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I’ve noticed some Kenmore canisters being slightly redesigned slightly and they’ve regained headlights on the power nozzle. This is a welcome change, because I didn’t like when the power nozzles lost headlights when Cleva designed canisters first came out, and only the Elite models still had...

Unfortunately, unlike other members here who have gotten good progress in vacuum sobriety, I’ve fallen off the wagon today, double so! Earlier this week on my lunch break, I stopped by Salvation Army and saw some vacs. One was a Shop Vac Mighty Mini canister vac of the 1980s with its box and...

I saw this vacuum at Habitat today. Looks to be maybe a lower line or mid line model. It doesn’t have the two speed switch, performance indicator, woodgrain top or tool caddy like the one I have. But I don’t think it’s quite bottom of line. Anyway I didn’t get it (yet) but I was debating on it...

I see bagless uprights in trash occasionally but have rarely found canisters. I remember as a kid I saw an avocado green and yellow Sears Best canister on the way home from school once (just the hose with it) but my mom wouldn’t pick it up for me as she was embarrassed. lol Then at another...

My neighbor down the street that threw away that 16 gallon Craftsman a few weeks ago, which I picked up, I noticed had put some more stuff at the curb. One was a Dirt Devil hand vac. If it’s still there on my way to work in the morning (which I imagine it will be), I’ll probably grab it. I...

Sometimes I find Kenmore HEPA cloth bags in the style Q or O for my uprights or canisters. I usually buy them for $1-3 even if not a full pack. Wayyyy cheaper than getting them online. I’d been wanting to find some Hoover ones for my Windtunnel uprights, and yesterday I lucked out and found a...

Last night on my walk I saw one of my neighbors had set a Craftsman wet/dry vac on the curb. It was getting dark so I figured if it was still there in the morning I’d take a closer look and possibly grab it. It was, and I did. Looks to be in good shape, I couldn’t find a date on it, but I’d...

Usually my Goodwill might have 2-3 vacuums at a time, if any. I went Friday and there was nothing. I decided to stop in Sunday afternoon, and suddenly there was a whole slew of them. I can say about 15. There were 3 bagless Hoover uprights, a newer blue bagged Self Propelked Windtunnel, a...

I got this off of Marketplace yesterday. Seems to be in pretty good condition, nothing a good cleaning and scuff removing won’t fix for the most part. However, the adjustable wand will not stay up without that tape on it that the prior owner applied. I cannot seem to figure out what’s broken...

I went to the flea market this weekend, which I had mostly given up on. To my surprise at the first booth I came to, was a 1970s Kenmore canister vacuum. Avocado and yellow with wood grain too. This has been my “holy grail” machine since I started collecting vacuums 10 years ago. I remember as...

Apparently now Kenmore has a range of tub vacuums, both wet/drys dry only versions. I like the colors. These appear similar to the Vacmaster line, and made by Cleva like other Kenmores these days...

I saw one of these today, in the thrift store that usually yields good stuff sonetimes. Ended up buying it, $20. Was this an ok price? I’ve never owned or used a Dyson so thought it would be interesting to learn about. Looks to be in good shape, just needs a cleaning and is missing the...

This was one of those machines I would get if I found one at a good price. One turned up for $8 a few weeks ago, so got it. It’s the black and yellow version and appears to be from 2004. Really like it overall. Two features that I really like are the brush roll shutoff switch for bare floors...

Does anyone know if other brands of pleated type filters will fit a Craftsman 12 gallon shop vac. I see the specific "black stripe" filters on Amazon. But locally I see similar looking filters sold at Lowes by Shop-Vac and Harbor Freight that look similar. Some of the reviews I was reading said...

I got a Windtunnel awhile back and was thinking about getting these Carbon HEPA material type Y bags to use in it. I remember reading good things about them on here. I was just wondering why it seems no other bags have employed this carbon HEPA material? Does it really help prevent odors? I...

Awhile back I bought an older Kenmore canister vacuum at an estate sale. Usually I don't pick these up but I really liked the looks of this one. But unfortunately I made a big mistake testing it. The motor sounds really bad, it's extremely loud and the wind down sounds sad. Is there anything...

I always thought Rainbows were excellent at filtration. My grandmother has a D4C she bought new back in the 80s and her house always smelled fresh and looked clean. I used to wonder if it was because of the Rainbow. I have recently been reading that the newer Rainbows need a HEPA filter in...

I decided with where I am now with my collecting, I needed to get a storage unit. And I decided to go with a climate controlled one because I was concerned about heat and humidity. Mostly put my recent curb finds there so far. I'm slowly clearing out boxes and NOS stuff also that will be going...

Is there any discernable difference between the later self propelled Windtunnels? The most common seems to be the blue (I think it was also the Anniversary Model at one point), a gray, and a sort of shale or alien green. I know the alien green seemed exclusive to Sam's Club. There are a few...

So after that Kirby Sentria find last week, not a week later I've found another vacuum, at another thrift store. I go into Habitat Wednesday during lunch and find an Electrolux Renaissance. I kind of wasn't interested at first because I already have an Electrolux Grand Marquise, and TBH never...