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Post# 91076 , Reply# 1   2/8/2010 at 22:23 (5,162 days old) by bimmer740 (Long Island, New York)   |   | |
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I had a Red Velvet and a Blue Moon and I really liked them both! I bought the Red Velvet brand new from my local vac shop and it was a stellar preformer. I only got rid of the 2 vacs because I installed a Vacuflo because we had a large german shepard and i was sick of smelling "dog" when I vacuumed. The Red Velvet had the 236 PN and it is by far one of the best power nozzles on the market. The 236 has an awesome headlight, and it really grooms the carpet nicely. I wish I could use a 236 nozzle for my central vac, it would be an amazing combination. I had the older style TOL PN on the Blue Moon with the metal base plate and metal roller and it too was great. My only gripe at the time was that the bags and HEPA filter are rather pricey and with a large dog at the time and a cat, we did go through bags quickly. However you could really pack the bag full and not notice much of a change in power. My other issue if Im remembering correctly, the dust brush had nylon bristles, which can scratch furniture, not natural bristles like most other high end vacs. The dusting brush was also pretty small. If I were in the market for another canister, I would buy the Miele Capricorn without any hesitation. The Capricorn has all the features my Red Velvet had, speed controls on the hose etc., and its silver color scheme with black wands and PN is very attractive. Im sure the models in that range that dont have all the features of the TOL would be fine, but after having both TOL machines, Id want another one again. And even though they are plastic machines, Im sure they will last a very long time with proper care. Good Luck! ~Steven |
Post# 91077 , Reply# 2   2/8/2010 at 22:24 (5,162 days old) by kirbyotronic ()   |   | |
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Compare a Kia to a Mercedes, that is the answer. |
Post# 91103 , Reply# 3   2/9/2010 at 06:51 (5,161 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)   |   | |
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I owned a Capricorn for a couple of years and although it is a good machine, it did have its inferiority's. It was quiet, had great filtration, great floor tool, telescopic wand but what I didn't like was the short hose, the controls on handle were radio controlled I believe and consequently sometimes other appliances would cause interference and the vacuum would shut off for no reason, the headlight on the power nozzle became temperamental (which I heard from a sales rep was a design problem, and it was supposed to be rectified by going to an LED instead of fluorescent bulb), and it was hard to maneuver on carpet because the wheels were too small although it was great that all 4 swiveled. Just my opinion. Gary |
Post# 91115 , Reply# 5   2/9/2010 at 11:24 (5,161 days old) by joe22 ()   |   | |
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well said !!! |
Post# 91122 , Reply# 7   2/9/2010 at 15:37 (5,161 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 91129 , Reply# 8   2/9/2010 at 16:52 (5,161 days old) by edgar (Belgium)   |   | |
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Post# 92816 , Reply# 10   3/3/2010 at 20:03 (5,139 days old) by tazcatsdad (Buffalo, NY)   |   | |
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