Thread Number: 36905
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
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Post# 394574   7/9/2018 at 16:04 (2,088 days old) by Hoover78 (dallas tx)   |   | |
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Which clean air upright has the ability to clean just as well or better than a direct air vacuum upright? |
Post# 394576 , Reply# 1   7/9/2018 at 17:21 (2,088 days old) by blackheart (North Dakota)   |   | |
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While I have not tested it's pickup ability the Dirt Devil Ultra MVP has amazing airflow, it also seems to have great agitation. I'd say that it's probably one which can rival or maybe even surpass a Direct air.
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Post# 394615 , Reply# 2   7/10/2018 at 06:56 (2,088 days old) by Mike811 (Finland)   |   | |
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Post# 394630 , Reply# 3   7/10/2018 at 11:24 (2,087 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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The Royal PowerCast upright vacuum was designed to clean as well or better than a fan-first design. Not only does the machine have a dead center direct, short air path - it also has brush stiffeners on the brush roller (steel) with a lifetime belt. It's probably the best cleaning direct air vacuum I've ever seen.
I got mine in 2006 at the last VCCC meeting I ever attended. I traded Hans a Metropolitan tank cleaner for it. |
Post# 394667 , Reply# 5   7/11/2018 at 06:35 (2,087 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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I know many here at Vacuumland do not like Consumer Reports, but for what it’s worth, their current test results show very few uprights offering “Excellent” results in their deep carpet cleaning test. Most tested vacuums produced a “Very Good” result from their controlled laboratory test which measured the cleaners’ abilities in removing embedded dirt from a medium pile carpet.
The two “fan-first” uprights which scored Excellent were the Kirby Avalir and the Hoover Platinum Lightweight Bagged Upright. The two “bag first” “clean air” uprights to achieve a similar Excellent test result for deep carpet cleaning were Tacony’s Maytag 1200, and Miele’s Dynamic U1 “Cat and Dog” upright. Interesting to note that none of the bagless uprights, including some highly rated Dysons, were able to achieve an Excellent score. |
Post# 394692 , Reply# 7   7/11/2018 at 14:37 (2,086 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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The PowerCast is monstrosity, or as the late Clay Floyd would say 'an abomination'. The heaviest upright vacuum I have ever pushed. It does clean extremely well but it takes 6 men (and a donkey) to push it.
On the topic of communist reports - the Maytag M1200 is both a direct air AND a clean air upright all at the same time. The suction of a Kirby at the rug, and an Electrolux G at the hose end. |
Post# 394696 , Reply# 8   7/11/2018 at 17:08 (2,086 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell )   |   | |
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There's a long list of clean air machines that out cleaning direct air vacuums .
All SEBO uprights. Windsor uprights. Miele U1 Riccar 8000/simplicity 7000 Electrolux Discovery / epic uprights. Oreck Pro 12 Hoover hushtone & insight Royal power cast. Bissell Big Green Pro 14 Nilfisk GU 305 Just to name a few. This is a very controversial subject and I'm sure some Kirby people will join in saying that "that's not true" There are also a lot of bypass machines that clean as good but that's a list that cleans better then ,Kirby,Royal, Oreck, sanitaire, etc . |
Post# 394909 , Reply# 10   7/14/2018 at 10:58 (2,083 days old) by sptyks (Skowhegan, Maine)   |   | |
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I agree with Tolivac!
I don't know what Vacuumdevil has been smoking because he definitely does not know how to measure cleaning ability of a vacuum cleaner. If he knew how to properly test for carpet dirt removal and deep cleaning ability, he would see that Direct Air cleaners work much better than Bypass machines when it comes to deep cleaning carpets.
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Post# 394915 , Reply# 11   7/14/2018 at 12:06 (2,083 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell )   |   | |
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Post# 394916 , Reply# 12   7/14/2018 at 12:17 (2,083 days old) by Royalfan (Chicago)   |   | |
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Post# 394925 , Reply# 13   7/14/2018 at 13:15 (2,083 days old) by Mike811 (Finland)   |   | |
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Post# 394928 , Reply# 14   7/14/2018 at 13:28 (2,083 days old) by Stark (Tazewell Va)   |   | |
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I have to include the Kenmore Elite... absolutely incredible suction and 280aw.
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Post# 394994 , Reply# 15   7/15/2018 at 10:55 (2,082 days old) by sptyks (Skowhegan, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 395007 , Reply# 16   7/15/2018 at 15:16 (2,082 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell )   |   | |
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Post# 395535 , Reply# 17   7/24/2018 at 23:29 (2,073 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)   |   | |
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I'd second with tolivac when it comes to less power on direct air vacuums. I've never liked turning on vacuums that causes the ceiling lights to dim. Most direct air vacuums if not all of them that I've used doesn't do that. One time, I used my grandparent's Dirt Devil Jaguar bagless upright to clean while both the heater and TV were on, it actually tripped the breaker since their house has old electrical wiring. That never happens whenever I use their Kirby to clean instead.
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