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Thanks Brian. Good to know they are available under the Royal label. Can anyone tell me more about the UltraBelt Belt Saver? Does that have to do with the soft start on the motor? Was thinking that perhaps it helped prolong the life of the belt on the brushroll.

Yes, I tend to believe that you can do at least some cleaning on the hose yourself, but as Chris said, just be careful not to run electricity through it until after it is completely dry. I would say if you are hanging it up to dry, a full 24 hours at a minimum. When I have cleaned a vacuum hose...

Hi Patrick! Thanks for the comments. Your UH300 looks to be in much better condition than mine, but for the $17 and some change that I spent on mine, I can't complain too much about its condition. Regarding the cord, most of the issue is where the cord enters the handle at the top of the...

Looks to be in great condition cosmetically. I found my Electrolux Epic 6500SR at a local thrift store with the the hose, wands and powermate, but it was missing the dusting, crevice, and floor tools. I later found some at a local vacuum shop for cheap. I have since replaced the motor in mine...

Came across one of these at goodwill this past weekend. I saw it on Saturday and passed it up since the plastic casing was scratched up a bit and the cord was frayed in a couple places. Anyways, I went back Sunday and it was still there. A small kid was playing around with a small bagless model...

Probably one of the best designed floor tools was by Electrolux....the combination rug and floor tool. It's super easy to flip over for different floor types and the bristles last a very long time. https://evacuumstore.com/p-271-electrolux-combination-rug-and-floor-tool-metal-wands.aspx

The suction on the Pod likely isn't as great as that of a corded machine, but I don't have much to compare that too since I wanted one that was specifically cordless. It seems to work great in my mostly hard surfaces home and hasn't encountered any problems picking up debris. One thing I will...

There will be others, there always is :)

Certainly items covered in mold should be avoided. Some of those can be very toxic and hazardous to your health!

The way I see it, germs are all around us, all the time, on most surfaces. A simple cleaning of a used vacuum from a thrift store is usually all that is required. Lysol and similar products (even soap and water) will clean up most grime. Don't be scared! :)

I wish I had more carpet to buy this. I haven't seen too many B-8 models that are new old stock. I believe my grandmother had this model in Blue years ago. Do these perform as well as the newer Aerus models...

Yes, I often find donated vacuums at local thrift stores with very minor issues, sometimes nothing wrong at all. Just a full bag or missing belt. At least taking them to a thrift store is better than relegating them to the trash heap because they can't be bothered with replacing the bag or belt.

Ive been using the POD every other day or so for a while now and I noticed a small bit of hair and lint that had accumulated slightly around one end of the brushroll on the floor head, so I decided to inspect it further. I remember someone on the forum posting an issue regarding lint...

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The Electrolux Silverado was always a personal favorite of mine

Interesting. I've never seen one in action. Perhaps they have fallen out of flavor with the buying public, sort of like those other attachments that used to be available on Electrolux vacuums like the vaporizer or add-on carpet shampooers. Consumers today will settle for junk sold at big box...

Doesn't Kirby call this the Rug Renovator? I thought they were primarily for use after shampooing a carpet. There are some vacuum only machines that more or less "fluff" the carpet up as you vacuum, depending on the pile of the carpet. Orecks do a pretty good job of this. Electrolux/Aerus power...

Since many consumers nowadays have hard floors, they can get by with a cheap stick vacuum to get the job done. No one needs an expensive Dyson to vacuum hard floors; a cheap vacuum will suffice. But then, the cheap vacuums do not excel at cleaning carpets or area rugs for consumers that have...

To me it looks like it will be clunky and unwieldy to use. Too much flashy plastics like so many other vacuums today.

@compactc9guy I think it looks much better than the Dyson offerings and other comparable stick type vacuums. Like most stick type vacuums, I do not think they are yet to the point of deep cleaning capabilities of a corded machine on carpets. They might be in the near future though. That's why I...