The brand new Delphin from Germany

Devin - That powerhead does indeed look like a modernized version of the powerhead used on the Fakir Combivac 1117 upright that we had in Canada through vac shops in the late 2000's. The height adjustment pedal gives it away that Fakir makes this, and they modernized it with the plastic brushroll with "beater bars" and the removable bottom plate. All Fakir powerheads use geared belts, so I would imagine this one does as well.

This does look like a very nice canister! And it looks like it cleaned well in Tom's video. But - what's Delphin's excuse for having to plug in the hose's powerhead cord at the canister when most of the other water vacs - like Rainbow and Hyla - did that ages ago. The water basin looks like it has a small capacity and VERY awkward to remove and empty it. And I would also question the reliability of that separator design over time - I could see that being repair prone put into the hands of the wrong user that doesn't care for things. I don't see any HEPA exhaust filter, no cord rewinder, and no tool storage either.

For these reasons, I would have to pass on it if I had a DTD guy come knocking at my door. If I was going to invest in a water filtration vacuum, I would buy a Rainbow E2 with the GS Electric carbon brush motor, refurbish it with new carbon brushes, buy a spare motor and carbons to set aside, and get a new Wessel Werk EBK360 powerhead with a Rainbow powerhead cord put on it to optimize the carpet cleaning performance. I personally feel the Rainbow E2 was the best Rainbow has put out to date for suction and airflow without needing a switched reluctance motor with a board to fail. And amongst the water filtration vacuums, it cleans the best, and I don't need multiple speed settings and a circuit board to keep me happy.


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Post# 471957 6/19/2024 at 09:13 by dysonman1 (the county)
Checkrate/Likes 1 Brushless motor. About 80 inches of lift. Wonderful power nozzle. Unique emptying. www.facebook.com/16151796... Greg Palmer stopped by on his way to the V.C.C.C. convention. We laughed, ate, and shared many vacuums. This is the brand new (literally) Delphin vacuum from Germany. View Full Size

Post# 471968 , Reply# 1 6/19/2024 at 22:45 by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)
Checkrate/Likes I love my older Delphin So is this running on 110 or are you using a converter?

Post# 471972 , Reply# 2 6/20/2024 at 08:20 by Dysonman1 (the county)
Checkrate/Likes They made it for the United States voltage of 120. It is not running on anything other than standard American current.

Post# 471983 , Reply# 3 6/20/2024 at 14:44 by Blackheart (North Dakota)
Checkrate/Likes *Neat.* It looks pretty promising from the video you sent Tom. It sounds like there's a fair amount of airflow as there was a noticeable hiss when the hose was disconnected. I do have to question that separator and how it will hold up over time, being easily removable is great but like will the plastic wear down over time causing it to fall off? That power nozzle I've seen used on the Fakir uprights and the removable plate reminds me a little of Lindhaus but who actually makes it? Is it a stretch belt or geared belt?

Post# 471987 , Reply# 4 6/20/2024 at 18:32 by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)
Checkrate/Likes Devin - That powerhead does indeed look like a modernized version of the powerhead used on the Fakir Combivac 1117 upright that we had in Canada through vac shops in the late 2000's. The height adjustment pedal gives it away that Fakir makes this, and they modernized it with the plastic brushroll with "beater bars" and the removable bottom plate. All Fakir powerheads use geared belts, so I would imagine this one does as well. This does look like a very nice canister! And it looks like it cleaned well in Tom's video. But - what's Delphin's excuse for having to plug in the hose's powerhead cord at the canister when most of the other water vacs - like Rainbow and Hyla - did that ages ago. The water basin looks like it has a small capacity and VERY awkward to remove and empty it. And I would also question the reliability of that separator design over time - I could see that being repair prone put into the hands of the wrong user that doesn't care for things. I don't see any HEPA exhaust filter, no cord rewinder, and no tool storage either. For these reasons, I would have to pass on it if I had a DTD guy come knocking at my door. If I was going to invest in a water filtration vacuum, I would buy a Rainbow E2 with the GS Electric carbon brush motor, refurbish it with new carbon brushes, buy a spare motor and carbons to set aside, and get a new Wessel Werk EBK360 powerhead with a Rainbow powerhead cord put on it to optimize the carpet cleaning performance. I personally feel the Rainbow E2 was the best Rainbow has put out to date for suction and airflow without needing a switched reluctance motor with a board to fail. And amongst the water filtration vacuums, it cleans the best, and I don't need multiple speed settings and a circuit board to keep me happy.

Post# 471988 , Reply# 5 6/20/2024 at 20:03 by Ctvacman (CT)
Checkrate/Likes *Website?* I googled delphin to try to find a website and it I came up with delphin.net, while it was written in English there wasn�t a ton of info.

Post# 472134 , Reply# 6 6/26/2024 at 11:53 by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)
Checkrate/Likes I hope these would succeed here cause they really look like nice machines. My concern though is because of the market here these days, consumer demands, competition, etc. I wouldn't be surprised that Delphin would leave the US just like what happened with Rotho and some other German companies. I'm also concerned about parts availability since these aren't popular machines, I'd hate to have to wait for several weeks if not months to order a part that'd come straight from Germany.

Post# 472142 , Reply# 7 6/26/2024 at 18:43 by RoyalFan103 (Bremerton, Washington)
Checkrate/Likes *These Kinda look like Rainbows.* Are these Water Based units or are they Unique Bagless Systems?

Post# 472144 , Reply# 8 6/26/2024 at 19:11 by mark40511 (Lexington, KY)
Checkrate/Likes Think of it as a German Rainbow with design differences

Post# 472148 , Reply# 9 6/27/2024 at 09:55 by dysonman1 (the county)
Checkrate/Likes I've had another week to use it. The water basin holds the same 2 quarts of water that the Rbow does. It definitely takes a couple of rinses to get it clean. However, with no latches to break it definitely feels solid. The basin itself is thick like the D2 Rbows. I've already dropped it once. Accidentally. The power nozzle does a good job. Really grooms. No problems, although I'm a Wessel Werks fan myself. I think the magnet that holds the separator is quite substantial. Hoping it holds forever. The unique spider wheel is just perfection. I think I'm going to really like this machine. I think vac shops will have a very hard time with a $3000 water vacuum when they can sell other high end machines for half that price. I'm keeping the Delphin. I like it better than 90% of the other water vacs in the collection.