble at all using it in my UK home which is a great deal smaller than US homes. If I was to make a complaint about it, it would be that I find the PN a little bulky, although it does do an excellent job. The other tools are just fine although it is well worth having spare wands (were they supplied with two sets?) as the PN cable goes up the back of the wands and you would not want to constantly taking it off. But for me, it it had to be just one (vintage) cleaner Tristar would be my choice every time. Al |
Post# 168029 , Reply# 8   2/2/2012 at 01:47 (4,438 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas)   |   | |
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I completly agree about the Tri Star,,and i was a die hard Electrolux user from way back!
Thanks to DanemodSandy recommending one, i bought a TriStar several yrs ago, and have NEVER regretted it. Its the most powerful and easy to use cannister ive ever had, next to an older 80s Kenmore. Makes the Electrolux look like something out of the dark ages. ( altho i still have a soft spot for the lux's,,dont get me wrong, mjy Grandma's Golden J is one of my prized possessions) I love the fact that the TriStar hose is pointed UP and ready for business,,,it follows you around on its roller ball wheels with ease everwhere you go. Very easy to manuver around corners and around the house. Also the excellent before and after the motor filtration is unmatched by any other vacuum. The suction is PHenominal, and the bags and filters are extremely easy to change, and wont break your wallet. For a cannister, The TriStar CXL or DXL is definatly the way to go. You will be amazed at just exactly how much dust and dirt the TriStar captures in its bag liner. |
Post# 168300 , Reply# 10   2/4/2012 at 17:31 (4,435 days old) by baglessball ()   |   | |
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Did we get triStars in the UK? I think want one.. |
Post# 168307 , Reply# 11   2/4/2012 at 18:22 (4,435 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)   |   | |
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