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Dear VCCC'ers, It is my pleasure to announce the 2024 annual VCCC convention taking place in St. Louis Missouri from June 20th through June 22nd. As always, we've got a fun filled weekend planned, with activities, competitions, and connecting with friends new and old. Please visit the...

I spotted this on a vacuum store's Instagram story the other day. Looks like it was taken at the Numatic/Nacecare VDTA booth. A friend of mine called numatic for more information, and it sounds like specifications should be out in May and the machine should be released in the summer. They made...

I was browsing facebook marketplace the other day, scrolling through endless dirt devils which seem to populate the store around here. I had no intention of buying anything given my limited storage space (one bedroom apartment). I thought perhaps if I found something vintage and small I might...

Continuing with their seemingly annual release schedule, dyson have released a minor upgrade to last year's v11. This revision is called the v11 "outsize" and includes swap-able batteries, a wider floor head, and a hilariously huge bin for a handheld cleaner. Weighing nearly 8 pounds Dyson...

Only about a year after the v10, the v11 is now out. I guess dyson is going for an annual release schedule. Looks like a marginal upgrade to the v10. I knew something was up when v10's started going on sale the last few months. https://www.dyson.com/sticks/dyson-v11-overview.html

Looks like some kind of cordless stick vac from oreck, there is only a breif glimpse of the machine at the end of the video on this page. Looks like it may be bagged, which would be interesting. http://https//www.oreck.com/pod-cordless.html

I have had a hoover Z400 sitting in my garage for several years now, the machine is fully functional except for one crucial part, the filter. Years ago when I first got the machine I replaced several parts including the filter. However the entire batch of hepa filters that had been most...

I just made a trip to the local walmart and noticed all the display Eureka vacuums were gone and all remaining stock was on clearance. Does anyone else get the bad feeling this is signaling the end of Eureka? Sad as it may be, when walmart stops stocking a brand it can't be good news. Has...

Looks like it is finally being launched. Scott http://www.cnet.com/products/miele-blizzard-cx1/preview/

iRobot just released the new Roomba 980, sporting a host of new features including a vision based mapping system and a smartphone app. Looks like iRobot has ditched the random navigation system used in older models. Similarly, Neato recently announced an improved model of their botvac series...

I noticed this a few weeks ago, it would appear that TTI has aquired the Dirt Devil brand in the UK.    Those small uprights are unmistakably TTI, sold here in the US under the Hoover brand. Plus it seems that the old Dirt Devil UK website is no longer active.   Scott [this post was...

This is a machine I came across in late May. I process the vacuums at a local thrift store which funds the organization's clinic, food bank, and other financial services. Often, if a machine is not in a sell-able state they will let me take it home and find a use for it.   This was one such...

Well, in November we finally bid the 15 year old carpets goodbye. The before pictures don't do how bad the carpets were justice. The floors we put in are an engineered vinyl plank flooring with a lifetime waterproof and scratchproof warranty. Since I do all the vacuuming (don't know how my...

Anyone take part in any vacuum sales this year? I know I did. I bought myself a new shopvac along with a few other goodies this year and I am very happy with them, more pictures to follow. Scott

Just came across these new machines from black and decker, two lithium ion, high voltage stick vacuums. One with a dyson-esque design which I think I prefer over the other higher voltage, more classically designed machine. It would seem to me that the dyson inspired one would be far more...

It finally arrived today! My new Dyson dc59 Motorhead, the culmination of three years of teetering on the edge of buying a cordless vac from one of the most controversial vacuum brands out there. It is most certainly too early to definitively judge this machine, but first impressions are very...

 I found this little guy while I was volunteering for a local charity/thrift store where I test the vacuums. Knowing the battery issues with these I didn't want to risk selling it. I decided to buy it myself since I had always been curious about these. Sure enough, it only runs for about 45...

This last week, (mainly last Saturday) has seen quite a few additions to my collection. From left to right A Hoover spirit with pn, bag indicator, and no cord winder. Have not had the opportunity to try it yet however it is fairly clean on the inside and the hose, pn, and brushbar are all in...

I picked this up yesterday at Walmart (who now apparently sell them) as after years of seeing them on qvc I was interested. Has anyone else ever had one of these or used one? This is a link to an unboxing video I did, and a review will follow shortly. So far though, the jury is out on this one...

This last year in physics we had a large project every nine week grading period and the final one was to construct a Rube Goldberg machine. Naturally I incorporated loads of vacuums. I think it turned out well, and my partner and I got a 100! Scott...