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What's the opinion of this vac? |
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Post# 295335 , Reply# 1   8/25/2014 at 00:42 (3,503 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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These were sold as a Electrolux ( eu version ) or AEG , some times even a Volta. I had one years ago( AEG here in SA), It was a pretty well built machine for its price. Our version did not have a PN though. It had a good suction ( 220v motor here ) but as their was no PN I ended up selling it.
I would get it if you like it. All that said I cannot comment on the PN and hose set up of that particular model as I have never had experience with it . I never trust consumer reports. When was the last time you went online and wrote a report over how happy you are with your toaster or car. 90% of people dont, You only go online when your unhappy about something and while their may be many more bad Vs good reports the reality is that those bad reports make up a very small number of people who have purchased the product. |
Post# 295341 , Reply# 2   8/25/2014 at 06:40 (3,503 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Consumer Reports is a highly respected testing organization that has rarely steered me wrong. As a student of science, I trust the scientific method to offer me information about how a variety of vacuums perform under identical conditions. And when combined with brand reliability surveys which take in thousands of responses by consumers, you can get a pretty good picture of what products to avoid.
Unfortunately, many vac shop owners are not as honest as we'd like them to be and I therefore would trust a report by CR more than the words of many a vac salesperson. When encountering me in a store, they don't realize that I know a lot about vacs, and I can't believe the outright snake-oil lies I have been told over the years. On the other hand, there are indeed a few honest vac shops I've discovered over the years, and they will always get my business. I don't have the time to measure airflow through a hose for 30 of the latest vacs on the market. CR does that for me. And when I read that a $300 Hoover Platinum upright scores "excellent" for deep carpet cleaning, why should I spends twice as much for poor carpet cleaning? Closely scored vacs are not the issue - you can pick and choose which ones serve your particular needs. But when you have test results for over 50 uprights, it makes sense to stay away from those at the bottom. The Sanitaire you are looking at was never tested by Consumer Reports so I don't know why the sales guy even bothered to mention it. |