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Yep. Everything from the EU gets hit with a tariff.

Resurrect the Whirlpool Imperial complete with direct connect hose and the original L-shaped Whirlpool power nozzle. Even better, resurrect the mid 1980s Whirlpool FC7500 but make the hose out of modern durable material please.

To calculate cfm, take the airspeed shown on your anemometer in feet per minute and multiply that by the area of the orifice the air is being drawn through or exhausted from in square feet. There are websites that will calculate surface area in square feet from the diameter of the orifice (...

My C2 came with an olive green canvas inner bag and a vintage paper bag. Lid closes just fine. If the cloth bag is not there the lid is loose. I believe it is called a "Model 1", not a "C-1". I have one of those as well.

Magnify the image. If you look closely you can see the metallic gray handle and cord of the canister.

Renn / Epic 8000s have a lazy cord winder. Sometimes mine stops half way and needs a little coaxing.

Lux International changed the color of the Intelligence from black to off-white trim to celebrate their 100th anniversary. It was called a "Jubilee" edition. Aerus had no choice but to adopt that color scheme as Kolektor stopped making the black parts. The new model was called the S115...

Pretty hard to beat a Vactronic canister for usability. You can trim a Eureka OX bag mounting card to fit the old Eureka Type B/S bag mount and plop one of those dome shaped pleated HEPA pre-motor filters on one and use it as a daily driver. Still brush rolls and motors available for the old...

So I test my vacuums with a suction gauge and anemometer. A Miracle Mate Platinum has average suction and airflow at the hose end, comparable to a top of the line 1980-81 Kenmore canister. Mine produces 62-64 inches of water lift and 41 cfm based on a measured 6200 ft per minute airspeed and a...

I would not be too concerned about what the people who answer the phones at Aerus say. They are not well informed. I called them some years ago to ask a question about their Japanese market Tristars, which were at the time widely sold in Japan by Fuji Medical Instruments with Airstream...

To be honest I think all three brands are grossly over priced for what you get. I have canister vacuums from all three companies. In terms of build quality and durability I rate Sebo and the two older Aerus models, the Classic and Legacy, equal. They all have little 40,00 rpm + screamer...

I had likewise read all kinds of heresay about what Aerus does or doesn't make and whether or not Bristol was making vacuums at all. I tend to believe what this Aerus dealer tells me but who knows? Did he imagine a trip to Bristol? They were definitely making Tristar vacuums in Bristol...

I am friendly with an Aerus dealer in Tennessee. He visited the Aerus factory in Bristol recently. He tells me that the G-Ps arrive in a crate from Slovenia where they are made and placed in an Aerus labeled box with the Aerus sourced hose, wands, power nozzle and attachments. If you look at...

Didn't Hoover also make some of their vacuums ( and other household products ??? ) in Australia?

Thanks. Interesting thread. However in the first image you see a Samsung upright and that got my full attention. I'm weird for Samsungs.

Here is an image of how Panasonic does it. https://d2cdo4blch85n8.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Panasonic-MC-SB53K-Tangle-free-Cyclone-Cordless-Stick-Vacuum-1024x576.jpg

I have been lurking on this discussion but have to add that I am pretty certain Panasonic first developed the idea of a conical brush roll to shed hair. I have had an example of one such Panasonic brush roll for probably five years in a small power nozzle. It was offered with one of their...

So I know very little about these. How does the hose attach?

I bet the vac shop treats servicing them as a special occasion !

Wow ! All three are fantastic looking. Cordaway uprights are rare.