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and full power corded vacuums? Kinda, if they are older Dysons that is. Running on its turbo power setting, this stick vac slides in between a DC25 and DC65 when testing on medium pile carpet. The T10 would do better if it had a more aggressive brushroll, which would be easy to replace/upgrade...

Amazing Just How Fast We've Forgotten This SRX thread. https://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?40518_43 Historical Canister Measurements CANISTER ONLY D3 = 92 CFM / 60" D4C SE = 87 CFM / 60" E2 One Speed = 107 CFM / 58" E2 Two Speed Gold = 97 CFM / 84" E2 Two Speed Platinum =...

I've Had My Hoover SteamVac Widepath For over 20 years now. Very few issues. The big plus is the ability to dry the carpets after wetting them. The lower power Bissells I've tried do just dandy soaking and scrubbing but fail miserably when attempting to extract the moisture. Bill

The Four Speed Diamond Edition Since Kirbys already have two speeds (PN & hose) the Diamond Edition technically has four speeds. I nabbed one back in 2019 and not only did it look like a wreck, it smelled even worse. BUT everything cleaned up nicely.

Historical Canister Measurements CANISTER ONLY D3 = 92 CFM / 60" D4C SE = 87 CFM / 60" E2 One Speed = 107 CFM / 58" E2 Two Speed Gold = 97 CFM / 84" E2 Two Speed Platinum = 97 CFM / 84" E2 Two Speed Black = 97 CFM / 84" Other People's Tests SRX = 101 CFM / 58"...

Leak Tests On Vacuums Some things to consider... Do Cheap Vacuums Spew? Five Years Old Equals Must Throw Out? | 2015 Bagless Hoovers Closed Room Particle Tests Closed Room Air Cleaner Test Using A Kirby Sentria II Closed Room Air Cleaner Test Using A Dyson DC65 As far as paper being...

The Rainbow SRX is Very Weak A key factor is the new motor. Running somewhere around 800-900 Watts, the SRX no longer has the "oomph" it used to. It's supposed to be rated at 1400 Watts (higher with the PN). The previous E2 2-Speed models consumed nearly 1500 watts with the PN running...

Some Particle Tests On Type C Bags Electrolux Type C Bags Particle Emissions Test Average 0.3 um particle counts: Initial Room = 5859, DVC Paper = 8400, V.A.C. HEPA = 1650, Perfect HEPA = 370 Quite a difference between type C bags and obviously the 4 ply paper bag was pretty awful. Bill

Those Blue Colored Bags Appear to be the same as the V.A.C. bags, just tinted blue. If so, they would have the same filtration properties. Bill

I Have A Simplicity Symmetry But it's a slightly different model. Mine says SYM.USAFS. Simplicity Symmetry Playlist Simplicity And Panasonic Upright Belt Changing Bottom line: a Panasonic UB8 Belt works but it is too tight when new. Bill

Electrolux Type C Bags Particle Emissions Test Here's a comparison of three type "C" bags. The "Perfect" brand are clearly the best. Average 0.3 um particle counts: Initial Room = 5859, DVC Paper = 8400, V.A.C. HEPA = 1650, Perfect HEPA = 370 Electrolux Type C Bags Particle Emissions Test

Kirby is not a $3000 vacuum cleaner And anyone who pays that much for one (including financing) is a fool. The Avalir 2 lists for $1499 and I've read plenty of posts from those who negotiate that down to around $800 cash. I don't know what the Diamond Edition MSRP was in 2005-ish, but I'll...

Using A Diode To Control Speed is quite common. Oreck uses them in their handle assemblies. Since all they wanted was a single power drop and not a circuit to create continuously variable motor speed, this method is cheap and effective. Bill

The Diamond Edition Circuit Board consists of one component, which is a barrel diode. This diode (when activated) creates a small voltage drop which adds resistance to the coil windings. This diode will get hot and could fail over time if the Kirby is used in an abusive manner. This diode...

The Kirby Diamond Edition Overheating Myth Busted! The Kirby Diamond Edition Overheating Myth Electric motors run cooler when running slower, not hotter. Therefore, less cooling is required. While I'm sure that there are plenty of ways to break a two speed Diamond Edition, running on low...

Once Again Alex, You've Gotten It Wrong And remember, YouTube has recently relaxed their fair use rules as stated above. As recent as February 2020, "Great Vacs" used a short clip of me vacuuming a mattress without crediting me as the author. Please see the attached screenshot #3 of my...

Alex, you did use a screenshot from my video CFM Through The Carpet: Hoover Windtunnel 3 HP The exact screenshot occurs at the 2 minute mark! You can clearly see me, my basement and my cardboard airflow box in the above video and in slide #1 and #2 below. I posted all this above, which you...

Moisture Damage Caused By Storing With Water In The Basin Yep, my 1993 D4C SE was stored with water in the basin for years and it took quite some time to remove the awful odor. The bottom-most bearing partially rusted.

Somehow the Rainbow SRX link went poof So here it is again. Want proof that almost ZERO suction at the cleaner head still allows for reasonable dirt pickup? Here's a video showing the new Rainbow SRX pulling literally AIRFLOW ONLY from the power nozzle. Would it do better with more actual...

Check Out My Playlists Called "CFM Through The Carpet" "Airflow Box Tests" Dyson DC65 static CFM and sealed lift: 58 CFM and 64" Dyson CFM though the carpet: 25.7 CFM or 57% loss Kirby Avalir static CFM and sealed lift: 150 CFM and 30" Kirby CFM though the carpet: 56.5 CFM or 62% loss...