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I guess I walk the fine line I love central vacuums, they are my favorite type of vacuum, canister cleaners are close behind. I live in an apartment so I use all of my central vacuums without pipes, I attach a hose directly to them, so I get all of the power benefits of a central vacuum. The...

water vacuums Water vacs are not bad, you can dump them without making a dust mess all over everything, but you still have to wash out the basin but that's pretty easy. That's the only kind of bagless vacuum I would use, other than that, whether it's a central or portable vacuum, bagged all the...

not surprising I would not be surprised to see Dyson discontinue all of their corded cleaners at some point. They are clearly interested in the cordless market and that's where they are putting all of their resources. Mike

wires I understand about the common wire, but I was surprised there wasn't a G wire for the fan. As far as I know Honeywell is the only company that makes a thermostat like this, it was an in-genius idea because it totally eliminates the need to run new wires. You still couldn't use something...

There are times when a particular product can solve a problem that you have really well, and this is one of those cases. First a little background. I live in a second floor apartment, it has central air which is a very good thing. The furnace-air handler is in the basement and the compressor is...

floors My apartment is all hard floors, most of the apartment is wood and the kitchen is another type of hard floor, not sure what kind. I prefer it that way, even if carpet was offered to me for free, I would say no thanks. I don't have any pets, nor would I want any, for me that would just be...

other appliances If you like to collect newer appliances, go for it. Sounds like you got that Kenmore toaster cleaned up really well. It does seem that a lot of us also collect other appliances besides vacuums. My other interests happen to be humidifiers and within the last year, I've really...

quiet central vacuum Drainvac makes some of the quietest central vacuums. You can literally hold a normal conversation while you are in the same room. I'll link to their most powerful single motor unit, actually this is probably the most powerful single motor unit that is available. At one time...

free standing I have at least one central vacuum unit in every room of my apartment. If you want a central vacuum, you can get any unit you want and use it without pipes. Some units have a utility valve built in and for those that don't, just put a utility valve on the in-take. I have the...

I love central vacuums I have several central vacuum units, you can check my profile to see what I have. I use them all without pipes, some have an in-let on the unit and for those that don't, just attach a utility valve to the in-take and you have a super duper powerful canister cleaner. I...

Got my windows replaced this week and the window company had a Euroclean canister cleaner to clean up the mess. It was nice, very quiet and it sounded like a two stage motor. I'm thinking I might want one of these for my collection. Apparently Nilfisk makes the Euroclean brand and a brand called...

adapter Sebo does make an adapter that will allow you to use 32 MM tools with their cleaners, this works for their canisters and the Felix. Still, I don't know of any hard floor tool that will allow the neck to stay in the upright position since most of these tools were designed for canister...

Sebo Felix I only have one upright, the Sebo Felix. I'm definitely much more of a canister or central vacuum person. The Felix gives you a couple of options. You can remove the power nozzle or hard floor attachment and lay the main unit on the floor, then pull the hose out and clean that way...

Sebo Felix I would suggest the Sebo Felix. It is a very well made upright cleaner and since the house has both hard floors and carpet, this vacuum will work great for that. You can use the power head for carpets, and attach the hard floor brush for cleaning the hard floors. It also has a hose...

Bed Bath and Beyond Not sure what vacuums they are selling now but I bought my Miele classic C1 olympus from there, a very nice straight suction canister. I was able to try it first to see what kind of power it had. Mike

growing up we had a Eureka upright When I was growing up, we had a Eureka upright that my mom and dad got for a wedding present from my grandmother. I think it may have been a dial-a-nap but not sure. The motor sounded just like the early 1970's Eureka vangard models. I remember the way the...

Eureka made some great canisters I much prefer canisters over uprights, and Eureka made some great canisters, especially in the 1950's. I think it's somewhat ironic that Eureka and Hoover, two of the most well known vacuum companies were the last to market with power nozzle canisters. Maybe...

love my 1205 I love my Electrolux 1205, I'm guessing mine is one of the later ones because it does not use an external cord, it uses the standard electric hose for the metal Electrolux canisters. I love the motor sound of the 1205, very pleasant sounding. Mike

Dyson's popularity I think many people here in the United States have not heard of brands such as Sebo or Miele. When I have mentioned Sebo to friends and family, not a single person had ever heard of them, but everyone has heard of Dyson. I think one reason that Dyson and Shark sell so well is...

the zapper Perhaps Tom could post a picture of one, there were a few Lewyt canister cleaners that were known for shocking people so I call them the zappers. Basically it used a 12 volt connection to run the power nozzle, I think they used the secondary motor winding as the transformer and when...