Childhood Vacuum
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crazykirbydude
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I have a faint memory of my parents having a Bissell CleanView at one time, but I remember these two the most. Around 2006 or so, we bought a Bissell Lift-Off to replace a dead Shark, and it was a decent vacuum right up until my curious younger self cut the cord while it was plugged in! The replacement was a Bissell Healthy Home Vacuum, and it was an unwieldy beast! I also had a Bissell 3-Way stick vac and a Bissell PowerForce wide track, which I still have.
vexorgtr
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The first one I picked out for our family.... and we eventually wore it down...
Hoover WindTunnel Mach 2.1
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Hoover WindTunnel Mach 2.1
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My folks had to switch to used vacs because I'd burn the
My parents quickly switched to buying secondhand after I burnt up their Panasonic they've owned since new and before I was born. They bought a Hoover Elite, which quickly met its demise to a shattered fan, then was replaced by a Hoover Decade 80, a vintageish vacuum even back in the late '90s-early '00s. Its demise was a burnt up motor due to a sock being jammed up into the fan. It didn't occur to my six-year-old self to shut it off immediately, probably because I was startled at the smell of burning rubber, carbon, and the violent vibrations it made. That was replaced with a Bissell PowerForce bagged, which was surprisingly durable. Once I was a preeteen they felt it was safe to buy a new, nicer vac again and went and bought a Kenmore Progressive canister, a vacuum that they still own. The Bissell was sold in pretty goid condition for $10, I think, at a garage sale we held.
Besides the Decade 80, which I was sad to lose, the only vacuums I was really interested in were the Sanitaires at my grade school or in most of the hotels we stayed at on our summer road trips. I liked Kirbys too, but I wasn't around them all that much and Grandma would not let me touch her Dual Sanitronic 80 (or her newer Hoover Elite upright).
The grade school custodian let me try out the Sanitaire and I was very intrigued. I could hear and feel the suction. I love how the red bag inflated. I also liked the quiet whine the 7A motors made, which is very distinct. It was music to my ears to hear the Vibragroomer in action too. I still smile a little when I'm out and about and here one being used. Even though the new 7 amp motor sounds different, I still like them (I bought an SC886 a year after buying my house), though I would love, love, love to find a genuine NOS Eureka/Sanitaire 7-amp motor to swap into my SC886, or finding a nice older Sanitaire at a thrift store.
My parents quickly switched to buying secondhand after I burnt up their Panasonic they've owned since new and before I was born. They bought a Hoover Elite, which quickly met its demise to a shattered fan, then was replaced by a Hoover Decade 80, a vintageish vacuum even back in the late '90s-early '00s. Its demise was a burnt up motor due to a sock being jammed up into the fan. It didn't occur to my six-year-old self to shut it off immediately, probably because I was startled at the smell of burning rubber, carbon, and the violent vibrations it made. That was replaced with a Bissell PowerForce bagged, which was surprisingly durable. Once I was a preeteen they felt it was safe to buy a new, nicer vac again and went and bought a Kenmore Progressive canister, a vacuum that they still own. The Bissell was sold in pretty goid condition for $10, I think, at a garage sale we held.
Besides the Decade 80, which I was sad to lose, the only vacuums I was really interested in were the Sanitaires at my grade school or in most of the hotels we stayed at on our summer road trips. I liked Kirbys too, but I wasn't around them all that much and Grandma would not let me touch her Dual Sanitronic 80 (or her newer Hoover Elite upright).
The grade school custodian let me try out the Sanitaire and I was very intrigued. I could hear and feel the suction. I love how the red bag inflated. I also liked the quiet whine the 7A motors made, which is very distinct. It was music to my ears to hear the Vibragroomer in action too. I still smile a little when I'm out and about and here one being used. Even though the new 7 amp motor sounds different, I still like them (I bought an SC886 a year after buying my house), though I would love, love, love to find a genuine NOS Eureka/Sanitaire 7-amp motor to swap into my SC886, or finding a nice older Sanitaire at a thrift store.
human
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The earliest vacuum I remember at my house was a Lewyt round canister (Filter Queen knockoff) with a charcoal gray lower body with casters, a bubble gum pink motor head and matching pink tools. I think it finally went to charity in the late '90s when my parents moved. The vacuum was fine but the hose was shot. I sometimes think I'd like to find another one like it. That one was replaced by a tan and green "Brady Bunch" Hoover Convertible that I eventually ended up with in the late '80s and donated to charity when I moved in the late '90s.
The machine from my formative years that I still have is an Electrolux 1205 that my dad grabbed off of a neighbor's trash pile when I was in high school. It had a broken handle and a leaky hose. I had thought it had gone the way of the Lewyt when Mom and Dad moved in '97 but I was surprised to find it in their attic when they were downsizing to a retirement apartment about three years ago. I cleaned it up, replaced the broken handle, fitted it with a good, vinyl hose and a power nozzle, which it had never had before, and it now works better than ever. Over the years, I've developed quite an affinity for metal Electrolux canisters.
The machine from my formative years that I still have is an Electrolux 1205 that my dad grabbed off of a neighbor's trash pile when I was in high school. It had a broken handle and a leaky hose. I had thought it had gone the way of the Lewyt when Mom and Dad moved in '97 but I was surprised to find it in their attic when they were downsizing to a retirement apartment about three years ago. I cleaned it up, replaced the broken handle, fitted it with a good, vinyl hose and a power nozzle, which it had never had before, and it now works better than ever. Over the years, I've developed quite an affinity for metal Electrolux canisters.
johnsmith96
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My childhood vacs
Before I was born my parents had a cheap eureka the boss quick broom. But for a few months they had my great grandmother's Kirby dual sanitronic. The did not like it lol. So they bought a refurbished Panasonic bagged upright. Not sure of the specific model, but it was maroon with a black plastic handle and a dirt sensor. Next they owned a green dirtdevil vision swivel glide, a dirtdevil platinum Force upright. Next they invested in a hoover fusion and a hoover mach 6. We threw out the machine 6 because I started accumulating vacs.
Before I was born my parents had a cheap eureka the boss quick broom. But for a few months they had my great grandmother's Kirby dual sanitronic. The did not like it lol. So they bought a refurbished Panasonic bagged upright. Not sure of the specific model, but it was maroon with a black plastic handle and a dirt sensor. Next they owned a green dirtdevil vision swivel glide, a dirtdevil platinum Force upright. Next they invested in a hoover fusion and a hoover mach 6. We threw out the machine 6 because I started accumulating vacs.
Selection of my childhood vacuums
I have a series of photos of the vacuums I remember my father owning in order of collection. Firstly a Panasonic (possibly) MCe468 which was white and had a grey cable, then after I developed a slight obsession with a grey and silver Hoover Dust Manager someone had, we got ourselves a grey and red one, which will have been before they started using their soft start motors and had the more screamy motors, as well as the distinctive sounding 3 row brushroll. After that we got a very disgusting Vax Power 3/4 (I can't remember which it was) which didn't come with a dusting brush so we used the dusting brush left from the Dust Manager which by now I had a fear of due to its horrible now broken motor. The motor on the Vax was very unpleasant to the ear, it smelt bad, the dirt in the cyclonic bin was so gross to see, spinning round and round in clumps of fluff and other things. We were lucky to get rid of it, its cable was pulled off to the point the motor would turn on and off during use. We got a panasonic mc-ug302/4 which I was expecting to sound the exact same as the one we had before, but it didn't. It still sounded far more pleasant than the Vax.
I actually miss all of these vacuums, and it's sad to see there are almost no YouTube videos on any of these in full operation. But I do know a few. There's one of a Dust Manager coloured Black and Blue by Servis Gem, the motor on that is the same as the one we had, but the brushroll, when in contact with the carpet, runs at a slower speed than I remember it running at when we used ours (probably because he used the lowest height setting). There's a before refurb of the mce468 Panasonic by Numaticrule29, and it sounds exactly how I remember it, especially when turned off with a whine at the end. HooverLux has a Simply Vacuuming video of his mc-ug302 and it's quite good
Servis Gem Dust Manager Live Stream:
Panasonic mc-ug302 Simply Vacuuming:
Panasonic mce468 before refurb video:
I have a series of photos of the vacuums I remember my father owning in order of collection. Firstly a Panasonic (possibly) MCe468 which was white and had a grey cable, then after I developed a slight obsession with a grey and silver Hoover Dust Manager someone had, we got ourselves a grey and red one, which will have been before they started using their soft start motors and had the more screamy motors, as well as the distinctive sounding 3 row brushroll. After that we got a very disgusting Vax Power 3/4 (I can't remember which it was) which didn't come with a dusting brush so we used the dusting brush left from the Dust Manager which by now I had a fear of due to its horrible now broken motor. The motor on the Vax was very unpleasant to the ear, it smelt bad, the dirt in the cyclonic bin was so gross to see, spinning round and round in clumps of fluff and other things. We were lucky to get rid of it, its cable was pulled off to the point the motor would turn on and off during use. We got a panasonic mc-ug302/4 which I was expecting to sound the exact same as the one we had before, but it didn't. It still sounded far more pleasant than the Vax.
I actually miss all of these vacuums, and it's sad to see there are almost no YouTube videos on any of these in full operation. But I do know a few. There's one of a Dust Manager coloured Black and Blue by Servis Gem, the motor on that is the same as the one we had, but the brushroll, when in contact with the carpet, runs at a slower speed than I remember it running at when we used ours (probably because he used the lowest height setting). There's a before refurb of the mce468 Panasonic by Numaticrule29, and it sounds exactly how I remember it, especially when turned off with a whine at the end. HooverLux has a Simply Vacuuming video of his mc-ug302 and it's quite good
Servis Gem Dust Manager Live Stream:
Panasonic mc-ug302 Simply Vacuuming:
Panasonic mce468 before refurb video:
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Rainbow E series
The first vacuum i ever saw & played with was my dads Rainbow E series (1 speed).
All pictures except first one are of my dads rainbow not just the model but literally the same one.
Also i noticed the 220v rainbows have what looks like a red circuit breaker next to the switch. Interesting huh
The first vacuum i ever saw & played with was my dads Rainbow E series (1 speed).
All pictures except first one are of my dads rainbow not just the model but literally the same one.
Also i noticed the 220v rainbows have what looks like a red circuit breaker next to the switch. Interesting huh
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