favorite canister vac?
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caligula
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Hi penie396.
Do you mean new or used? If you want a vintage canister, the Hoover Constilation is great. Vintage tank? the Electrolux's, Hoover AireDyne, or G.E, swivle top are my choices, all great machines.
I'm no expert on modern stuff, but Hoover and Electrolux going back about 10 years are my second choices.
Do you mean new or used? If you want a vintage canister, the Hoover Constilation is great. Vintage tank? the Electrolux's, Hoover AireDyne, or G.E, swivle top are my choices, all great machines.
I'm no expert on modern stuff, but Hoover and Electrolux going back about 10 years are my second choices.
suckolux
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Compacts hard to beat,power, simple. Bags no issue
countvacula
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Vintage vacuums in general are often a problem for regular use. Hoses, brush rolls, belts and other wear parts can be difficult or impossible to find and when you do be prepared to pay. Try to find a replacement hose for something as recent and seemingly modern as a Hoover Dimension 1000. Next to impossible. Lack of good hoses has sent many an otherwise useable old canister vacuum to the dumpster. Many old vacs had terrible dust bags too. They only stopped the big pieces with most of the fine dust passing right through.
Of the vintage vacuums Electrolux seems to be the best supported with technical expertise, repair parts and hoses, and even very old ones had good performance. They won't match the performance of the very best modern canisters but a three decade old Electrolux will probably give you better service and last more years from the date you buy it than a lot of cheap modern vacs out there you can buy new.
Of the vintage vacuums Electrolux seems to be the best supported with technical expertise, repair parts and hoses, and even very old ones had good performance. They won't match the performance of the very best modern canisters but a three decade old Electrolux will probably give you better service and last more years from the date you buy it than a lot of cheap modern vacs out there you can buy new.
countvacula
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There is one modern relic, the Panasonic MC-CG902. It has been around in one form or another as either a Kenmore or Panasonic model since the mid to late 1990s under at least a dozen different model designations. Panasonic will probably still be building them when we are all dead and gone. It has a much better motor than it did in it's Kenmore days, something north of 500 air watts (don't let the single stage fool you, the impeller is a complex three dimensional design that moves a lot of air and there is a lot of detailed attention paid to smoothing the transition at the entrance to the fan). Four full sized attachments that are identical to the ones Sears used to tuck into all of their vacuums once upon a time. They can be found at reasonable prices from the catalog side of most big box stores or you can go to a Panasonic dealer and pay full pop for one.
caligula
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Hi CountVacula
I have this vintage Electrolux model LX, bought October, 1952, which is my daily driver. No power nozzle, as I don't need one. I have all hardwood floors, and thick area rugs. For those I have a Kirby Classic 111, which came out in June 1976. As for the LX, all parts other than the ejection system are original. Sure the original hose leaks a bit, but not enough to impede housecleaning.
Here it is back in 1993 with a temporary replacement cord winder. (The plug on the original one had snapped off, and was being reattached at the time.)
By the way, this was the very machine that started my interest when I was 2 years old.
Alex Taber.
I have this vintage Electrolux model LX, bought October, 1952, which is my daily driver. No power nozzle, as I don't need one. I have all hardwood floors, and thick area rugs. For those I have a Kirby Classic 111, which came out in June 1976. As for the LX, all parts other than the ejection system are original. Sure the original hose leaks a bit, but not enough to impede housecleaning.
Here it is back in 1993 with a temporary replacement cord winder. (The plug on the original one had snapped off, and was being reattached at the time.)
By the way, this was the very machine that started my interest when I was 2 years old.
Alex Taber.
countvacula
Member
That is a nice old Lux Caligula. I was thinking of something more recent like a 1205 or similar with a powered floor brush but I have wall to wall in the bedrooms and dogs. For hard floors you don't need a powered floor brush.
With a 1205 you aren't giving up much in terms of convenience to modern vacuums except for the nuisance of a separate cord for the floor brush and performance is good too. The nice thing is they are rebuildable and there are lots of parts around for them. I am always impressed at how many components are available for decades old Luxes.
With a 1205 you aren't giving up much in terms of convenience to modern vacuums except for the nuisance of a separate cord for the floor brush and performance is good too. The nice thing is they are rebuildable and there are lots of parts around for them. I am always impressed at how many components are available for decades old Luxes.
suckolux
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1505 nice too
countvacula
Member
Agreed. All depends on how modern you want to go and how much you want to spend.
cb123
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Beware...Beware, CountVacula! Beware of the Dyson steaks! They will skewer you thru your heart, and take a mighty chunk out of your wallet, too!
countvacula
Member
Steaks or stakes, lol. Hard to go wrong with a good steak. Give Dyson it's due, they innovated vacuum motor impellers in a big way and everyone else has followed their lead. I don't like bagless but recognize they changed everyone from fans made with flat discs with vanes in between to the complex 3-D impeller shapes we see used today, and every vacuum benefits from this.
caligula
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Hi CountVacula
It's Alex, Caligula was the cream colored cat sitting in my lap. And why Caligula? The name is Latin and means 'little boots,' my cat had gold stripes on his paws, and feet.
What you may not know is I'm the guy who founded the V.C.C.. That was on January 2, 1983, and held the first 8 meetings in my home. Caligula was the original club mascot. And here's our original logo.
Speaking of the Electrolux 1205, that was the machine that started my selling career. I was only 17, and sold that machine on weekends and after school.
Alex Taber.
It's Alex, Caligula was the cream colored cat sitting in my lap. And why Caligula? The name is Latin and means 'little boots,' my cat had gold stripes on his paws, and feet.
What you may not know is I'm the guy who founded the V.C.C.. That was on January 2, 1983, and held the first 8 meetings in my home. Caligula was the original club mascot. And here's our original logo.
Speaking of the Electrolux 1205, that was the machine that started my selling career. I was only 17, and sold that machine on weekends and after school.
Alex Taber.
cb123
Well-known member
Well, you have to admit, a little garlic goes good with a nice, thick steak, but please, hold the fries!
caligula
Well-known member
Hi CountVacula
I also need to give a shout out to my co founder, John Lucia. While I went to Hoover in 1980, and started the groundwork for the club, without John, there would be no interest.
To think that we started with 5 members, John and me. The only woman member was my mother, who was an executive secretary, and served as our secretary in the early years.
Back then, there was no internet, so I created, edited, and published the newsletter. That and phone calls were all we had in the way of communication. My home was club headquarters, and my personal collection became the club museum. But without John Lucia, the V.C.C.C. would not exist.
As for vintage, I love old machines, but the non electric pumpers from 1869- 1920, are my favorites.
I also need to give a shout out to my co founder, John Lucia. While I went to Hoover in 1980, and started the groundwork for the club, without John, there would be no interest.
To think that we started with 5 members, John and me. The only woman member was my mother, who was an executive secretary, and served as our secretary in the early years.
Back then, there was no internet, so I created, edited, and published the newsletter. That and phone calls were all we had in the way of communication. My home was club headquarters, and my personal collection became the club museum. But without John Lucia, the V.C.C.C. would not exist.
As for vintage, I love old machines, but the non electric pumpers from 1869- 1920, are my favorites.
caligula
Well-known member
My Electrolux wall of fame.
The V.C.C.C. museum.
The V.C.C.C. museum.
caligula
Well-known member
The meeting room in the early days.
Here I am explaining the oldest known vacuum cleaner, the hand cranked 'Whirlwind' of 1869, to my co-founder John Lucia.
If memory serves, this was the first weekend of May, 1986.
Here I am explaining the oldest known vacuum cleaner, the hand cranked 'Whirlwind' of 1869, to my co-founder John Lucia.
If memory serves, this was the first weekend of May, 1986.
countvacula
Member
Fries! Oh the horror. A great steak demands a great baked potato. Make mine a Yukon Gold or White Rose.
So is membership in VCCA by invitation only?
So is membership in VCCA by invitation only?
caligula
Well-known member
Hi CountVacula
No, membership to the V.C.C.C. is open to anybody, feel free to join.
Here's all you need to do. Go to the VacuumLand homepage, locate 'Vacuum Clubs' and the logo for the Vacuum Cleaner Collector's Club will come up, click on "add to cart,' and follow the instructions to sign up. If I'm correct anual dues are $25.00, reduced from $35 since it was agreed at the anual convention last June, that we drop the newsletter.
I strongly suggest that you fill out the questioneer in as much detail as possible, and then go to 'Your photo album,' and upload photos to share with us.
Let me welcome you in advance, and if you send me an email at [email protected] so I can add you to my contact list. I'll be happy to give you the complete story of how the V.C.C.C. was started.
Glad your with us.
Alex Taber.
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No, membership to the V.C.C.C. is open to anybody, feel free to join.
Here's all you need to do. Go to the VacuumLand homepage, locate 'Vacuum Clubs' and the logo for the Vacuum Cleaner Collector's Club will come up, click on "add to cart,' and follow the instructions to sign up. If I'm correct anual dues are $25.00, reduced from $35 since it was agreed at the anual convention last June, that we drop the newsletter.
I strongly suggest that you fill out the questioneer in as much detail as possible, and then go to 'Your photo album,' and upload photos to share with us.
Let me welcome you in advance, and if you send me an email at [email protected] so I can add you to my contact list. I'll be happy to give you the complete story of how the V.C.C.C. was started.
Glad your with us.
Alex Taber.
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