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New Machine... The Hoover PowerDrive Pet and the Kenmore Crossover uprights do look nice. I'll definitely be taking a closer look. As for the Panasonic canisters, I personally love them. However, I spoke with him just now on the phone and he made it clear that he wants either a bagless or...

Eurekaprince, I love the Alize canister. Another relative owns one to complement her Sanitaire S677 upright and I have found to to be a fabulous machine. However, my grandfather is 90 years old. He's still in good health, but bending to mess with a canister really isn't practical and the Miele...

New Machine... Lesinutah, I'm wary of the Miele's durability. Performance is great, but the S7/U1 platform is known to have serious issues with their hoses collapsing from not being able to withstand the suction and some other plastic components tending to break (rear wheels and bag collar...

Hi All, I reach out for advice here. My 90-year-old great-grandfather is in need of a new vacuum cleaner (and he wants BRAND NEW). His 2-bed, 1 bath home is almost all hard floors; there is only one room with wall-to-wall low pile carpet and there are a few good-sized area rugs scattered...

Here it is! The last picture demonstrates the "lay-flat" feature. If you swivel the machine body 180 degrees so the bag faces downwards, the machine will lie flat to go under beds and furniture. This is no gimmick; it actually works well!

Here's all of the information provided along with the cardboard case it stores in. This case fits into a zippered pouch on the rear of the bag casing, which is actually completely solid with the exception of the front. The Elevate Conquer, being the TOL Elevate machine, comes with 7 years...

Hi All, As you may have read at some point in a previous Oreck thread from July, we purchased the Oreck Elevate Conquer vacuum. I raved about it then, and here is my opinion now that the machine has been in service for 5 months. I raved about it then, and I'm still raving now!! The Elevate...

I just bought an Oreck Elevate Conquer and it is AMAZING! Every common qualm (loud, horrible brushroll) has been addressed. It's quiet, light to use, feels self-propelled, and has really nice agitation. It's no VibraGroomer III, but it definitely has more agitation than any other Oreck I've seen...

Hi All! Haven't posted in a long time simply due to school, life and family issues consuming all of my time. I used to have a black two-speed XL2800. We got it from a church bazaar to complement our former Kenmore Whispertone canister (now our Rainbow SE PE) as a light-duty, "quick...

Filtex FX675A Okay.... My wire-reinforced hose roots are still very strong. I stopped in at our local central vacuum place (carries MD Manufacturing). Of course, being a MD Dealer, they had the VacuFlo TurboGrip style hose. I took it for a spin with a TurboCat, which was being run off of a...

Sound insulation, please!! The loud, obnoxious howl of an Oreck is one of the main reasons I will never own another one!!!! Sure, it's just a glorified stick vac, but at that price point they could at least find a way to soften the motor noise...

Filtex FX675A I'm definitely looking into the pistol grip VacuFlo low voltage hose. Best of both worlds and they're all over eBay. Does anyone have a clue as to where I may be able to find a set of the metal Filtex tools??? eBay and CL are both dead....

Filtex FX675A Myles, I'm glad I'm not the only one who believes in the two hose philosophy. I was beginning to think I might be crazy there for a bit :). Luxflairguy, I know they are all similar in terms of length, diameter, overall weight, durability, etc. However, I'm a fan of the basic...

Electrolux 2100 Jasper, I can attest to the daily driver sentiment 100%!!!!! I personally feel this style of Aerus-Electrolux is about as close to modern-vac perfection as one can get. Fairly lightweight, powerful, decent filtration, reasonably quiet, and still has the "built like a tank"...

Filtex FX675A Thanks Tom! As much as I like the idea of Hide-A-Hose, and I applaud innovation, the plain truth is that I have a shedding cat and dog. An electric power brush is a necessity. I know that my air-driven/straight suction brushes will perform well with the Filtex, but my Eureka...

I have pictures!! 1) The FX675A 2) The Rating and Information Tag 3) The VM380 powerhead

Filtex FX675A Also, I see the similarity in the design of the M&S FX-Series and the SilentMaster, but the Filtex's two motors are by no means silent!!!! We like our neighbors, so the machine won't be vented outside. What mufflers (two motors, two exhaust ports) should I get? I really like...

Filtex FX675A Yep, it's bagged...no bagless machines for me (except the Rainbow). I've spent some time reading Owen Perkins' blog JustCentralVacuums. It really saddens me that the iconic design and Filtex Name is no more (thanks Linear Corp...go shove those plastic AirVac monstrosities where...

Filtex FX675A Here's the Dust Care Elite Majestic attachment set.

Filtex FX675A Here's pic from the good ol' University of Google. Mine is the later mid-1990's dark blue/gray with a different logo, but the same design and proportions. It's bagged. I wouldn't own a bagless/filtered unless it was a VacuFlo True Cyclonic or maybe a Budd. I've heard that Budd...