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Birthday
Nov 3, 1996 (Age: 28)
Location
Chicagoland
Real name
Ryan
Favorite vintage brand
Electrolux
Favorite modern brand
Dyson
Number of automatic washers you have
18
Current Vacuum collection
Dyson: DC26 City, DC39 Multi Floor, DC47 Animal, DC48 Motorhead, DC50 Allergy, V8 Absolute, UP13 Animal+, UP15 Small Ball, CY23 Multi Floor.

Shark: APEX UpLight QU601Q, APEX Zero-M AZ1003, Navigator Zero-M ZU561Q, Powered Lift-Away Speed Zero-M ZU620, DuoClean Slim NV200, Rotator Canister NR96.

Hoover: Windtunnel Lite, MAXLife Pro Pet Swivel UH74220.

Bissell: Carpet Sweep (unknown model, 1970s?), MultiClean Allergen Pet 2999, Spinwave 2039A.
What are your dream machines yet to be found?
Dyson: V4 Digital, V11 Absolute (JP), CY25, Big Ball Musclehead, Cinetic Big Ball Upright and Canister, DC24 + 25 Blueprint.

Shark: Rotator Powered Lift-Away Canister NR96 (got it!), Vac-Or-Steam compact upright w/ swappable heads.

Hoover: Air series (yeah, all of em)

Bissell: Pet Hair Eraser Canister 2230

LG: Kompressor Swivel Upright LuV350P, Kompressor PetCare Plus Canister LcV900B

Samsung: Motion Sync canister and upright
What are your earliest and favorite vacuum memories?
Being fascinated by the early (and terrible) twin-chanber bagless dust cup of my parents Eureka Whirlwind True HEPA upright vacuum. Machine clogged filters like absolutely nothing else (a turbo tool would be useless after *one* use with brand-new filters), but watching the dirt build up in the first chamber was always enthralling, and the immediate satisfaction of seeing whatever mess on the floor disappear into the vacuum has only grown stronger.
What is the history of vacuum you have owned?
Fantom Fury 12Amp (first ever collected, disposed of when parts became scarce)
Dirt Devil power brush corded hand vac (destroyed), Hoover Windtunnel Lite (late grandfathers, now a shop vacuum)
Electrolux Oxygen canister vacuum (destroyed by friend picking up water with it)
Bissell Carpet Sweep (late grandmothers)
Dyson DC26 City (first ever new canister, a birthday gift)
Fantom Twister (destroyed itself upon testing)
Dyson V7 Absolute (returned immediately)
Dyson V8 Absolute (first cordless vac)
Dyson DC47 (first refurbished, still missing wand/turbine head)
Dyson DC39 (second refurbished, repaired triggerhead)
Dyson DC48 (first venture into JDM machines, now with modified V6 motorhead)
Dyson DC50 (first purchase from official Dyson Refurbished ebay store)
Miele Platinum S344i (refurbished and sold)
Kenmore Progressive 21614 (powerhead DOA, remaining machine refurbished and sold)
Dyson DC39 (trash find, started refurbishment but stored away for now)
Dyson DC63 (second JDM unit, main board electrical fault. disassembled and disposed of, save for motor impeller)
Dyson Small Ball UP15
Shark DuoClean Slim
Shark UpLight
Dyson UP13 Ball Animal+
Shark DuoClean Pwr. Lift-Away Speed
Hoover MAXlife Pro Pet Swivel
Bissell MultiClean Allergen Pet
Shark Navigator Zero-M
Shark PLA Speed Zero-M
Shark APEX Zero-M
Dyson Big Ball CY23
Have you ever worked on, repaired and/or restored any vacuum cleaners?
Yup. Full strip-down and cleanup of several Dyson canisters, a Miele canister, and a Kenmore canister (though I couldnt save the motor head). Refurbished a garage-sale Dyson DC14 Complete for my brother, originally from pet owners whod neglected it.
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