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It would probably have been up against the likes of the British Vacuum Cleaner Company's 'Goblin' cleaners. The 'the odd light fixture plug' is of the bayonet type (push-in and twist). I wonder whether the adapter is detachable to reveal a two-pin plug? It was common for the user to remove the...

'Soft bag' He means in the style of the Hoover Junior, Hoover Senior, Hotpoint Light & Easy, Hoover 'Turbomaster Soft Bag' - where the paper bag was enclosed by a soft fabric outer bag with zip. 'Hard bag' were the types with a rigid plastic casing (Hoover Turbopower, Electrolux 500 Series...

DC13 Not as far as I am aware. They probably decided against it, what with some folk (i.e. some customers) being superstitious.

I also heard that the aeroplane manufacturer held the copyright to the "DC09" and "DC10" names. And I've a sneaky feeling a Dyson representative told me that over the phone. Must have been around the time of the jump from DC08 cylinder to DC11 cylinder cleaners. Incidentally, I distinctly...

niclonnic I suppose gravity might have a small bearing upon efficiency of the cyclones - but I remember reading that James Dyson - I think it was - said that the cyclones worked at any angle. But I'm not entirely convinced. It was also suggested that the short air path between the shroud and...

I noticed that photo #6 shows the filter cover... plus some grit. I experienced that too, with the DC07. Dyson would have the general public believe that their wonderful cyclones spin the air clean. In fact, the cyclones can only remove a certain quantity of dust and dirt from the airflow. The...

Contour & Airstream Both of those machines used the same collar fitting... a vertical '0'-shaped hole. The Contour used the paper bags, the Airstream used the polypropylene ones, although you could use the paper ones if desired. I think Electrolux latterly stopped supplying the polypropylene...

There's good reason for buying a 'brand new' par Rubber oxidises, cracks, perishes, wears out, loses its elasticity - probably more, so being in close proximity to heat from the motor. If the original poster buys an old, used model, the motor mounts will probably be of the same condition, i.e...

Z1490, Z1495 'Airstream' I think the general part would be described as: 'Motor Mount'. Unfortunately, Electrolux seems to have blatantly disowned these older models, and the likes of Espares, Buyspares, Partmaster and Masterspares have very few parts available, mainly bags and filters, though...

Have you checked out his other channel? Thanks, would you believe, until you mentioned it, I hadn't? I'm busy watching his 'Bits & Doings: Visiting London'. It's rather good.

Entertaining... I do too, and I'm dying to see his test of the Dyson robot, which he says is pretty naff. So far, he hasn't done a video of it yet.

Just to be clear, I can't take any credit whatsoever for any of this. I'm just a bystander, who saw that there was no mention on here, of the new machine. I just happened to come across Roger's video, did a little 'googling' - as you do - and posted Roger's video and the appropriate link. If...

Agitation I agree, and the fact it seemed to do so well on Roger's problematic carpet. I imagine the suction will be better than some of the competitor machines, due to the short distance between the floor-head and the bin. The competitor machines usually have about twice the distance between...

I have to say that from the few videos I've seen, it looks a decent machine. It stands up by itself, the machine's weight looks to be distributed low down, the power switch doesn't have to be held on, the integral hose allows it to be used in awkward and tight spaces (e.g. cleaning the car)...

Here's one of the newest machines. Supposedly set up by a pair of ex-engineers from one of the well-known firms (I'm guessing ex-Dyson employees). Pronounced "Loop" Apparently it has cyclonic separation: an outer cyclone, and four smaller ones. It appears that the four smaller cyclones deposit...

The Panasonic's dirty pre-motor filter could be due to a hidden suction release vent somewhere in the bag compartment area. Mum had a UK Panasonic upright, Made in Spain, 1700 Watts, I think it was. I always found dog hair and general fluff on the sponge-foam pre-motor filter under the paper...

As far as I can see, the machine has nothing to do with Canada. It is a British machine, based on the old British Vacuum Cleaner / Goblin models (as in Hubert Cecil Booth). I think you're confusing the 110 volts with Canada. It is perfectly common for UK builders, contractors, etc., to use...

"it is sold without tools and a hose." I wonder if the reason for that is maybe they're being pitched to corporate customers rather than the end consumer. For example, a supermarket chain looking for a cheap own-brand vacuum, might ask the manufacturer to produce that machine, but with a...

119th Anniversary of the British Vacuum Cleaner Company. "Booth received his first patents on 18 February and 30 August 1901." (according to Wikipaedia). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Cecil_Booth#Vacuum_cleaner A few years ago, the UK version of the Google Doodle celebrated Mr...

Undoubtedly, a good upright not only makes carpets look much better, it also removes damaging grit. And they are usually self-contained with small storage footprint, quick to use, with less physical effort. The ones with a suitable hose on board, allow for easier access for above floor cleaning...