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Thread Number: 20009
What does a vacuum need to be good? |
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| Post# 224220 3/19/2013 at 00:26 (4,050 days old) by mieles7 (TX) | ||
In your opinion, what makes a vacuum good? For me, it's ease of use. Even if I need to clean the whole house, I'm more likely to grab my Sebo X2 and Hoover Constellation that I am to use a heavy power nozzle canister. The Sebo's got a great handle design, and the Constellation has one of the best stretch hoses I've ever used.
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| Post# 224248 , Reply# 1 3/19/2013 at 10:21 (4,049 days old) by NYCWriter (New York City) | ||
In my opinion ... | ||
| Post# 224255 , Reply# 2 3/19/2013 at 11:18 (4,049 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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I hate vacuums that make a lot of noise. I don't mean like a Kirby or a dyson DC07, I mean my 110decibel vax power 4 that I threw out at the weekend as it was so unbearably noisy. | ||
Post# 224257 , Reply# 3 3/19/2013 at 11:47 (4,049 days old) by Vinvac  (Dubuque IA) |
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Well,
All metal construction Good air flow, not amps. Usable attachments - examples are: old style Eureka, Kirby, Royal and Electrolux Good filtration: Not bag-less, example would be the new cloth filtrete bags. No air powered turbine floor tools, prefer electric smaller power nozzels such as the Sidekick for upholstery. Horse Hair brushes...none of those plastic, nylon, carbon fiber stuff. Vinyl hose with swivel at each end. Hate stretch hoses and telescoping wands. Quiet motor Weight is a none issue. Kirby as an example is perfectly balanced and if used correctly the weight of the machine is a non-issue. Example, Hoover Wind-tunnel Power drive, heavier than a Kirby and very unbalanced and hard to carry. No on-board tools for an upright. Useless with all the stretch hoses. No wheels on the straight suction carpet nozzel. Prefer to have separate nozzels for carpet and hard wood or bare floor. | ||
| Post# 224260 , Reply# 4 3/19/2013 at 12:31 (4,049 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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I hate noisy vacuums too Dysondestijl, but if that vacuum performs well, then I don't mind :) the proline UVC18 I had was about 10% more louder than my Dc07 standard, but it was an amazing cleaner! :) | ||
| Post# 224261 , Reply# 5 3/19/2013 at 12:34 (4,049 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 224276 , Reply# 6 3/19/2013 at 14:41 (4,049 days old) by Kirbysthebest (Midwest) | ||
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Vinvac said it but I will restate: Air-flow Agitation Filtration Thrown in ease of use and non ear drum bursting sound levels and you got it. | ||
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Post# 224297 , Reply# 7 3/19/2013 at 15:38 (4,049 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I agree with Morgan on almost all of his post. | ||
| Post# 224524 , Reply# 9 3/21/2013 at 08:40 (4,047 days old) by s31463221 (Frenchburg, KY) | ||
Noisy Vacs
John,
I agree, a few years ago the HOOVER logo on a vac really meant something! I have one of the newer Hoover T series bagless, plastivac, that I bought for my wife and we both hate it! I dug it out the other day and tried to use it, that thing whines like a jet engine when you turn it on. In fact it was so bad, it scared my newborn nearly to death! I used it on one room, turned it off, put it back in the basement, finished up with a Hoover Convertible on the carpet and my Electrolux Silverado on the bare floor! That old convertible motor hummed the little guy right back to sleep! As far as what I think is essential for a good machine, I have to agree with Morgan on his points there, after hearing how quiet the new Aerus Platinum is, that just shows me you can have a high quality machine that does a great job AND doesn't shriek like a banshee when you're running it! | ||
| Post# 224555 , Reply# 10 3/21/2013 at 13:43 (4,047 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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I 100% AGREE with what Morgan (Vinvac) & John (Gottahaveahoover) have said
Not many vacuums made today can make the grade!
Like they said, older vacuums are better. This post was last edited 03/21/2013 at 19:29 | ||
| Post# 224557 , Reply# 11 3/21/2013 at 13:55 (4,047 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
There was a time, when all a good vacuum cleaner had to have INDEED! For me a good vacuum has to be an upright with deepcleaning power and with the convenience of onboard tools but not really loud because it would annoy me and not really quiet as it would seam as though it was doing nothing. I use My Hoover Turbopower 2 a lot it is in my opinion my faveourite all rounder and one of the best at that, it is no Turbopower 1 carpet cleaner but it certainly does a really great job. and it is not too loud and has very good hose suction. | ||
| Post# 224668 , Reply# 12 3/22/2013 at 12:29 (4,046 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
 Just going to say what I said in the other thread:
I would like to add though, that whilst now that I can afford to buy expensive vacuums with quiet motors, I still smile whenever I hear an old Hoover upright being used somewhere. I love the sound of the Junior or Senior motors - though I did consider the Senior to be louder than the Junior. | ||
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