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| Post# 294696 8/20/2014 at 22:06 (3,535 days old) by vacuumfreak95 (Aransas Pass, Tx) | ||
Thanks again to Tom, for this beautiful completely rebuilt and in perfect condition Fantom Fury!
I've installed a new headlight bulb and brand new brush roll in which I scored off of eBay. I'm enjoying this machine so much! Attached are some photos and a short video. Sorry in advance for the poor lighting its 10:00 at night. 
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| Post# 294697 , Reply# 1 8/20/2014 at 22:07 (3,535 days old) by vacuumfreak95 (Aransas Pass, Tx) | ||
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| Post# 294699 , Reply# 2 8/20/2014 at 22:15 (3,535 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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| Post# 294709 , Reply# 3 8/20/2014 at 22:45 (3,535 days old) by vacuumfreak95 (Aransas Pass, Tx) | ||
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super-sweeper
This color in particular is special to me. My parents bought me this exact model one year for Christmas. I was only 5 years old. Such a great Mom & Dad! I'm very happy to FINALLY own this one, I'm beginning to have Fantom a craving....I think a Thunder will be next! 😜 Here's one more pic, just cleaned the collection bin and it's beautiful!
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| Post# 294731 , Reply# 4 8/21/2014 at 03:05 (3,534 days old) by vacuumfreak95 (Aransas Pass, Tx) | ||
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Video
Here's the short video I made tonight of the Fantom Fury in action.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO vacuumfreak95's LINK | ||
| Post# 294732 , Reply# 5 8/21/2014 at 03:05 (3,534 days old) by citroenbx (england) | ||
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| Post# 294734 , Reply# 6 8/21/2014 at 03:10 (3,534 days old) by vacuumfreak95 (Aransas Pass, Tx) | ||
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| Post# 294745 , Reply# 7 8/21/2014 at 07:04 (3,534 days old) by citroenbx (england) | ||
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| Post# 294849 , Reply# 8 8/21/2014 at 21:27 (3,534 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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| Post# 294867 , Reply# 9 8/22/2014 at 00:28 (3,533 days old) by vacuumfreak95 (Aransas Pass, Tx) | ||
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supper-sweeper
I've never used a Dyson DC01 since I live in America so I cant judge, however I'm always totally amazed at how much dirt and cat hair that comes out of the rugs every time I use the Fantom. Haven't had the same results with either of my Dyson's unfortunately....I will say that I use my DC40 like every single day on the hardwood floors because its the best bare floor cleaning upright I've found, and believe me I've tried them all. I'm just not a canister person so the DC40 is great for what I need it for, now if my house was completely carpeted it would've gone back to the store that same day lol.
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| Post# 294971 , Reply# 12 8/22/2014 at 15:30 (3,533 days old) by vacuumfreak95 (Aransas Pass, Tx) | ||
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parwaz786
I didn't create this thread to start an argument.... I never said I hated Dyson's, I'm only speaking from personal experience. I have used a Dyson DC17 and it wasn't bad, but I prefer the Fantom because I owned one as a child, It has sentimental value to me. To me it's not about which vacuum works the best, it's about which one's I personally enjoy using the most.
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| Post# 294988 , Reply# 13 8/22/2014 at 16:22 (3,533 days old) by citroenbx (england) | ||
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| Post# 295015 , Reply# 14 8/22/2014 at 18:08 (3,533 days old) by vacuumfreak95 (Aransas Pass, Tx) | ||
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| Post# 295017 , Reply# 15 8/22/2014 at 18:15 (3,533 days old) by dys0nb0y (Luton) | ||
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| Post# 295021 , Reply# 16 8/22/2014 at 18:45 (3,533 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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Oh no, Sean, I am sorry I was referring to supersweepers comment | ||
| Post# 295068 , Reply# 17 8/22/2014 at 23:52 (3,532 days old) by vacuumfreak95 (Aransas Pass, Tx) | ||
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| Post# 295073 , Reply# 18 8/23/2014 at 00:17 (3,532 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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It's too bad the Thunder's commercial father, the Vectron, was available as early as 1984. I DID have a DC17, and it honestly wasn't the worst vacuum on the planet,I actually had two of them. Still, it was a mess to empty, and not to mention bulky. You're forgetting that the Fantom IS a Dual-Cyclonic machine. This is a thread celebrating the refurbishment of an amazing Fantom, so I'll leave the hijacking here. If you wanna continue the great Fantom VS. Dyson war, you can always start a new thread! | ||
| Post# 295100 , Reply# 19 8/23/2014 at 08:50 (3,532 days old) by FantomFan (Rochester, New York) | ||
I agree with vacuumfreak95
That is a very, very nice Fantom Fury. You are lucky to have one that was refurbished, and not abused. Just make sure to blow it out with an air compressor, every once in a while. I have found myself that Fantoms really were not the greatest vacuums, but I still like them for sentimental reasons. My Aunt gave me those infomercial tapes that you could send in for, around 2000-ish. The only one I no longer have is the Lighting one, it broke a long time ago. I watched them more than Baby-Einstein. I can still recall many lines from each tape. My other Aunt's had a Fury & Lightning, My Mom's boss had a Thunder, We has the Thunder-Variant, the Destiny Plus, My cub-scout leader had a Cyclone XT. basically, I grew up around Fantom's. For many, many years, I thought the Fantom was the greatest vacuum in the world, so I suppose those informercials did it's job.
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| Post# 295103 , Reply# 20 8/23/2014 at 08:56 (3,532 days old) by dys0nb0y (Luton) | ||
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| Post# 295106 , Reply# 21 8/23/2014 at 09:21 (3,532 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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| Post# 295116 , Reply# 22 8/23/2014 at 10:47 (3,532 days old) by oliveoiltinfoil (England, UK) | ||
Interesting read. I have watched the VHS introduction and instructions film they supplied some of the fantoms with. That is customer service that you don't get now. I guess with Dyson, they do put a lot of videos on their youtube chanel on how to use it etc, but supply something in with the box of something like a vacuum one can quickly watch is more personal, and more old school ;)
There is no way both Dyson and Fantom were designing their pilot vacuums without knowing what each other was doing. Wasn't there some sort of lawsuit on Dysons end for Fantom? The cyclone system look very similar. I am guessing by what people are saying, they fury is a better vacuum than the dc01 in terms of performance maybe, but my aunty had the dc01 when it came out and as a kid I remember how sturdy and nicely made they were, not like todays dysons, which they tell use are very durable. Hmm. By the way, worth trying this out. Try and search for an LED bulb for your phantom. I used to get one on the vax mach uprights a few years ago. Makes them much brighter, and a whiter, crisper light, and they don't get hot ;) Try looking on ebay. | ||
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