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Tom, I'm Shocked At Your Ignorance at how vacuums actually work. Seriously, how can you not know that all you need in a TriStar or older Electrolux is ONE filter. And ONE filter only. Placing just ONE high quality filter before the motor to separate the dirt from the air is the point of that...

Replies Les, I'm always ready to accept donations for testing. If anyone wants to send me their favorite bags/filters, feel free. BUT, did you see my Clean Fairy particle tests? That much cheaper Kirby alternative was MUCH WORSE than then OEM. Airflow wasn't tested as the bag filled up, but my...

F-U-D Fear, uncertainty, doubt. Hence the term "FUD". Gents, we must use our brains please. As I've proven in my 8 minute, long-winded, really boring and quite repetitive rant, for those wishing maximum cleaning performance (CFM) from their TriStars, feel free to use just the V.A.C. H10 bag. If...

Looks Fabulous! I need to re-polish my two Heritage II Legends up to your level now. Bill

I've Extensively Tested These Bags And... They're great! TriStar CXL HEPA Bag Final Airflow Tests Three TriStar Compact Bags Particle Tested And A Bonus Super Long Winded Rant Bill

Try Performing The Power Calculation Manually Some machines, due to inductive reactance and possibly other factors can skew power calculations considerably. Remember, easy as "PIE". Power (P) equals Current (I) times Voltage (E). Yeah, don't get me started on why current is "I" and Voltage is...

It appears that many people forget when discussing particle emissions is their own indoor air quality. Example: Person "A" demands a fully sealed H13 level system and their typical baseline air quality is 100,000 0.3um. Won't really have any appreciable effect, right? Example: Person "B" has...

Wow! 47 Nozzle CFM And 8" Lift is Really Quite dreadful. Many cheap plastic vacs do the same if not better than this. So glad you tested this machine and showed what a low performer it is! Bill

I'm Interested in the 30% Airflow Increase Of course they don't say WHERE the 30% increase is, which is typical. So that could mean the canister may have something around 126 CFM or the PN may have something around 77 CFM. Mmmmm, might be able to get up to late 1980's TriStar CXL performance...

I'll Add My Recent TriStar CXL Tests Here Rather than add to the old thread. For such an old machine, seems like great performance. Comparing to your first post showing the ProTeam backpack, note that the old TriStar falls behind by only 1 nozzle CFM. Bill

Thanks for the visit Brandon, And good luck finding your Heritage 2! Bill

Mike, Looking at the specs for the Drainvac Twin Turbo Central Vacuum System, did you see how much power it draws? 15.5 Amps @ 240 Volts = 3720 Watts (3.72 kW)! That'll certainly "dim the lights" hahaha! I did get a laugh at an obvious error in their product description though. "The Twin...

Brandon, I emailed you and I would say that the non tech drive Kirbys sound very different than new G series. I could listen to the Heritage Legend II all day, but definitely not to a Sentria or Avalir. Much more high pitched and louder. In my whole house carpet cleaning playlists, you can...

The Bissell Powerforce Compact Bagless is probably your best bet. Available at Walmart. My 2013 model does a whopping 51" of lift from the hose end using a 7 Amp motor. Bill

Fabulous News Tom! Sometimes the better choice is to strike out on your own. I was an FTE (full time employee) until the end of 2006. I've been an IT contractor ever since. My pay-rate jumped through the roof and I choose my own contracts. I don't see myself ever going back to a FTE status...

JohnnyL8 has INTENTIONALLY RIGGED this test Let's count the ways, shall we? 1) By using an airflow robbing dirt meter and pads that clog with large amounts of dust almost immediately. Easy to prove and I have on my channel. 2) By using a brushroll with worn bristles. Compare a new chevron...

So it appears that I may have something very similar to your C3 soft carpet model. I have a Callisto S5281 with the SEB228 power head. It has the 10 Amp suction motor so I can't really see much difference between the two unless the brushroll is something really weird. Anyway, I'm sending you...

Since I Test On Medium Pile Carpet And Bare Floors I have no idea how any vacuum performs on berber carpet, which you neglected to mention until reply #9, which would have been helpful. Since I am a scientist, degreed Mathematician and computer programmer (application packager/scripter), I run...

I've done extensive testing with many types of brushrolls and the problem is that there are many variables to consider. 1) stiffness of the bristles 2) length of the bristles 3) carpet type Since these factors vary wildly, it can be difficult to determine which category (or sub-category) will...

Dyson Beats A Kirby, I'd Like To See That... Dyson DC25 Slo Mo Extreme Edge Cleaning Kirby Sentria 2 Slo Mo Extreme Edge Cleaning With Bonus Sand The Dyson DC25 sand pickup was the worst in my sand pickup test (12%) The Kirby Sentria 2 was very good, even using a paper bag (58%) Dyson DC25...