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Crazy as this sounds I gave my then fiancee, now wife, a nice squeaky clean Windsor Sensor S12 after she ripped the cord hooks off the back of my previously perfect Hoover Caddy Vac then proceeded to use it without a bag ! I figured since you can't close the bag lid without a bag being attached...

I have had one of the Panasonic anti tangle power nozzles for at least three years now, maybe longer. I bought it thinking it would adapt to my existing Panasonic canisters but the wand diameters are wrong.

It's funny but possibly because I grew up with American canister vacuums I vastly prefer the wire reinforced hoses used on American style vacuums to the miserable "crush proof" ( they aren't ) hoses sold with most European vacuums. Miele hoses are especially heinous, being both too stiff (to...

I like some of the Swedish, Hungarian and German made canisters that were rebrands of Electrolux Group products sold in Europe as Volta, Progress or Electrolux branded vacuums. Decent quality for the price. My beefs with them are motors that cannot be serviced ( the fan is retained by a...

I see. This is like with cats where you find a stray and foster it until you can find a good forever home. If it doesn't sell let me know. I'm a sucker for all things Compact and Tristar, lol. Hopeless that way.

eBay is your friend. Not perfect but ought to get the job done...

The Vacomaticiec Thank you ever so much for the tip to try Vacuumcentral. I have been looking for a dealer with Vortech parts and supplies for a long time for my XR3000. Very nice people and they may have what I need ( cord winder ). Thank you again.

Electrolux USA used to sell a version of the Ambassador canister in Japan branded as the Concordia Tiger. I remember seeing one advertised on a Japanese flea market site, probably the Japanese Mercari site, as an "antique vacuum" followed by "it's no Dyson". I had to swallow my vomit on that...

Here is the Vorwerk Kobold Polsterboy I love. I have one I use with a 100 volt Tiger 260 I bought in Japan. In Asia Pacific Kobold sells their vacuums with Lux branding and the Tiger 260-270 were sold as the Lux Sora.

The Dyson Hair Screw ( customer screw ) is a blatant copy of a Panasonic power nozzle design that has been around for quite a few years used with both stick vacs and certain Japan market canister vacs. Panasonic's version has two tapered brush rolls attached at each end of the power nozzle...

Hey Paul, if you are talking about the Versamatic I have one ( Sebo 370 but that same model was sold by Windsor as the previous generation Versamatic and the current Versamatic / Sebo 360 is no different ) and that feature you like bugs me. Yes, the brush roll shuts off for above floor...

I have two phone numbers for them. 800.357.0747 604.372.7104 I got these numbers from a vac shop in Texas that sells Vortech supposedly. I have yet to see anyone pick the phone up or return a message but not much different from Patriot or Miracle Mate in that regard.

I saw that on eBay yesterday. Noticed you rebuilt the motor too. Those are super rare and cool. Surprised you are selling it. I would be on that like a duck on a Junebug but I already have one with a freshened up motor, scrubbed within an inch of its life and a fresh NOS period correct cord...

Blackheart I am not aware of a Samsung branded version of this vacuum and I too noticed the difference in attachments and their storage. Sadly finding attachments for these is extremely difficult and as you see I am missing two. You are down by a crevice tool. No on-off switch for the power...

Suzhou Cleva Electric Appliance Co Ltd does not own Kenmore floorcare. They are just a vendor. Kenmore and Sears Home Services are now owned by Eddie Lampert's hedge fund ESL Investments. Suzhou Cleva is just one of dozens of companies that make products for the Kenmore and Craftman brands...