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Thread Number: 45881
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
Hoover Steamvac: Direct Air or Bypass? |
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| Post# 473810 10/23/2024 at 09:00 by VacsofProsper (TX) | ||
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Post# 473813 , Reply# 1 10/23/2024 at 10:59 by Centralvacs1928  (Chicagoland) |
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They were bypass, like a shop vac. The old Floor-A-Matics were direct air, which I always thought was wild for a wet pickup machine. But they worked! | ||
| Post# 473829 , Reply# 2 10/24/2024 at 16:06 by VacsofProsper (TX) | ||
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| Post# 473904 , Reply# 4 10/29/2024 at 13:01 by kloveland (Tulsa) | ||
The Bissell little green
was also direct air. I have one. It does fairly well for what it is.
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| Post# 474553 , Reply# 5 12/13/2024 at 01:06 by ihavetotryagain (The Vacuum Cleaner aisle in an abandoned Walmart) | ||
Question | ||
| Post# 474559 , Reply# 6 12/13/2024 at 13:30 by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
I have that same Little Green as Kenney's along with a 1720-1, both of which are direct air. They're alright but ever since we switched over to Hoover, huge difference because of using a bypass motor. Quieter, more powerful, and designed to seal up the air valve to let you know that the dirty water tank is full. I should've bought a 1400B because I like that the design has been around for over 20 years but the only reason why I went with Hoover is because Bissell's warranty service at the time was terrible. Unfortunately both of the Hoovers we bought have already been discontinued so parts would be a challenge to track down. I prefer buying machines where the designs has been around for so long and would continue to be around for many more years to come or at least have sold so many where I can find parts for dirt cheap. Speaking of which, I have a Kirby G6 I've gotten for free (technically it was a trade in) and it came with a shampooer. I don't mind using those as a direct air carpet cleaner as I think they're great for scrubbing then later hire someone with a truckmount to steam clean and extract.
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| Post# 474575 , Reply# 7 12/13/2024 at 21:07 by wstonehockertv (North Carolina) | ||
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Don't panic y'all, Hoover has new portable spot cleaners for sale. | ||
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Post# 474611 , Reply# 8 12/15/2024 at 11:44 by n0oxy (Saint Louis Missouri, United States) |
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bypass I would think that any machine designed for wet pick-up would need to be bypass, otherwise you would have moisture going through the motor which could damage it and could be a shock hazzard. Mike | ||
| Post# 474657 , Reply# 9 12/18/2024 at 10:35 by RoyalFan103 (Bremerton, Washington) | ||
Speaking of Direct Air Extractors/Steam Cleaners.
Who the heck thought this was a good idea?
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| Post# 474737 , Reply# 10 12/20/2024 at 20:14 by wstonehockertv (North Carolina) | ||
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I'd say kill that Quicksteamer with fire! | ||
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Post# 474906 , Reply# 11 12/29/2024 at 19:34 by Adam-aussie-vac ( Canberra, Australia ) |
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There was a local brand over here | ||
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Post# 475023 , Reply# 12 1/5/2025 at 03:09 by Adam-aussie-vac ( Canberra, Australia ) |
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They still have videos on how they work and on this version you can physically see that it draws the water through the fan
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