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Well, it has been a while since I've posted a "new vacuum" thread, because it has been a long time since I've bought a new vacuum!!  Or should I say, a new vacuum that isn't a Dyson, as I have been picking a fair few of them up for the purpose of cleaning up and selling on for a profit.  Don't...

I know, I always said that I'd never buy a Kirby, then I bought the Legend II...  And now, I have two!   Today I saw a Heritage on Gumtree and at the price, I couldn't let it go.  So, I went on a small road-trip to collect it and here it is, my second Kirby!   I don't know if the serial...

Tonight I took a detour home from work to pick up another vacuum cleaner.  The idea with this one is to clean it up and sell on for a profit, but I actually think I may (slightly) like the thing...    It is filthy, but very quiet and the brushroll sticks to the carpet almost as good as an...

Picked this up tonight for £10. It is the same as my bagged Boss only the handle-release catch is still intact! I haven't tested it yet, but am told it was in perfect working order. As expected it is dirty, and I will strip it down and restore tomorrow, but for tonight thought I'd start a...

Well, what can I say? The last week really has been a vacuum filled one, and the funny thing is I wasn't even actively looking for any - but rather just happened to see the adverts on Gumtree whilst browsing other things. This is a red Sebo X1.1 which was for sale at £10. Of course at that...

Well, last week I saw a rather tempting advert online for an Oreck upright at £15. I got the seller down to £10 ($15) and picked it up. Not a bad cleaner, I've used it a few times now on medium and shag pile and it works well on both, although the handle becomes stiff after a while (not sure...

Well, I never thought I'd say that! But, it was too good an opportunity to miss. I was browsing Gumtree last Tuesday and came across a Kirby Legend 2 with tools for sale for £40. I contacted the seller and got him down to £35, arranging to collect it the following day, which I did. The...

A couple of weeks ago my old Hoover fan heater (seen and described in the thread linked below) fell whilst in use and from then on stopped working. I knew it would just be a blown fuse but only got around to replacing it today. WELL, what a strange thing I came across when I opened the plug to...

A couple of weeks ago I was browsing eBay and saw a Hoover Senior 652A looking in a very sorry state for £12 ($18US/$25CAD) which apparently had a running motor but needed a complete restoration.  Having always wanted a 652A (granted, in better condition!) I decided to save this poor Senior as...

On Wednesday I received my long awaited phone upgrade. I initially got a Nokia (now branded Microsoft) Lumia 520 in December 2013 and it was a good phone, but met a watery death a few months ago and was then replaced with a cheap £20 Lumia 610. That was a real step back as the 610 was a year...

When I picked up the Electrolux The Boss it was in full working order, however recently I noticed it would not hold in the upright position securely so decided to investigate further.    Not surprisingly, the below pictures show what I found.   Question is, I don't have the piece that...

Will any of you be fitting them this year? I don't normally but the summer tyres fitted at the moment are mis-matched and one leaks whilst another has cracking in the sidewall - so they need replaced. As it is coming up for winter, I thought it best to go for 4 winter tyres. Having looked...

Well guys, it has been a while since my collection gained a new member, but yesterday - it did! I came across the below linked item and got in touch with the advertiser within an hour of it going live - offering to collect it that afternoon. Thankfully he responded advising that would be fine...

Do any of you? I most certainly do! Aside from being cheaper (around half the price) than butter, it works just as well in the mixing process and the end result tastes no different. A lot of people think lard to be very unhealthy and avoid it at all costs, but in actual fact it is...

A saturday spent with my vacuum cleaners and listening to the wonderful music of the late Roy Orbison. I couldn't think of a better way to spend a day.

In addition to my interest in vacuum cleaners, I also have a love for vintage computing equipment and software.  So when I saw an eBay listing last week for the above mentioned laptop computer I simply could not resist.  And as it turns out, I was the only bidder winning it for the start bid...

I saw this machine on Gumtree for £2 and without even thinking twice snapped it up.  Now I look at it, it may be quite an old model.   It hasn't been tested yet but the previous owner advised that it runs but only when the dial passes "3", below that it doesn't turn on.  I'll have to check...

Having bought the machine with the intention to repair a few years ago, I've decided just to strip it down and get rid of it in parts in order to focus more on my cleaners that are already working.   Anyway, the long and the short of it is that it is intact structurally (bar the bumper and...

This is the reason I bang on about my Ranger all the time!  My 612 is actually even better than this but as I had the Ranger out at the time I thought I'd just film it. 

Well I was certainly not expecting this as a leaving present from my work colleagues!  Yes, it is an Electrolux X1!!   And that is all I know about it admittedly, as Electrolux is not my "main" brand and even if it were a HOOVER, I would still be pretty clueless considering it seems to be...