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I found this really old video that looks like it's made by another collector.

Yes indeed there is a top loading bagged compact Beam central vacuum. The seems so unlike Beam to make I just had to share it with you all here.

That's interesting to see. That nozzle is definitely a WW EBK250

@blackheart this is only the second one I've ever seen in person and the only one I've ever heard of being converted to filter Queen cones. It's through a Henry bag in it for now. The last one I saw did have HEPA bags and there is a small latch at the bottom of the canister that holds the bag in...

I was wondering if anybody had any of the original brochures or manuals for their Filter Queen Optima they could take pictures and share? Last time I saw one of these things I was in college. Here we are almost two decades later and a friend of mine pick this up for me. Unfortunately I don't...

Steel city has a Johnson motor replacement Kit. But it's going to make the machine sound funny. I think you're better off to find a used vintage motor on eBay

I would bring it to a local dealer and see what they say.

@thevacomaticiec I've been thinking a lot about your post. I believe this Domel motor would probably be the best option in terms of power that would actually fit inside a TriStar. Thought you'd find an interesting. https://www.domel.com/product/496-traditional-2-stage-73

@eurekaprince So we're vacuum collectors we enjoy having multiple machines. Probably most of us have hundreds by now. But the idea of using two different machines and somehow having more reliability is kind of flawed. That's actually more to break. Especially when we're talking about...

@eureka1998 Glad to hear you like your new vacuum! It's a keeper for sure.

I think the D4 makes a lot more sense than the D1. An electric power nozzle is valuable! However if you wanted a turbo nozzle you might opt for the smaller E2. My thoughts precisely on that.

So a patriot might be for you. That's basically what a patriot is plus some other changes. The problem with using the TriStar body is there's not enough room to fit a central vacuum motor that would actually give it more power. Now you could probably fit a single stage Domel motor in there...

@panasonicvac I feel the same way. I disliked Dyson,but the DC17 is kinda cool

Hey I just wanted to share my Dyson DC17 with the good fooks here I was wondering if anybody's ever tested the suction at sea level? It's quite diminished up here at around 15" working and 50" Sealed.

These are really cool machines they're starting to get brittle. But if you can find one in good condition they're definitely worth picking up. I've been on the parole for one for a couple of years myself. Thanks for sharing the pictures of yours.

Sounds like a rumor to me. I would be very surprised with the current state of TriStar if anything else ever gets developed.

Wow that's amazing!

I definitely agree the cordless XL-21 Is a great idea. I was going to get rid of mine after the review, but I liked it so much I kept it.

My understanding is that they're changing the color to red that seems to be taking some time though.

@adiostoreador Hey that's an extremely quirky machine and worth having in a collection. I personally think it's a slightly improved experience over the Renaissance. But they are getting brittle so be careful with that. I rather enjoyed the example that was lent to me recently.