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So I was checking the Hoover website, just out of mild curiosity to see whether they stocked genuine parts for older cleaners, when I had a look at some of the current uprights they have on sale, I was pretty shocked to see that the glorified purepower, the Enigma, had a Quadruple A rating! I...

So i visited my friend James on Monday and brought a Hoover Convertible model 69 from him, the problem is it doesn't have the original bag, handle or cord. The motor has been converted to take 240 volts (I assume it's been replaced with a Senior motor) and a switch has been drilled onto the...

Here's my Kirby Classic Omega, now there's two things on it that are non original meaning it's quite strange...Can any of you guess why it's different?

If you've seen my previous threads a while back you'll know I love the 500 series Kirbys, unfortunately I live in the UK, meaning Kirby's weren't sold here until '74. I've managed to acquire my dream machine, the Dual Sanitronic 80 and I've done a bit of work on it. Here's some before and after...

So recently I've been having a phase of being obsessed with water filtration vacuums, I've never seen or used one in the flesh, but they seem very interesting and different than the rest of my vacuums. Now obviously, if I could I'd buy a Rainbow, they look really high quality and remind me of...

So my best friend needed a new vacuum, but he insisted on a cordless, they have a small semi-detached town house, so it couldn't be bulky, so I told them to look up the vax air cordless lift. I recommended the lift because they have 3 flights of stairs in there house, anyway after telling them...

So recently I've been watching some videos about rainbow vacuums, and they seem very interesting they seem to have a love/hate effect, I would love to get one or even just to try one, but I'm not certain on their availability in England. Could someone help me out? I'd love to know some more...

Hi, I've been thinking recently about canister vacuums, as I see so many American collectors talk about their canisters, pretty much all of them have power nozzles. I mean vacs like Eureka, Aerus, Rainbow and so on, they all have PN, that got me thinking, most people I know here in England only...

SO today I was using my recently acquired Handi Butler for my kirby, it was all going well, I polished half of my Heritage 2 Legend, when all of a sudden the buffing pad on the end of the flexible shaft stop spinning. I took off the handi butler to see black gunk splatter all over the inside of...

So a while back I arranged to meet James Sandilands and get some vacuums off him, well after waiting for him to finish them I was able to collect them last night! And they were AWESOME! He sold me a lovely Kirby Classic III, a machine I'd been looking for for a long while! It was in beautiful...

Hello, for sale I have a Royal 9100 Vacuum Cleaner, made and imported from America it runs on 110v, meaning it requires a step down transformer to run. It's a very good, durable machine, Royal's are famous for performing very well in industrial settings. The machine I have for sale is part of my...

Hi, I have a 110v Royal 9100 here in the UK, obviously they're a rare sight here, I got this one imported from the USA, it works great when using a step down transformer! I have to sell it, to make space, but I'll post the link so that it can go to a good home...

People on this forum will probably know that one of my main passions are 240v Pre Tradition Kirbys. I've made several posts about the Kirby Classic III, which I consider to be one of the most beautiful vacuums. Alas, I do not own one as they're reasonably scarce Vacuums. However I have seen a...

I'm sure some of you will remember one of my previous posts where I inquired about pre Tradition kirbys in the United Kingdom, well I've found another gold mine of stuff on eBay, separate listing for Kirby Classic Omega attachments, I remember one of you had a UK voltage Omega, and if you don't...

I was on eBay and I came across a Kirby Classic III, collect in person from...Manchester? I have never ever ever seen a pre Tradition Kirby in England before, I'm amazed! I'm sure someone could tell me what the first Kirby sold in the UK was. I'd buy it in a heartbeat if it were closer to...

I was on eBay and I came across a Kirby Classic III, collect in person from...Manchester? I have never ever ever seen a pre Tradition Kirby in England before, I'm amazed! I'm sure someone could tell me what the first Kirby sold in the UK was. I'd buy it in a heartbeat if it were closer to...

Hi, so I was watching one of my favourite youtubers, Ibaisaic- Roger, and in one of his old 1980s home videos he shows a leaflet for Hoover vacuums, he comments on a model that I have never seen before- and odd senior ranger style sweeper- but with a twist, it's bagless, it has a half a bag, and...

Hello! Like you people I LOVE vacuum cleaners, I'm 16 years old and I'm a collector with Aspergers syndrome, any way, I am particularly interested in american Vacuum cleaners especially the 1st generations of Kirby, specifically the DUAL SANITRONIC 80. I already own a Kirby 560, and I believe...

Hi! I'm a collector of vacuum cleaners, and I love the Kirby Dual Sanitronic 80. I'd really love to own one, however I live in the UK, are there any collectors in Britain with a D80 they'd be willing to sell to me? Or even a US seller who wouldn't mind shipping to the UK for a reasonable price?

hello, I'm from the UK and I own a Kirby 560 vacuum cleaner, I got it last week from the USA and I've been using it with a 110v-240v transformer. Now I was vacuuming the kitchen, and it suddenly turned off, I've tried plugging it in from other sockets but it still won't work. Now I really hope...