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Rugsucker, since your phone is bad use my e-mail on my profile. I don't want to miss out on any Kemore gold when your warehouse mining equipment hits the Kenmore seam. Thanks. We just added a new family member so I won't be looking here as often. Life is now officially busy, but I do check...

The bummer is I still really want to see a Riccar or Simplicity canister in the flesh, but now it looks like a two or more hour drive to maybe see one. Ah well, maybe on the next journey to Smell-Lay.

I'm not in the business, just a customer /collector. I figured there was an angle somewhere. I also figured someone where would know it. Thanks. I will also never waste my time in either shop again. Double thanks.

The Kenmore High Desert Restoration Center is not proud of how staff had to kludge reinforcements on it's current small Kenmore of that vintage to addd some degree of strength to it's repair the vacuums broken handle. The Center became quite fond of that model vacuum and would be loathe to ruin...

I guess I don't see the filter material will stay in place without the frame to retain it. Sure suction will keep it in place when the motor is on, but what keeps it put when the motor is off. I park my canisters on end. It think that is how most are stored in the closets of the world. As...

Glad you were honest about it and there are no hard feelings. Now you can sleep well and enjoy your new find. Wow, and double wow.

I have to make regular sojourns from my high desert redoubt to the filthy and dangerous environs of Los Angeles for medical appointments. I had to make one such journey today. Along the way are two vacuum shops that are Miele and Tacony dealers. I have gone into these shops on occasion, time...

I saw that tube in a schematic for that brush on the Hesco website. I wondered why they felt they had to do that when I can't think of another brush that needs that. The schematic of that brush made me suck air through my teeth. There are a lot of parts in there and a lot is going on. I will...

Looks like this weekend I have to visit Antelope Valley Paint and have them color match a pint of acrylic enamel to the A-B and get a high quality air brush. No half measures now. All in.

Jaker15, the transition is fast, but the back and forth play in the neck is bothersome. It is also heavy compared to what I'm used to. The vacuum itself, however, feels expensive and is visibly well made. Panasonic put a lot of love into this machine and it shows. I also like that I can...

KHDRC UPDATE: Center staff determined that movement in the swivel neck changes the direction of rotation of the brush. The transition is almost instantaneous and staff wonders about the effect of constant rapid direction changes on belt life. The pedal switch on the floor brush labeled...

Kenmorefan, do you have the little black plastic filter frame like you see in the photos of my vacuum? I don't see it in the photo of the filter area you posted.

I owe Kenmorefan an apology for offering to buy it. I'm sure they cherish that vac. It has bothered me all day. Apologies I'll post up a couple of pix of the filter area for the rest of the audience to see what I am rambling on about. Cool vacuum though, might even become a favorite. The...

I can't even begin to express my gratitude. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Wow. The Bomber will live again! Thank you.

Absolutely positively beautiful. Those are one of the four or five best canister vacuums ever made by any company. That hose is priceless. Bravo. Well bought. ps: I'd rather have that than a free curbside Kirby any day of the week :o did I just say that? hee, hee, hee

You recall I mentioned the small Kenmore 2.5 I bought came with an unusual small 12 inch wide Powermate. The base was broken in two places, but Sears Parts Direct showed it was still available and a call to them confirmed this. I reported a few days ago that Sears indeed shipped the part and...

The KHDRC center today inducted a kissing cousin of the normal Kenmore fare the Center specializes in. The vacuum is a Panasonic Jet Flo 240, model 9530, canister. It was purchased from a family that replaced all of their carpet with wood flooring and now claims to prefer using a Dyson! The...

Heh, heh, heh. Let me know when they respond. I have yet to hear back from them.

Someday I want a Curby ( curb find Kirby ) but don't want to do the whole off the hinge Kirby cult obsession thing. Too expensive, and too weird. I'm not going to slice roast beef and grind things with my vacuum cleaner. Sheesh.

Stolen maybe? Or maybe about to be re-poed? Well that certainly dampens the joy of the find. Darn.