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    Please recommend me a vacuum for cockroaches

    sometimes chemicals won't work... ...
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    Please recommend me a vacuum for cockroaches

    before bombing.... in case you use a dry filtration vacuum, suck them up and occasionally suck up some diatomaceous earth powder (non toxic, often in "green" insecticide powders). The microscopic grains will perforate the shell of the critters thus drying them out in the airstream. No chance...
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    My 100 new vacuums

    would you... ...count me in for the Volta? Joe ;-))
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    UK BUILT VOLTA MODEL 'U200'

    hey Markus, welcome! Thanks for answering to this. Meanwhile: I do not know who this Swiss guy is, he seems to be collecting on Google ads and similar stuff, his website tells us of "being in the process of being completed" but nothing has happened so far (for years now that is). The links...
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    UK BUILT VOLTA MODEL 'U200'

    oh, what I forgot: an (incomplete) timeline is shown on this Swiss collector's site: http://www.hangar.ch
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    UK BUILT VOLTA MODEL 'U200'

    what a dream! As far as I know the top-fill Voltas were also sold as Trident, Elektro Helios, privileg (in Germany, the Quelle catalog warehouse relabelled them to their needs), as Viking and even as Electrolux. A great drawing that you posted there, Markus! Are you the one with this...
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    the best £38 find ever...

    what a bargain! congrats to this nice machine. Whether it is a bit nonchalant what comes to the aluminium shine or whether you can manage to get it polished up: You need the tools. Try to get at least the renovator/shampooer thingy, the zip brush and the tool caddy. The G6 is one of the most...
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    my new vorwerks

    yes you can! Although not very widespread apparently, Vorwerk is available in North America (see link). When rummaging through flea markets and goodwill shops, you also might want to look for brands such as "Bull Vac", "Advance", "Mighty Maid" or "Tennant", these were the US Vorwerk brands...
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    my new vorwerks

    being the official dealer wow, good for you. I might be able to help you out on the older models: I used to have more than 2 garages full of Vorwerks and in a mindblowing frenzy, I trashed all of them. Was getting too much, that Vorwerk business. Right now I just collect some rare and odd...
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    my new vorwerks

    years hey Gareth, congrats! As far as I know the 116 was 1966 - 1976, the 117 was 1975 - 1977/78 but was sold some longer than this, especially abroad from Germany (while here the completeley redesigned VK 118 was being introduced.) Have a look at the model number plate on the back of the...
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    Sauber Intelligence Vacuum Cleaner

    it IS the Lux Intelligence Have a look at the Swiss or the Italian Lux site or watch the video (see link) Somewhere I also had the link to the graphics design agency that made this video, but I cannot find it right now :-/ http://www.youtube.com/user/watcherTuber#p/a/u/0/3_goNqrhtzM
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    maneuvering Kirbys

    hi guys, this may sound stupid to most of you but I wonder how pre-G-series models are thought to be pushed at all. We have this thick woolen carpet (maybe two fingers thick when flat and trampled down, maybe 3 when brushed up). None of my vintage Kirbys will pass over it easily, when you go...
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    Has anyone tried this?

    Likewise Forgot to mention: Margarine is a perfect tar remover and gets insects off as well, even on helmet visors. Degrease with Windex after this.
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    Has anyone tried this?

    Regularly I use Coke on my bike, at least once a year. Have completely abandoned all other products for this. In order to work quickly even on more stubborn spots I scrub the cola in with some aluminum kitchen foil. Works like a charm. After this some protection with clear enamel or when not...
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    Other than duct tape?

    I'd probably not tape it but cut it off entirely, then disassemble the handgrip and refit the (now somewhat shorter) hose. Dave, the one in your pic looks like a bondage version of a vacuum hose ;-)))) so black, so shiney and tightly bound in the most different spots *gg* Can it still move? It...
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    My Electrolux Zc100a

    yes but please add some pics of the cord rewinder, so we can see what's missing.
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    does anyone remember...

    ...the good old Hitachi CV-2000 canister? They used to show it on trade fairs here, demonstrating it sucking up pebbles and old batteries (as lame as a "proof" of suction as this boring Kirby "sucks-up-a-Volkswagen-beetle"). *yawning here* All of it is just a matter of the ratio between vacuum...
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    Additions to my collection

    Sensotronic voice model Yay, a Sensotronic! I loved them, fantastic cleaners and the contours are so sleek. We had them here as well / in different colours. The top model was midnight blue and had lots of LEDs on it. It could talk! "please check bag" or "check nozzle for obstuction" and stuff...
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    what is your favorite vintage vacuum?

    wow, this showroom! Haribo should make little gummihoovers ;-D
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    moth crystals

    hi everyone. I've just been wondering if anyone is using moth crystals or moth balls at all. Having learned that naphtalene and paradichlorobenzene (is that spelling right in English?) are no longer used for being toxic or carcinogenic, I wonder what you old-style vac guys can tell me about...
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