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Thread Number: 40343
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
Uprights with bare floor attachments |
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| Post# 428500 7/11/2020 at 22:04 (1,377 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
I made a comment on this long ago, but I was thinking of this just now. I've noticed that often with the older style fan first uprights that had the rear or bottom attachment conversion, that there would be a floor brush included in the more deluxe attachment kits. This was true for Hoover Convertible, Dial A Matic, Concept One, Eureka F&G, etc. Oh and Kirby.
With the Singer/Twin Fan uprights they seemed to lack a floor brush, but had a snap on fitting that could be fitted to the bottom of the machine for use on hard floors. Maybe others did also? In more recent times it seems like most uprights do not have a hard floor tool, other than Shark and maybe some Dysons. I remember the Eureka/Sanitaire Excalibur uprights did include one which seemed a little unnecessary, since they were two motor uprights with a brush shut off. Some of the Bravo machines did too which was more useful given there was no brush shutoff on those that I know of. The same thing is true with some of the Panasonic made Kenmore uprights. But again most of the ones that had this were higher end models that already either had a clutch to shut off the brush, or a two motor system. My Progressive Direct Drive would have come with one but again right on the machine it says "Bare Floor Friendly" and has a brush off setting. I remember too seeing some of the Hoover Windtunnels came with a bonus brush but again I think those had the clutch as well. Maybe given the machines with brush control were more expensive it was coincidence they would come with a floor tool as well. | ||
| Post# 428511 , Reply# 2 7/12/2020 at 09:05 (1,377 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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| Post# 428518 , Reply# 4 7/12/2020 at 13:23 (1,377 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
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"I think Electrolux had the right idea with its Discovery/Genesis/Epic/etc. uprights. The twin motor design allows one to instantly go from carpet to hard floors, just by moving the switch from the II position to the I position, thus turning off the brush roll."
Other uprights did/do the same thing - Bissell Lift Off, Kenmore Progressive, Kenmore Crossover, the old Eureka Excalibur, and a few compact upright models. I agree it's a great setup, with the more common clutch setup being second. Do the Electrolux uprights have a fixed brush strip on the bottom. My Electrolux Grand Marquis power nozzle has a shutoff switch and there is a brush strip on the bottom as well. I really like that as it helps provide brushing action for hard floors, which many power nozzles lack in their brush off mode. | ||
| Post# 428519 , Reply# 5 7/12/2020 at 13:30 (1,377 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
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"Using a floor brush with an upright is cumbersome. Personally I don’t like to sweep, I’d rather vacuum my bare floors but I’m guessing I’m in the minority and most consumers simply use a broom.
Cameron" I agree it seems doing bare floors with an upright while by using a bare floor brush would be cumbersome, unless maybe you had a long extension hose. My guess is same as yours, majority of people use a broom for hard floors, at least from my observations. Also by the popularity of Swiffers and damp mops. Personally I think a canister with floor brush is indeed the best method. Yet I see a lot of people with all hard floors still buy a bagless upright for some reason, and then never use it other than the hose once in a while. Makes little sense to me. It's like people don't know canisters exist or they see a vacuum is only for carpets and above floor cleaning doesn't seem to come to mind for non-vacuum collectors. I guess you could also say it could be related to canisters having little presence in big box stores. So the lean toward purchasing an upright as that's what is available. "You can shut off the power head and set the height down to the lowest setting, or you can completely remove the power nozzle and attach a hard floor brush. That's why the Felix is such an awesome cleaner, it provides the flexibility of a canister for those who prefer an upright. As far as I know there has not been any other vacuum with this kind of design. Mike" That is a nice setup for that. The thing I don't like even with using an upright or canister power nozzle on hard floors is there tends to be no bristle action as the brush is off, not to mention potential scratching by the wheels. I don't like that crunchy, scratchy sound they make over tile or other floors. | ||
| Post# 428556 , Reply# 8 7/13/2020 at 12:52 (1,376 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell ) | ||
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Post# 428573 , Reply# 9 7/13/2020 at 19:58 (1,375 days old) by n0oxy  (Saint Louis Missouri, United States) |
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separate floor attachment With most uprights, you can only shut off the brush roll, as far as I know, the Felix is the only upright that allows you to remove the entire power head and attach a separate floor brush. You then have a cleaning set up very similar to a canister. This is why I think the Felix is the best upright on the market, hands down. Mike | ||
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