Reason to own a FQ

So True! One of my Aunts had a Filter Queen for well over 50 years, and it was still going strong when she passed. We used it to clean out her house when she died last year.
Dont know the model number,but it was one of those pinkish/salmon colored ones from the late 50s. Had a VERY quiet and powerful motor.
I know she had to have the cord replaced once, and a new hose a couple of times,,,the rubber gaskets on the wands were crumbling and starting to split, but other than that, it still had all of its original attachments in A1 condition, and the hassock thing she kept it in,,,she was still using it regularly.
She had a Kirby D80 also, but not any of the attachments. She used the Kirby for the carpets, and the FQ for all above the floor cleaning.
Ha, That Kirby is still going strong to this very day too.

I took that FQ motor screen off, to inspect the motor and change the upper filter,,,the filter was a little dirty, not much,,,and the motor was as clean as the day it was manufactured. Not even a slight layer of powdery dust,,totally clean.
I know for a fact that FQ had heavy use in its days,,Auntie was a clean freak! She always used the Genuine Filter Cones,so i think that may have something to do with it too.

There definatly is something to be said about the good ol days,,,they dont make em like they used to!


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Post# 76395 7/25/2009 at 17:20 (5,385 days old) by ridgidvac ()
Checkrate/Likes 1. 10x more powerful suction than a F-5 tornado 2. Better-than-HEPA/ULPA filtration 3. Hose/wand/tool connections don't leak like the other brands' vacs do 4. Removes pollutants from the air we breathe 5. No nasty odor from exhaust like the other vacs

Post# 76414 , Reply# 1 7/25/2009 at 17:50 (5,385 days old) by kirbykid63 (Wilmington Delaware)
Checkrate/Likes *Filter queens are great vacuums* I have had serveral of these machines and found them to do a great job of cleaning. Just keep an eye on the dome filter they need to be replaced at least once a year. Richard new2youvacuums

Post# 76439 , Reply# 2 7/25/2009 at 21:14 (5,385 days old) by briankirbyclass (Eudora Kansas)
Checkrate/Likes So True! One of my Aunts had a Filter Queen for well over 50 years, and it was still going strong when she passed. We used it to clean out her house when she died last year. Dont know the model number,but it was one of those pinkish/salmon colored ones from the late 50s. Had a VERY quiet and powerful motor. I know she had to have the cord replaced once, and a new hose a couple of times,,,the rubber gaskets on the wands were crumbling and starting to split, but other than that, it still had all of its original attachments in A1 condition, and the hassock thing she kept it in,,,she was still using it regularly. She had a Kirby D80 also, but not any of the attachments. She used the Kirby for the carpets, and the FQ for all above the floor cleaning. Ha, That Kirby is still going strong to this very day too. I took that FQ motor screen off, to inspect the motor and change the upper filter,,,the filter was a little dirty, not much,,,and the motor was as clean as the day it was manufactured. Not even a slight layer of powdery dust,,totally clean. I know for a fact that FQ had heavy use in its days,,Auntie was a clean freak! She always used the Genuine Filter Cones,so i think that may have something to do with it too. There definatly is something to be said about the good ol days,,,they dont make em like they used to!

Post# 76440 , Reply# 3 7/25/2009 at 21:25 (5,385 days old) by briankirbyclass (Eudora Kansas)
Checkrate/Likes You know what else is a testament to the Filter Queen, and Kirby? When they took up the wall to wall carpet in Auntie's old house, (that had been put down in the early 1970s)there was NOT ONE SPECK of dust under that carpet,,,or in her furniture. You know how when you take up old carpeting,, its stirs up so much dust, you usually have to wear a dust mask, and sweep or vacuum up what is left behind after the dust settles? Not this time! That old carpet was perfectly clean underneath, between the pad and the carpet and the pad and hardwood floor ,,perfectly clean. The pad still looked brand new. I think its directly related to her having vacuumed thoroughly and often,,and the fact that she always had a Filter Queen. (And a Kirby.)