Thread Number: 41113
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
What are the main vacuums you have used thru the years |
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Post# 436394 , Reply# 1   12/17/2020 at 14:36 (1,197 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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1960s—When I was really little, we had a Lewyt canister, shaped like a fat fire hydrant on swivel casters, with a pink motor housing and charcoal gray tub. It was a straight suction machine. We kept it until the mid '90s, although it was essentially used as a shop vac after the mid '70s.
1970s-1990s—We replaced the Lewyt with a Hoover convertible, "Brady Bunch" model, tan with a lime green motor housing. It got passed down to me in the late '80s and I kept it until 1998. All told, it served our family for almost 30 years. 1980s—Dad rescued an Electrolux 1205 (standard hose, no power nozzle) from a neighbor's trash pile when they were moving and for whatever reason, I took to it in high school, despite its lack of suction due to what I later discovered was a leaky hose. Oddly enough, I didn't take it with me when I moved out on my own after college and really thought very little more about it until I spotted it in their attic in 2016. I brought it home and it's now in regular rotation, sporting a vinyl hose and power nozzle. 1997-2003—When my parents were moving they gave me a Eureka Princess canister with a power nozzle that Mom said had been her mother's but I don't remember her ever using it. Hell, I don't ever remember her even vacuuming. Still, it was a really nice machine and the first time I'd ever used a canister with a power nozzle, which was a revelation in and of itself. Too bad my (now-ex) wife made me dump it off it to Goodwill. 2001-2003—My (now ex) wife insisted we buy a Kenmore Progressive canister for $375. Worst waste of money ever on a plastic piece of crap. I left it—and her—behind in October 2003 and never looked back. 2004-2013—When I was getting my life back together after my disastrous marriage, the only vacuum cleaner I had was a Douglas ATV wet/dry shop vac so I picked up a fully accessorized Electrolux 1205 at Goodwill for $20. This was my main vacuum cleaner until a dark and drizzly night seven years ago when I rescued a Kirby Gsix from beside a dumpster and this madness began. 2014-present—Having so many vacuum cleaners to choose from these days, I don't play favorites; I just choose whatever strikes me in the moment as the best—or most fun—machine for the job. That said, one that's a fairly consistent 'go-to' is my Electrolux Discovery II. |
Post# 436400 , Reply# 2   12/17/2020 at 16:28 (1,197 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell )   |   | |
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80s-90s :An Electrolux Olympia special
2001-2006 Sanitaire /Eureka f&g uprights. 2007 Miele s344 with seb217 and TriStar c8 2008-2015 Miele S7 and Miele s312 2015-current MD central vacuum. Also the past years I've daily driven and tested a variety of machines through the house. Often I test a machine for a month or two at a time. |
Post# 436413 , Reply# 3   12/17/2020 at 23:39 (1,197 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 436423 , Reply# 4   12/18/2020 at 09:14 (1,196 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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My mother thought they were worthless.
We had a Compact C-4 that my mother/father bought before I was born. We had a Model G and a Rainbow model D along the way. My mother was always a fan of canister vacuums. Once we were at a neighbors home who had just bought a brand new Dual 80 Kirby. She lived across the street and invited myself and my mother over to see her brand new shiny miracle machine. My mother was NOT impressed with that monster. When I moved out of the house at 18 years of age (1980), I took the Rainbow with me. Still have it. But I also have more than 500 more vacuums today in my collection. 29 at home in the 'vacuum room' plus the Modern Day central vacuum that I use for the disgusting stuff because it all 'goes into the walls, never to be seen again'. Thousands of vacuums have passed through my hands over the years, many thousands. As both a vacuum collector, curator of the Vacuum Cleaner Museum, as well as a prolific vacuum repair man - I've probably seen them all. Not really but certainly my fair share. |
Post# 436508 , Reply# 6   12/20/2020 at 00:48 (1,194 days old) by ridgidwd0670 (se wood co ohio)   |   | |
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My parents had a Shetland canister (mid-late 1960s)
Then they bought a Electrolux 1205 canister with PN1 & Rug Washer & the B8 with carpet shampoo brushes & scrubbing/waxing brushes around 1970. I still have the Lux Then they bought a Sears Craftsman shop vac around 1980s My 1st vac purchase was a TriStar EXL around 2000 |
Post# 436593 , Reply# 9   12/23/2020 at 10:15 (1,191 days old) by Kloveland (Tulsa)   |   | |
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