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I have no shortage of model G's. It is my favorite vacuum from childhood - so many neighbors and family members had one. As a matter of fact, our next door neighbor in Paris, Ky, had a white and blue Hospital G without the big filter. She would let me use it from time to time. I have the extra...

Fred, I would agree with you that a Miele is more user friendly, but the Dyson impresses me with how much it can pull out of the carpet in one vacuuming. Dyson has room for improvement with the wand/hose setup on the DC23. Chase, I'll take a look at the Oreck and use it at the store. If this...

OK, sounds like a canister or a stick vac is the way to go. Or a Regina model 59 - wish I still had one, drat! Rob, if I knew we would be buying a house with no carpet I would have bought a Dyson DC23 like yours instead of the DC17. We have had wall to wall carpeting for the last 19 years, but...

Thanks All great suggestions!

We will be moving into a beautiful new home in April that has hardwood and tile flooring throughout. We have always had a home that is fully carpeted and I've purchased vacuums that were best suited for carpeting. I love the Dyson DC17 I bought four months ago. It has totally changed my view on...

Alex, this is a fascinating recount of the origin of the VCCC. The power of networking and passion for vacuums of a few has made this club and forum possible. Thank you Alex and John, and Stacy and Anne and Mike and Craig for all your work. I have great memories of my first convention in 1995...

I bit the bullet and bought a DC17... and really like it! Thanks Patrick for your testimony on this model, it really cinched the decision for me. I was not sure that I would like a Dyson and I did not want to spend a mint on something that may be given away, so I bought a very well-kept used...

Health-Mor sold them but Philips made them in Holland. They are good vacuums that are just different enough to justify having one more canister! John

Electrolux USA made the CA commercial machine in the early 60's that had an optional wet pick-up kit, but it was only dry pick-up out of the box. There was an tub that you put into the bag chamber and a white rubber hose to allow suctioning of liquids. It was a great machine that had an...

Let me throw in another model for consideration... As you talked about the dc25 being the most desirable machine, how does its predecessor, the dc15, compare? They are still available new and also reconditioned from Dyson, although it is no longer manufactured. Just wondering if the performance...

Thanks Jack For sharing your knowledge of the Dysons! "Aggressive" brushroll is right, the bristles feel like wires on the DC17. You are not the first person to say that the DC25 is the best machine in the lineup. My bias is that it looks rather insubstantial next to the 14 and 17. I guess...

For the Dyson experts out there, are there major cleaning and usability differences between the DC14 and DC17? I have looked at both and noticed that the brush roll on the DC17 is noticeably stiffer than the DC14, so that model concerns me in terms of damaging carpet. There is a brand new DC14...

The American version of the machine was made in Sweden and used American Eureka tools (the wonderful Eureka square dusting brush). It is a rather striking looking machine and is vaguely reminiscent of the model XXX/LX Electroluxes of old. I bought one on closeout from Sears years ago, and it...

Sorry, since they are available here I assumed Canada would have them, too. Odd, isn't it? Karcher makes a decent commercial machine and they definitely available in Canada. Good luck in the search - that's the most exciting part! John

Brian, I have had Alto Attix (nee WAP) wet/dry vacuums for years and there is nothing finer out there. There are built like tanks, have tremendous suction and airflow, great filtration with Goretex filters and are very quiet for a commercial/industrial vacuum. I currently have an Attix 12 RDF...

Charles, The "unknown" carpet nozzle in the above picture goes with the elusive model XX. This is what came with my XX, and it also came with a rudimentary floor brush in gray wrinkle finish and a late model 12 style dusting brush with a black rubber bumper. I love the wartime model XXX carpet...

What great pictures! And I am 90% sure that the vacuums in the assembly line are Hamilton Beach model 14. John

If you come across a spare Sensotronic 3 hose across the pond, let me know. I have the US version, called Electronic 1000, a nice machine that did not catch on here. Nice score on the NIB vac! John

Sebo has an attachement that fits on the Felix and C3 canister that polishes the floor and suctions up the dust. It is reminiscent of a Compact Magic Disk. Pricey attachment, though, at north of $200. Many older uprights suctioned the dust while polishing - the Hoover 700 series with the...

Keep in mind this is the same 535 W motor that the late model XXX has. This should open up the field for available parts. John