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Post# 307967 , Reply# 1   12/4/2014 at 14:39 (3,402 days old) by ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado)   |   | |
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The Auto seeing is just a setting that generally works on most things, I usually leave it there. The brush strips can be bought at any Riccar or Simplicity dealer, the ones in there now should be OK, even the stiff bristles are tested to not damage or wear at even more delicate carpets. I really like mine, with the Riccar 2 motor unit I have it cleans like no other!
The serial number does have a datecode, the first number being the year and the letter after being the part of the year. I don't think they made any recent enough to use their newer datecode system, but if you don't have a number, then a letter before the rest of the number just post the serial and I'll decode it for you. |
Post# 308009 , Reply# 3   12/4/2014 at 22:17 (3,402 days old) by jkbff (Dickinson, ND)   |   | |
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August of 12, its the 1602 unit of that model type. (The american made units have a 4 digit date code.)
Are these the blue/white crimped brushes on the 3 strip aluminum agitator or the dark blue/black vinyl stiff strips on the 4 strip 2 row steel agitator? If they are the dark blue/black vinyl, you can get the natural hair and crimped white brushes for that agitator. The aluminum 3 row has the softer crimped standard, I think the soft horse hair strips are available. The powerhead is made at Tacony's factory, right along with the other power nozzles. Auto is just a 'middle, works with everything setting' like ultralux said. |
Post# 308016 , Reply# 4   12/4/2014 at 23:34 (3,401 days old) by panofan (West Coast)   |   | |
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Cool cool - these are the dark blue 4 strip / 2 row steel agitator brushes. What are the recommendations for the different levels of brushes? That is pretty awesome that it was made by Tacony here in the US :) |
Post# 308018 , Reply# 5   12/5/2014 at 00:03 (3,401 days old) by jkbff (Dickinson, ND)   |   | |
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I didn't read that you had frieze carpet... How long of a length do you have? I'm wondering if the standard vinyl wouldn't be too aggressive for your carpet.. I know I put the crimped brushes in Radiances when I find out the owner has a frieze ..
When we sell canisters to people that have friezes we sell the immaculate which has the crimped brushes already. If you have the chance, purchase the three row RPB or SPB agitator and use it in that power head. I think you'll like the results. I can get you the part numbers or I could sell you the agitator if needed. |
Post# 308027 , Reply# 6   12/5/2014 at 10:33 (3,401 days old) by ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado)   |   | |
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Post# 308062 , Reply# 7   12/5/2014 at 23:53 (3,400 days old) by panofan (West Coast)   |   | |
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Thanks! I suppose it doesn't hurt to price it out at the very least. What are the differences with the crimped brushes? When I hear crimped - i think held into place by "pinching" it - like crimping an ethernet cable. |
Post# 308067 , Reply# 8   12/6/2014 at 02:31 (3,400 days old) by jkbff (Dickinson, ND)   |   | |
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The crimped brushes are either a vinyl or poly that is crimped instead of straight so they have more give and aren't as aggressive.
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Post# 309047 , Reply# 10   12/17/2014 at 13:10 (3,389 days old) by ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado)   |   | |
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If you ever want to upgrade power units, the Riccars are excellent as well, they're made by Cyclovac in Canada, and are very well made and very high performance. They have bagged and bagless, both HEPA, the bagless like I have has a big fixed teflon coated HEPA cloth filter, nothing gets past it, and to clean it I just use a bagged shop vac to vacuum it off LOL, but it works.
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