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I’ve had an original E series for over 20 years with no issues, but it hasn’t had heavy use (I’m out of state a lot). I always empty the water after each use and never leave it sitting on a filled basin. A local vacuum repairman recommended running it for a minute with the the basin empty to...

The Rainbow D2 does seem to be the most plausible inspiration for R2D2 - what is your source for this?

Spray with Raid flea spray, then wait a couple of hours before vacuuming.

Yes, water should not be getting through the separator like that. If the separator is not itself defective, then vacman117’s suggestion of the separator not spinning fast enough could explain this.

Yes, product lust was my only real motive for getting the SRX. The magnetic hose attachment system is also a definite improvement, but, still, the original E series is so good that the decision to get a new SRX wouldn’t stand up well to rational scrutiny, but making purchases for emotional...

I think that’s the going rate- it’s what I paid a couple of years ago. I also have the single speed E series and find them overall more similar than I had expected. Of course, the SRX has a vastly improved carpet shampooer, but otherwise they seem to be same level of quality. Having the four...

I’d suggest getting a used Kirby. They are very durable and repairable and are superior to Orecks in cleaning ability, as well as offering more versatile features (such as shampooing and hard floor cleaning). The current model is the Avelir 2, but the original Avelir is very similar and...

The Rainbow has an impressive arsenal for hard floor cleaning with four options currently. Of course, there is a hard floor brush for picking up debris, but also a microfiber option (can be used wet or dry), a combination sponge and squeegee (wet only), and a combination brush and squeegee...

Consider a Filter Queen. I have two Rainbows and one Filter Queen and love all of them, but the Filter Queen ends up getting used for vacuuming carpets a little more. I don’t know that it’s better (all seem excellent), but it is more convenient in that it doesn’t have to be cleaned out after...