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Ah- The 2000's bag-less machines..... Good Times Good Ti Most of the pictures of the late 90's to mid 2000's I saw on this thread made me smile and chuckle. I was working as a vacuum cleaner repairman in the mid 2000's. God, how I hated those bagless machines!!! Especially the yellow and gray...

I have had many Rainbows over the years from the Model B to my current rainbow: my E-series Black. Here is what I have done with the separators. When attaching the separator, tighten the nut as tight as you can with your fingers. If you want a little re assurance, then go an additional 1/4 turn...

Hi everybody. I have a question about the Rainbow Blue Label series. Are the plastic housings on the Rainbow Blue Label machine black (like on the latest E-Series: E-4, 2011- present) or is it dark gray like the E-series 1998-2007ish? I have been wondering. I can't tell if it's black or gray...

I was born in 1980. So for me it would have to be the Rainbow D2-A. I remember seeing one when I was about 3 years old. It was my babysitter's, I was fascinated by it until she turned on then I was scared of it. When I watched it running (at what I thought was a safe distance) without the dolly/...

Yesterday I was at Goodwill and found a Rainbow d3c that was in fairly rough shape. one of the latches was broken, a "knob" was snapped off of the tool holder and it had no wand or powernozzle. They wanted $ 30.00 for it. Out of curiosity I plugged it in and turned it on. I am surprised at how...

Good job on the cleaning and restoration! It absolutely amazes me that people let their vacuum cleaners all clogged up with all sorts of funk- and on top of that, actually turn them on, push them around the carpet, seeing how it's clogged all I can think of it accomplishing is the new exercise...

It's sad to see that Silver King went under. I think that many of the DTD cleaner companies are using out-dated, high presure selling tactics. And for the love of all things sacred, Lower the prices! I use a Tri-Star compact as my daily driver. I have used Filter Queen, Kirby etc. NO vacuum...

Cloth hoses and Compact tools. I see where everyone stands on air loss, I think the only way to effectively make a woven hose is to make an overlay (tube) like a Flexco Pet braided tubing, and put it over a vinyl hose. I wish Flexco did their Tight Weave braided sleeving in more colors with...

The above statement is a very old expression I remember a friend of my grandparents using way back when I was a kid. On that note, Who doesn't like the look of a woven hose? Bosch issued a woven hose on their line of "Move" canister vacuums in Europe. Those of us across the pond in the States...

still missing the tools Shane. Again, I do not have the tools. My texts and emails get unanswered. I am very annoyed, to put it nicely. I want these tools. These tools I bought and payed for, I want them yesterday! It has been nearly 6 months since I bought this cleaner (which was shipped...

I do not know who Chicago Mike is. Never seen one of these before. He remakes the red trim and gray wheels too? It's a cool looking machine

Here is a strange bird I found this afternoon. I am not affiliated with the seller or the auction in any way, shape or form. Just a neat looking Kirby...

Hey Buddy. I'd like to get the tools that were supposed to go with this machine (which I bought over six weeks ago) that are included in the sale. I only got the vacuum , hose and PN. - but NO attachments- nothing pictured. Stuff happens, I get that. I would like to have my tools. The tools...

Hi there. Do you have any Tristar/ Compact machines or their tools for sale? thanks, Derek

So. This morning I was taking out the trash, and next to the bin was a Simplicity Symmetry vacuum cleaner. I dropped off my trash and walked back to my house with the Simplicity. The only thing wrong with it was a clogged lower hose ( go figure). I thought that was a nice stroke of good luck. I...

Here is an oddity. Someone is selling an interesting filter queen on Ebay (not me). This one has an industrial, army like case, a fiber hose that looks more like an exhaust hose than a standard model 200 hose, a three wire grounded cord and some different fittings. I wonder what this was...

Hi everyone. I'm selling my 1966 turquoise Penncrest/ Hoover Shampooer polisher. Here is the link to its eBay auction. I thought I'd pass the info along. Thanks, Derek. P.S. If anyone has any questions, feel free to get in contact with me and I'll do what I can to get you an answer...

What the...........850 for a G4? Geez, $850 for a G4?? *which I'm imagining coming equipped with tarnished castings, pet scent and mismatched parts* I'd better hurry up and buy two before they realize what a good deal that is. Doh.... Smithers, fetch me my coin purse!!

Hi there. That looks like a late 70's-very early 80's Filter Queen Model 31. You can find the model number by removing the twist cap on top (under the handle-where the blower port is) and printed on the bottom of the blower port ( it's a ring shaped metal label) will be the serial numbers...

Hi friends. I just finished watching this film about Hoover on the internet. It's an old company film- there is fantastic footage of the Hoovers being manufactured and tested, in one scene there is a brand new Pink Constellation being tested with a suction gauge- Who wouldn't want to make...