Recent content by blackheart

Thanks to this user we can get a better look at the Easy glide that plate on the handle is like hollow it's so odd!

I think that swiftvac is just a relabeled mosquito. Awfully similar to the carbon lite.

While they are not vintage the Atrix mighty mouth followed this concept and the Lindhaus LS38 is still sold. I suppose one could even think of the Gtech airrams as being like them too.

I had one, picked up from a marketplace listing. The batteries and post filter were shot but it was a decent enough cordless machine. The removable cyclone was nice but the one reason I kept the Dyson over it was due to the ejection system on the V8 on up, it clears out the bin without having to...

I've seen similar ends used on like extension hoses that would have a rubber cuff on one end to mate with a machine, and extend it's reach. If you remove the retaining ring by using the two oval shaped slots you should find a threaded cuff inside, you put the retainer over the hose then attach...

I like the Wessel Werk EBK360 the best overall, followed by a Lindhaus, then it's between a eureka Vibragroomer III and the Sebo Et-1 I will say I think the Sebo is the most robust of the bunch but that slow brush speed just has me skeptical of it

Oh! good to know, I was under the assumption it was original too. From this ad i'm guessing they came with a black bag?

I don't really think those low efficiency cyclones and cat litter mix. I used to use a dirt devil reach 360 which had a very similar setup for cleaning up around the litterbox and the filters got dirty quickly. I think a multicyclonic option would have been the way to go. Dysons have been my...

Saw this ad from vacuum archive and was curious about that weird wand setup It looks like it was only used on straight suction units but man it just looks so weird. I tracked down a manual for the oxygen 6994 which shows it can also be turned in order to more easily reach low places. I saw...

I was more talking about dust seeping through the paper bags but one could attempt to deter that by opening the chamber while the machine is on before changing the bag that way it pulls things in and away from the lip if you crack it just a little.

Funny I just had one of those labeled as a Powerline. Someone commented a while back asking me to measure one of the sanitaire variants and then i spotted this at a local thrift store.

They're a very simple solid performing machine. In my experience the older models like that used the same motor, 116884, as the tristar CXL/DXL. Which are pretty good performers definitely in line with other high end options. Definitely don't use that power nozzle on your hard floors it does...

Yup.... this hobby was discouraged by a parent and it got made fun of by my peers growing up so I tend to be a little secretive about it outside of closer friends and fellow collectors. I think it's just hard to get away from that mindset ya know? So you're not the only one out there who does so.

I think Miele has the better cleaning powerhead but for longevity and the cost of consumables I'd choose a Sebo. As for which model. I'd go with either the D or E series. Their airflow is about the same as one another but if memory serves I got more suction from the E3 due to a, i am assuming...

I picked this up from a vacuum shop i used to frequent alongside a Rexair Model B and a Wireless Vacuette. I did want to run my tests on it to see how it would do and the results were shocking. I was expecting 60 or more cfm from it. It far surpassed my expectations for it!