Thread Number: 28067
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I can't believe how people treat their vacuums |
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Post# 313585 , Reply# 1   1/27/2015 at 19:39 (3,348 days old) by Dustin (Jackson, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 313587 , Reply# 2   1/27/2015 at 19:55 (3,348 days old) by Marks_here (_._)   |   | |
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Yes back in the late 80's my friends & I took their Bently T2 out mudding along with my Mercedes 300E & we all had a blast. Believe me those cars are built to take it!! Plus they were under warranty so we couldn't lose. I didn't try my BMW 325IC because I'd like to never get the mud out of it because it sat down too low.
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Post# 313588 , Reply# 3   1/27/2015 at 20:03 (3,348 days old) by Kirbysthebest (Midwest)   |   | |
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Apparently my example is lost on the rich.
Since a Rolls is worth more than my house, I would take care of it if I had one. |
Post# 313589 , Reply# 4   1/27/2015 at 20:12 (3,348 days old) by Marks_here (_._)   |   | |
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Post# 313590 , Reply# 5   1/27/2015 at 20:25 (3,348 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 313600 , Reply# 7   1/27/2015 at 21:35 (3,348 days old) by Kirbysthebest (Midwest)   |   | |
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The Synergy is not a bagless machine. It was just used without a bag. |
Post# 313603 , Reply# 8   1/27/2015 at 22:08 (3,348 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)   |   | |
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Post# 313607 , Reply# 9   1/27/2015 at 23:21 (3,348 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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The condition of one's vacuum tells a lot about the owner. Some are all banged, scratched, shoved under beds, etc.
One of the "issues" w/ bagless IS that folks don't think about those "filters". As far as cars................... an old college friend worked part-time for a funeral director. The director JUST bought a brand-spanking new Cadillac. The "friend(s) took it for a 'little ride".. covered it in mud, filth, etc, and drove it to the funeral home. Needless to say, the owner was NOT pleased. It was detailed, and all was ok. However, IF one can spend that much $$$$, they can do whatever they like. Good vacuums, expensive cars, etc......can withstand a LOT. For some, money comes easily. Others, not so much. Appreciation, like good taste, are not always a guarantee. To quote my aunt, "Some people have class, some have money, some have both, and some have neither" How true! |
Post# 313611 , Reply# 10   1/27/2015 at 23:54 (3,348 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 313614 , Reply# 11   1/28/2015 at 00:24 (3,348 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)   |   | |
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That's funny! That reminds me of one of my ol' momma's witticisms, "What's in the well comes up in the bucket." This can be translated into: How people treat their possessions is pretty much how they are going to treat you. Or it can be looked at it this way: Possessions is a test of one's maturity, or lack thereof as demonstrated by their childish, destructive actions. So, if they act like a piece of crap...flush 'em! |
Post# 313619 , Reply# 12   1/28/2015 at 02:25 (3,348 days old) by silentjon ()   |   | |
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Mark, I just went out mudding in a 1990 325IC the other night :P |
Post# 313620 , Reply# 13   1/28/2015 at 02:45 (3,348 days old) by Mike81 ()   |   | |
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to Kirbysthebest I was speaking of originally bagless vacuums. I understood that the Synergy is not a bagless. It must have been ingenious individual who used it as a bagless LOL |
Post# 313634 , Reply# 14   1/28/2015 at 09:42 (3,347 days old) by Marks_here (_._)   |   | |
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Jon mine had the ground effect package with the low front spoiler/fog lights in them so I know I'd never get the mud out..LOL now the Benz covered in mud my neighbour came out & looked at it & said "What the hell did you step in???" I told them would you believe I hit a pot hole?? LOL hehehe they looked at me & said "yes with you anything is possible!" I think I saw on the CMT that somewhere near in GA they have a weekend mud bog that draws record crowds!
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Post# 313637 , Reply# 15   1/28/2015 at 11:21 (3,347 days old) by Marks_here (_._)   |   | |
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Post# 313650 , Reply# 16   1/28/2015 at 14:12 (3,347 days old) by citroenbx (england)   |   | |
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Post# 313652 , Reply# 17   1/28/2015 at 14:54 (3,347 days old) by Kirbysthebest (Midwest)   |   | |
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OMG--So did it lose suction? They must have never emptied that poor thing. |
Post# 313654 , Reply# 18   1/28/2015 at 15:29 (3,347 days old) by oliveoiltinfoil (England, UK)   |   | |
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A joy of having a bagged vacuum is that one major regular maintenance task which you have on a bagless machine is taken out of the equation, the fact that you don't have to wash any filters. Just dump and replace the bag. No bins to go manky and horrible. Of course there are people who will fill up a bagged vacuum until here is dirt in the hose, but doing that, although risky, is safer than leaving a filter to get clogged of dust and dirt. What I am trying to say is emptying a bag is more obvious than cleaning a filter. A lot of people don't know where there filters are and/or didn't know they need maintaining.
Then there is belts and brushbars which break and wear out in a 2 or 3 years in some cases but people just replace the entire machine. It is wicked the amount of money people literally just throw away. |
Post# 313678 , Reply# 19   1/28/2015 at 22:34 (3,347 days old) by silentjon ()   |   | |
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Mark, ours just has the standard aluminum diving board bumpers, but I did lower it a couple of inches |
Post# 313699 , Reply# 22   1/29/2015 at 07:17 (3,346 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England)   |   | |
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I was bought up to look after my things. Especially when things are expensive and you can't afford to just go out and replace them at a drop of a hat. I suppose some people will intentionally damage things why some people are just heavy handed or accident prone. Mind you some things are poorly made and will get damaged easily. But some people "Think" the guarantee covers everything. Even misuse which of course it doesn't.
Here is a Sebo X1.1 that came in for repair last week that the lady dropped down the stairs when she was carrying it upstairs. She thought the guarantee would cover it....It didn't. The back arm is cracked as well as the base and hood.
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Post# 313700 , Reply# 23   1/29/2015 at 07:22 (3,346 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England)   |   | |
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also had a G tech Air ram come in this week that belongs to a 80 something year old lady who broke it why cleaning a outside door mat. I'm guessing she gave it a bit to much push....
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Post# 313716 , Reply# 25   1/29/2015 at 11:43 (3,346 days old) by citroenbx (england)   |   | |
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Post# 313721 , Reply# 26   1/29/2015 at 12:11 (3,346 days old) by citroenbx (england)   |   | |
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Post# 314180 , Reply# 27   2/2/2015 at 11:50 (3,342 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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The bottom line is we live in a society today where disposability has become the norm. People don't want to take the time or effort to fix or maintain things and manufacturers are happy to oblige them--and maximize their own profits--with goods that are designed to be tossed at the end of a finite useful lifespan. It's all very wasteful.
I took great pleasure a few years ago in repairing--and improving--my Remington electric razor by removing the soldered-in niCad batteries that had gone dead and replacing them with higher capacity NiMh batteries. I got several more years of use out of it and the replacement batteries performed better than the originals. I also have a SoniCare electric toothbrush that includes instructions on how to destroy it in the name of recovering and recycling the rechargeable batteries when they will no longer hold a charge. Simply mind-boggling. |
Post# 314244 , Reply# 30   2/2/2015 at 19:01 (3,342 days old) by kirbysthebest (Midwest)   |   | |
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I have come to the conclusion, that as long as something is made, someone will figure a way to destroy it.
My sister, case in point, could destroy an anvil.
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Post# 314259 , Reply# 31   2/2/2015 at 21:21 (3,342 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 314265 , Reply# 32   2/2/2015 at 22:48 (3,342 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)   |   | |
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Post# 314272 , Reply# 33   2/2/2015 at 23:44 (3,342 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 314286 , Reply# 34   2/3/2015 at 03:34 (3,342 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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Air Ram vacuum with broken handle-could the owner tried to have pushed it with her tractor?Wouldn't think an 80 yr old woman would be that strong. |
Post# 314296 , Reply# 36   2/3/2015 at 08:01 (3,341 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 314298 , Reply# 37   2/3/2015 at 08:48 (3,341 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 314409 , Reply# 38   2/3/2015 at 21:35 (3,341 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 316074 , Reply# 45   2/19/2015 at 11:40 (3,325 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Absolutely! When I rescued my G6 from the Dumpster, the bag hadn't burst but it must have weighed five or six pounds when I took it out. The belt was also about to go, but even in that condition, the thing would still extract cat hair from a Persian rug! Best dumpster find ever!
tolivac wrote: A Kirby G6 brought into one of the vac places for repair-complaint "Not picking up well"Vac shop owner let me try the machine-Was still picking up despite the paper bag inside had long burst and the outer cloth bag hard as a rock.Helpted with the autopsy-Had to drag out the owners SHOP VAC to clean out the Kirby bag.Finally got it cleaned out and put in a new bag.Turned out the owner got ill for several months and the housecare was relegated to the grandchildren.Guess no one told them you had to replace the inner Kirby bag when the dust reached the "Full" mark on the paper bag.Surprizing the machine didn't stink-didn't come from a pet or smoking household.This does show that a Kirby can PACK stuff into its bag-even breaking ther paper one to do it! After the cleanout and new paper bag Kirby was fine-think the belt got replaced,too. |
Post# 316155 , Reply# 47   2/20/2015 at 06:53 (3,324 days old) by citroenbx (england)   |   | |
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Post# 316160 , Reply# 48   2/20/2015 at 08:35 (3,324 days old) by Bikerray (Middle Earth)   |   | |
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Post# 316164 , Reply# 49   2/20/2015 at 08:55 (3,324 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Jeezo, Ralph - if every consumer could get away with dropping a vacuum cleaner down a flight of stairs and demand a free repair, I doubt brands would make much money. She was obviously fit to come into shop with said vacuum.
It isn't just vacuums that buyers and owners are ignoring when they get them home but there is also a rise of people who don't wash themselves very well. Im not just talking about the heat of the stale air and associated smells witnessed on London Underground, but everywhere in a public place. It has got so bad whenever I visit a city that I end up buying cheap aftershave to spray about to get rid of bad human smells when on a train or even in a cafe trying to enjoy a decent coffee! |
Post# 316257 , Reply# 50   2/21/2015 at 02:39 (3,324 days old) by columbus (South-Africa)   |   | |
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That saying brings back many memories, yes as I refer to my late gran, She use to paint a picture with words in the same diagram. What she also added was that Culture, Class and decency can not be purchased, nor the person you are. It an not be taken like a tablet or pill with the hope that eventually it will kick in one day.
Respect is not given and trust not imposed, it is earned. I say this with a tear, as the sayings of the elderly has such a way to benefit the truth. That is why I am pretty much from the old school at 38 pinstripe suits, wingtip or toe cap shoes with a decent manufacturer. Rocking up at church in a suite with sneakers hahaha what a spectacle. and without saying do what ever you do to the glory of the Lord, whether it is taking care of your vacuum cleaner, speaking to people or just fitting in with society, not having to converse to the values and systems. Where is the norms, what has happened to values, and respect????? HAHAHAHA I recently swopped a Kirby heritage, where the bag was a pillowcase. The previous owner very proud of the machine hit the socket to show me in what pristine condition it was. Needles to say, an Electric operated dust bomb. You needed another clean pillowcase over your head not to inhale the dust of blowing out from every corner and hole it could escaped from. How people can work with such a machine sneezing themselves into another blood grouping, and not notice that there is something wrong, I can not understand. It created a great value of entertainment. The Hoover elite commercial I have sent to Gareth, as he was searching for one, Cosmetically I tried cleaning it, however I am sure that Gareth will replace the bearings on the motor, and thorough service to it. One should approach the machine with great care, as when you suddenly clean it after not seeing a damp cloth in years, it may die of heart failure or shock to the system. LOL Thanks for this thread. Adrian Smith |
Post# 316309 , Reply# 52   2/21/2015 at 11:40 (3,323 days old) by parwaz786 ( )   |   | |
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Chris was that a Dyson DC25? Looks like it |
Post# 316445 , Reply# 53   2/22/2015 at 14:26 (3,322 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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my mums Hoover Junior lived behind the front door permenantly plugged in ready for a quick clean up .In a house with four kids and a dog it was used at least three times a day and it was a common sight to see its bag dragging on the floor because it was so full [mum had a dam sight more to worry about than her hoover] when it did get emptied the old bag would be used over and over till it fell apart mum would take the machine outside rip the bag off then switch on for a fiew seconds to give it a good blow then on with a new bag and possibly a belt if needed and then it would be back in the house ready for more hard work .these days working for a local council i see lots of modern vacuums [lots of dysons] thrown out simply because the owner cant be bothered to empty them and i have come to the conclusion people simply have two much money at there disposal only last week i found a brand new Morphy Richards steam iron still in its box thrown in the bin .when i asked the owner why she said she nothing wrong with it i just cant be bothered filling it all the time .One of my workmates needed a new washingmachine and because the machine was in her kitchen she had to buy the maching dryer even though the old dryer was fine
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