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Post# 91329   2/11/2010 at 10:08 (5,158 days old) by jfalberti (Visalia, CA)        

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Hello everybody!

I've just registered, though I've been reading the forums for a while now, and have a question regarding Filter Queen vacuums. I used to be known to hang around vac shops in my youth, and noticed that most of them carried the Filter Queen Princess line. The Princess looks identical to the machines sold in house, and am wondering what the differences are? Does anyone know?

Thanks for your input.


Post# 91337 , Reply# 1   2/11/2010 at 11:37 (5,158 days old) by a007kirbyman (--->> Originally My Mom <<--- (now Wisconsin))        
Joe & welcome...

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Welcome to the forum, Joe.


I'm somewhat limited on assistance w/ other brands (don't repair or rebuild others); however, with KIRBYs, if there's any way I may be of help that you're not familiar with, or want a source for Genuine Kirby parts & supplies, feel free to contact me [thru my email in my profile might be quicker]. And again, welcome.


Bill


Post# 91358 , Reply# 2   2/11/2010 at 15:50 (5,158 days old) by kirbykid63 (Wilmington Delaware)        
The Princess by heathmore

The Princess was sold in vacuum stores,the motor I believe was only a single speed,and it came with a longer hose than the filter queen. Besides that it was made by heathmore "the company that makes the filter queen" at a lower more affordable price.
I had one and it was a very nice machine to use.


Post# 91367 , Reply# 3   2/11/2010 at 17:25 (5,158 days old) by jfalberti (Visalia, CA)        
Thanks everyone

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I have had Filter Queen machines before, and kick myself because I didn't keep one. I have a Kirby G4 that I used as my daily machine because my apartment was all wall to wall carpet. I had surgery for spinal problems a year and a half ago, and was forced to move from the upstairs apartment to a down stairs apartment. The new house has hard wood floors through out except for the bedroom which is carpeted. I bought a cheap Kenmore canister to sweep the hard wood, and use the Kirby to clean the bedroom. I was browsing eBay a few weeks ago, and I found a Princess II with a Buy It Now price of $49.00. This included the canister, hose and PN. The pictures looked good, and the machine looked nice and clean so I took a chance and bought it. At the same time, I bought a 1 year maintenance kit and ordered a set of attachments from another eBay seller that also included the crown. The machine came, and I said to myself, Self, before you plug that bad boy in, you better check the internal filter. Well, I got my trusty screwdriver out and unclamped the motor from the base and guess what I saw? There was dirt between the cone and the cone guard on the motor unit. Not a little, but a good amount. I shook the motor unit and more dirt fell out of the motor. That told me someone had run the machine without a filter in it. I took the cone guard off and sure enough the secondary filter was caked with dirt. I removed and threw away this filter, and cleaned out all the dirt from the motor itself, and installed a new motor filter. I then put the guard back on and emptied and cleaned the dirt bucket and installed a new cellulose cone as well as the carbon impregnated cone and closed it up. I then took the PN apart, and fount the belt to be very stretched out, so I then threw another belt on it and put it back together. I fired it up, and it has enough suction to suck a golf ball through a garden hose. Used the bare floor tool to sweep the hard wood and then the PN to do the bedroom. I should say that I have a cat, and she does shed quite a bit. When I was done, I emptied the dirt bucket and couldn't believe how much it picked up. I was telling my friend's mother about it, and she is a Diesoon fan. She swears up and down about how much she loves them. Well, my friend and her have two large breed indoor dogs, and they too do more than their share of shedding. I'm gonna take my FQ over and show her what she is missing. If it pulls what I think it's gonna pull, I better duck because that Diesoon will get kicked to the curb, and she may not bother to open the door first.

Post# 91414 , Reply# 4   2/12/2010 at 00:17 (5,158 days old) by joe22 ()        

the princess was a vac shop lower priced filter queen. there was an *empress* version also. single speed motor, small size power head, and the dirt canister was lexon, not metal like the 33s/majestics.

later the larger ones got the lexon bin, some bins were see through.

there was a princess, II, and III and the ultra rare RED version (mine shown)



Post# 91814 , Reply# 5   2/16/2010 at 12:23 (5,153 days old) by jfalberti (Visalia, CA)        
I love my Princess II

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It's quiet, powerful, and very easy to use. Best of all my cat doesn't freak out when I turn it on, like she does with the Kirby. You know, I see lot's of discussion on various makes of vacuum, but hardly any on Filter Queen. I guess others aren't as fond of them as I am.

Post# 91815 , Reply# 6   2/16/2010 at 12:25 (5,153 days old) by joe22 ()        

im with you my fave canister

Post# 91825 , Reply# 7   2/16/2010 at 14:23 (5,153 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)        

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I have a 2009 FQ and love it.

Gary


Post# 92115 , Reply# 8   2/23/2010 at 12:32 (5,146 days old) by kenkart ()        
Princess.

The first Princess was the red one sold in the early 80s, I worked in a vac shop in 83 and 84,they sold these and then the grey one came out Princess 2, A Rainbow salesman came in one day and made fun of it, so my boss had him fill up the Rainbow and then hooked the 2 hoses together,the Rainbow man was very embarrased when the Princess sucked all the water out of the Rainbow!!!Then guess who had to take the Princess apart and clean it up!!!it was NOT made to pick up water.


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