Update #2
Okay.
I had a slight change of heart, and actually started to feel sorry for the thing.
I gave it a cleaning, only slightly better than the damp cloth wipe-down that I was planning on.
The scrapes and gouges keep it from looking good, but at least a decent amount of the schmutz came off.
It still doesn't appeal to me, and i know I'll never use it.
I see it just getting put aside somewhere, so I can at least say that I have one.
And it will probably be the first to go, when I need to "make room".
My initial observations, after putting it back together and hitting the switch for the first time:
1.) It does sound powerful.
2.) The height adjuster doesn't seem to do anything.
3.) The little piece on the front of the machine, that the manual calls the carrying handle, really doesn't seem substantial enough, considering the weight of this vacuum.
Please; if you like these vacuums, don't take offense at my criticism of this one.
It's just one fat old guy's opinion.
Take into consideration:
I'm not a spring chicken, so I'm kind of set in my ways at this point.
I like bagged vacuums.
I prefer older machines.
I prefer canisters/cylinders/tanks to uprights. (Whatever the correct term is for my Electroluxes, and vacuums like the Hoover Portable and Celebrity.
This is just way outside of my comfort zone.
And, if regular use causes them to get as dirty as this thing was, no thanks.
I don't want to have to deal with that mess all the time.
Barry
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