Thread Number: 24953
Well a Riccar is crossing the Atlantic :-) |
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Post# 280599 , Reply# 1   5/15/2014 at 12:31 (3,605 days old) by seamusUK (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Xenon Headlamp... |
Post# 280600 , Reply# 2   5/15/2014 at 12:32 (3,605 days old) by seamusUK (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Post# 280602 , Reply# 3   5/15/2014 at 12:33 (3,605 days old) by seamusUK (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Post# 280605 , Reply# 4   5/15/2014 at 12:52 (3,605 days old) by baglessball ()   |   | |
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Be sure to give us a detailed review! What transformer are you using? |
Post# 280623 , Reply# 6   5/15/2014 at 14:24 (3,605 days old) by oliveoiltinfoil (England, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 280632 , Reply# 7   5/15/2014 at 16:20 (3,605 days old) by seamusUK (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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It's coming through Ebays global shipping service- all import charges are paid with no extra on/ before delivery :-) |
Post# 280643 , Reply# 9   5/15/2014 at 17:39 (3,604 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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From its birthplace no less.... CLICK HERE TO GO TO SeamusUK's LINK on eBay |
Post# 280646 , Reply# 10   5/15/2014 at 17:57 (3,604 days old) by madabouthoovers ()   |   | |
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$415 including postage to UK? - that works out as £247 - so the extra £70 odd you paid is for import taxes? Rip off Britain strikes again. |
Post# 280651 , Reply# 11   5/15/2014 at 18:28 (3,604 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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They actually worked out as £57 odd @ $1.62 to the £- Less than the VAT and customs charge- plus the shipping element is VERY cheap! |
Post# 280655 , Reply# 12   5/15/2014 at 18:42 (3,604 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Sadly the figures were a bit out- the machine was £227 odd and the shipping/charges was £85 odd.... obviously the exchange rate varies... Seamus |
Post# 280703 , Reply# 13   5/16/2014 at 02:28 (3,604 days old) by seamusUK (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Will be solved by this- works fine with my 12a Windtunnel and despite having 2 motors the Riccar is 11A so it's not an issue :-) This post was last edited 05/16/2014 at 02:52 |
Post# 280704 , Reply# 14   5/16/2014 at 02:41 (3,604 days old) by seamusUK (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Post# 280705 , Reply# 15   5/16/2014 at 02:49 (3,604 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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March 2013 in fact :) |
Post# 281515 , Reply# 16   5/23/2014 at 00:14 (3,597 days old) by seamusUK (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Well it's shown as in transit with destination courier so today or Monday should see its arrival :-) |
Post# 281519 , Reply# 17   5/23/2014 at 02:25 (3,597 days old) by madabouthoovers ()   |   | |
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I doubt it will come on Monday Seamus - delivery companies don't work on bank holidays lol |
Post# 281538 , Reply# 18   5/23/2014 at 07:51 (3,597 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 281540 , Reply# 20   5/23/2014 at 08:00 (3,597 days old) by madabouthoovers ()   |   | |
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In the good old days, they were made in the USA with American materials:
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Post# 281667 , Reply# 21   5/24/2014 at 14:14 (3,596 days old) by vintagerepairer (England)   |   | |
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I have only just seen this. How interesting. Will you be able to get bags for it over here? |
Post# 281668 , Reply# 22   5/24/2014 at 14:19 (3,596 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC)   |   | |
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Of that beautiful upright ... How long is the stair cleaning hose? |
Post# 281741 , Reply# 23   5/25/2014 at 01:45 (3,595 days old) by jkbff (Dickinson, ND)   |   | |
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There are several dealers like the shop I work at that would be willing to ship parts. We are a full line Riccar dealer if you ever need anything.
It's too bad there aren't any new designed ones available as used yet. They are awesome machines. My only concern with the Riccar over there is that machines that come from your way to over here have too soft of bristles for American carpets... I'd be cautious with those Gold strips in the Riccar.... They are ... stiff.. I have the natural horse hair and the crimped vinyl in stock if you need them. I can't imagine it'd cost that much to put those in a letter envelope. |
Post# 281747 , Reply# 27   5/25/2014 at 02:54 (3,595 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Yup the actual machine arrived fine :) I know about the Truvox/Tacony connection- the Carpet pro machines are not US assembled though but are still amazing performance wise. Seamus |
Post# 281749 , Reply# 29   5/25/2014 at 03:12 (3,595 days old) by madabouthoovers ()   |   | |
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Is this the Truvox upright you have Seamus, if so, you can see the similarities to the Tacony Clean Max range from the US CLICK HERE TO GO TO madabouthoovers's LINK on eBay |
Post# 281750 , Reply# 30   5/25/2014 at 03:48 (3,595 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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I have the earlier version that only has the short hose and pretty naff tools- for carpet it is an amazing performer though!! |
Post# 281755 , Reply# 32   5/25/2014 at 04:16 (3,595 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Go on then... |
Post# 281757 , Reply# 34   5/25/2014 at 04:58 (3,595 days old) by madabouthoovers ()   |   | |
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Seems bags are easily available here too for the same price we pay for Kirby bags (Inc shipping) CLICK HERE TO GO TO madabouthoovers's LINK |
Post# 281761 , Reply# 35   5/25/2014 at 06:28 (3,595 days old) by seamusUK (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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These are the ones I got - genuine Tacony but for it's other brand..... Seamus CLICK HERE TO GO TO seamusUK's LINK on eBay |
Post# 281762 , Reply# 36   5/25/2014 at 06:32 (3,595 days old) by seamusUK (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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These are the best price I'm aware of...... CLICK HERE TO GO TO seamusUK's LINK on eBay |
Post# 281765 , Reply# 38   5/25/2014 at 07:09 (3,595 days old) by madabouthoovers ()   |   | |
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Was considering this Seamus - its the latest Truvox Valet - what do you reckon? CLICK HERE TO GO TO madabouthoovers's LINK on eBay
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Post# 281766 , Reply# 39   5/25/2014 at 07:32 (3,595 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Pity about the shipping but I paid £25 on my NIB Ensign Stealth- maybe you could offer £10 less? Seamus |
Post# 281770 , Reply# 42   5/25/2014 at 07:44 (3,595 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Personally I much prefer the full length headlight on the Riccar.... CLICK HERE TO GO TO SeamusUK's LINK |
Post# 281771 , Reply# 43   5/25/2014 at 07:50 (3,595 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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I'm sending a DC03 over so we are coming to an arrangement of mutual benefit :) Seamus P.s If it takes the same bag as mine they are these..... CLICK HERE TO GO TO SeamusUK's LINK on eBay |
Post# 281906 , Reply# 49   5/26/2014 at 09:39 (3,594 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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I think if Hoover hadn't faffed up with the Air Miles, we'd still be getting models from the U.S company - that could easily provided a wider channel for Tacony to enter.
The UK is no stranger to U.S vacuums - Kirby and Oreck are known in the UK - but they both command far too high a price for the models IMHO. Oreck UK prices are a joke on their UK website. Also there isn't much of a reluctance in the UK for buyers to actually care about where their vacuums are made. Reason being that our industry died out so many years ago, we no longer have the conservative government telling us to Buy British. Dont forget though, the Tacony/Fuller Jiffy upright is a China produced model for Morphy Richards in the UK. Those bagless uprights cost on average $179 which is equivalent to £106 odd pounds and the actual model in the UK from Amazon UK costs £70 to £90
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Post# 282233 , Reply# 50   5/29/2014 at 05:40 (3,591 days old) by seamusUK (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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I went to recycle the box yesterday and I had missed the bags!! Had a quick play last night and will do a vid later. Very impressed so far.... Seamus And yes I did refund my refund from the seller lol.... |
Post# 282239 , Reply# 51   5/29/2014 at 06:59 (3,591 days old) by parwaz786 ( )   |   | |
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Nice! What's the performanc like on the Riccar vs a Hoover TP 1? |
Post# 282257 , Reply# 52   5/29/2014 at 09:50 (3,591 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Don't think Tacony's management hasn't seen this thread - they have because I showed it to them. The problem with importing American-Made Tacony vacuums into the UK is, there are very few vacuum shops to sell them. They are not made to be sold in retail stores like Hoovers. They need to be demonstrated, turned over to show their quality metal soleplates and brush rollers. A Tandem-Air vacuum needs to be explained, how the two suction motors work together. The agitation needs to be demonstrated, so you can see with your own eyes how the sand just boils out of the rug to be caught by the suction. Maybe TruVox could hire a bunch of door to door salespeople to demonstrate the Riccar like Kirby does in the UK?
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Post# 282277 , Reply# 60   5/29/2014 at 13:34 (3,591 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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I would think that the Maytag brand would be the one to be sold in Europe. The Simplicity and Riccar brands are dealer-exclusive machines. The Maytags are designed for open markets. A 220 volt Maytag (either the 8 pound upright, the by-pass clean air upright, or the Tandem-Air model) would be great cleaners to break into the European market. Marketed through TruVox, I can see them selling well. The most expensive Maytag, the Tandem-Air M1200, sells for $699 in the US. The Clean-Air bypass machine sells for $499, and the 8 pound sells for $299. They could sell a ton of vacuums under the Maytag label.
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Post# 282280 , Reply# 62   5/29/2014 at 14:04 (3,591 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Pic by Tom from another thread ;) The one with the headlamp at the front is the Tandem Air version..... |
Post# 282290 , Reply# 65   5/29/2014 at 15:24 (3,591 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Bags ARE best.... CLICK HERE TO GO TO SeamusUK's LINK |
Post# 282292 , Reply# 66   5/29/2014 at 15:43 (3,591 days old) by madabouthoovers ()   |   | |
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Seamus - did you buy that new style Truvox Valet I showed you on EBay - the one from Ireland - cos its gone now? CLICK HERE TO GO TO madabouthoovers's LINK on eBay |
Post# 282296 , Reply# 67   5/29/2014 at 16:07 (3,591 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Maybe ;) |
Post# 282298 , Reply# 68   5/29/2014 at 16:15 (3,591 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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The Maytag M1200 Tandem-Air is an extraordinary machine at cleaning rugs as well as bare floors. The completely sealed system, together with the HEPA self-sealing bags make a completely dust free cleaning experience. The hose length as well as the wand length are longer than on Seamus's Riccar (the new for 2014 Riccar models have the Maytag's longer hose and wand). In the US, the bags are priced at six for $18. There is a manual as well as an automatic height adjustment control so the Maytag would be able to clean all UK and European rugs. The next time Tacony management come talk with me, you can be sure I'll bring it up. Sounds like a win-win situation for Tacony and TruVox.
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Post# 282300 , Reply# 70   5/29/2014 at 16:39 (3,591 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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The UK have a "love affair" with carpet because geographically we're colder than France and Germany.
John Lewis and Co Op both sold Maytag uprights when they had them in the UK. I suspect, given that Truvox already have a model in the UK that they could supplement their range with this Maytag upright. However, on the basis that Miele's advertising of the S7 has had some air time on TV but more with the Internet, I doubt the Maytag would sell well as a domestic only model. By going down the commercial line, a more basic version of the Riccar could be offered, but its a big "if." I am not so sure whether it is worth Riccar's time and effort to consider domestic sales solely on their upright unless cylinder vacs are offered with PN's - a market that is currently dominated by SEBO and to a certain extent Wertheim who have more or less disappeared due to poor sales and reliability. |
Post# 282301 , Reply# 71   5/29/2014 at 16:49 (3,591 days old) by parwaz786 ( )   |   | |
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Is the RIccar better than a Hoover TP1? |
Post# 282307 , Reply# 73   5/29/2014 at 17:10 (3,590 days old) by madabouthoovers ()   |   | |
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To Mr Parwaz - Yes, I would say a Riccar like Seamus's is a lot better than a TP1, but its about 30 years newer in technology than a TP1, and has 2 suction motors. |
Post# 282310 , Reply# 74   5/29/2014 at 17:45 (3,590 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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I don't think canister models for use on carpet will have a PN facility unless they become fashionable. Brands have yet to be able to offer a lightweight PN motor head in the EU and the UK are still upright-happy for the moment.
Having said that my Electrolux Excellio has a plug on the body for an additional PN and its total power rating is 1300 watts. As you know the Excellio is no longer made. Air driven full size turbo brushes in Europe weren't on the market until the early 1990s, Steve. SEBO and Miele used the Wessel Werk design (photo shown), as did Vax with their Powa canister tub and a few other brands such as Morphy Richards. Electrolux and Hoover also offered it - and those brands offered them in other EU countries on cylinder vacs where uprights didn't take the majority of sales. It isn't the fact that just because a vacuum cleaner's motor is capped that it can be assumed an air driven turbo brush will slow down. My own Numatic James 800 watt vac had ferocious speed with a Hoover air driven turbo brush fitted, even when the bag was 3/4s full and had to be replaced - constant power is possible due to the airflow and sealed suction, rather than air leaking every where. The EU law may well ensure that sealed suction and sealed airflow are at the top of the redesign processes that brands have to ensure for increased power, especially where floor heads like air driven turbo brushes are concerned. |
Post# 282312 , Reply# 75   5/29/2014 at 17:52 (3,590 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Post# 282335 , Reply# 78   5/30/2014 at 02:20 (3,590 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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I've Sent the seller a message asking them to confirm the one I'm getting is the new one- if not they will be having a cancelled order or it sent back. Any problems I will just use the Ebay not as described route..... Seamus |
Post# 282337 , Reply# 80   5/30/2014 at 03:04 (3,590 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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The seller has confirmed I will get the version shown and as they have been out of stock and are due in today will include an extra pack of bags free :) Seamus |