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Thread Number: 44655
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
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Post# 464284 7/3/2023 at 11:06 (318 days old) by Thevacomaticiec  (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada ) |
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Ive been using my Compact Electra C8,along side my Tristar CXL 50 . Almost daily they have been doing good i love my reliable machines .Do anyone here use vintage as daily ?
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Post# 464286 , Reply# 1 7/3/2023 at 11:51 (318 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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 Absolutely! I use my vintage machines on a regular basis mainly because I don't have any modern ones! Well, I have one, an Electrolux Marquise that's a great performer but too noisy for me. Give me the gentle purr of a Model XXX or G any day! Old machines need to be used. If they sit around without being run, the grease will collect at the bottom of the bearings. | ||
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Post# 464288 , Reply# 2 7/3/2023 at 12:28 (318 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada ) |
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Post# 464289 , Reply# 3 7/3/2023 at 13:21 (318 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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I do have one Compact. I've had several different ones come and go over the years but this one is my favorite.
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Post# 464290 , Reply# 4 7/3/2023 at 13:41 (318 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada ) |
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| Post# 464297 , Reply# 5 7/3/2023 at 22:04 (318 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada) | ||
Very nice vintage collection Antoine! And yes, the older machines sometimes do clean better than new machines.
BTW, just a warning, the Super J style carbon brushes your Elux 89 uses were recently discontinued by the 3 main distributors here in Canada. There are still a few online retailers that have them in stock though. Considering the age of your machine, and that those motors will last forever if you change those carbon brushes before they get to the springs and it damages the armature, I would order a set, keep them on hand and check your motor. | ||
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Post# 464302 , Reply# 6 7/4/2023 at 01:54 (318 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada ) |
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Post# 464310 , Reply# 7 7/4/2023 at 08:54 (317 days old) by Adam-aussie-vac ( Canberra, Australia ) |
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At the moment my mum she uses a rainbow SE  | ||
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Post# 464317 , Reply# 8 7/4/2023 at 11:48 (317 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada ) |
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| Post# 464330 , Reply# 9 7/5/2023 at 00:59 (317 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
It All Depends!
Seems that this thread started out asking what vintage vacs do you use regularly and segued into what Compacts do you have. So I think I'll answer it both ways. Probably the most frequently used vintage vacs in my collection are my Electro-Hygiene 903's (I have 4 of them), Electrolux G, and Kirby Classic III. To a lesser extent, but still frequently used, are my Hoover Constellation 82, Air-Way Sanitizor 77 (which gets more use now that I have a full set of attachments for it), Electro-Hygiene 966, Hoover 29, and Westinghouse SC-1. I am also using my Electro-Hygiene 980 (the one with the removable nozzle) a little bit more since I have attachments for it, and I'm planning on bringing one of my Kirby Heritage II's and my Filter Queen 31X into the rotation once I get farther along with their restorations.
As for Compact or Tri-Star, the only thing along that line is my Revelation C-2. You'll find pics of all of these in the order mentioned, except for the Electro-Hygiene 980, Kirby Heritage II, and Filter Queen 31X, which are not pictured. Jeff | ||
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Post# 464332 , Reply# 10 7/5/2023 at 08:14 (316 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada ) |
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| Post# 464339 , Reply# 11 7/5/2023 at 13:42 (316 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
What is 'vintage'? 
The term 'vintage' would seem to be a little problematic, in that people may have different definitions of what that means. Going by the definition used on this forum, Any vacuum made before 2003 would qualify as 'vintage', which I question a somewhat, but whatever...
With the exception of a couple of Kirby Sentrias, Every vacuum I own would qualify as 'vintage', so that's all I use; that is, when I choose to vacuum, which is far less than I should. As much as I like vacuum cleaners and enjoy repairing and rejuvenating them, I'm not all that fond of housecleaning. I let it get ahead of me and then it becomes overwhelming. My machines of choice when I do vacuum are usually my Electrolux Genesis LXe, which is best for overall convenience or an Electrolux canister, such as my Diamond J or Diplomat LX, which are great in tight spaces. I love my Kirbys dearly, but they work best in open spaces, of which I have few, and the accessories are just too much of a pain to be truly useful. | ||
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Post# 464341 , Reply# 12 7/5/2023 at 14:01 (316 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada ) |
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| Post# 464355 , Reply# 13 7/6/2023 at 00:14 (316 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
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Antoine, | ||
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Post# 464357 , Reply# 14 7/6/2023 at 05:21 (315 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada ) |
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Post# 464384 , Reply# 16 7/7/2023 at 06:47 (314 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada ) |
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yep | ||
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