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Partial Reply #1, Bill - I don't have the exact CFM & waterlift numbers for the Miele C3 canisters right on hand, I will have to do some digging around & see what I can find. But, then again, might I remind you that you yourself claim to know this....after all, it was YOU in your reply posts 25...

Let's See, How About The Expense? How much is it to repair the control boards for these new fangled whiz bang motors, especially in Rainbows? Plus, why mess with 100+ year old reliable technology? I can get a clean air Hoover that does 80 CFM at the nozzle for $70 delivered. At Wal-Mart near...

I Think Tom G. Means... When cleaning things other than flooring, like drapes, couches, etc? BTW, Tom if you are able, can you enlighten me with two things from your VacuFlow central vacuum. 1) What are the motor specs (or what's the make and model of the motor and I can look them up I...

eBay Is Your Friend For Good Bag Prices I got a 9 pack of white HEPA bags for about $20. Not too bad I think. http://www.ebay.com/itm/H10-hepa-Cloth-vacuum-cleaner-Style-C-bag-fit-Electrolux-Perfect-C101-C103-C104-/252739280660 Bill

Rob, I challenge you to prove me wrong. Really, please prove me wrong. I want to see some airflow numbers from the almighty Mieles please! And I do use a digital anemomter, a GM8901 in fact. How on Earth do you think I've produced my airflow numbers these last few years? Oh, and as for the...

Warren, Please take a closer look at my previous post. I used a GM8901 anemometer to pin down the mysterious Baird meter readings. Bill

The type and locaton of the dirt matters... If I saw nothing more than topical dirt/debris then I would agree a straight suction nozzle may work just dandy, but if anything embedded/deep down needs to be removed, you'd probably need some kind of agitation. I suppose it can be very satisfying...

Antoine, Nice looking Lux you have there! I wish I had a vinyl replacement hose in the same color as yours as it would look much better than my gray one. BTW, you do know that adjusting the "automatic cleaning selector" has absolutely zero effect on cleaning performance, right? All it does...

Antoine, My Lux is all original except the obvious new hose. That $50 I paid for that hose alone gives the machine about a 15 CFM boost over the typical (working) woven hose. I do use HEPA cloth bags as well, so the airflow doesn't drop like a stone. I have many packs of the higher-end paper...

You are only allowed to pick one (please play along). And please give at least a 1 sentence reason for your choice. Let's define what each one means in this case: 1) Filtration: Miele and Rainbow videos constantly tout their exhaust filtration, so that's what I would like to concentrate on. In...

Hans, So you believe that either Electrolux and/or all vacuum manufacturers haven't had the same level of "refinement" since 1966 (last year for the G)? Bill

Looking at a screenshot of the timeline I think I see a discrepancy with the listing of the 562. The text says January 1962 through January 1965, but the timeline picture lines up pretty closely with 1970. Which is correct? Bill

Stan, As far as I'm aware of, isn't the Amodel fan the very one Kirby had NASA design for a few million? Would Kirby actually pay that huge sum for a fan that produces fewer CFM than an old metal fan? I don't have any Kirbys with a metal fan as the oldest one in my collection is a 1987...

The first measurement was easy to get, the last one (CFM at the nozzle) required me to build an airflow box. I think this pic should easily illustrate where and by how much CFM is lost in this machine. I think this is excellent performance from a 16 year old cleaner, admittedly with a new fan...

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words Using a HEPA bag and having the brush roll on, my G6 does 159 CFM at the motor base (body) and 120 CFM at the nozzle. From the base (body) of the machine running on low speed with no bag (all have the new Amodel fan installed), here's the airflow from all my...

Toilet Roll Tube Testing Results #2 Continuing on to see if the infamous toilet paper tube roll can detect as little as a 2 CFM difference, I have pitted a G4 with 124 CFM against a G6 with 122 CFM. The tests were run as stated in post #1, with the exception of the brush rolls being different...

I Knew It Was An April Fools Joke When, You said 180 CFM from the hose! Bill

Well, What's Your Final Goal? My U4007 Custom Convertible does 107 CFM at the nozzle and can easily pass the flour under the carpet test. So if it's deeper cleaning, the Convertible wins. I will always have a Convertible in my collection, but my wife hates everything about it (looks, sound...

Mikko, This is where your Baird meter will fail you. Anything a solid 10 or above can't be measured accurately. Airflow measured at the body of a G6 is 161 CFM. Since you scored a "9" using your bag less convertor, it has choked the airflow down to 108 CFM. So 161-108 = 53 CFM airflow loss or...

Umm, Are you sure of those dates? According to Kirby's own website, the first G3 was 1990 and the first Legend II was introduced in 1989. The 500 series ended with the 562 in 1965. Bill http://www.kirby.com/about-kirby/our-history/