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Cars-guy, can I make a suggestion? If you have a new brushroll ( or at least one that appears in like-new condition ), maybe it might be a better idea to find a compatible bottom plate that will work with that brushroll. Both the bottom plate & brushroll would be hard to find, but you would get...

Centralsweeper63 - Fairfax actually uses a bypass central vac motor in these canisters, since the 80's. I would suspect one could get 30 to 40 years lifespan from one of these canisters. They are definitely overbuilt! Lanesharon - I would check the Archives here on Vacuumland. I do remember...

Agreed. Miele has slowly been going downhill since the S8 canisters were released in 2013. Our local Miele dealer, McHardy Vacuum, was actually dreading what the Guard L1 line, the S8/C3 replacement, would be like. Miele is slowly becoming a brand that's cashing in on it's reputation to get...

Joe886, unfortunately that isn't the case with Miele. You WILL need the warranty! The Vortex Motor they use is VERY VULNERABLE to being damaged by too much dust and fine dirt and needing replacement. The cord reels are very fragile, the plastic spindle that holds the two halves together breaks...

Cheesewonton, that is NOT the case! Electromotor VERY CLEARLY states on their site that the motors are "made in the USA with globally sourced components" , meaning most likely Chinese components with final assembly at Piney Flats, Tennessee.

Well, that certainly is a interesting company! I am surprised with how similar the logo is that Electrolux AB didn't try to force them to change their name or sue them for copyright infringement.

Nope, you would have to be the original owner to get the warranty. Which means you MUST have the original receipt from the store, without a name on it. And of course, that won't work at all if somebody else already registered the vacuum's serial number on the Miele website under their name...

Joe886, why would anyone buy a Miele from you and give up their warranty?! You might want to lower those prices a bit more....

Very nice! I do remember that machine quite well. And the original Bissell Butler canister was quite popular here in Canada, probably because it was a low priced straight suction canister sold in Zellers. Bissell's canisters were made for them under contract by Samsung. I found one that I took...

Yup, that would be me Devin. I have left a few comments on your testing videos in the last few months. If you wanna talk sometime, send me a message here ok.

Devin, good luck with the sale. Those bags are really neat! I have to wonder if this was Kenmore's answer to Envirocare Technologies and their micro-filtration paper bags with the clear strip in the middle to view how full the bag was? I won't be buying any, as I don't need them. But I saved...

Hmm, very interesting! As for the vacuum's working rate, what it DOES NOT tell, and makes it pretty much irrelevant, is that the Filter Queen, with all it's variants, loses it's suction & airflow VERY QUICKLY because of the cellulose filter cone set-up. I have found, and Durango159 said on here...

SeboU1 - Glad you figured out that a clogged bag and reduced airflow caused your issue with the Sebo clamping down to the rug. However, I have another solution you can try next time without changing the bag. If you have the problem of a bag with clogged pores, causing reduced airflow, here's...

Not so fast there, Cheesewonton! Filter Queen would take 1st place for best filtration back in the old days, along with Electrolux. There was a study done in the early 90s by a American university that showed that the Rainbow D4 only captured about 40% of the exhaust emissions it produces...

Charly, that is such a cute cleaner! That would be absolutely perfect for a little boy who likes vacuums and is exploring :)

Well, I would say if you are going to wash a vacuum bag, and you don't want colors to bleed, hand wash in cold water with Woolite. I would imagine the detergent you use would cause some of the colors to leech from the fabric, so Woolite would prevent that since it's for washing delicate fabrics...

One brand I have grown to dislike is Envirocare. Their Miele FJM and GN generic bags are absolute garbage! Poor quality HEPA Cloth material that clogs easily, and the rubber seal breaks off the collar too. Their other bags are definitely sourced, you can tell from looking at them. And they are...

Finnflo - Miele did use the smaller Dupro powerhead years ago, on the 1980's models. Does Miele still stock a belt for it? Even if they don't, surely a Miele dealer out there somewhere would know what belt to substitute for the genuine belt and be able to sell you that.

Cheesewonton, the Tecnica brushroll is still available through Hibbert International here in Canada. https://www.hibbert.ca/buy/product/xtc003-tecnica/11850?ID=/Agitator-Rollers-Inserts/Rollers/dept-2BM Also, for the Samsung powerhead, if it's the first one with the metal bottom plate that...

:Performance Reviews did modify a Filter Queen Optima to take Numatic Henry bags by attaching a Henry bag tube. I think he likely left the Filter Queen side on the front though to still use the Filter Queen hose and attachments. If you had a Filter Queen Optima that originally took the paper...