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I'm usually too cheap to buy things brand new, but if I had to pay retail for a new canister I'd probably go with this. I loved loved my Electrolux Silverado but old age finally got to it and parts kept breaking. Miele parts are way too expensive for someone that has to change bags often. This...

I've been using an Oreck Orbitor with dry cleaning powders for years now. If you use Host, then you need an actual brush that's soft enough for carpets. Oreck sells a red and black one, and the black one is the softest. I've had good luck recently using Capture powder and the white bonnet to...

I think that's just the nature of the bag, and has happened with every F&G model I've had. Genuine bags don't make much of a difference. I think some dirt gets stuck near the crease where you roll up the spring belt to keep the fill tube in place. That's a good idea though to run it for a few...

HESCO is out of stock and webstaurantstore.com says no longer available. Southside Vacuums has it as "last items in stock" so if anyone wants to grab one of the last it looks like there's a few left. The Last Convertible...

Well that's sad to hear... ...although I'm not surprised. Did this news come from the company or a dealer (if those still exist)? I've been seeing alot of the new TTI and Tacony cordless uprights recently in commercial use. I can't say I've ever seen a commercial Guardsman in the wild however...

Are most of these warranty repairs? I know those brands can be a pain to repair. I don't dislike Dyson but the new prices are insane. With the Panasonic/Kenmore models gone it's tough to find a decent competitor at a Big Box Store.

If they can find a box big enough to ship that handle, $60 isn't an outrageous shipping price. When I used to sell on eBay it was rare to get an upright shipped out for less than $35 with FedEx Smartpost, the cheapest option eBay offers. So for a heavy vacuum with a handle that doesn't split...

They just do that to keep the trademark current. I see on their website they now have another model named "PowerDrive", a name Hoover has been using since at least the '70s starting with the self-propelled Dial-a-Matic. Hoover has had a Tempo out in some variety off and on for at least 30 years...

Dry cleaning is very underappreciated. If you have an actual cleaning machine, like that Dyson with the cyclone removed, it's almost always better than residential "wet" shampooers. I use an Oreck Orbiter and then a DC14 to vacuum it up. Zorb isn't bad but Host and Capture are very good. You may...

A Hoover Powerdrive! Incredibly overpriced and not as fun as the last Convertible from a few weeks ago, but still notable. I've seen maybe 4 or 5 of these and the brush rolls are all completely worn. My understanding is the brush rolls may be rarer than the vacuum itself. Huge box too, you just...

Carpet is Out! Wood floors (Pergo, authentic, faux, ect) are in! I have a few family members that follow current interior design closely and everyone (at least with enough money to spare) is putting in wood. My parents are very slowly ripping out the carpet and installing wood when it's...

Any Oreck XL made after 1997 will take the "CC" style bags, where the bag collar slides into a usually blue dock. Older ones are just like other vacuums where you fit the bag over the spout manually. I haven't opened up an Oreck recently, but you may be able to find a date stamp etched into the...

$800 and Growing! I don't think I can remember a common Convertible so expensive. Models from "The Vault" got pretty high, but I'm pretty sure most, if not all of them, were under a $1,000. That was years ago. The most expensive eBay vacuum auction I can remember was a Kirby from the 30s or...

I remember those! Those were competitors to the Hoover V2 which came out eariler with two brushrolls. My understanding is the V2 was very unreliable and Hoover took them off the market farily quickly. Those later became the Hoover Savvy, which had only one brush roll. I've nenver seen a V2 in...

Also I think this model might have been exclusive to Panasonic dealers. I don't think it was at large retaiers like the lower end plastic models. It's been a few years since I've read about Panasonics so maybe someone else could confirm.

Amazing Machine Those are one of the rare clean-air machines where both the suction and airflow are fantasic. A metal baseplate and quiet motor. The brushroll really vibrates the carpet. I owned one of those before I had to downsize. If most or all of your house is carpet, that's about as good...

Rubbermaid Xtra-Lift You could still buy those new through Rubbermaid until at least 2011, which is when I bought mine. I don't remember the exact price but it was pretty discounted at the time, so I might have gotten some of the last stock before it was disoconinuted. It was probably around...

Is the Perfect-Lux made in America or China? Looks like a great clone but I'd probably be willing to pay a little more to surport Aerus if those are still made here.

Here's an interesting find from shopgoodwill. I recognize this model of Westinghouse hand vac, but I've never seen it with such a long handle that would turn it into an upright. Is this something custom or did anything come out of the factory looking like this...

@mariotron Retro Eureka I can’t believe I can’t find a picture but Eureka did make a retro F&G Eureka for a small amount of time in the early-2000s. The color scheme was exactly how you described. It was almost like how Ford came out with that throwback retro-styled Ford Thunderbird around the...