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Someone was tossing out an old, heavy, metal "Sanitaire Commercial" upright vac the other day. I "rescued" it and am wondering if it's worth restoration. Looks like it needs a belt, and the bag has seen better days. And how does one empty said bag, anyway? Haven't plugged it in yet, and will...

Well, somebody had to do it. Seriously, this is a plan to launch a debris gobbling satellite to find and "ingest" orbiting debris and then return it safely to earth. A way to clean up the cosmos, I suppose. I do wonder, however, if Miele is one of the subcontractors for the debris sucking...

The trendy Electrolux Ergospace canister vac I got in September for $200 at Costco is now $40 off at same store. So, $160 for what I consider to be an above average vacuum cleaner, with a nod to the environment (it uses a lot of recycled plastic, isn't an energy hog, and works very well on hard...

At Costco the other day I saw a new (to me) canister vac from Electrolux. It's the Ergospace Green Model EL4101A. From reading on the internet about it, apparently it's an update to the Ultrasilencer. Since there weren't many reviews yet out on the Ergospace Green, I read those on the...

Anyone tried one of the Hoover Duros cannister vacs? I've seen the S3590B model at Costco, and looked at some on-line customer reviews, but am unsure if it's a good vac or not. My home is mostly hardwood floors with area carpets in a couple of rooms. Currently I use a Bissell Butler on the...

Just an update on my recently acquired Eureka commercial. Finally "filled" the bag up, with normal household vacuuming. It was so nice not to have to empty a dust cup after every room. I got about two months out of one bag. The best thing is, I never noticed any loss of suction. Maybe it's the...

Is there any interest in an original Hoover Constellation Model 86? I know where there is one, and I might be able to pick it up this weekend as I'm purchasing other stuff. The vac is just the container. There is no power cord, hose, or attachments. It is yellow in color. It doesn't appear to...

Can anyone list the years that various Kirby models were released? I'm particularly interested in the period of the Dual Sanitronic and 500 series. Thanks

Hi, I'm looking into a 60's Kirby with a "beige" cloth bag. Lots of accessories. Anyone have any advice? Was a paper filter bag adapter available for 60's Kirbies?

It's a test that's been repeated many times by vacuum cleaner salesmen. But I thought I'd compare my two newest vacuums, to see if one is able to pick up more dirt after the other has cleaned a carpet. First I vacuumed the bedroom carpet (thick carved wool) with the Eureka Commerical Bagged...

Doing some research on cyclonic dust collection. These systems have been in use in industry, apparently for some time now. I won't comment on just how Dyson may have done anything unique in this regard, but I did find an interesting web site that explains a lot about cyclonic dust collection...

The commercial Eureka I recently acquired uses Eureka LS bags. These are marked "Filteraire", and I assume they have some sort of microfiltration. So far I haven't found any non-Eureka versions of the LS bag. I am wondering how the paper media in the Filteraire LS bag compares to bags made by...

In the course of searching around for vacuum info on the web, I ran across the Vax brand. It looked a lot like the Bosch upright, and sure enough, I found out that Bosch makes the Vax cleaners. I was interested in various features, such as the integrated handle/attachment wand, the bottom...

I am considering adding a Eureka bagged "True HEPA" vacuum to my collection, model C5712A. This is the type with the bag enclosed in a hard plastic bin, so that the outflow air can be HEPA filters (thus neatly solving the dust spewing issue... I think!). Anybody have an opinion on this vac? I'm...

Here are some photos of an Invincible Model 752A wheeled cannister type vacuum. The upper section is painted steel. The lower section and lid are cast aluminum. It has not been cleaned but I suspect that if it were polished the aluminum would look spectacular. Note the two baby buggy style...

I may have dreamed this, or maybe it was a spoof, but I recall seeing a very brief ad on TV one recent night for a new vacuum cleaner with ... 21 cyclones. Unfortunately I can't remember the name of the vacuum... Has anyone seen this commercial? Or am I working too many hours? LOL.

Just picked up a Dirt Devil Reaction D2 dual cyclone vacuum cleaner at Target. Initial impressions: 1) Great suction. Almost too much suction (can you ever have too much suction?). I didn't notice that it diminished after vacuuming two rooms. 2) No wrapping around of pet hair on the "air...