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Thread Number: 41039
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Just a Broom Vac question |
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| Post# 435627 11/29/2020 at 17:31 (1,236 days old) by Eureka1998 (New York ) | ||
Even though the DD Broom Vac LOOKS like a miniature Kirby, I always wondered, would it be safe to say the Broom Vac was moreso Dirt Devil's answer to the Oreck lineup of lightweight vacs? Just something I always thought about.
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Post# 435640 , Reply# 2 11/29/2020 at 23:20 (1,236 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I had to use one of them in my classroom  | ||
| Post# 435641 , Reply# 3 11/29/2020 at 23:38 (1,236 days old) by Eureka1998 (New York ) | ||
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What type of Miele? | ||
| Post# 435642 , Reply# 4 11/30/2020 at 01:09 (1,236 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
Keep in mind this was not intended to be an upright vacuum from the start. All they did was take their hand vac and add a stick and a big bag on it. It was the same motor, same design, etc. The conversion to an upright didn't do it any favors. The biggest deal was they kept the soft brushroll on it, which the hand vacs had on purpose because they were meant to clean cushions and upholstery without shredding them. But using that on a pile carpeting, it crippled the pickup capability of the vacuum because it was basically just mangling the bristles into the surface of the carpet instead of picking things up.
The people that bought these mainly were campers and people with small apartments or college dorms to where even a small upright was too big, so they had to go smaller, which led them to the Broom Vac. I never seen one used to do an entire house though. I think I seen one on TV in a TV sitcom once and it was sitting in the back patio area or mud room of the home in the show. Also Dirt Devil had the budget vacuum market situated to a point where even the most basic Hoover at the time was nearly double what a Dirt Devil cost. So they shot themselves in the foot because they could not improve their vacuums much without raising the price and causing them to lose sales among their customer base and market position. So there was not a whole lot they could do in the situation to make their vacs better, so some of their vacuums did have cheapening done or had some design flaws, but damned if they weren't reliable. They also were not afraid to experiment with wacky things, like the cordless Broom Vac, or the Kone, or the Dash that had a full size mop as a hose attachment, or the SwivelGlide that had furniture casters for wheels. | ||
| Post# 435657 , Reply# 5 11/30/2020 at 11:55 (1,235 days old) by Elecroluxmodel1 ( Schererville, Indiana) | ||
I love Dirt Devil Broom vacs | ||
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Post# 435658 , Reply# 6 11/30/2020 at 12:46 (1,235 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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It was OK for the classroom | ||
| Post# 435661 , Reply# 7 11/30/2020 at 13:15 (1,235 days old) by Eureka1998 (New York ) | ||
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Hey Huskyvacs
Interesting you say it's nothing more than an upright hand held.i always thought the exact same. Honestly it seemed the same for the Ultra Hand Vac in that it's upright counterparts whether it be the Plus or the Powerlite sounded and looked identical to it. I also liked how DD offered a variety of colors for their machines, red looks great on the Swivel Glides! There was a rare variant with an all red handle that looked pretty cool.
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Post# 435681 , Reply# 8 11/30/2020 at 17:57 (1,235 days old) by Kloveland (Tulsa) |
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My grandmother bought me one new for my Birthday when I was six (almost 30 years ago).The motor and fan are slightly different than the hand vacs. The fan is a little bit larger. As an adult I had several. I guess some vacuums that I had as a child are no longer of interest to me as an adult. It’s OK for what it was. The head tended to raise up when pulling backward. Breaking the contact with the carpet.
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| Post# 435717 , Reply# 9 12/1/2020 at 16:29 (1,234 days old) by RegularRett69 (San Clemente California, USA) | ||
Favorite Vac I do really love these, as they have inspired my current vac collection. They are super cute and easy to work on, and don't take up much space. I'd say this was dirt devil's answer to more of a stick vac's needs. In the television commercials for it, it was shown demonstrating cleaning up dirt from a fallen pot, and some kitchen cleaning. In my mind, its the vintage version of a Dyson cordless. It was shows doing some work with attachments around a house, and was very lightweight for the older and weaker audience that needed to vacuum, but it shouldn't take too much effort. My grandmother uses a Dyson stick vac to clean all around her house, for pet hair, and the couch. She knows there's a lot of dirt down in the carpet, but the top layer of pet hair was what needed to be cleaned. I also agree that they don't clean well, but they are fun to work on, use, and have around the house. Having 4 broom vacs, it's easy to see how much I love them.
Best regards, Garrett | ||
| Post# 435735 , Reply# 10 12/1/2020 at 20:44 (1,234 days old) by Eureka1998 (New York ) | ||
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Hey Rett!! | ||
| Post# 435737 , Reply# 11 12/1/2020 at 20:52 (1,234 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
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| Post# 435738 , Reply# 12 12/1/2020 at 21:03 (1,234 days old) by Eureka1998 (New York ) | ||
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fan-of-fans | ||
| Post# 435739 , Reply# 13 12/1/2020 at 21:13 (1,234 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
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Yeah, that kind of fits with what I remember. There was a local store here called Bud's Outlet (named after Walmart founder Sam Walton's brother), which was a store which Walmart owned, which sold factory refurbished and other closeout items (similar to Big Lots).
They used to send out flyers in the mail and there were Dirt Devils in there, including the Magnums. I think they are in some of my early 2000s JCPenney catalogs too, remember a blue and orange or blue and red one. | ||
| Post# 435742 , Reply# 14 12/1/2020 at 21:44 (1,234 days old) by RegularRett69 (San Clemente California, USA) | ||
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New in box Thanks, that video was really fun to make, probably one of the rarest types of a broom vac one can own (I'd assume, but Dirt Devil made so many variants of everything!). I've seen a NIB MVP with a bonus hand vac on craigslist a while ago, I think it's still for sale, but like most, the owner wouldn't ship it to me. I heard about a site that sold some pretty old unsold stock on here, but I tried to go on there and it was out of service. Oh well. I guess the best way to find some old stock items would to do some research, look at vacuum shops that are or were a dealer for the company you are looking for, and call about some items you're looking to purchase. In most cases the shop will want you to pay full price, but there's not much of a reason to pay less than full price because it's still brand new. I don't recognise the name Magnum Power, but I do know of the Magna Power! I'd like to get the Vibe version of it some day. And the Royal Privilege version of it is very cool as well.
Thanks, Garrett CLICK HERE TO GO TO RegularRett69's LINK on eBay | ||
| Post# 435743 , Reply# 15 12/1/2020 at 21:49 (1,234 days old) by Eureka1998 (New York ) | ||
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THATS THE LISTING | ||
| Post# 435746 , Reply# 16 12/1/2020 at 21:54 (1,234 days old) by Eureka1998 (New York ) | ||
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