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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 (250 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota) | ||
hm? | ||
| Post# 469318 , Reply# 2 2/6/2024 at 17:42 (250 days old) 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 (250 days old) 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 (249 days old) 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 (249 days old) 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 (249 days old) 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 (248 days old) 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 (235 days old) 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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| Post# 473183 , Reply# 12 9/12/2024 at 12:14 by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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They got another one | ||
| Post# 473193 , Reply# 14 9/13/2024 at 10:02 by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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| Post# 473210 , Reply# 15 9/14/2024 at 06:53 by Blackheart (North Dakota) | ||
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Prima discontinued?
What's your source on that? I've been unable to find any other sources so i'm a little curious.
I like the performance of my tandem air canister but i will say having worked on one now it's easy enough to work on but the build quality could be better and the main motor could be stronger. Not quite up to the premium price tag IMO | ||
| Post# 473224 , Reply# 16 9/14/2024 at 18:13 by Blackheart (North Dakota) | ||
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Prima discontinued
I see. Rumors abound on this board so when i read something that seems....iffy I like to check it out and I've found no other sources. When I mentioned it to another collector who formerly worked for a Riccar dealer he seemed quite surprised by that mentioning the R+D that went into it.
Still, knowing that it came from dealers the knowledge should be good. Makes you wonder what they're going to do then, if the line will be replaced, if it'll be an in house product or a re badge or if they'll drop canisters all together. Going back to the spirit the plus is a bit underwhelming headlights and a metal wand. I was hoping we would see a dual motor setup but in thinking about it that might put it in competition with the R25 line so not the most practical | ||
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