Thread Number: 38674
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
Does your family or friends ever use your vacuums? |
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Post# 410996   6/29/2019 at 07:40 (1,734 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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Once in a while my mom will use one of my vacuums if she needs to clean something real quick and hers needs emptied or cleaned up. This week she told me she used m Kenmore Progressive Direct Drive upright and she said she thought it was a very good vacuum. She said she pressed one button though and it started having lights flashing. So I think she pressed the IntelliClean button which is like UK Hoover's Autosense and varies the suction based on the dirt sensor.
She has also used one of my canisters once or twice also. I haven't used any of my family's vacuums other than my mom's. I did have a friend who also had a Kenmore Progressive Direct Drive but the bagless version. I was cleaning her windows and used it to clean the screens and around the window sills. I really liked that vacuum also, I think she wondered why I was using it so much. lol I don't believe she has it anymore, last I saw she got a Shark Lift Away but that was a few years ago. She used to get Kenmore and Kenmore Elite everything but she had bad experience with the Oasis washer and dryer so switched to other brands. |
Post# 411004 , Reply# 1   6/29/2019 at 09:43 (1,734 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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My ex-girlfriend has been using my Kirby Heritage 1HD since she 'borrowed' it in early 2013. Conversely, I've gotten several vacs from my family, including the aforementioned Kirby. One of my Electrolux 1205s (I have two) was rescued from the curb by my dad in about 1981 and subsequently rescued by me from their attic some 35 years later. I also have a Hoover QuikBroom that I grabbed from my parents' garage. Back in the late '80s, I got their tan and green 'Brady Bunch' Hoover Convertible, which I used for about 10 years before dropping it off at Goodwill when I was moving.
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Post# 411008 , Reply# 3   6/29/2019 at 12:00 (1,734 days old) by thevacuumman (Borger, TX)   |   | |
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My wife uses my Riccar Vibrance Classic once a week. She doesn’t like canister vacuums, so generally she leaves my power teams alone. |
Post# 411032 , Reply# 4   6/29/2019 at 21:44 (1,734 days old) by compactc9guy (Bathurst NB)   |   | |
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Post# 411036 , Reply# 5   6/29/2019 at 22:47 (1,734 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell )   |   | |
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Post# 411094 , Reply# 6   7/2/2019 at 09:17 (1,731 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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It is been more than 40 years since I lived at home, and both my parents are dead. They don’t borrow anything from me. My husband only uses our central vacuum with the hide a hose. I hate Tacony Corporation and their products so much, I refuse to have anything to do with them in my house. We sold our volt battery power nozzle and now we have the battery Perfect power nozzle. They have designed it with a nearly silent belt and driver system. As far as my friends, they are almost all vacuum collectors so they are free to borrow, use, clean with, and to get out any of my vintage Vacuums anytime they want. In the photo is Bob H. who is my best Friend and was my best man at my wedding, using my Air-Way signature series.
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Post# 411139 , Reply# 9   7/3/2019 at 16:15 (1,730 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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I LOVE the Perfect power nozzle. The new serpentine belt is awesome. So quiet. Great carpet lines. It's lower than the Volt, and with no fan in the way there's no need to be careful when picking up little pebbles the Border Collies bring in their paws. You'll love it. When I opened my own vac shop two months ago, I had to decide what to sell. Of course, no Simplicity or Riccar. I know that with no quality control manager at the factory, the quality has gone to hell. So I chose Perfect, along with Aerus Electrolux. Sanitaire for the commercial customers, as well as the Perfect copy of the Lux upright. Even though they are made in China (as is most of the parts, cords, brushes, motors that Tacony uses)Perfect machines are VERY high quality.
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Post# 411140 , Reply# 10   7/3/2019 at 17:39 (1,730 days old) by OCscott3085 (DMV)   |   | |
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Thanks for the feedback Tom! I really want to get my hands on one but need to figure out how to unload the Volt as there aren't too many hide a hose users in my area. |
Post# 411152 , Reply# 11   7/3/2019 at 23:20 (1,730 days old) by rivstg1 (colorado springs)   |   | |
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I would let some use SOME of my machines if they needed ( lent out my Rainbow SE to my step daughter and she really liked it), but not my restored ones probably. I have a few that I would lend out if needed of course....I want to broaden the minds of those who would use them to reconsider older well built machines vs just plastic crap so prevalent today.
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