Recent content by mattl

Just picked up a Kenmore 2799 vac with powerhead from my cousin. She is handling the estate of an elderly Professor in Chicago, people went through the stuff and it was passed over by everyone including Goodwill, have no idea why it looks like new. Couldn't see it go to the trash, so I...

I never found the burgundy one attractive in any way for some reason. Have childhood memories of the blue/white and(just a bit of)red one. Who knows someday I might stumble across one at price I'm willing to pay...

#2 is gone Cheap! There was another one too.... Sold for $100 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120545064741&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:1123

Had my eye on is auction had been only 1 bid for $9.95 for the longest time. Conversed with the seller about a few issues and if the price stayed low I'd bid, but it didn't. Hope someone here got this, I know they are rare...

I need a new brush assembly. Some thread or something got wound around the rollers and caused them to overheat melting the plastic ends, now it rattles. Looked online and see various versions, wood, metal and fiberglass, mostly in the $16-$26 range. What is the best replacement, and what is a...

Have an old dial a matic, from if I recall correctly about '67. It has the blue front. Anyway it's been through the mill and used for anything and everything a vac could be used for and ran great. I have it upstairs as a second vac. I powered it up today and it seemed weak sounding. Checked...

Sandy, ProHeat 2x learning curve? I have the same machine, just curious what the learning curve is. It seems pretty straight forward in operation, does a fantastic job for me.

I was killing some time waiting for a restaurant to open and stopped in Big Lots, hadn't been there in years. Anyway I wandered around and saw their vac display and they had a Halo, never saw one before -didn't even know they existed until I saw them mentioned here - stickered at $160. If anyone...

Second or Third the thought.....JUNK Junk is the operative word for Oreck vacs. My aunt has one, we all tried to talk her out if it, but I used it once when I did some work in her family room and it's junk. Awkward to use, stupid forward facing handle, too light to get down into the carpet and...

That's my "daily driver", been using it since the mid '90s. Just slide some new brushes in form time to time and it's great. I do need to replace the cord at some point, just haven't got around to it.

auto show... We, my brother and several cousins, have been going to the auto show every year since the early 70's, and the crowds vary. We usually go on a Sat. when they are the worst, and we average 6-9 hours there. But we have gone on a Friday and the crowds were much lighter. Avoid MLK day...

Thanks! I had that same idea last night after I posted. Did a little search, and came across all the colors you mentioned, seemed like the going price was $16-$20 depending on the style, if I recall they stated the length at 30'. If I can make it through the holidays with it as it is I'll be...

I kind of fudged on the date, but I need to find a decent quality replacement cord for my Panasonic upright. It has an intermittent short just beyond the clip on the handle. Do not want to cut and tape it! Looking for a long length, at least what I have - ~25', with plug attached in dark brown...

A few months back I picked up an old Kirby Omega for $25 to vacuum the 270 sq.yds of plush carpet that I had installed, fiberfilled up the disposable bags in a std. vac in minutes. Anyway, I'm finishing up my project and did not want to drag my shop vac around the finished house and stopped by...

Hmmm, good luck. Small usually means less power. I bought one of those Sharper Image hand held all in one units and it was worthless. I bought a Bissell little green machine with a heater and it was OK at best, not enough suction for me. I just bought a TOL Bissell carpet cleaner with all kinds...