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Looking for proper headlight for both etc Well we got 3 new belts today and the new monster doesn't bog down the minute the brush hits the carpet. Both of mine needed new belts, the 4000 the belt was slipping badly and the 5700 was missing some chunks so sister bought 3 new ones at Stark's by...

Like it says I've been watching a dirt cheap Royal complete with the accessory pack on Craig's List for a while and finally contacted them today. She was selling a vac that looks almost identical to the free Stark's 5700 I found a few years ago so I figured at least I get all the extra hoses and...

I'm quite happy with the Refurb IOnFlex x2 Duoclean I got from Woot for 140. Batteries last a while and it came with 2. It picks up all the crap my Parrot Dobby drops all over his favorite spots, even really big stuff, and it grooms the carpet well and really cleans bare floors. I have no clue...

Harbor freight IF you want to get a nice enough but cheap 12" dual bevel sliding compound miter saw Harbor Freight has a surprisingly good one as long as you take the time to line it up properly and get a better blade for it right away. I bought one because after I read REAL WORLD reviews from...

Well I got a deal on a refurbed unit from Woot and it arrived today. The Rowenta 18 volt stick vac I got about 3 years ago finally got a hole in the flex hose that couples the tiny power head to the body and it's almost impossible to patch up, plus it hates picking up larger chunks of bird food...

The last time a Kirby guy showed up here I told him I wasn't going to buy one but he could demo if he wanted. The machine was really nice and he pointed out that Kirby would carry the contract on whatever price we settled on but if I stopped paying they wouldn't come back and take the machine...

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Looks similar to the powerhead the earlier Royal canisters use. I think they used the same one as the plate looks like the one my 413 Royal uses. Too bad the improved Panasonic powerhead they used on my 4650 doesn't have a steel sole plate as all the ribs to make the lines and help keep the...

If you have the money and you really want and think it's so nice it's worth it go for it. They are built like tanks and easy to repair and get parts for. Otherwise wait and watch Craigslist and like that and eventually a better deal on something similar will show up. I bought a 4650 canister for...

The last free vacuum I found was on Craigslist a year or so ago when I found a Starks/Royal 5700 upright. Traded a few emails then guy called me and told me about it and said it was free of course seeing how it didn't list a price. I drove right out that weekend morning and picked it up complete...

yet another robot... Well Woot did it again and had a robot with a brush roll and higher suction for 100 bucks so I got that one too. It cleans faster and get most of the crumbs off our carpet in one pass. It also tends to go in straight lines till it finds or hits something and turn till clear...

We just recently got a Debot N78 basic robot vacuum. Found it on Woot for 90 shipped so figured it was worth a gamble even though we have low nap carpet throughout most of the house. Accidently figured out how to get it to automatically run everyday at a certain start time. It only has the...

I fix EVERYTHING I own myself if possible. Car, TV, vacuums, washer and dryer etc. When I got my 69 Dart in 79 I started hitting wrecking yards and swap meets for upgrade parts and anything odball or common but cheap I could find. I used to have a complete extra car at a buddies wrecking yard...

I got that exact vacuum I think last summer for free on Craigslist but mine has a black bag from some commercial version that the local bookstore here probably swapped onto it sometime in its career with them. It came with a bunch of extra bags and belts and the guy was very happy a person who...

I found a 5700 on Craigslist last year for free. It's lighter than a Kirby and deep cleans and grooms the carpet just as well and the bags are cheap and hold a lot. If you can get one, even a older one with the smaller motors working well you should be happy if you can figure out the power plug...

We just recently bought a Deebot N78 from Woot as a experiment seeing how it was only 90 shipped. Very basic machine with just the rotating round brushes and the suction port with a soft rubber port edge. It isn't designed to do low carpets and doesn't have room mapping but it eventually gets...

I have the Deluxe Royal/Starks 5700 upright with the 7 amp motor and chrome wheel covers, a Royal 4650 canister and a Compact C9. The upright is a beast on my carpet, the canister does almost as well and get corners better plus all the attachments for cleaning furniture and walls and things, the...

If anything I like is truly a deal I shut my mouth and pay the money. If it's somewhat over priced I make a offer, if it's a stupidity high price I move on. It's worked for anything I've bought, cars, parts, electronics, vacuums, whatever. I used to be amazed the stupid prices people would pay...

Well that would be cool. I have a Rowenta 18 volt stick vac with a small power head and it will run half an hour but it doesn't like bigger chunks so more for quick touchups. I'm sure whether we get it or not it'll be expensive and it's not apparent if the battery can be swapped out for longer...

I think the button should just start to suck in but you can experiment till it feels like it's working without tearing things up or being hard to push around. I have a Royal/Stark 5700 top of the line unit and I just played with it till it seemed to be cleaning well without bogging down myself...