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Thread Number: 7711
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| Post# 85149 , Reply# 1 12/2/2009 at 00:21 (5,258 days old) by kirbyman89 () | ||
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Either my Kirby Classic III or my Kirby Sentria equipped with a customized-to-fit metal fan and Normal/Delicate Switch. | ||
Post# 85156 , Reply# 2 12/2/2009 at 09:21 (5,257 days old) by kirbyultimateg  (Troy Ohio 45373 USA) |
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I use a Kirby Legend II with a metal fan and a Kirby Sentria with the Pet Owner's brushroll. | ||
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Post# 85157 , Reply# 3 12/2/2009 at 09:27 (5,257 days old) by kirbyultimateg (Troy Ohio 45373 USA) |
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I also use a Sanitaire SC679J with the VGII and the Micron Filter outer bag with FilterAire disposable bags. I also use a Hoover C1404 with the 4 row brushroll with stiff white bristles and Micron disposable bags. | ||
| Post# 85160 , Reply# 4 12/2/2009 at 09:44 (5,257 days old) by xraytech () | ||
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I use a Hoover Commercial Convertible 334 for carpets and for wood floors I use the Electrolux Super J | ||
| Post# 85163 , Reply# 5 12/2/2009 at 11:40 (5,257 days old) by electroluxxxx (……) | ||
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my daily drivers are either my Fantom Cyclone xt or my kirby G3 that I just got the other day. however the fantom seems to pick up more dirt than any other vacuum that I use and I dont know why. | ||
| Post# 85165 , Reply# 6 12/2/2009 at 12:21 (5,257 days old) by ohio_tuec () | ||
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For right now, my daily drivers are an Oreck XL-100C or when I need to use tools my Kirby Sentria. | ||
| Post# 85166 , Reply# 7 12/2/2009 at 12:24 (5,257 days old) by briankirbyclass (Eudora Kansas) | ||
Kirby Heritage 2 with a G4/5 inner bag, and 4 row brush roller, and for above the floor cleaning, or if i dont feel like using the Kirby, i prefer the TriStar CXL with PN, and Hepa filter on the exhaust. I think its a CXL anyway,,it is the all silver and black speckled metal one before they changed to plastic. Once in awhile i will use the Central Vac (its a 2008 Honeywell, replaced an old 1990 Beam system)with a Turbocat Turbine Brush,,but wrestling 30 ft. of hose around doorways,corners, ect. is a pain. The Turbocat is OK, on low pile carpets, but not as agressive as i would like on thicker plie,,not near as effective as the Kirby. I do like the vac pan hooked up to the Central Vac for sweeping up in the kitchen and garage tho,,very handy. The Central Vac is excellent for cleaning out the car! | ||
| Post# 85167 , Reply# 8 12/2/2009 at 12:37 (5,257 days old) by vac-o-matic (Saint Louis, Mo.) | ||
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I rotate mine out, right now using a Hoover Innovation for carpet, and usually a FQ Princess III for bare floors. | ||
| Post# 85168 , Reply# 9 12/2/2009 at 12:40 (5,257 days old) by joe22 () | ||
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heritage 1hd downstairs, royal 880 upstairs, lux tan g for tools, royal prince hand vac for stairs/sofa etc. | ||
| Post# 85170 , Reply# 11 12/2/2009 at 13:02 (5,257 days old) by thunderhexed (Edmond, OK) | ||
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I alternate between my Kirby Legend II or Kirby g5 (both with the cloth HEPA bags.) Once in a while I will get out my factory rebuilt Dual Sanitronic 80 and give it a whirl just to keep it in smooth running condition. I love the way the Legend II looks and sounds the best, but I also love the way the G5 looks and grooms the carpet. I also love the suction of the G5 in attachment mode. The DS80 was the very first Kirby I ever remember seeing as a child and was my grandmothers that I had rebuilt at the factory a couple of years ago. It gets minimal use.
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| Post# 85173 , Reply# 12 12/2/2009 at 14:51 (5,257 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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Post# 85179 , Reply# 13 12/2/2009 at 16:42 (5,257 days old) by gsohoover (Reidsville, NC) |
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Kirby Ultimate G,Filter Queen 33, Simplicity 6 series and Kirby Heritage II plus Electrolux Epic 3500 series upright. | ||
| Post# 85180 , Reply# 14 12/2/2009 at 17:43 (5,257 days old) by richardc1983 (Leeds, UK) | ||
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| Post# 85181 , Reply# 15 12/2/2009 at 17:43 (5,257 days old) by richardc1983 (Leeds, UK) | ||
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| Post# 85184 , Reply# 16 12/2/2009 at 19:12 (5,257 days old) by thevacuumman (Borger, TX) | ||
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For floor i would use my Hoover Convertible U4519 or the Royal 880 For tools i would use the TriStar or the Electrolux Model L | ||
| Post# 85185 , Reply# 17 12/2/2009 at 19:19 (5,257 days old) by riccarlover () | ||
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Nothing like using my... Kirby G4 with HEPA bags!!! It just seems to clean the berber carpet so well!!! Clayton :) | ||
| Post# 85192 , Reply# 19 12/2/2009 at 21:32 (5,257 days old) by vintageroyal611 () | ||
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My usual daily drivers are: Downstairs: Hoover Windtunnel and Hoover Constellation 82 Upstairs: Hoover Concept 1 U3105 Workshop: Electrolux CB and for weekly cleaning a Hoover Floor Polisher to really scrub the bare floors | ||
| Post# 85196 , Reply# 21 12/2/2009 at 21:56 (5,257 days old) by bisonian (Where the buffalo roamed! (Ocala, FL)) | ||
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Kirby, Miele, Hoover For carpets, I'm alternating right now between a Kirby G3 and my recently acquired Hoover Z400. Yes, the Z400 is bulky, badly balanced and bagless, but it does a great job on pet hair and grooms my medium pile carpet well. If only it didn't concentrate so much weight on the handle. For hard floors, I stick to a Miele Flamenco II. | ||
| Post# 85203 , Reply# 22 12/3/2009 at 00:38 (5,257 days old) by piano_god (British Columbia, Canada) | ||
Miele - times two! | ||
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Post# 85205 , Reply# 23 12/3/2009 at 06:48 (5,256 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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| Post# 85209 , Reply# 24 12/3/2009 at 10:11 (5,256 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL) | ||
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| Post# 85297 , Reply# 26 12/4/2009 at 09:49 (5,255 days old) by rickenbacker () | ||
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as strange as it may seem... I dont actualy vacuum that often! Mainly because we have hard wood floors however for vacuuming rugs I like to use my electrolux 500s C.P. | ||
| Post# 85319 , Reply# 27 12/4/2009 at 20:05 (5,255 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
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| Post# 85347 , Reply# 28 12/5/2009 at 02:06 (5,255 days old) by briankirbyclass (Eudora Kansas) | ||
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Post# 85350 , Reply# 30 12/5/2009 at 02:38 (5,255 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC) |
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Kirby Sentria as the carpet cleaner,Meile White Pearl for the canister jobs.Use the filtrete bags in both. | ||
| Post# 85355 , Reply# 32 12/5/2009 at 06:10 (5,255 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI) | ||
Upstairs is my newish orange Kenmore canister,If im in hurry I grab the Hoover Shabby till it crokes. Downstairs I usualy grab my vintage Kenmore canister but its wearing so I have been going for my Convertible or Eureka upright,and the duros for my couch and the shop. I don't like to use my older vacs to much as I often vacuum 2x a day if I can.But for the most part I use the older vacs downstairs where they are kept. | ||
| Post# 85414 , Reply# 33 12/6/2009 at 01:04 (5,254 days old) by bimmer740 (Long Island, New York) | ||
I was thinking the same thing as Brian, we all seem to use a Kirby as a daily driver. I don't vacuum every day but I always use my Vacuflo system, alternating between my non electric hose and TurboCat, and my direct connect hose and Eureka Express p/n. When I use the Turbo hose i usually use my Kirby for the carpets as the TurboCat just doesnt give it that deep cleep. I don't think I could live without my Kirby, its a design thats stood the test of time, and a machine thats built to last a lifetime!
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| Post# 85455 , Reply# 35 12/6/2009 at 14:23 (5,253 days old) by kirbyman89 () | ||
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In my honest opinion, I think Rainbow is a piece of sh** and is the biggest rip off known to man, period. Who agrees with me? | ||
| Post# 85474 , Reply# 36 12/6/2009 at 16:19 (5,253 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
My daily driver is:
My trusty white and blue Eureka Dial-a-Nap upright from 1982. Over 25 years old and still does what it's supposed to do - clean carpets well. Nothing fancy - no headlight, no Vibragroomer, no cord reel, no on-board tools. Just a good basic Eureka vac. It cost about $100 including attachments at the time it was bought! | ||
| Post# 85545 , Reply# 39 12/7/2009 at 13:47 (5,252 days old) by 1990740gl () | ||
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Right now we use our Electrolux Epic 3500 for carpets, bare floors, and for tools. And for those hard to reach places, like under the bed, we just pop on the power nozzle from our Silverado Delux. It does a really good job! | ||
| Post# 85645 , Reply# 40 12/8/2009 at 18:56 (5,251 days old) by briankirbyclass (Eudora Kansas) | ||
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I agree with you Kirbyman89, altho i have to admit i do have an original NIB Rainbow D2,with the original Eureka made PN, but dont use it often. I keep it because of the novelity. Sure is a pain the A** to use, would sure hate to have to clean a large home with it every week! A friend gave it to me out of his Grandmother's estate after she passed,,she had not used the machine hardly at all,(was too much vacuum for her) and none of the attachments or PN had ever been used and were still wrapped in plastic from the factory. The chrome dome is still like a shiny new mirror. Just couldnt stand to see it all go to the dump. | ||
| Post# 85650 , Reply# 41 12/8/2009 at 19:22 (5,251 days old) by xraytech () | ||
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I switched my vacs, I am now using my Hoover 28 in place of the Convertible during the holiday season. The Shake-Out bag is much easier for dealing with the removal of all of those pine needles from our 11 ft. blue spruce | ||
| Post# 85714 , Reply# 42 12/9/2009 at 18:07 (5,250 days old) by kirbyman89 () | ||
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I recently swapped out my Classic III for my Heritage equipped with a metal fan. | ||
| Post# 85853 , Reply# 44 12/12/2009 at 04:33 (5,248 days old) by thermokid (Casper, Wyoming) | ||
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My Daily Driver is a Kirby of course! Mine is a Kirby Ultimate G Diamond Edition!! However I have so many vacuums, it is always hard to decide which one to use. My canister is most always an Electrolux of some sort. Any way I probably should vacuum a lot more then I do..... | ||
| Post# 85895 , Reply# 46 12/12/2009 at 17:01 (5,247 days old) by edgar (Belgium) | ||
KIrby G5, MIele s711, Nilfisk home king | ||
| Post# 85898 , Reply# 47 12/12/2009 at 17:59 (5,247 days old) by electroluxxxx (……) | ||
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this month and possibly next month I am making my Hoover 28 my daily driver. now that I have new brush strips in it I am able to deep clean my carpet | ||
| Post# 85914 , Reply# 48 12/12/2009 at 22:33 (5,247 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL) | ||
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I've switched...
I knew the Spirit wouldn't last very long, lol. I still use the Power Drive downstairs, and the Sentria every once and a while, but now it is the G5. I like it SO much better than the Sentria, it is better looking, and it just feels like it is working better than the Sentria. And the transmission sounds a bit better than the Sentria's also.
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| Post# 85917 , Reply# 49 12/12/2009 at 23:06 (5,247 days old) by kirbyotronic () | ||
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At my aunts house I mainly use the S4 Neptune downstairs (laminate flooring) and the S7 Tango upstairs (carpeting). ~Alex | ||
| Post# 85996 , Reply# 50 12/14/2009 at 00:02 (5,246 days old) by turboace () | ||
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I've been using my perfect canister lately. It does such a great job, is fairly quiet and grooms nicely. Also, you can not beat the suction on this machine. | ||
| Post# 86247 , Reply# 51 12/16/2009 at 20:59 (5,243 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
Rainbow
I don't use Rainbow as my daily driver. I use Kenmore Progressive with cloth bags. The only time I use the Rainbow anymore is with the 14 foot non electric hose. I can get on a ladder and get high places so EASY (top of kitchen cabinets, ceiling fans, anything u can think of up high.) I also use it as a blower to blow the dust from the coils at the bottom of the fridge. But NO WAY am I using it everyday. I don't think the Rainbow is a piece of CRAP, nor is Kirby. But I definitely know the Rainbow is WAYYY overpriced! I'd probably use it more if I had a better power head, but since my Kenmore seems to work just as well as the Rainbow with the cloth bags, I don't wanna splurge for another power head right now. I have to Kenmore progressive power heads but they won't fit Rainbow. | ||
| Post# 86451 , Reply# 53 12/19/2009 at 02:51 (5,241 days old) by kirbyvacuum (Long Island New York) | ||
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Kirby all the way Hi All I use my kirby G4 upstairs G6 main floor G5 basement Heritage two is my canister unit for all floors i have one on each floor. Also my Kirby Dual 80 when ever i love the old 500 series.Doug | ||
| Post# 86593 , Reply# 54 12/20/2009 at 15:35 (5,239 days old) by rainbowkid107 () | ||
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Oreck and Kenmore HEYY! I use my Oreck XL 2400RS on the carpets and my Kenmore Whispertone on the tile floors at my house!!! - Josh :o) | ||
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Post# 86617 , Reply# 55 12/20/2009 at 18:50 (5,239 days old) by tazcatsdad (Buffalo, NY) |
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| Post# 228738 , Reply# 56 4/16/2013 at 23:07 (4,026 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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TriStar EXL; its powerful suction & filtration can't be beat! True no loss of suction; & includes MiniStar mini PN for vacing stairs, upholstery & car interiors 
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| Post# 229242 , Reply# 57 4/20/2013 at 12:08 (4,022 days old) by myles_v (Fredericksburg, VA) | ||
 I've been using the Oreck XL2 that I just got a few days ago at my mom's house. They have really big bags, which is a plus when you have five dogs; it's really light, so it goes from upstairs to downstairs to the basement really easily; it can clean the hard floors and the carpets and rugs pretty well; and what I really love is how well it grooms the carpet. I put a new brush in it when I bought it and it grooms so well. | ||
| Post# 229246 , Reply# 58 4/20/2013 at 12:29 (4,022 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 229249 , Reply# 59 4/20/2013 at 12:35 (4,022 days old) by compamac () | ||
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Daily Driver Either my Fantom Fury 10 or 12 AMP or Kirby G4 | ||
| Post# 229346 , Reply# 60 4/20/2013 at 22:58 (4,022 days old) by rainbowvacfane2 (tracy ca) | ||
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| Post# 229349 , Reply# 61 4/20/2013 at 23:36 (4,022 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada) | ||
Hmmm....Well, right now, I am using my Bissell Healthy Home 5770....been WAY TOO LONG since I took it out of it's box & used it! I also am using my Kenmore 220 Twin Fan from the early 1990's, & that's also my "loaner" vacuum I let the neighbors use occasionally. And I just placed an order for the Hoover Windtunnel Air Pro upright, so I can't wait to get my hands on it & compare it to my Bissell & the Dyson Ball vacuums....and knowing me, I won't be able to stop using it for at LEAST a couple of months!
Rob | ||
| Post# 229370 , Reply# 62 4/21/2013 at 02:41 (4,022 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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Dyson DC07 Standard Downstairs, and Dyson DC01 Standard Upstairs | ||
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Post# 229411 , Reply# 63 4/21/2013 at 11:28 (4,021 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Well, let's see....................... | ||
| Post# 229429 , Reply# 64 4/21/2013 at 13:42 (4,021 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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Now I'm using the TriStar CXL & Electrolux L every other day; one day I use the L & the next the CXL; then the L again, etc. Still, nothing beats the TriStar EXL! This post was last edited 04/21/2013 at 16:23 | ||
| Post# 229432 , Reply# 65 4/21/2013 at 13:55 (4,021 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
 At the moment it's my new Vax VCU-02 - just love how lightweight it is and perfect for those quick clean ups. For more involved cleaning "once a week" including dusting of shelves, ceilings, its the choice of the Sebo D2 Total.
At my rental flat, its the choice of the Miele S5211 or for quick dust arounds with a low powered eco friendly vac, my Sebo Felix. | ||
| Post# 229496 , Reply# 66 4/22/2013 at 01:46 (4,021 days old) by spiraclean (UK) | ||
My current daily driver is a Sebo D2 Total. Have only had it a couple or three weeks so far and am really pleased with it, especially since we just adopted a cat who sheds like crazy over anything he comes into contact with. It copes well with the puddy hair, has a huge bag and is quiet enough to use in the evening without disturbing the neighbours downstairs, so that covers pretty much everything I need.
My other vac is a Dyson DC07 Animal. This sees very little use nowadays, mainly because I don't like having to empty a canister full of pet hair. In time I'll give it a full clean and rebuild, then pass it along to my mother as a replacement for the ageing DC04 she keeps upstairs. Then I SUPPOSE I'll have to find something else to take its place... nothing worse than having to go out and buy a new vac yet again! | ||
| Post# 229579 , Reply# 67 4/22/2013 at 17:43 (4,020 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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That reminds me - I made a new video recently showing off my D2 Total and K1 Pet.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO sebo_fan's LINK | ||
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Post# 229592 , Reply# 68 4/22/2013 at 19:02 (4,020 days old) by tazcatsdad (Buffalo, NY) |
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Since I wrote my last response ... ... I've changed my daily drivers just a little bit. I no longer have the Kent: it's been replaced by an Electrolux UK PowerSystem Z1720. As for the others, I still have them but except for the Windsor I don't use them as daily drivers any more but instead I bring them out every so often in a kind of rotation (just to keep 'em all in good working order!).
By the way, I also use my new Bosch GL-30 cylinder (model BSGL3180GB/03) a lot too -- so I suppose you could call it one of my daily drivers too.
--Bill W. 
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| Post# 229614 , Reply# 69 4/22/2013 at 23:12 (4,020 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
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This month my daily drivers are my newly aquired and rebuilt Rainbow E-2 single speed and my awesome Filter Queen Princess Upright. I have a lot of dog hair and lets face it, out in the country there's a lot of dirt too so I just bought a new 4qt water pan for the e-2. It's a generic that I bought from Essco for under $35.00
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| Post# 229910 , Reply# 71 4/24/2013 at 23:24 (4,018 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
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| Post# 230120 , Reply# 72 4/26/2013 at 16:55 (4,016 days old) by DaveTranter (Central England, U.K.) | ||
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Hoover Apparently, mine is a 'Hoover Porta-Power'(thanks, Alexhoovers94), affectionately known as 'K9'..... Dave T | ||
| Post# 230148 , Reply# 73 4/26/2013 at 18:48 (4,016 days old) by KirbysNphones () | ||
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My Filter Queen Princess 3 for the hard floors and the Kirby heritage 84 for the carpets. also love my Oreck "Buster" hand vac for small jobs. | ||
| Post# 230198 , Reply# 74 4/27/2013 at 04:06 (4,016 days old) by ultraperformer (Derbyshire, UK, Europe) | ||
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