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Post# 437093   1/4/2021 at 14:55 (1,207 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell )        

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Thought I would share this video I made of the Royal Powercast 9000 one of the oddest vacuum cleaners I've ever seen,used, repaired and now own.






Post# 437094 , Reply# 1   1/4/2021 at 16:27 (1,207 days old) by ralph123 (Little Rock, AR)        

I had one and gave it to a relative. Quirky franken-vac is what that is. I had a gray model which was made in Taiwan. I purchased online and was very disappointed in the low quality plastic. It was like a Royal bottom with a dirt devil dirt collection system. It cleaned well. We had a Rainbow demo, and the salesperson was very frustrated with the minuscule amount of dirt it removed after the Royal. The scumbag Rainbow salesperson even sabotaged the vacuum bag to reduce air flow.

Post# 437097 , Reply# 2   1/4/2021 at 19:47 (1,206 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)        

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In an alternate timeline....where Euro-Pro has bought out Royal....this is the new Royal.

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Post# 437100 , Reply# 3   1/4/2021 at 20:28 (1,206 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)        
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My condolences you own a few orecks and now a power cast. I guess your a gluten for punishment. Anyways my condolences.


Post# 437105 , Reply# 4   1/5/2021 at 00:52 (1,206 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

I have two of those dogs of a vacuum-frankly the TRADITIONAL Royal metal upright is BETTER,LIGHTER,and MORE efficient.These machine drew a LOT of power when started-you had to step start the thing-and even then sometimes tripped a 15A breaker.The dealer here in Greenville was very excited when these machines were available.I bought one of the first ones-a cleaning service bought several of them.The women maids complained the Powercast was too heavy and awkward for them to use.And a couple of them suffered broken handles when due to the weight the maids dropped them while trying to load them onto their truck.They got traded back for the regular Royal metal uprights and Sanitaire.Both of those were lighter,more rugged,easier to use,and worked better.The bag in the orig Powercast was a disappointment,for the dealer and the customers.Yes-the thin paper bag these used burst on me as well.Glad you mentioned other bag choices.And I like my Kirbys better as well.The Powercast makes the Kirby feel like a lightweight.The Powercast NEEDED a self propel system.Striking looking machine-but underneath a dog.And on my Powerrcasts-the cord holders broke the first time or two I used them.

Post# 437208 , Reply# 5   1/9/2021 at 00:21 (1,202 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell )        

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@huskyvacs that dank meme!
Can I get you in a live chat sometime on the channel?

@Lesinutah it's my job to suffer through bad vacuum so you don't have to.😁


@tolivac That's quite the horror story. You could almost make that into a Netflix original.

@ralph123 thanks for sharing.





Post# 437245 , Reply# 6   1/9/2021 at 21:40 (1,201 days old) by rivstg1 (colorado springs)        

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Vacuumdevil, I enjoyed your video exploration of the Powercast, especially since I've wanted one badly for some time! thx for posting

Post# 437255 , Reply# 7   1/10/2021 at 12:05 (1,201 days old) by sitop (Bradenton, FL)        
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It worked well on carpets. The attachments however were awkward. The balance was off.

Post# 437308 , Reply# 8   1/12/2021 at 23:59 (1,198 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell )        

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@rivstg1 Glad you enjoyed.


@sitop I would imagine they would be awkward to use.


Post# 437410 , Reply# 9   1/16/2021 at 15:39 (1,195 days old) by one9ki (Northern Kremisphere, Dixie Kong Country)        

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Ive once seen a bagless version of this From Dirt Devil... I can't quite remember its name, It looks cool but I don't truly know if its bad or good.

Post# 437411 , Reply# 10   1/16/2021 at 17:31 (1,195 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota)        
Are you thinking of

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The Cruiser?

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Post# 437413 , Reply# 11   1/16/2021 at 18:55 (1,194 days old) by one9ki (Northern Kremisphere, Dixie Kong Country)        

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Oh yeah! The Cruiser! Thats what it was called, Thanks.

Post# 437427 , Reply# 12   1/17/2021 at 00:23 (1,194 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

I have the DD Cruiser-A trade in towards a Kirby-of course the Kirby is a FAR better vacuum!!!!The Cruiser hangs out with the Powercasts-in the unused corner!!


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