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Thread Number: 45309
/ Tag: Brand New Vacuum Cleaners
Riccar Spirit |
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| Post# 469311 , Reply# 1 2/6/2024 at 15:03 by Blackheart (North Dakota) | ||
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| Post# 469318 , Reply# 2 2/6/2024 at 17:42 by Blackheart (North Dakota) | ||
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strange....
It appears a new thread was started as a response? Anyways that's cool to see. I wonder if it'll be marketed towards the domestic or commercial market. I thought when they redid their lines riccar was to be their premium domestic machines simplicity their "retail" domestic lines and then cleanmax and powrflite being their commercial machines.
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| Post# 469329 , Reply# 3 2/6/2024 at 18:15 by Blackheart (North Dakota) | ||
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Found it!
It looks like it's a single motor machine this is a re-introduction of a Vibrance machine which was the entry line before the R25 came alone. I feel like they were better cleaners than the 25
CLICK HERE TO GO TO Blackheart's LINK
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| Post# 469341 , Reply# 5 2/6/2024 at 21:09 by S2_82 (Ohio) | ||
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It's crappy that they took away the headlight, I would have preferred that they bring back the 8955.. (sigh) | ||
| Post# 469358 , Reply# 6 2/7/2024 at 12:17 by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
I agree
I'm disappointed they removed the Xenon light, it made sense for the Powr-Flite models but not for this. Although when I worked for a dealer before, I'd see customers ram their lights onto things that'd break away the lens so maybe that was the reason why. I'm also disappointed that it doesn't have a lifetime belt with the hall sensor, there's no clutch, you have to get a screw driver to replace the belt, and there's no metal sheet on the bottom plate. My biggest criticisms with these that is still true on this new Spirit model is they're using a molded nozzle hose which can easily break and statically attract dirt onto it, forcing you to vacuum the hose off when you're done using it. And the wand can easily pop out when you're in the middle of vacuuming, even if you tried to fit the wand back on really tight, it'd be harder to come off. Anyways with that being said here, I'm very happy they brought these back. They should've never got rid of them in the first place as not many people would buy a pricey R25 over a less expensive Vibrance. But I don't see why I'd buy one over the Sebo in that video. The X4 has WAY more advantages and there's honestly barely if not no handle weight differences at all since I own both a Vibrance and a X4. Plus pistol grips have never been a problem to me.
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| Post# 469366 , Reply# 7 2/7/2024 at 17:30 by Blackheart (North Dakota) | ||
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Spirit plus?
So while doing some more hunting on the spirit I came across this which appears to be a trademark or patent, unsure which, filing for a machine called the Spirit Plus so we may see a more featured model yet.
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| Post# 469371 , Reply# 9 2/7/2024 at 20:47 by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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Personally
If I could have any upright on the market today, I'd get a Lindhaus HealthCare Pro. It's a dual motor upright that I can convert over to using as a backpack to reach above floor cleaning. Actually I may buy one for our hunting cabin as it had flooded sometime during the winter and we're basically getting a new cabin with some new stuff inside. Although I'm leaning towards on getting another canister instead as I want something that's easier to use on barefloors and can fit underneath the beds more. If I could have any canister on the market today, I'd get a Sebo E3 preferably in the graphite color but we'll see first by how much the insurance will cover for it because I may have to settle for something cheaper instead like a Miele C1 Cat & Dog or at least another Kenmore.
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| Post# 469744 , Reply# 11 2/21/2024 at 17:50 by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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I just one on a website today and definitely noticed some drawbacks. They downgraded the power to 10 amps and the warranty to 2 years at $449. At first I thought to myself that I could get a SupraLite Entry for a better value until I noticed Riccar also downgraded that model to 1 year instead of 3 like it used to be and the price had definitely gone up. So that's been disappointing.
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