Recent content by eurekaprince

Offering a 220v American Hoover with an American plug would make sense for any North American preparing to move overseas for whatever reason - military stationing, academic position, temporary building project manager, etc. Leaving the American style plug in place makes sense so that all the...

For those readers in North America, the European Electrolux Mighty Mite is completely different from the Eureka versions sold in the US and Canada since the 1980’s. Just Google the name and you’ll see. When Sweden’s Electrolux bought Eureka in 1974, it acquired all the rights to the trademarked...

And lemons give you vitamin c - plus they are really cheap! Just keep them in a bag in the refrigerator to last longer.

Speedy recovery to you! In Canada’s winters, it can get very very dry - especially inside a heated home or apartment. From my experience, we Canadians have to make sure we are hydrated by drinking lots of water. A good warm mist humidifier in your bedroom helps at night too. I have...

And here is Karcher’s version of the Swivel Sweeper that was sold in the UK several years ago:

It really is the same configuration as the GE Electric Carpet Sweeper - one motor spinning the brush with a fan to suck dirt into the bag in the base. I am pretty sure this was made for Eureka by Matsushita-Panasonic. It was created at the same time that Matsushita made the Eureka Emperor...

Wow! 4 amp motor? That’s much more powerful than I thought. I actually think the Easy Glide had a two speed motor to offer gentler cleaning for delicate rugs. Thanks for that info Paul! I guess the motor would indeed be strong enough to provide some basic airflow for above-the-floor...

Very few compact canister/cylinder vacs made in Japan offered disposable dust bags. It was only when Panasonic and Sanyo started producing full size canister cleaners for the North American market in the 1980’s did they offer disposable dust bags. Most compact cleaners made in Japan offered...

And here’s a good example of a bagless powered carpet sweeper that has no suction fan. It’s a rechargeable sweeper from Black & Decker:

Wow….a hose and attachments? I can’t imagine that the fan in the Easy Glide produced much airflow. Would be interesting to find out how powerful the motor was - ie amperage. Even the full size Eureka Super Automatic 260 from the 1960’s only had a 3 amp motor which really did not produce a lot...

Yes …definitely the Gtech Air Ram is in this category. Also sold under the Bissell and Sanitaire names now.

This 1964 carton for a Eureka Princess Model 705 caught my attention because it has a small tag at the bottom that says “Eureka selected for the House of Good Taste at the New York World’s Fair”. I was taken to the 1964 NYWF when I was only 5 years old and ever since then, I have been...

Hi Paul…. The Eureka Easy Glide really is the same as the GE Lightweight Electric Sweeper. It just looks more like a regular upright because it has a metal or plastic panel on the handle that really just hides the cord hooks. Both the GE and the Eureka have a motor in the base that spins a...

I would definitely recommend the little Miele c1 with a Hepa exhaust filter. In Canada, we can get them usually on sale for CAD$400. For a bit more money, you could get a Made in Germany Sebo E1 compact canister with their excellent Kombi carpet/floor nozzle. Both of these are very small and...

In truth, you could divide this category into two sets of devices: spinning brush with suction and spinning brush without suction. The latter category would include the Shark Swivel Sweeper.