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Thread Number: 5868
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| Post# 65508 , Reply# 1 4/8/2009 at 21:09 (5,495 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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...I think you're way out on those last two. What are you basing these ratings on? | ||
| Post# 65512 , Reply# 2 4/8/2009 at 21:14 (5,495 days old) by methodistbill () | ||
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Miele Uprights Is your rating for Miele uprights based on the Panasonic designed and built models or the new German designed and built models. | ||
| Post# 65561 , Reply# 5 4/9/2009 at 03:00 (5,494 days old) by briankirbyclass (Eudora Kansas) | ||
My gripe with DAMs is the suction only being on one side of the brush roll. I always wondered, what if the majority of the dirt on the floor or carpet was on the other side of the brush roll? How clean was that small suction port, on just one side of the machine end, really getting the carpet? We had a Powerdrive DAM when i was growing up,was the cream and brown colored model,,about 1972-73, Not only was that vacuum a terribly heavy beast to lift up and down stairs, but was constantly getting clogged. I remember several times of having to try and unclog the little hose going from the front to the back of the machine. Infact it happened almost every time i used it,,,new bag or not,,was just a part of using that DAM,,,you had to stop and perform surgery on it whenever you used it. Maybe we got ahold of a lemon? Guess its just me but, i never thought the suction was all that great,, from either the hose, or the front, even with a newly installed bag and clean filter. I remember having to scrub the pet hair off the furniture with the hose and upolstry tool and feed it to the vacuum, because the suction was so poor, especially when the bag was getting full. Yes the Powerdrive feature was nice,,infact i cant imagine trying to push that beast, and clean a whole house top to bottom without it. Always thought my Grandma's Kirby 560 was far easier to use, lift ,manuver, and had far more options than Mom's DAM, not to mention suction power. Again, just MHO. I would go from using our DAM to Grandma's 560 in the same day, it was easy to see that the 560 was just plain easier to use, and did a better job. That DAM finally bit the dust (literally!) one day in the early 1980s when dirt clogged the motor so badly it pratically bust into flames. Smoke came billowing out of the front exhaust vent with a huge cloud of dust,, My father was using it at the time, grabbed the cord out of the wall, and thru the entire machine out the front door on the lawn! Hose, tools and all, before it could burn the carpet. Grandma's 560 is still going strong to this very day. Hmmmm. Of course, its been Factory Rebuilt several times too. I wonder if a DAM would have had its suction path in the center, or to both sides of the brushroll, if it would have been a better vacuum cleaner. | ||
| Post# 65592 , Reply# 8 4/9/2009 at 11:50 (5,494 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI) | ||
Oh Boy lol...
Im thinking this may get a little ugly. I must agree tho I personaly wouldnt put DirtDevil on my list. My fav DD was the BroomVac. The "mini" upright. It was great for touching up, picked up dog hair great and it lasted the longest out of any Dirt Devil I or family/friends had. I had that sucker going every 2 days about up and down stairs and it lasted 5 years. I thoght WoW Ill get another but they were NLA so I got the Dirt Devil Ultra? Upright(looked like an Elite) 1st 1 lasted 6mo the replacement lasted just over a year.I have not yet used a "real" Miele upright but even the panisonic like Miele had to be better than DD lol. Ken | ||
| Post# 65657 , Reply# 9 4/9/2009 at 20:50 (5,494 days old) by briankirbyclass (Eudora Kansas) | ||
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| Post# 65664 , Reply# 10 4/9/2009 at 21:00 (5,494 days old) by xraytech () | ||
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I had a self propelled DAM for a short while, I wasnt too terribly impressed with it and I much prefer the design and cleaning ability of the Concept One over the DAM | ||
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