Thread Number: 43020  /  Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
10 Amp Sharp?
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Post# 450241   2/21/2022 at 18:21 (766 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky)        

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Never seen a non 12 amp version, or any in this reddish pink color. Can someone fill me in? Was this exclusive to a store?


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Post# 450262 , Reply# 1   2/21/2022 at 20:11 (766 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)        

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Nah, it's not an exclusive model. I've only seen one of these elsewhere before. Sharps just weren't as common on the market back in the day.

Post# 450363 , Reply# 2   2/24/2022 at 15:18 (763 days old) by Jo (Dallas,TX)        
My friend had one of those

But it was in a teal color but it had the same labeling. I remember the “library quiet” on the label. It is a very nice sounding machine and also actually is easy to use and the attachments have very impressive suction. I got a later ,Odell from goodwill for one of my friends and it was nice too, but she decided to give it away or sell it at a neighborhood garage sale because eventually they were no longer in her house. I never asked what she did with it, but I know she got a Shark rocket after that.

Jon


Post# 450376 , Reply# 3   2/24/2022 at 22:31 (763 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)        

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Sharps I think were very nice machines back in the day. I may not be as crazy about them as I am with Panasonics and Kenmores but I definitely would've bought a Sharp as my next option to get if I were to pass up on a Panasonic or a Kenmore and if I wanted something similar to them. They may be made in Malaysia (which there's nothing wrong with that) but they definitely do clean better than Dyson which are also made in Malaysia and they even use Panasonic motors as well.






Post# 450390 , Reply# 4   2/25/2022 at 21:36 (762 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)        

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I remember the teal one in a Good Housekeeping magazine back then. I forget but it was a test they did of vacuums, it was the issue with Goldie Hawn on the front cover, 1999 ish.

Post# 450398 , Reply# 5   2/26/2022 at 10:07 (761 days old) by kirbyklekter (Concord,Ca.)        
I like that color though

If you look back to the 90's most of the brands had at least one model in the great amp race of that period. They all crossed the 12 amp finish line sooner or later.I still see them out there after 25-30 years so they must be pretty decent machines. I just wish they hadn't put those decals on the front like that. I don't think you can remove that without damaging the plastic. You see more 12 amp now because that's about as far as they can go without tripping circuit breakers, otherwise I'm sure they would have kept on climbing and you'd see 15 amp or higher! Nice machine, enjoy!

Post# 450408 , Reply# 6   2/26/2022 at 22:08 (761 days old) by mjhoshaw (Western PA)        
The National Electrical Code is the dictating factor

It states that no circuit may be continuously loaded to more than 80% of its ampacity, and 12 amps is 80% of 15 amps. So the 12 amps is a hard limit that the manufacturers have to abide by, considering that there are millions of 15-amp circuits in the USA into which the vacuums may be connected.


Post# 450420 , Reply# 7   2/27/2022 at 17:37 (760 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)        

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Did you also know they made a 9.0 amp version too?

Sharp EC-12TX6 Twin Energy 1000W 9.0 Amps, vacuum


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Post# 450438 , Reply# 8   2/28/2022 at 14:36 (759 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)        

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I have the commercial 9 amp version, it's a nice machine overall. I remember years ago on YouTube a collecter named clubcar98 showed a video of his Sharp EC-3328A upright vacuum that had 6 amps and it was one of the most quietest vacuums that I've ever heard before. Also another collector on YouTube Vacmasterthegreat (Used to be on VL) showed a video of his EC-4420 and that had 7.5 amps.







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