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I love the Conquests. I refer them as the commercial version of the Concepts which are my most favorite Hoovers ever (Even though there was technically a commercial variant of a Concept). I mean the handles are the same like the non self propelled Concepts, they sound similar to a Concept, and...

I'm also after one of those as well, wouldn't be surprised if my late friend sold one of those in his shop before. It's like the Electrolux AB version of the Commemorative Edition.

Unfortunately we live in a world now where companies have to cut cost, be competitive, and give what consumers want. I can't blame them when they had to discontinue the classics like the Guardsman and Conquest.

Yeah that's one of the reasons why I don't really like using powder. Had a similar experience before where after using Capture, I had to sweep off the vacuum after using it not to mention some powder had leaked out of the bag. I'd have no problem using the DUO for hot water extraction like what...

Doesn't surprise me. Like you, I too love the Kenmore canisters but also couldn't believe they're still using the same old design. So that's one of the reasons why I don't really recommend them anymore. Personally if I really wanted to have a Kenmore canister, I'd rather just retrofit their...

Speaking of electricity, this was how we got the MC-V7387. Shortly after we bought our first cabin, we had it renovated and expanded in 1996. The vacuum we originally had was a green Sharp (likely a Twin Energy Big Wheel). Anyways, not long after the renovation, the vacuum fried itself. Heard...

I don't know who made those orange Hoover canisters but they do remind me of those yellow Kenmore bagless canisters that were made by LG.

Mine started when I got a Dirt Devil Junior upright for my second Christmas.

I do recall the motor on mine having a date stamp on it saying 05 if memory serves correctly but I also recall having the other plastic parts having date clocks on them saying the 90's as well when I took my Panasonic apart for service. huskyvacs is likely correct that they were just leftover...

Yes, I remember when they were being sold back in the day. I almost got one as a Christmas present back in 05 but I changed my mind and got a Hoover Elite Rewind instead.

Having used both before, I like how much wider the ET-2 nozzle is which makes it where there'd be less cleaning swipes and if you had a super powerful central vac, the wider nozzle wouldn't be as hard to push. Same thing about the Stealth, I also favor the 15 inch variant over the 12 inch and...

I think I know what Beam Imperial nozzle you have. I believe I've seen one of those before from my old local vacuum store in the repair isle many years ago. But I've seen more of them sold under the Smart brand, I definitely remember those. Even our good friend Owen appears to know about them as...

I'm old school so I'm used to using basic floor brushes. The one I use has two wheels and has worked well for many years. No doubt there are better floor brushes out there but I'd get another basic one if I must.

I have the green Bissell BG3000 that's similar to a Mighty Mite but with many improvements. I had the yellow Eureka Mighty Mite before but sold it when I found out it can't use the HEPA filter anymore and that's why I bought the Bissell because it does have a HEPA filter. I would've kept the...

Lucky SEBO is still selling the red D4 up in Canada! That's a model I'm not too crazy about looks wise but when we had that in red, it had the option of being equipped with a ET-2 powerhead that I thought was definitely cool looking. Red used to be my most favorite color but still love it. And I...