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Thread Number: 42591
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
Vacuum Cleaner Diversity |
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| Post# 447263 10/23/2021 at 13:19 (907 days old) by loganvac (Kennett Square, Pennsylvania) | ||
I've come across a dilemma over the years; I've attempted to network with fellow enthusiasts and collectors on Facebook groups and forums alike. On many occasions, raining on someones parade by expressing a very strong opinion about how horrible someones preferred cleaners are is common in said groups, and I would like to start a different trend. I need to elaborate that everyone is entitled to their opinions and there is nothing wrong with having them, however What is you favorite vacuum to use daily? Why do you enjoy it? I'm anxious to read about your favorite machine and the joy it brings you. Perhaps we can focus on these positive aspects and celebrate the hobby we all share, different machines and why we enjoy them.
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| Post# 447264 , Reply# 1 10/23/2021 at 13:34 (907 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota) | ||
Hmm...
I find I don't really have a daily driver. I've thought to myself when I finally purchased my own place a Proteam 1500xp would be a good choice since it has a good amount of convenience features to it like a dual motor system and an easily used onboard wand.
And while I do not have a true daily driver I've found that I enjoy using higher performing machines more. Machines like Kirby, Sanitaire, Patriot a tandem air machine. I just have a confidence in these machines and using them really makes me feel like my carpets are clean. It's certainly "fun" to use other machines regardless of their level of performance, but those don't bring that sense of satisfaction. | ||
| Post# 447288 , Reply# 3 10/24/2021 at 00:48 (907 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
My daily right now is a Kirby Sentria cloned into a Sentria II that has a bad transmission. Before that, before I was a collector I mean, it was an Ultimate G Kirby. I have a small house with even less carpet now, and with so much junk all over it kind of ruins the fun of vacuuming. Need to address that.
Eventually once I get my vacuums all fixed up I think I will run them around and alternate months of use perhaps, looks like that idea is shared with other commenters as well. | ||
| Post# 447299 , Reply# 4 10/24/2021 at 11:27 (906 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
I've been using my Silverado quite a bit lately. I rotate it out with my Tri-Star as well as my Air-Way Sanitizor. The Rainbow E2 Black is going to get used next week for Fall Cleaning.
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| Post# 447310 , Reply# 5 10/24/2021 at 13:16 (906 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 447313 , Reply# 6 10/24/2021 at 13:58 (906 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
There's not a whole lot of diversity to my collection--mainly a bunch of Kirbys and Electroluxes with a few Eureka/Sanitaires thrown in for good measure. I don't have a 'daily driver' since that would pre-suppose that I vacuum daily, which I don't, not even weekly. When I do vacuum, I just grab the first machine available that will accomplish the task at hand.
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| Post# 447323 , Reply# 8 10/24/2021 at 16:24 (906 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
Shark Rocket Professional. (A real upright, not a stick vac.) It's funny because a lot of folks here get all bent out of shape when someone says a Shark is good. But honestly, yeah. Great suction, cleans well, swivel steering, very quiet, easy to empty, washable filters. You can't get parts? I'm more resourceful than that. It's hard to repair? I take cars apart for a living. If you think needing an extra long phillips head screwdriver is a challenge, you have no idea.
Honestly, I very much enjoy using my old straight suction Eureka every now and then, because it's fun. It's an experience, too. Watching the bag inflate, the smell of an oily old motor and carbon brushes, seeing the carpet lift off the floor. But it's not really practical. Although... I must say that the nozzle can get right up against the baseboards and get the dust there that literally any modern brushed vacuum will miss. Hmm. | ||
| Post# 447327 , Reply# 9 10/24/2021 at 22:05 (906 days old) by FanOfVacuums2 (Williamsburg, VA) | ||
The issue that you described is a common trend with a few particular users on Reddit and YouTube as well. Personally, I do not discriminate. I will work on anything put in front of me and do a good job even if the machine is objectively cheap or bad. If it comes to me for pocket change or for free, I will refurbish it. In fact, I just did a full refurbishment on a Bissell PowerForce and stripped a 2000s Dirt Devil Outlast to restore today. I am aware enough to understand that a lot of people like machines that I do not think are good and there is no reason for me to tell anybody that they cannot like a type of unit. There is also something fulfilling about knowing how to open and fully service all these different machines whether it is a Shark, Dyson, Kenmore, Miele, Oreck, or whatever.
The main vacuum cleaner that I use is my Kenmore 600 Series bagless canister from 2013. It only came with the canister and the hose, so I took a spare NuTone central vacuum power nozzle (one of the old style ones with two rows of bristles and one row of beaters) that I had along with spare Kenmore attachments I found at thrift stores and I use it for everything. I like it because I can unplug the nozzle and suck dirt out of machines I am repairing, use it in my car with the miniature power nozzle, use it around the house regularly, and onward. It has a properly designed multi-cyclonic bin, the filter is washable, and it has a nice and large exhaust filter. It does everything I need it to do. | ||
| Post# 447333 , Reply# 10 10/25/2021 at 11:09 (905 days old) by loganvac (Kennett Square, Pennsylvania) | ||
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Thank you everyone!
It's refreshing to read about how vacuums are rotated, enjoyed and given turns to be used. In that sense I can see how designating a daily driver per se can be tricky! Currently our house is vacuumed twice a day. My fiance uses her Shark Navigator Lift Away, which is blue and was sold exclusively at Walmart for a short time. When I get home from work, I use my Electrolux Lux 400 upright, which was US Electrolux's 1st upright with a hose on board. Being an employee of Aerus I use this machine the most because I can easily source parts and supplies for it. Once a week I like to rotate other machines in my collection too.
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Post# 447335 , Reply# 11 10/25/2021 at 12:00 (905 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I'm only Hoover, as most know. | ||
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Post# 447337 , Reply# 12 10/25/2021 at 13:05 (905 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa) |
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| Post# 447344 , Reply# 13 10/25/2021 at 20:48 (905 days old) by loganvac (Kennett Square, Pennsylvania) | ||
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| Post# 447361 , Reply# 14 10/26/2021 at 09:12 (904 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Just for diversity, I decided to run the Air-Way Zephyr that was a gift from the late Stan Kann (the godfather of the vacuum collecting hobby). It's the only one I have ever seen.
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| Post# 447454 , Reply# 15 10/29/2021 at 14:08 (901 days old) by loganvac (Kennett Square, Pennsylvania) | ||
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Airway! | ||
| Post# 447498 , Reply# 16 10/30/2021 at 21:20 (900 days old) by thatwasherguy (Kentucky ) | ||
My favorite vacuum cleaner is the Eureka victory. It’s nostalgic to my childhood (my parents had one). The only thing I like better than the way it looks is the way it sounds. I know it wasn’t the greatest vacuum ever made, but it’s my personal favorite.
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| Post# 447587 , Reply# 18 11/3/2021 at 09:21 (896 days old) by BrianNC (Long Island NY, living in NC) | ||
If I'm not using my central vacuum, I usually reserve this to once a week. It's much easier for me to just lug around the hose/powerhead and tools. My next go to would be the Electrolux.
I am using an Electrolux 6000SR canister vacuum. Love this machine, the tools, the floorbrush and lighted powerhead. If I'm not using the Electrolux; I have an array of Kenmore and Hoover Canisters from the 1970's to current. The main go to after the Electrolux would be the Hoover Windtunnel Anniversary Canister...love this machine the only downside for me is the unruly hose...wish this machine had the older celebrity/spirit/dimension/spectrum/futura style hose...has anyone replaced/rewired this vacuum hose to fit?? I'm curious... I have a few uprights in my collection (8) (Shark, Hoover, Eureka) but rarely use them. Too heavy and bulky. I do have to say that I purhased a Eureka ESP upright a few months ago and blown away by the performance. My first ever Eureka upright and was amazed. For me it performs much better than the Hoover Convertible and Dial-A-Matics I have and the tool suction on the Eureka was excellent for an upright. I use the Eureka on my upstairs carpeting and this Eureka grooms the carpet well. | ||
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Post# 447591 , Reply# 19 11/3/2021 at 11:45 (896 days old) by rivstg1 (colorado springs) |
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your(OP) question began a thought trail for me....that went all over the place! haha. I don't have a single 'favorite' vacuum cleaner to use....as I have many like you all too. I usually rotate one every 2 weeks and I have different ones for upstairs vs main floor of the house, thus, I get to use different ones more often that way and exercise them all (eventually).....but am surprised at myself, in that, I"m definitely an upright vacuum fan and yet I now have a number of canisters/tanks.....Electrolux model G, 2 royal power team tanks, 2 Filter Queens, 2 Rainbows and a Miele c1 that I enjoy using exclusively in the kitchen area b/c its so quiet.
my uprights in order of quantity, are Kirby, Royal, Hoover, and Miele | ||
| Post# 447594 , Reply# 20 11/3/2021 at 12:35 (896 days old) by loganvac (Kennett Square, Pennsylvania) | ||
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thatwasherguy
Eureka Victory style vacuums are some of my favorites as well! They're for sure stylish and the motors have a nice hum to them. I own a later model (my yellow The Boss Wide track) featured as my profile pic on here as well as a Whirlwind Self-Propelled version. Both of mine have the bagless cassette.
Unfortunately, Victories are known to have poorly balanced motor fans, and ones with this issue can be noisy and pleasant to run. I'm lucky to say that mine have been spared of this defect. Other than that, they're fun to use and can clean pretty well. Even my bagless models can pull quite a bit of sediment from my carpet, but I do maintain them meticulously. | ||
| Post# 447599 , Reply# 21 11/3/2021 at 16:55 (896 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Loganvac | ||
| Post# 447607 , Reply# 23 11/3/2021 at 20:53 (896 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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I don't use different vacuums at different times of the year. It's always just what strikes my fancy at the moment. But looking back on my patterns of collecting, I tend to get the acquisition itch in the late winter and early spring. I also like being able to sit out on my deck and work on them during that time of year. But this year, my vacuholism has just been off the proverbial chain, especially the past four months, during which I have acquired no less than six vacuum cleaners and related accessories. After last week's double Kirby extravaganza, I've imposed a moratorium on any further acquisitions. I'm trying to make myself realize I've finally reached the tipping point of 'enough', although truth be told, I was probably there quite some time ago and just refused to see it.
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| Post# 447614 , Reply# 24 11/4/2021 at 09:22 (895 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Louvac
I never thought about it before but I guess I too use certain brands at certain times of the year. Christmas is always about the Electrolux. Snow days are always Kirby days. Hadn't really realized it until you mentioned you did it too.
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| Post# 447631 , Reply# 25 11/4/2021 at 18:35 (895 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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I definitely grab Silverado when I'm having a happy memories in the past moment! Not only how it was acquired and the person that helped me, but I bought it because of the fun I had with our wealthy neighbor who had the early 1205 with power head it was close enough for me to feel like a moment with her. I dug it out today after having a dream about her and my Silverado the two of course have never met but she had her blue 12:05 I had my Silverado and her service person was going to have a look at mine can't do much about dreams I guess but it was nice
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| Post# 447683 , Reply# 26 11/6/2021 at 18:11 (893 days old) by thatwasherguy (Kentucky ) | ||
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loganvac
I’m glad to hear I’m not alone in liking the victory based machines! I too love their styling and motor tone. They me of the Sebo X and G series uprights in these ways. It seems that Sebo took everything I love about the victory, and made a commercial vacuum out of it. (I hope to get a G4 from my local vac shop soon). Back to the victory: How well does the self-propel work on your machine? I’ve been curious about the self propelled models for a while. I was unaware of the motor fan problem untill now as well. Was this present on machines manufactured in a certain time frame? (The mega boss I have appears to have been made in ‘99). I have never heard it make a strange noise, but if it ever does, I’ll know what to check. If this occurs, is there any fix for it?
Happy vacuuming! Thatwasherguy. | ||
| Post# 447721 , Reply# 27 11/8/2021 at 13:42 (891 days old) by loganvac (Kennett Square, Pennsylvania) | ||
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thatwasherguy
As far as the self-propelled, I like how it works on thinner pile carpet. At my home we have thicker shag style carpet and because the feature is limited to one rear wheel, it isn't as effective on my thicker pile carpet but it's very nice to use overall. The coolest part is there is an entirely separate motor for this system!
As far as the motor fan balance issues go, I'm uncertain if its more or less common for certain model years. Although as a preventative measure, the fan blades can be blown out with compressed air and the nut securing the fan can be tightened a bit. Personally I believe this issue would be more common with the bagless variants due to the fact that the design allows for damaging fine dust to pass through the motor. I did have this issue one time in a bagged Envirovac however. | ||
| Post# 447765 , Reply# 28 11/10/2021 at 20:27 (889 days old) by cam2s (Nebraska) | ||
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It must be a 90s thing…I always enjoyed the Eureka Victory as well. Looking at it now as collector it’s a ho hum machine but I always thought the shape was unique. Always a nostalgic vacuum to use. | ||
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Post# 447795 , Reply# 31 11/12/2021 at 21:45 (887 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada ) |
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Tristar Compact lux. For me its the Comapct electra c8 c9 and my LuxZb89 and my free to me tristar cxl 50 . Ease of use quick to setup long cord suction is second to none on Tristar&Compact .
Also my grand mother hada blkue compact i grew up around electrolux fitler queen compact fancy machine i learn to clean with those beast any thing less thatn that dont give me the satisfaction ofa clea nrug or floor .
I just love the self adjsut power head of Electrolux and Tristar the cyclonic action isamazing i just love em and they look fancy to . My favorite tools are tristar comapctand old canadian Electrolux family have em so tehre a memory factor also im a compact nut at hearth . | ||
| Post# 448600 , Reply# 32 12/12/2021 at 20:26 (857 days old) by robsmith1977 (Shippensburg, Pennsylvania) | ||
Rainbow/Eureka Power Team
For years and years I used a Rainbow D2 Chocolate brown machine complete with its 2 hoses and beautiful brown attachments, chrome wands, and Eureka power nozzle. I was in love with that machine for its beauty, dependability, cleaning ability, and the fact that it never blew out any odor like other vacuums that used bags or filters. So that particular model Rainbow from what I've learned is from 1979. Two years after I was born my babysitter bought one and I couldn't be around it often enough. So finally when was 25, I had acquired one just like it. And like I said I used it for many years and ended up selling it when times got tough.... such a tragic ending to a story. Now my daily driver is either the Rainbow D3C that I have and love or the Eureka 1790 Vactronic that I was lucky enough to find and also love.
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| Post# 448790 , Reply# 33 12/23/2021 at 19:48 (846 days old) by WindsorFan (Fallbrook CA USA) | ||
I like to use
My 1990s Windsor Versamatic and sometimes my Hoover Guardsman. BTW what time span was my Hoover Guardsman made in?
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| Post# 448791 , Reply# 34 12/23/2021 at 19:49 (846 days old) by WindsorFan (Fallbrook CA USA) | ||
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I like to use
My 1990s Windsor Versamatic and sometimes my Hoover Guardsman. BTW what time span was my Hoover Guardsman made in?
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