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A Roll Easy for the 21st Century?
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Post# 312312   1/17/2015 at 13:31 (3,384 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK)        

Hey Guys
Kinda Pricey but how cool!
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Post# 312313 , Reply# 1   1/17/2015 at 13:41 (3,384 days old) by dys0nb0y (Luton)        

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Post# 312318 , Reply# 2   1/17/2015 at 14:06 (3,384 days old) by FantomFan (Rochester, New York)        
Very cool!

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I wonder if we will get it here in the states.

Post# 312328 , Reply# 3   1/17/2015 at 18:22 (3,383 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California)        
Thanks for posting..

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If this site had permanent headings, beside what it already has, industry news would be a good one to have.


Post# 312332 , Reply# 4   1/17/2015 at 19:51 (3,383 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)        

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So cool! It should show up in North American stores as a Hoover. Finally, something different on the shelves....:-)

Post# 312334 , Reply# 5   1/17/2015 at 20:13 (3,383 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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True!

Post# 312339 , Reply# 6   1/17/2015 at 21:47 (3,383 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)        

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Wow, that looks awesome! I hope we do get this here in North America, I would definitely have to consider buying one. And is it me, or do I see a powerhead port at the hose connection on the canister in that pic? Not everyday you see a powerhead canister in Europe!

Rob


Post# 312349 , Reply# 7   1/18/2015 at 04:34 (3,383 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK)        
Power head....

Yup this one has a power head - Vax have 3 models currently with one. Guessing it's got something to do with the TTI connection....
Seamus


Post# 312389 , Reply# 8   1/18/2015 at 13:43 (3,383 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona)        

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If anybody gets a chance to see this in person, could they please post a picture? I imagine the dust cup must be tiny and would not be ideal for large American homes. Very cool design, but is it practical? 


Post# 312391 , Reply# 9   1/18/2015 at 14:17 (3,383 days old) by kirbyg6 (York)        

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Wow this has to be the coolest vax ever just saying

Post# 312394 , Reply# 10   1/18/2015 at 14:33 (3,383 days old) by Sensotronic (Englandshire)        

The dust cup is 2.2 litres, so not a bad capacity for a bagless. I really like the look of this, though it has clearly been inspired by the GE Roll Easy, but a radical design for a modern vacuum cleaner. I will have to start a wooing Vax to see if they will send me one to review.

Post# 312603 , Reply# 11   1/20/2015 at 01:29 (3,381 days old) by spiraclean (UK)        

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It does look well thought out, and I particularly like the small footprint it has when stood on end. At first glance it appears to have a Dyson Telescope-esque hose and wand setup, but from reading the manual it's actually a conventional separate telescopic wand which I prefer. Separate tools, as opposed to one those daft combo things, is another plus point, and I'm always happy to see another powerhead.

Something tells me it might get hung up easily on door frames and furniture, but I'll reserve judgement on that until I've seen one close up. The only thing that really bothers me is the 1.5 metre (5') hose, if the stats on the Argos website are correct. Maybe keeping it nipping at your heels is the key to stopping it getting caught up on obstacles behind you? Really though I'd prefer 1.8 metres (6') as an absolute minimum, preferably even more.

It is a bit spendy, but Vax products usually do launch with a vastly inflated price tag. That will soon come down, especially considering Vax run more sales than DFS throughout the course of the year.


Post# 312632 , Reply# 12   1/20/2015 at 07:26 (3,381 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)        

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I like the look of it but the main unit seems to be quite wide so I'm wondering how easy it will be to manoeuvre in tight quarters without having to stand it on end.

Gary


Post# 319342 , Reply# 13   3/26/2015 at 05:11 (3,316 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK)        
Grab yours for £99.99 !!

I have lol....

www.vaxsale.co.uk...
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Link is the video on Youtube ;)


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Post# 319343 , Reply# 14   3/26/2015 at 06:29 (3,316 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)        

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Re: reply 6.

Please! We are not Europe, we are the UK! Well we like to think we are not part of Europe!


Post# 319345 , Reply# 15   3/26/2015 at 09:55 (3,316 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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Cannot wait for that 60 year old GE Roll Easy to arrive in the USA as the Hoover Air Revolve.

Post# 319356 , Reply# 16   3/26/2015 at 13:35 (3,316 days old) by williamr1248 (USA)        
Roll Easy for the 21st Century

I love the color and styling but I can see several issues that would prevent me buying and would not be a good fit for my use:
(1) power cord too short
(2) hose way too short
(3) bulky wands
(4) no rug guard on the power brush
(5) no light for power nozzle
Same issues I had with the Miele canisters.


Post# 319387 , Reply# 17   3/26/2015 at 17:05 (3,316 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom)        
I bought one!

Myself and a few others have purchased one of these each as they are £stupidcheap at the moment!

Mine should be here tomorrow, I imagine 2 others will be too as we all ordered before 12pm!

Can't wait. Do have a black Miele S5 to put on ebay though, and a DC05 to sell to pay for it!


Post# 319393 , Reply# 18   3/26/2015 at 18:22 (3,315 days old) by dys0nb0y (Luton)        

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i had a while ago and wasn't that impressed it got caught on stuff very easily and the power head is really inconvenient to use i have to use it the right way or it doesn't touch the floor and the tools are just too big and the cyclone terrible the filter gets really dirty very quickly but it's a great collectors piece and cleaned very well £100 very good for the price

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Post# 319402 , Reply# 19   3/26/2015 at 19:48 (3,315 days old) by s31463221 (Frenchburg, KY)        
Tom

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Is this machine expected to come to the US? I have an original GE Roll Easy and would love to get one of these to keep next to it!

Post# 319405 , Reply# 20   3/26/2015 at 20:46 (3,315 days old) by HenryDreyfuss (Ohio)        
When it comes to bagless

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it's multi-cyclonic or bust. Why would Vax even bother if it's going to be another high-maintenance, poor filtering bagless that takes a major step backward, while hyping its forward-thinking? If a company can't design a proper bagless filtration setup, just make the cleaner bagged and throw a baker's dozen in the box.

Post# 319417 , Reply# 21   3/27/2015 at 01:44 (3,315 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

I am with HenryDrefuss-If they came up with a BAGGED version with more useful handtools-I would buy.After looking at the pictures of the filters when the machine was used--would YOU want to clean out that mess??YUCK!!!At least with a Rainbow you could dump the water bin and mess outside in the plant bed!

Post# 319427 , Reply# 22   3/27/2015 at 09:19 (3,315 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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It's cute, love how it's different from so many just a like, but seeing the filters I knew it would be a mess to live with.Not fond of cleaning filters all the time.NO thanks.

Post# 319428 , Reply# 23   3/27/2015 at 10:09 (3,315 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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We will for sure get it as a Hoover. If the engineers were going to copy a vacuum cleaner that's 60 years old, why not copy one that was actually good? Like a Model G Electrolux for example.

Post# 319442 , Reply# 24   3/27/2015 at 11:08 (3,315 days old) by Kirbysthebest (Midwest)        
I still like it

It's kind of cool. Wish it were bagged. I'd buy one if it came to the US

Post# 319483 , Reply# 25   3/27/2015 at 17:14 (3,315 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom)        

Mine arrived today, and I'm impressed! It is very funky, very very funky! Works very well too, the brushroll is VERY stiff, and the suction from the 750w motor is very impressive.

I know that a few others share this opinion as well, the hose could be longer, the big wheels are a bit wobbly and clunk about a bit, the filter (and there's only one I think) gets covered in dust and fluff very quickly. In the below pics I've used it for maybe 10 minutes on 2 rugs... The hard floor tool is horrible. Just 2 rubber blades, it squeaks and squeals over the laminate, and as the machine has quite good suction glues itself to the floor, and the only adjustment is the release slide on the hose handle...

I had to take off and grease the 2 front wheels on the power nozzle, and the rear wheels could do with it too but their pushfit and I'll never get them off without damaging so they will have to stay squeaky

But, for the price, I love it! Hope to get a proper full on vacuum done over the weekend to give it a good test.


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Post# 319489 , Reply# 26   3/27/2015 at 18:27 (3,314 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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Great, always enjoy your reviews and input

Post# 319490 , Reply# 27   3/27/2015 at 18:32 (3,314 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom)        

Lol no worries. It's a vax product, so it won't be brilliant, every modern vax I've had has had a fatal flaw!

I hope Roger gets one to review, I haven't got a good enough video camera or voice to do a speaky video...


Post# 319732 , Reply# 28   3/30/2015 at 16:53 (3,312 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)        
@Beko1987

Aw i bet you have a nice voice lol

Post# 319746 , Reply# 29   3/30/2015 at 19:20 (3,311 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)        

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I know, I want to hear your voice too, Sam!


Post# 319941 , Reply# 30   4/1/2015 at 13:56 (3,310 days old) by s31463221 (Frenchburg, KY)        
Hoover in US....

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Well gang, looks like we will be waiting a while to get one here in the states. I contacted Hoover and inquired about the machine and if/when it would be released over here, here is the response I got back on it:

Hello,

Thank you for contacting Hoover Customer Care at www.Hoover.com....

We do sometimes share designs between our US and UK brands, but that we don't have any immediate plans to import this model. There's always the chance that our plans could change in the future, but as of right now, it won't be available in the US anytime soon.




Sincerely,

Evelyn
Hoover Customer Care

1-800-944-9200
Monday - Friday  8am-7pm EST

TTI FloorCare North America
7005 Cochran Road
Glenwillow Ohio 44139


www.Hoover.com


Post# 319946 , Reply# 31   4/1/2015 at 14:04 (3,310 days old) by Sensotronic (Englandshire)        

It may be launched under the Dirt Devil brand in the USA.

Post# 319953 , Reply# 32   4/1/2015 at 14:42 (3,310 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)        
TTI

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Australia??????


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