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Even carpets themselves went out of fashion. People want hardwood floors (or laminate substitutes) and studio warehouse-style apartments. Like those they've seen on American TV & sitcoms. Many vacuums were replaced by microfibre mops. The temporary fad of the 1970's to have rubber-backed...

Remember that SOME Consumer Reports are biased. At best, they tend to be skewed. Assessing only machines donated for review (they don't buy any). Or the review is limited to those manufacturers paying for advertising space. Or they question a restricted consumer demographic. Was the review...

Ah, that's good to know Les. I was think about buying one of those tools! Come to think of it, they do have that pot-metal look. I wouldn't know too much about 'modern' G-Series fans, only ever had to change Tradition, Legend, and Heritage. Fancy them changing access to the motor armature...

You can buy a purpose-made Kirby Armature-locking Tool for help with removing fans; eBay "Kirby Armature Fan Locking Tool Hold Armature - T130" One of the USA Kirby suppliers has them also. But a screwdriver used with caution achieves the same task. Perhaps try grinding or filing two flats on...

I think it just became the 'perfect storm' and they couldn't endure it. None of those huge Companies could. They made a profit, yes, but only up to a point. Then it ended. It became cheaper for suppliers to import products (e.g. vacuums) from the Far East where labour's cheap, than to buy...

Hi Jake, I don't have any solid news or facts regarding Electrolux' demise, but it seems that all long-lived brands such as Hoover, Electrolux, Bush, Phillips... made the same mistakes and ended-up the same way. Too reliable: Companies who built their names and empires on reliability, suffered...

Hello, I'm sure a lot of work goes into your Newsletters. All of which will be appreciated when the time comes. But, there is a right time, and a wrong time, to start Xmas. Perhaps as soon as we've had Halloween, and Guy Fawkes night (Fireworks)? That means Christmas lasts the whole of...

I've emailed you Ben

I don't want to sound like The Grinch, but its FOUR MONTHS away. This dilutes Christmas. We can buy Mince Pies at the Petrol Station from June. They show "Home Alone" and "Home Alone II" on TV in July. Now, where can I buy a tree that'll last sixteen weeks? It's a summer heatwave of 36 degrees...

Perhaps when Electric Cars take off (and we have more than four charging-points in the UK) you'll see rows of new shiny Teslas recharging - and Alan cleaning his old beat up car with a full-sized Kirby connected to their charging sockets 😊

Thanks Fan-of-fans! I feel REALLY gullible now 😀 I guess I've been lucky and selective, in those I've watched - 'til now.

Thanks Huskyvacs, I figured he didn't know a great deal, when he says he doesn't understand why it works in the same direction when he switches polarity. I can't practically run an extension cord from home to car. So I was thinking of an Inverter and a USA 120v vac. Like a Royal 501. Presuming...

Hi Aaron, If they're unmodified, yes. But did you watch his video? He uses no Inverter. Just a standard Car Battery to run a simply-modified Eureka. Alan n.b. I couldn't get a cut 'n' paste link to work. You'll need to find his YouTube video by Title or Author.

I've just stumbled upon this YouTube video, where a 120v vacuum cleaner motor is simply converted to run from a car battery. YouTube Guillermo J Garzon "How to make 120 volts vacuum motor work on 12 volts dc" Does this mean we can convert our favourite vacuums to run from a car cigarette...

You're right. Colour co-coordinated would have been a nice touch. I presume they've sourced a generic holdall manufacturer and just had their logo added post-production? Perhaps thinking Black will go with future models too? If it was newly designed and purpose-made, it would surely have been...

I too would replace the zip. Or have a dry-cleaners/alterations-tailor replace it for you. It'd be a good idea to source a replacement zip first. The correct size, colour, quality... so they don't fit an inferior one. If your zip is intact but not meshing, i.e. the teeth are open in front and...

Hi Les, I couldn't receive personal calls at my Client's offices during office-hours. It looks unprofessional. As I was on the phone already, I think that was their opportunity to handle my Sales Enquiry. Perhaps I'm old-fashioned? A Kangaroo-Keeper or Shoe-Storage hanging thingy would do, I...

As an interim solution, can you cut your hose at that point, and re-insert it into the collar? It looks as though you'd only lose 2" of hose at most.

Contacting Kirby It was quite an ordeal trying to contact Kirby here in the UK, using their "Ask Our Team" link. They want your life story (every field is mandatory) and they won't respond. I called them. Kirby said I should call Prime. Gave me Prime's number. Then hung-up. Prime wouldn't...

Thank-you so much! You've saved me a lot of grief. When they're packed-out with cardboard for the photoshoot, they appear sturdy, and look tidy, with matching Kirby logo. I suspected Kirby hadn't learned from previous design mistakes; hose half in, tubes strapped to the outside... but I was...