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Post# 201302   9/20/2012 at 17:49 (4,233 days old) by FantomFan (Rochester, New York)   |   | |
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Post# 201304 , Reply# 1   9/20/2012 at 17:57 (4,233 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Post# 201307 , Reply# 2   9/20/2012 at 18:04 (4,233 days old) by FantomFan (Rochester, New York)   |   | |
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Post# 201313 , Reply# 3   9/20/2012 at 19:13 (4,233 days old) by director12 ()   |   | |
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I wish Shark went out of business. |
Post# 201314 , Reply# 4   9/20/2012 at 19:14 (4,233 days old) by kirbyeureka95 ()   |   | |
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under $100 bagless big-box vacs, whether it be a dirt devil, eureka, bissell, or otherwise. |
Post# 201339 , Reply# 6   9/20/2012 at 21:08 (4,233 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota)   |   | |
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Post# 201344 , Reply# 7   9/20/2012 at 21:54 (4,233 days old) by mr_mom (pittsburgh (PA))   |   | |
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it was the Kenmore wispertone upright i bought this at sears it worked fine so i take it in to get looked at because something wasn't right so it was done so i go pick it up and it still wasn't right another trip back to sears and i go to pick it up and took it home it was working good. so the next day i had family coming over so i didn't have it on more then five minutes and the next thing i know its on fire so threw it out the door and got the hose out and put it out that was my first and last Kenmore upright i ever got the whole left side was melted
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Post# 201357 , Reply# 8   9/20/2012 at 23:41 (4,233 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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Post# 201358 , Reply# 9   9/20/2012 at 23:59 (4,233 days old) by vacuumfreak95 (Aransas Pass, Tx)   |   | |
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Post# 201402 , Reply# 11   9/21/2012 at 13:33 (4,232 days old) by markus79 (Finland)   |   | |
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I think Miele Art would be my worst vacuum=) It is so difficult to vacuum with that. Best Regards Markus |
Post# 201466 , Reply# 12   9/22/2012 at 13:19 (4,231 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Can you find the bag to take a picture?
Also,I would like to nominate the Dirt Devil featherlite bagless!The filter was right inside the bin!How horrible!I havn't got to try the new cyclonic ones,But i'm sure it's a HUGE improvement over their older design! The 90's dirt devils aren't to bad at all,A little loud but O.K Performers,I really liked their broom vac,The old one of course,The newer "Broom with a fan" Models sucked in the bad way! Fantoms are VERY good vacuums,Atleast in my view.Just don't go sucking up fine powders and clumps of crap,You'll see why.We had 2 fantoms burn up do to fine carpet freshener crap. -Alex. |
Post# 201467 , Reply# 13   9/22/2012 at 13:23 (4,231 days old) by director12 ()   |   | |
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The Miele Art is a horrible machine. |
Post# 201477 , Reply# 14   9/22/2012 at 15:38 (4,231 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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My recently purchased Starlyf cyclonic upright - see the other thread just posted!
Before that, I'd probably say the worst upright I've had the displeasure of using is either the Hoover Purepower uprights and Morphy Richards' early bagless uprights, which the U.S may well have got under a different brand name - one of them I hated was the 73365 2000 watt Pets upright - naff plastic, useless filter design and the floor dial had to be taken off to get the hood open, eventually snapping off and made it worse to push than it already was! |
Post# 201483 , Reply# 15   9/22/2012 at 17:07 (4,231 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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That Starlyf upright vacuum you posted was also sold in Canada & America as the Shark Roadster upright vacuum. Total piece of GARBAGE! The filter is separated from the bin, which would SEEM like a good thing....except the filter is so pathetically small, it clogs with dust almost instantly! A classic example of "what were they thinking?!" when they designed this horrible cleaner.
Now, having said that, there was a bagged version of this upright vacuum with a HEPA filter on the front that wasn't too bad, but the bagless one is much more commonly seen. Rob |
Post# 201489 , Reply# 16   9/22/2012 at 21:25 (4,231 days old) by director12 ()   |   | |
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The Roadster is poor. |
Post# 201490 , Reply# 17   9/22/2012 at 22:26 (4,231 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Rob - interesting info there regarding the HEPA filter on the bagless Starlyf - but I must say it isn't any different to the ones that AEG/Electrolux fit on their Ergorapido stick vacuums - in so far as the design of a tiny paper pleated cone filter with a slide out mesh filter on the outside of it.
TBH if the bagged upright version of the Starlyf still has that silly, permanently opened air exhaust grill at the back, there wouldn't be much of a difference to either. |
Post# 201504 , Reply# 18   9/23/2012 at 04:47 (4,231 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 201548 , Reply# 20   9/23/2012 at 20:21 (4,230 days old) by mr_mom (pittsburgh (PA))   |   | |
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i had it in nonstop when i fist took it in and after that it went all down hill and the only kenmore i bought after that was two years ago was the canister and the only kenmore i have is a heave duty twin fan and the canister and a quick reel and nice pic of the power center always wanted one im gonna keep on looking for one
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Post# 201678 , Reply# 23   9/25/2012 at 07:17 (4,228 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Rob I'm a bit confused, the photo of the Starlyf I've supplied on the other thread is totally different to the Shark Roadster you speak of - maybe you are referring to the Morphy Richards upright photo I added. I also had one of these Roadster models under the Morphy Richards name, the 73310 - MR made about three of them with either 1400, 1500 or 1600 watt motors. Noisy, heavy and again suffering from the naff height control dial liable to snap as other MR models.
I'm beginning to wonder if Shark are just a trader company - having looked at SA Google, it seems Shark are now producing Gtech cordless carpet sweepers too.
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Post# 201781 , Reply# 24   9/25/2012 at 20:03 (4,228 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA)   |   | |
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Eureka Power Plus/ Maxima. Bagged or bagless versions, they're just awful. Never used one long enough to have it fully break or smoke, but from the experience I had, even replacing a belt would seem like a waste of money for these pieces of S***!!! Awful sounding, leaking all over, poor airflow, full of clogs. I think I hate the noise the most though. All of the bagged ones make this obnoxious hiss from leaking air and squeal from motor. I've used several, one practically brand new out of the box--just awful, awful!
The bagless is too messy with filter directly in the dirt cup, and it spews dirt all over the machine and in the air!! Save your sanity!! Don't walk away from these machines but SPRINT!!!! |
Post# 201784 , Reply# 25   9/25/2012 at 20:37 (4,228 days old) by director12 ()   |   | |
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Well the bagged versions are for those who have allergies. Instead of a Maxima, I have a Powerforce Turbo. |
Post# 201786 , Reply# 26   9/25/2012 at 21:59 (4,228 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)   |   | |
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The worst vacuum I've ever owned is an Electrolux Oxygen canister. The wands shorted out three different times during the warranty period. I've heard of people having trouble getting them serviced. But all I did was call Electrolux and they sent out new wands each time. I suspect that was a big problem, because they did it without asking questions. It would have been a great vacuum if it hadn't been for the weak wand connections. |
Post# 201809 , Reply# 28   9/26/2012 at 07:40 (4,227 days old) by director12 ()   |   | |
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Well, you might say it's a throw-away machine. |
Post# 201857 , Reply# 29   9/26/2012 at 14:21 (4,227 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 201878 , Reply# 30   9/26/2012 at 17:56 (4,227 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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Yes, I agree there are some differences amongst the three uprights, but their designs are close enough to tell they are produced by the same company, with design changes to suit each company's requests for that brand. I suspect all of these vacuums are produced by Kingclean in China, it seems that's the company Euro-Pro sources to mainly these days.
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Post# 201985 , Reply# 31   9/27/2012 at 12:32 (4,226 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Electrolux Oxygen
I wonder if it is the voltage difference, These machine were available 8 or so years ag in SA , I still have customer buying bags for them as they run so well. We have had a few in, mainly for damaged cords and service, Never seen one with a Blown motor. We are one of the main Electrolux service centres IN our City. I have two , one was our downstairs vacuum for a few years and is now used in our shop. One other major difference was that the SA versions like most canisters here did not have the massive PN you guys have, we did have a PN but its small and easy to use. |
Post# 201988 , Reply# 34   9/27/2012 at 12:46 (4,226 days old) by madabouthoovers ()   |   | |
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The Alyx pictured here in its box - its one to avoid. Complete tat. |
Post# 202087 , Reply# 35   9/28/2012 at 02:29 (4,226 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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The blown Oxygen motors I have seen from the ones brought into the former Vacuum Cleaner Hospital looked like they were overrevved-fans fly apart in the motors fancase.Happened several times. |
Post# 202094 , Reply# 36   9/28/2012 at 05:32 (4,226 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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It would be the Fantom Fury!
I hope I don't upset anyone by saying that. I hated that thing with a purple pink passion. Why? Because the dust cup didn't fit very tightly at all and when you would vacuum, dust collected on the outside of the vacuum itself. There would be visible dust; enough so that I would need to clean the entire outside of the vacuum after using it! And I hated emptying it and I remember it being such a mess. This is WHY I have never owned a bagless vacuum again since 1999. I'm bagless has improved dramatically since then. I just can't get those years of owning it and hating it out of my mind so I can't bring myself to ever get another bagless vacuum (other than Rainbow). |
Post# 202140 , Reply# 37   9/28/2012 at 14:11 (4,225 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 202157 , Reply# 38   9/28/2012 at 15:22 (4,225 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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while doing some cleaning this evening I thought about this thread, I would say the worst vacuum I have bought is one that I actually like. The Lux 1g
It is the worst vacuum I have spent so much money on, It has a hose that is to big to stiff and to short to use properly, The hose handle does not have controls for the PN and if you want to upplug the PN to do some normal vacuuming you have o pull apart two dangling lead plugs.
I did however replace te hose with a smaller diameter one that is longer and more modern and much easier to use. since then I love using it.
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Post# 202245 , Reply# 40   9/29/2012 at 08:35 (4,224 days old) by Ipreferkirby ()   |   | |
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The Hoover Windtunnel bagless (2 chamber design). It clogs so amazing fast with anything. |
Post# 202248 , Reply# 41   9/29/2012 at 09:16 (4,224 days old) by director12 ()   |   | |
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Well, the Fantom Fury is not that bad of a bagless vacuum, plus it's made in Canada. The Windtunnel Twin Chamber, well it's the filter that clogs. |
Post# 202950 , Reply# 42   10/7/2012 at 10:49 (4,216 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)   |   | |
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Hoover MaxExtract 77; VERY FRAGILE plastic! The turbine gear stripped after a few minutes' use. |
Post# 202954 , Reply# 43   10/7/2012 at 11:24 (4,216 days old) by director12 ()   |   | |
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The Steamvac is better than MaxExtract. |
Post# 202963 , Reply# 44   10/7/2012 at 13:39 (4,216 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)   |   | |
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The WindTunnel MAX also has FRAGILE plastic; the body & base separated. |
Post# 202974 , Reply# 45   10/7/2012 at 19:19 (4,216 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 202977 , Reply# 46   10/7/2012 at 20:29 (4,216 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas)   |   | |
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I nominate the Hoover Dial A Matic Power Drive. My mother bought one in 1972, and it was the WORST vacuum ive ever used. Before or since.
The suction was PITYFUL on the one side of the brush roll that HAS suction,,,the other side, NO suction whatsoever. So, you get NO vacuum at the baseboard on the one side,,and barely any on the other. The tool suction, even on HIGH was again pityful,,would barely even pick up a feather. The bag was very hard to change,,you ended up with dirt and dust falling out everywhere, unless you layed the entire machine down on its front, just to change the bag(who is going to do that?)and the "filtration" was VERY POOR. That machine spewed dust out of the exhaust like a freight train. The entire machine was clunky, clumsy to use, and awkward,,,and also VERY heavy to lift. Try cleaning a long, large carpeted stairway with one sometime. ROTSA RUCK! Yes, the "Power Drive" did help in pushing pulling the beast, BUT, it was jerky, and awkward. Very poor grooming of the carpet,,the brush roll did NOT deep clean, or DIG into the carpet at all. The machine was also noisy. There was no way to adjsut the brush roll. It was supposed to be "Automatically" adjusted to your carpet. HA! Hope you dont have DEEP SHAG,,or DEEP PILE. Ive always been under the impression that the regular, NON Power Drive Dial A Matic Hoovers were slightly better. The WORST part about those vacs is only having suction on ONE side of the brush roll. And, pityful suction at that. IF you wanna kill your back,, push and blow the dirt around your house,without actually picking UP any dirt or dust,,,get a Dial A Matic! Lilly Munster would be so pleased! |
Post# 205533 , Reply# 49   11/1/2012 at 00:46 (4,192 days old) by mr_mom (pittsburgh (PA))   |   | |
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Post# 208839 , Reply# 57   12/4/2012 at 22:27 (4,158 days old) by DURANGO159 (State College, PA)   |   | |
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Post# 209629 , Reply# 60   12/11/2012 at 22:48 (4,151 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Ray Porter, manager of the bag plant, told ud that HOOVER NEVER wanted to go bagless. They HAD to , to keep up with the 'others'. You can buy a bagged Tempo at Walmart, but, you can't buy genuine HOOVER bags there for the machine you just bought. The owner's manuals tell you to use genuine bags. Ask Walmart HOW?? A lot of people poo poo bagless. I'm not gonna berate a brand, though.
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Post# 209640 , Reply# 61   12/12/2012 at 01:06 (4,151 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA)   |   | |
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Hoover had a few different lines of machines that were titled Breathe Easy but 2 main styles that were VERY different from eachother.
First style was a 12" Width and had a Caddy Vac floor nozzle. The bag compartment would have either been off a Caddy Vac with Type Z bag or Preferred with Type A bag. Never tried one of these but I have tried Caddy Vacs. Attachment suction for the Hoover Caddy Vac line I thought was poor. Carpet cleaning was ok but not up to par with many other Hoovers. Second style I liked and was actually a really neat looking machine. Some were branded Breathe Easy, some were branded Widepath and some were branded Soft Guard. All came with Hoover's Softguard furniture bumper material. Bag compartments were Type Z with attachment storage above the bag in closed covered compartment. Filters on the front of bag compartment--hence the Breathe Easy name, 15" width with edge groomers hence the Widepath name. Hoses were permanently attached and you just slid the height adjuster over which closed the duct so that all motor suction went to hose. I mainly only tried these out at Sears and refurbed one model. But I was impressed, a little loud but I still liked them. These would be very close to a Hoover TurboPower 4500 model number: U5264-930. Pictured below is Hoover Breathe Easy Model: 5248-930 that I refurbished years ago. |
Post# 209851 , Reply# 64   12/13/2012 at 21:39 (4,149 days old) by camelotshadow (Valley Village)   |   | |
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IME Shark is the worst & Mode3rn Dirt Devils are LOUD & hard to fix as plastic parts are hard to get apart & break easy. |
Post# 368261 , Reply# 65   3/11/2017 at 18:24 (2,600 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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Post# 420231 , Reply# 66   2/19/2020 at 11:48 (1,525 days old) by Rdwdcp (UK)   |   | |
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I think some of the cheap cylinder vacuum cleaners you can get from super markets. |
Post# 420253 , Reply# 68   2/19/2020 at 18:42 (1,525 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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The worst one for me was a maroon Kenmore Progressive canister that my (now ex-) wife insisted we buy in 2001. It performed okay but the plastics were ridiculously fragile. I had to have the neck on the power nozzle repaired twice under warranty and when I left it with the ex two years later, it was held together with cable ties. It's hard to say whether I've missed that vacuum or the ex less over the past 16 years. All I know for sure is it was the biggest waste of $375 I've ever made. Seriously, I've picked up better vacs from the trash for nothing.
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Post# 420258 , Reply# 70   2/19/2020 at 20:41 (1,525 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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@Tomdawg: Sounds like my first Kirby, a Gsix that I grabbed from beside a Dumpster. It had a full bag, which must have weighed five pounds, and a belt that was about break but it still had enough suction to get cat fur off of a Persian rug. I ordered bags and belts that night and the rest is history. Not long after, I found a complete set of Gsix tools at a nearby thrift shop for $4 and change. I like to think I reunited them. That trip also netted me a genuine Wedgwood jasper ware dish for all of ten cents!
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Post# 420320 , Reply# 71   2/20/2020 at 17:38 (1,524 days old) by EurekaFanSquid (Sacramento, California)   |   | |
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Post# 420325 , Reply# 72   2/20/2020 at 18:50 (1,524 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky)   |   | |
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It used to be the Bissell rewind Cleanview Helix, but I have found one worse. The Dirt Devil Pro Express(redesigned version). The filters would clog almost instantly and it didn't even have suction to begin with. I am sure they are both bad, but they had two different dust cup filter designs. One was a round one with a foam filter in it, it kind of looked like a rolodex. The other was a hunk of plastic with one tiny "cyclone" on the side that clogged with hair very quickly. I had the latter. It is one of the only vacs I have ever returned to the trash. Also, Eureka Airspeed One.
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Post# 420333 , Reply# 73   2/20/2020 at 20:22 (1,524 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Post# 420337 , Reply# 74   2/20/2020 at 21:28 (1,524 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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Post# 420338 , Reply# 75   2/20/2020 at 22:13 (1,524 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Post# 420401 , Reply# 78   2/22/2020 at 11:46 (1,522 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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I used to have a Dirt Devil Scorpion Turbo hand vac that had the same problem. It came with a turbo brush that worked well for the first couple uses, and then it stopped working. I thoroughly cleaned the vacuum filter, and took apart the turbo brush and cleaned that out too. The turbo brush spun freely and the vacuum had good suction, but that turbo brush WOULD NOT SPIN! This hand vacuum had a full size canister motor in it and it still could not spin a turbo brush. It was also really loud and it got really hot, even with a clean filter. I consider it to be the worst hand vac I've ever owned. I will attach a picture of the vacuum.
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Post# 420453 , Reply# 81   2/23/2020 at 07:26 (1,521 days old) by vacfan1982 (Cardiff)   |   | |
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Post# 420454 , Reply# 82   2/23/2020 at 07:37 (1,521 days old) by vacfan1982 (Cardiff)   |   | |
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Post# 420470 , Reply# 84   2/23/2020 at 13:45 (1,521 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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Post# 420477 , Reply# 86   2/23/2020 at 16:23 (1,521 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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Until a robot has at least 110 CFM of airflow, I'm sticking with a traditional upright. The technology has not matured enough yet. I'm sure that someday a robot would be a viable replacement for a traditional upright or canister vacuum, but as of 2020, full size traditional vacuums are the best option for a good, deep clean.
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Post# 420479 , Reply# 87   2/23/2020 at 16:41 (1,521 days old) by gregvacs28 (U.S.)   |   | |
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Where did you get the 110 cfm number from?
How is it relevent? And at what point in a vacuum system are you measuring that?
At the wall? at the wand? at the power nozzle?
What is determined as too much power because that has happened.
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Post# 420489 , Reply# 88   2/23/2020 at 18:25 (1,521 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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Post# 420817 , Reply# 89   2/29/2020 at 06:36 (1,515 days old) by Rdwdcp (UK)   |   | |
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Been to 2 holiday cottages that have had them cheap cylinder Vacuum and both of them had no suction.
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Post# 421578 , Reply# 90   3/14/2020 at 07:50 (1,501 days old) by Rdwdcp (UK)   |   | |
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But the Vacuum does looks cool |
Post# 421581 , Reply# 91   3/14/2020 at 08:01 (1,501 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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I'm surprised it was that bad. I have one and really like mine. I couldn't say it is anywhere near quiet, but it's not that loud and especially isn't high pitched. Mine cleans very well as long as the belt is good.
My red Kenmore Progressive TOL canister with the telescoping wand I bought in 2012 seemed cheap as far as the cable. Granted I did buy it as a return at Sears for $95, but the cable in the wand broke after only a few times of adjusting it. Fortunately it was under warranty so I got it fixed for free, but I don't bother to extend the wand anymore because I was afraid it will break again. |