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Does anyone have contact information or links for the Black Knight and Filtrete 3M bags? I called a few days ago to Air-Tec and the man on the phone seemed confused that I wanted to order bags. He told me that he could sell them to me directly and then he acted as though the conversation were...

Hi-- I've got a friend driving into town for a few weeks. She's bringing her Mom's old Air Way Sanitizor Mark V with her because she knows that I'm a vacuum nerd. I'm really excited about it because I've never seen an Air Way "in the flesh." I've heard great and legendary things about these...

I forgot to mention about Oreck, too. My aunt bought me one because she heard that all hotels use it. I never had a more disappointing experience with a vacuum. The head of the vacuum was the size of a cinder block and it was loud and crackly whenever you sucked anything up. Needless to say, I...

Wonderful chronology of fantasy Dyson owners. I agree that most of the time, people buy vacuums on style, color, appearance, how "cool" it looks, and all of the promotional media that the vacuums produce. Dyson marketed a very good idea...that most vacuums clog and that they lose airflow and...

Wow. I used to have one similar to this awhile ago, but it ended up going to a new home...I'm curious to know whether or not you'll be able to get the wet dog smell out of the vacuum. Keep me posted, as deodorizing uprights is something that I have never been good at and I'm curious to know of...

A friend of mine just gave me a Hyla NST. Well, they gave me most of the parts to a Hyla NST. They didn't have the water container or the bare floor attachment, but I got the dolly part, the main motor unit, two stainless telescoping wands, power nozzle (Wessel Werk with fluorescent headlight)...

Hey, HooverCelebrity-- I'm just down the road from you (in Chapel Hill) and I never ever find anything good around. Would you be interested in possibly searching for vacs together in the area? Send me an email. --Jay

I'm trying to help a friend out with his Sebo C3.1...the slider control on the handle of the hose to adjust suction and to turn the vacuum off does not work. When you turn on the vacuum at the main unit with the slider at off, the vacuum turns on. Sliding the slider does not adjust the suction...

Hi-- I'm on vacation and when I come home, I've decided that I'm buying a new miele Capricorn. I had asked in another thread about the non-electric telescoping wand fitting onto the S-5 models with electric hoses. A dealer was going to try it out for me and report back. Any answer? Also, how...

Thanks- <br I was also wondering if any other retailers (dealers or otherwise ) would be interested in doing direct selling on genuine parts...completely confidential, of course...email me.. <br I have been reading the archives...Does anyone know how to get into touch with luxboy (Derreck?)

I'm in need of getting quite a few parts for Aerus/Electrolux machines...primarily the newer machines. Does anyone have a suggestion about getting some parts at good prices

Thanks, Edgar-- I have several European sewing machines that require 220/240 volt and to use them I have step-up transformers. The only problem is that the good quality step-ups are pretty big and would be difficult to use on a vacuum when I would need to move it from room to room. The last...

Thanks for all of the help. for the Miele Dealer: One more question. I would probably like to buy a non-electric wand to have attached to the floor tool at all times. My mother/aunts comes to visit from Europe for a few months at a time and they sometimes have a hard time bending down to...

Hi-- I am very tempted to buy a new Miele vacuum. I have been looking and what I'm inclined to buy (as usual) is the top model--Capricorn with SEB 236 Power Brush. The dealer near me quoted me a price of $1199.00 and I was told that they are not allowed to sell below that price. Does anyone...

I, too, have had had less than great results with the magic eraser. It sometimes embeds streaks and dark marks into plastic. I think that the friction from the material heats the plastic up and can embed undesirable materials into the plastic. Here's another recipe for cleaning plastic that...