Common vacuums seen in trash

[man114]

Trashed but not necessarily broken

Picked up a Hoover bagless windtunnel with cord rewind not far from my house last year. Not broken, not clogged, nothing even wrong with it. It wasn't really even dirty. I've been using it on the carpets in my garage because my Bissell garage vac doesn't have a brush roller. Never found anything wrong with it to justify it being tossed.

Bissell far and away is the most disposed of. I see Kirbys from time to time, used to see Fantoms, but those rarely sat on the curb until actual disposal, people including me, would always pick them up. If I didn't get them the flea market people grabbed them.

 

[man114]

Rainbow sanitizing

Though I've never seen one trashed, when I've found Rainbows at thrift stores I always run their sanitizer in them for a few minutes before disassembly for cleaning. The Alcohol in it should kill mostly anything

 

[rainbowd4c]

People don't realize that there is a certain amount of upkeep needed to make sure that a vacuum keeps going.  Even the cheep shelf vacuums if properly taken care of will last a long time.  Clean the filters, clean the dust bins, change the bags and check the belts.


 


I recently started working at Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo Michigan. I'm a Cage Cashier and because of the lock down for the cage the Cleaning people are not allowed in the cage.  So it is the Cage crews that have to keep the cage clean. While the rest of the housekeeping department get the industrial commercial vacuums we got a Hoover Rewind (I think that what it's called) and it's not well taken care of. It's not well taken care of. I tried to use it the other night and it hardly worked because the filters and dust bin have not been cleaned or taken care of. I asked why it hasn't been emptied and why the filters have not been changed. I was told because nothing goes in the cage and nothing comes out of the cage without security escort. Security doesn't want to spend five minutes  following me to the housekeeping room so that they can service the vacuum. It's not that important to them. This vacuum has to be at least three or four years old and it's already wrecked because it can't be properly taken care of.


 


My moms Dyson she has pretty much wrecked because she hardly cleans the filters or the dust bin. She bought it four years ago when dad died and she moved into her new house. To her she just "forgets" to clean the vacuum, or it's to much work for her to do this. Plus her and my sister are hell on vacuums.

 

[jodan3399]

Mostly Bissell's at the curb here, although lately there has been a run on Eureka's...the orange bagless Captures. Spotted 3 in the last month. Blech.

I can say after around 10 years of picking up countless vacuums I've seen way worse that I wouldn't even touch with a hazmat suit on setting in Goodwill for $20+. Most of what I've found have only needed a belt, unclogged, or something simple.


I think it has a lot to do with the area though as to what you find and condition.

 

[kirbysthebest]

I see a variety

Most are cheaper bagless models, Dirt-Devil, Bissels.  

 

[tolivac]

During the trash run I make every week at our trash/recycling dumpsite-see so many bagless plastivacs-and yes lots of Dysons,broken,dirty,and sad looking.Very rare to find higher end vacs-one time spotted a Kirby G5 buried under a few large old TV's-It was badly corroded,bag torn.Left it in the dumpster-already have a factory restored G5.Most of the vacuums bought in my area come from WalMart,Target,Kohls, and such.The vac place here sells Meile,Sebo,Sanitaire,used Kirbys-only those in good shape.Most have been the sold to the customer-used once or twice,customer didn't like the machine(Older woman)and traded it to the vac place for a lighter canister or Sebo,Simplicity upright.I scored a second Sentria 2 this way.The vacuum is in like brand new shape-and came with everything,including the box.
The ideas of finding things like dust mites,bedbugs,and other bad things in used vacuums is a concern-of course the first thing all of us do is replace the bags and filters and clean out the machine.Then the worries should be over.When I vacuum out the used vacuums I get with my NSS M1 confident the fan will destroy most of the crawlies.And I replace the M1 bag afterward.Some models of vacs for collections will only be available used for the most part-so cleaning them out is what you will need to do if you want the specimen.

 

[rugsucker]

lock down cage--nothing in or out--vacuums

rainbowD4C,Your work reminds me of a movie with a jewel theft.The plot involves a man who is locked in a windowless room to sort and grade diamonds and jewels at night and searched upon leaving.Something happens in his life that makes it unimportant if he is arrested as a thief.With the help of others(and a commercial vac!)one morning there are no jewels to be found.I think Candice Bergan was in this?Has anyone seen?

 

[electrikbroomgu]

Curbside specials

Vintage curbside vacs have all but disappeared in Rome, NY and surrounding area but certain areas in the outskirts still have 2 large trash collection days a year and many vacuums can be found at these. We see many bag less Dysons, Bissels, Eurekas, Hoover and Dirt Devil late model stuff. If were lucky a vintage machine will still sometimes pop up every now and then but it is rare and varies drastically. Sometimes it is an 80's Electrolux or Hoover. Sometimes a Regina product such as a broom or rug shampooer. Sometimes even the odd Filter Queen will pop up but that is rare. Also many Hoover and Bissell rug shampooers make an appearance each year but things are sometimes broken off or missing meaning they are relegated to parts machines.

 

[human]

Two words: Dirt Devil. At the apartment complex where I lived until last year. I saw bunches of Dirt Devils out by the Dumpsters. I picked up a few of the better looking ones and invariably, they just needed bags and belts. Of course, replacing a belt on a Dirt Devil usually required removing several screws--a task that's apparently beyond the capabilities of some people. Also, they had almost always been used with that carpet fresh crap that just clogs the machines up. I'd either sell them or give them away. I donated one of them to my church. The ladies on the altar guild have been using it for about three years.

The only real keeper was my Kirby G6. It also needed a bag and a belt. The bag I took out of it must have weighed five or six pounds! It was a "sandbag" full of carpet fresh. I still have that machine and don't plan to get rid of it. I also never bothered rescuing another plastic Dirt Devil.

I actually have a long history with dumpster vacs. Back when I was in high school, some neighbors of ours moved away and left a gently used Electrolux 1205 on the curb. It had a standard hose with no power nozzle and a basic assortment of attachments. Dad snagged it and we used it for many years. I don't know what eventually happened to it. All I know for sure is it isn't the same Electrolux 1205 I have now, even though Dad swears up and down that it is.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Just this past week,

I saw a few Bissels out by the curb.

 

[tolivac]

When I did my weekly trash run to the dump near me--Spotted a Hoover bagless,Bissel,and Eureka bagless machines in the dumpster--along with a ISE Badger disposer!!And of course several CRT TV's.No vacs worth grabbing.