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Used to love Orecks at first, then I disliked them, and now I love them again. In fact they're one of the only full size direct air machines I'd ever use, at least for today since there's not much options left on the market and Oreck has also made some improvements that blows some other direct...

Like Tom, I too worked at a vacuum shop and it's not uncommon to see alot of dirty vacuums come in for service like these for examples

Honestly, it feels funny putting these into the vintage section. I mean I can't believe time flies by so quickly on this site where there were machines like a Hoover Dimension 1000 that were posted on the contemporary forum. It's one of those things where I'm still trying to get used to...

That'd be cool if it were fully red, both Hoover and Oreck already have theirs as red including black as well which I'm assuming that's the cheapest color to make just like when the central vacs used to be fully red but now they're black. I seriously doubt this would ever happen but it'd also be...

Back in 2002, I was staying at a hotel in Minneapolis and the maids had one of those to clean our room. I even got a chance to use it. I'm pretty sure this was one of the last Elites ever sold at least for residential models because the commercial ones ended in 2012.

I seem to recall seeing a Lux at a friend's cabin as a kid that wasn't an Epic body style but it had plastic wands like an Epic. It may have been a 5000. I could be wrong but for sure it was white and blue, maybe it was a 5500 all this time. But for certain they did had a Diamond Jubilee next to...

You're definitely right John, Royal originally didn't intended to make Dirt Devil as a sister brand. When the Royal Dirt Devil hand vac hit the market, everybody started to nickname the company Dirt Devil. And they figured that it'd be a great name for the budget market since the hand vac was a...

I'd like to try the newest purple one out unless if they changed the colors again just recently. I heard the motor is unbelievable.

Very interesting indeed Never seen one before. Maybe these were produced after Royal quit making theirs? Possibly bought the tools and molding from Royal?

During my younger days, I'd go to my vacuums shops for any help or advise. Even had they opportunity to work for them as well. I left mainly because I had a different career path ahead of me. Occasionally I'd still drop in whenever I'd need something like bags and such but I can pretty much do...

Lindhaus discontinued not too long ago the Valzer F5 that was for straight suction only. I think it's because the market just simply isn't there anymore so I don't see a return for the full size uprights at least not anytime soon. And I'd rather have an upright that uses a brushroll on rugs or...

I think from my understanding they were only designed for floor use. And I think they were only made for one year. But I can't remember if the nozzles were designed to come off easily or stay on like a Royal.

Love these little machines! They're the only direct air machines I have no problem with using as I prefer bypass vacuums myself. This would've been a perfect match with a Panasonic Performance Plus MC-6357 for example because it's also black and has yellow but more like gold decals. And I also...

Too many to list Some lasted for quite a while, some not so much. But I also have some vacuums that were bought new I've since retired because I'm afraid they'd break down sooner than later as I like them so much. Unfortunately I recently was trying to retire my grandfather's Kenmore speaking...

Very nice! The oldest model I have which happens to be the oldest vacuum in my collection currently is the 512. I was gonna send mine in to Kirby and have them factory rebuild it but unfortunately I missed my chance because they just changed their policy recently where they'll only rebuild for...

I'd go to your local vacuum store and try out either Oreck or the Riccar Supralites to see which you'd like better. They both also offer light weight canisters as well that'd be easier to carry than the Riccar Prima. I'd even invite your maid to come along with you as well to try them out in the...

There's a canister I'm very interested in trying out, it's the newest Patriot that's in purple unless the color recently changed again. Apparently they now use a different motor that makes it a workhorse. If only Silver King was still around, they could develop their newest model with an even...

I've went on Royal Caribbean a few times and they use NaceCare/Henry the clean the rooms.

One example https://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?33116

Second with Jake Certainly one vacuum is not perfect for everybody. Each has it's pros and cons. Even my favorites or the best ones I've used has their drawbacks which includes the Felix because the Felix is one of the best vacuum designs I've ever seen but doesn't mean it'd please everybody...