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Man, that's quite a presentation Joe. I must say, I'm not a collector, but I appreciate good tools. When it comes to vacuums there's no doubt this is the place to learn all about them. When I finally decided once and for all to get the best vacuum for my own home, I learned exactly what I...

Hi Luxkid, The entire cubicle farm is short pile commercial carpet. Should be super easy for almost any vacuum. At this point, I'm leaning toward the Hoover "Commercial HushTone 13 in. Hard-Bagged Upright Vacuum Cleaner with Intellibelt" for only $250 at Home Depot. The boss would probably...

Good Afternoon. I've been asked to replace a Dyson DC17, which has been a total PITA, with another upright for our front office. I would have preferred a direct flow vacuum, but the guy who pays the bills wants a vacuum with attachments. Fortunately, I'm not tied to buying another Dyson. I...

Good Day, Been scouring the Internet for a vacuum hose to use on a shop vacuum. The 2" hose it came with is cheap and stiff. Small wonder since the thing is only a $50 unit from Sears. I want to step it down to a 1-1/4 or 1-1/2" x 7' hose, and I want it to be really nice and flexible. It...

Thanks for that info and link about the ARCO. I found a ARCO 12-S on Ebay for $3,500.00. They look a little large and very pricey. I just ordered a new grinder and 15 minute timer switch from Zoro. Still not sure which vacuum I'll get, but it will probably just be a cheap shop vac. I doubt...

Good morning, Could anybody recommend a Continuous Duty Vacuum to be used on a bench grinder? The small shop vacuums are perfect in size, cost and some are even quiet enough not to be obnoxious, but they can't take being left on for hours, which some operators are prone to doing. These...

Canisters Try My Patience I use a nice, powerful, lightweight upright for 90% of our floors, but a tiny Electrolux Ultra Quiet canister to get under bookcases and what-not. I can see how that canister is going to meet its end. It will probably be thrown out a window! I get so annoyed when it...

I'll Keep It Simple Without mentioning names, one is ridiculously heavy, ridiculously complicated, and ridiculously expensive. If you really want to know which is "best", find out which one is used more extensively commercially. Actually, given that criteria, Sanitaire would come out on top...

My Poor Carpet! I had no idea commercial loop carpeting was so fragile. One shop I worked at, had the same carpet in the offices, that I have in my kitchen. It was there for almost all the twenty years I worked there, vacuumed by Hoover or Eureka uprights. The shop I'm in now had the same...

You Need To Speak With Gareth Sheen Gareth seems to get the job done very quickly with his amazing buffing rig and "white or blue buffing soap". I'm sure he can give you more specifics. http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?23273

Shipping Costs It's pretty rare to see sellers offer shipping "Calculated: Cost varies by buyer location" In that case, it might make a difference if there were a few extra ounces. What I find amazing, is the number of people who are afraid to break the handle down. I've gotten at least two...

I KNOW The Answer To This I'm living this Ebay nightmare from the seller's side. Our company just purchased another, and we have piles & piles of items to auction off or discard. Somebody had the bright idea to "sell on Ebay", and guess who got stuck with the task? There's a fellow taking...

Shows What I Know About Kirbys I just figured out that 1939 Model 3C doesn't have the original bag or vinyl trim. So, what he's asking for it is obscene. All original is a different story. These things are "worth" what somebody will pay for them. I'd like to know how folks justify the asking...

1939 Model 3C Kirby Free Shipping This one I'd leave intact! http://www.ebay.com/itm/291169166513

In Search Of The Truth Everything I'm reading points to restriction, not exploding. Are vacuum parts vendors selling kits that explode? If a Kirby ever falls in my hands we'll learn the truth for sure. The shake out bag/ dump out emptor will be gone within the first five minutes. It will...

Orginal Kirby Bag System Are you saying to stick with a dump out bag? Are you saying the original metal Kirby fan is too mouse to overcome a disposable bag resistance? Maybe you could add a 1-1/4" thick Royal fan to give it some balls! Actually, it's probably just the outer bag that's too...

Appreciate Good Work Sptyks, it's not likely I'd ever buy a Kirby, but if I did, it would be of this 500 Series vintage, and I'd lose the emptor and add an F&G bag conversion. IMO, these machines were reconditioned for use, not collecting. It's a given a machine of that age will need some...

Gorgeous! If a new Dyson is worth over $500, these should be worth their current asking price... http://www.ebay.com/sch/sweet*kiss*leos/m.html?item=121361797015&hash=item1c41ba0f97&pt=US_Vacuum&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

Any Direct Air Vacuum Is Superior Any all metal vacuum will last far longer. Bagless vacuums are ridiculously complex, expensive to repair and need to be dumped very frequently. Bags cost about the same as a bottle of water. How that cost got to be a significant factor must be due to clever...

The Compromise My wife and I bought our first vacuum in 1979. After coming from homes that used Kirbys, quiet was top of our list too. We ended up with a Riccar by-pass machine. Lasted about 18 years, and worked fine. It was replaced by a Sharpe by-pass which worked as well, but was...