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In my opinion, the award for loudest power nozzle goes to 14" Kenmore cogged belt power nozzles from mid 80s to early 2000s when they came out with the serpentine belt systems. Those cogged belt power heads cleaned well but my goodness were they loud!! Many vacuums had them too, various...

I have had probably 8 Hoover canisters over the years that had a Quadraflex PowerMatic. One of them, on a Spectrum canister had proper tone for a Quadraflex but was much louder than the others. I couldn't figure that one out. One thing I have noticed about Hoover Power nozzles is that they...

I don't have an order of how they rank but there are a few that are obnoxious whether in shrill tone or very loud: Most Sharks are extremely shrill toned, they can be hard on the ears. Kirbys of any series in attachment mode give me a headache. They are unbearable, even the pre G series...

I actually really love the sound of the Quadraflex Powermatic and they clean so well!!

Welcome!

I'm still around. I don't make it over to this forum very often but I am still around. Work eats my brain and I get done with technology sometimes after that work day. I do still live in PA but don't make it east very often. How are you?

Congratulations Keith, that's an amazing find!

Welcome to the forum! I wasn't into Electrolux for years as I didn't have the experience. I now own an Aerus Lux Classic and Aerus Lux Legacy canister and like using each quite a bit.

Hoover Quadraflex Powermatics were awesome power nozzles. They cleaned very well. It's a shame that brush strips were discontinued for them many years ago. For today's day in age, I'm very impressed with the Lindhaus power head. It is pleasant sounding and grooms well. Also, the Panasonic...

Thank you for the great info!

Awesome photos and occasion! Very Happy Belated Birthday wishes to John and Matt! Great collection of vintage Hoovers when they were great. Congrats on the generous gift of a Hoover Celebrity II Elite canister too Matt! I grew up with one of those and enjoy having one in my collection now as...

I can't think of any way to convert to bagged. But from doing demos, they aren't hard to empty. I used to empty them all the time right in customer Living Rooms while on demos. Get a trash bag or few sheets of Newspaper and spread them out, so you have about 24" square space. Unmount the...

Home Depot first sold those. Hoover got dropped from Maytag's corporate ownership in the acquisition process of Maytag by Whirlpool in 2007. Prior to that Home Depot had a Maytag Legacy line of Hoover vacuums branded as Maytag. It was a small line up with a Duros canister, Elite Rewind...

Yes, the motors and performers and performance were very good before they choked on too much dust.

The red brush roll is the give away along with the facts of several bristle tufts between end and belt area. I believe it was one of these Hoover Windunnel cyclonic units. There were a few different variants depending on the actual vendor you bought it from and the year.