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"The PURATRON ultra lightweight cushionAIR self-propelled sweeper is not just easy to push -- it actually is self-propelled on a cushion of air and cleans with the force of a category 2 hurricane of PURE cleaning power. It’s amazing, you don’t push a PURATRON you literally just steer it!!!" I...

I think it was intended as a comedy, rather than a documentary...? To most people, a vacuum's a vacuum!

1923 Hoover Model 541 - second model of Hoover cleaner sold in the UK, after the 1919 Model 105.

Corey - thanks so much for sharing your feedback, I'm glad to hear you're getting on well with the Digital Slim. With regard to what you've mentioned about wand getting easily scratched - I've found that with my own DC35, a Magic Eraser takes off all but the deepest of gouges, so that might be...

My cousin's cat investigates DC23 Motorhead... tranfixed at the dirt whirling round in the bin!

I wonder if Bissell's customer service agents were ever trained to perform exorcisms?!

Thanks for posting the pic, Al - I've certainly never seen that model of Hoover before. An interesting mix of Hoover and 'other' components! As you say, in so many ways, we 'vacuum historians' are barely at the tip of the iceberg...

You can order a replacement from Dyson's site (see link below). It may also be worth giving the helpline a call - there's a slim chance they may offer you a replacement, even out of the warranty period. http://www.dyson.co.uk/store/partsDetails.asp?part=ACC-DC16CHARGERASSY-GREY&product=DC16

370/375 were (from memory) 225w, 1334-onwards were 250w... the last few models were 300w.

A video combining two of our greatest loves - vacuums and pets! Please note: the Groom tool is NOT designed for cats. You use it for this purpose at your own risk. <iframe width=853 height=510 src= frameborder=0 allowfullscreen></iframe>

Scott, just to update you: I've ordered the DC31 Animal Motorhead unit, and I'll let you know how I get on using it with DC35 - and post some pics, of course! In the meantime, you (and others) might be interested to see these videos from Dyson. I met Jo at the launch of AM02/03 - she's lovely...

Speaking of pets and vacuums... <iframe title=YouTube video player width=640 height=510 src= frameborder=0 allowfullscreen></iframe> Giving the cat a brush with Groom yesterday evening - he loves it! Not sure why the video came out sideways... just grabbed my iPhone to film with my free hand.

Stephen - when I said 'some vintage models', I wasn't suggesting for a moment that I was about to take a hacksaw to anything from my vintage collection, or anything rare, valuable or irreplaceable. I do agree with you, though, that if I did wish to do so, I'm perfectly entitled to do what I like...

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Calum - quite! I wonder if the intention was to create a machine which would outperform Dyson on paper (higher airwatts, larger bin capacity etc), but in reality, the compromises taken to achieve these targets have resulted in a machine which doesn't actually work properly... Rick - many...