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It does kinda look like a Eureka design, doesn't it? Or maybe a Royal?

We've had no janitors at work for several months, and just about everyone here sneezes and coughs and sniffles. A bit ago I brought in a Royal 880 that I got off eBay, and then its motor croaked. So, after a bit of hackery, replacing the motor with a Royal 671 motor, replacing the brush...

Given what you've got, how about a Sebo canister with a power nozzle? In the US I'd recommend a Riccar/Simplicity, but they're not available with 240V motors, AFAIK.

The Rainbow PN looks really well put together. Interesting that they're both automatic adjustment/floating, though. Incidentally, the big differences between the EBK340 (what the Hyla has) and the EBK360 are that the 360 has a larger handle release pedal, manual height adjustment and a larger...

I know when I lived in Italy you could buy transformers at hardware stores, I'm not sure if you can find them in the UK or not, though I'd expect so. A plug adapter will not suffice. If you plug an American appliance expecting 120V into a British 240V mains socket, you'll probably destroy it...

With regard to Kirby, the HEPA bags work in all Kirby machines from the Heritage II onward, if I remember correctly. Certainly they work in my Heritage II Legend. As for filtration, my only reservation would be this: most canisters and clean-air uprights have a multi-stage filter system: the...

If you liked a Kirby but found it heavy and clunky, try a Royal. Admittedly, the Royal's attachments are no better than Kirby, but on carpets, I love them. It'd be hard to choose between the two for me, but two of my favorite vacuums ever are the Royal 996 and the Kirby Legend II. If you want...

Probably just that you can return it if it's broken or otherwise not as advertised; with Craigslist the motto is /caveat emptor/. Also, it's a Sentria, which is quite a bit newer. Personally, I'd prefer the Heritage II, but some would differ with me. I think the Heritage II, HII Legend and...

I'd never noticed that before. Just checked and sure enough, my Heritage II Legend has it (though it's blocked by the bag most of the time). Weird little mini-feature, but hey, why not?

That Riccar canister is quite nice, though without a power nozzle, it won't be adequate for carpets. The Kirby Heritage II is *very* nice, and it should also be able to take the new Kirby Generation HEPA bags. Those filter better and provide better airflow than the older paper ones. For carpet...

I think Eureka did a lot of private labels like that at various times - I once came upon a Silver King upright on eBay, too. It looked like a Sanitaire, so much so that I thought it might have been a fake of some kind, but it turned out to have been a private-labeled Eureka (who also made...

What about a Henry? I haven't used one since they're hard to come by in the US, but I've never heard anything bad about them.

I've found that using a turbo brush for my stairs is a lost cause - it just bogs down too much, no matter what vacuum I attach it to. A mini electric tool (Wessel Werk HEB160 or the like) would work, but those are rather expensive. What I did instead was pick up a Royal Prince hand vacuum on...

Lindhaus and Wessel Werk are unrelated, other than both making high quality products. In fact, Lindhaus is an Italian company (rather than the German or Austrian that the name implies). There are a few other options - Lindhaus, Sebo and Centec all make power nozzle kits for central vacuums...

The ST-400 really *does* look like a rebadged Numatic, right down to the cord reel and switches, and those uprights do look like Simplicity 6-series equivalents. Still, that makes them quality products, I'd say. The ST-450, on the other hand, is an interesting design - never seen anything like...

Remember that with a bagged vacuum, the dust tends to pack down, while in a bagless, it gets fluffed up by being swirled around. So, a bag that looks as big as a Dyson tank will last a *lot* longer. For me, I find I only have to change bags every two months or so on my Simplicity upright, and...

I'd wait to see about the price of the Wonder/Prima. After that, if it's too expensive, go with the used Filter Queen, I'd say. Another option might be the Panasonic MC-CG902 or -CG918, which is like the Kenmore but IMHO better built.

Bag door cover Was the bag door cover originally yellow like that, or is it sun-yellowed over time? If it's sun-yellowed, there's something called Retr0Bright that can remove the yellowing and return it to its original color. Google that name, it can be made at home if need be.

That's actually not a half-bad price, relative to what we pay in the US. Even assuming a 2 to 1 conversion (and I don't think the GBP is trading that high right now), that'd be $600, and most Miele S8 machines in the states are almost $1000 in shops near me.

Ah, if you're not averse to buying second-hand, then yeah, the Tristar CXL/DXL are some of the best canister vacuums ever. The power nozzle they come with is very good, especially upgraded with a VG2/VG3 brush roll (*), and they can take others like the EBK360 or Sebo ET1 if you prefer. The EXL...