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@vintagerepairer Thank you. I watched "Upstairs, Downstairs" every week when it first aired here in the States and definitely do remember Ms. Tomasin. I'm sad to learn of her passing. Also, thank you for the links vacbear58. Venson

Hate the expense but Miele's top bags are it (for me) I've had many cleaners with paper bags. Lewyt speed-saks scored worst for bag break potential and Electrolux best though the cleaner's design had a lot to do with that. However for motor protection (even though I do use the pre-filters...

I'm putting this out there more for the record than serious consideration. There's a new water-type canister out. At least it's new to me. It's produced by a manufacturer called the Librex Group. I sort of took it for granted that Rainbow reigned in that area of the vacuum market but the...

To be clear . . . In the real world, most of the folks I know own only one vacuum - if any. My use of the term "aficianado" refers to those of us who by choice and for whatever reason have several to many vacuums more than really required just to get one house or apartment clean. (One machine...

Quality is great but not an issue with many buyers . . . The internet's greatest boon is relatively easy access to useful information -- and facts -- regarding vacuum buying. Sites like www.pricegrabber.com and www.nextag.com help in tracking down best prices. Shopping the internet -- if you...

Very interesting . . . Really nice finds. I haven't seen many of these. The first new AirWay I bought in the '70s -- pretty usual in style -- came with a large cast aluminum power nozzle that unfortunately didn't clean well.

Rural vacuum buying . . . Though we can be quite fussy about it now, I don't recall hearing great complaint about vacuum weight when I was a kid. It appeared taken as a given that a vacuum would have a little weight to it. That weight may have also seemed an indication of substance and...

@sebo_fan "In the UK department stores and places such as Comet, Currys and even Dixons allow buyers to custom build their Miele vacs, so they don't pay a higher price as U.S buyers are made to. Also the cost price of German products here in the UK may well look expensive but when compared to...

On the south side of the lake . . . In Niagara County in western New York state we had a lot of followers but not many venturous types. Difference on all levels was sometimes hard to come across. Electrolux and Hoover reigned. The Model XXX was everywhere and when the G arrived, despite the...

Rough turf is to be expected . . . Hi, As far as collecting goes, you have to love adventure. It can often take a lot of tracking, waiting and sometimes snatching up two, three or more of the same machine to be able to put together one complete model. To my knowledge there were still...

@reo580 I always liked Filter Queen because it was the forerunner regarding air filtration plus the so-called "sealed system" and even cyclonics in portable vacuum cleaners. Yes, Rexair had its claims to air cleaning but never quite lived up them. I at one point had collected two or more...

@rainbow2210 Hi, I read your mention of the salesperson not telling you how to clean the separator. Therefore, I suggest that you find your user manual and read it thoroughly. A boring task -- yes -- bit it saves headaches. You should also check the HEPA filter -- you'll see how to in the...

@vintagerepairer "Thank you for the replies. I know very, very little about cleaners made for the USA market, but the conclusion I am coming to is that we in the UK were used to a far greater quality of machine than those made for the USA market. I say this only because I read the messages from...

Hi, Does anyone have the skinny on this new LG's performance on carpets? The prior model, the lighter weight LuV250, didn't rate impressively as a carpet cleaner and I'm wondering if this new one shows improvement. I've had both the LuV200 and LuV300 which performed wonderfully. The gimmick...

Shark serves its purpose . . . I have demoed Shark's Navigator and it works well and serves a purpose. If you need decent cleaning, don't have a lot of storage room OR a lot of money to spend it's not a bad option. I'd like it as a supplementary vacuum in a home of good size and would be more...

Rexair shock??? Hi, I've owned several and have never received an electrical shock. If Rexair cleaners are used along with common sense there should never be such a problem. However, if you tip a water-type cleaner over, best course is to unplug it at the outlet before attempting to handle...

@Gary . . . Hi Gary, My avatar is the Lux "Intelligence". It's manufacturer is Lux International, part of a European conglomerate I believe. I have been trying to get hold of one employing 120-volt A/C current level since I first saw it's predecessor, the Lux Chrome. I actually tracked down...

I understand that vacuum collecting often calls for bringing the "rare" back to original form and condition. But, what if you want to go one step further? Is it sacrilege to retro-fit a working Rexair Model C with a power nozzle? I don't think it will be hard to accomplish and there are still...

Speaking of GE . . . There is one canister that I have only seen once. Back in the very early 1960s General Electric came out with a canister just like the green and chrome "Cord-reel Cleaner" we came to know so well. This machine however bore a bronze or copper-toned lid and base but the...

Patents . . . Am I right in assuming the Disturbulator was Eureka's way of emulating Hoover's very popular beater-bar without patent infringement?