Favorite Straight Suction Vacuum made?

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Isn't the James slightly more troublesome compared to the Henry/Hetty due to the manual cable rewind?

As compared to a Miele, their motors most probably have a greater dust tolerance, plus their bags are double those of Miele's GN bags. They are nice heavy duty machines, but for the indoor home use, a Miele is way more refined and pleasant to use. I'll trust a Henry for anything that takes a beating. Here's a Henry that helped in getting a car back into service ;-)

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to me id say the older vintage genuine Shop vac not the modern round model i mean the older shop-vac 5 gallon detachable blower those thing suck ! in a good way

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To be successful as a straight suction canister, the rug tool is key. Filter Queen still makes a great rug tool, and their machine can be purchased as a straight suction canister. Air-Way had an awesome rug tool as well.
 
Henry and Miele

the Henry is a great machine, very quiet and powerful. I also enjoy my Miele C1 Olympus. And, if you get a straight suction machine, it is possible to add a power nozzle later, you could get the Tacony Volt, and Perfect Products now makes a battery power nozzle as well. These will clean carpets far better than any straight suction rug tool.
Mike
 
I am in agreement with Tom

Air-Way, and Filter Queen have great straight suction rug nozzles.

Rexair (Rainbow) had an awesome straight suction nozzle, as did the Hoover Portable (suitcase model).
 
Harley

You beat me to it!
I just finished vacuuming through the first floor with my Hoover Portable.
Since it's the only straight suction vacuum that I have any real world experience with, I was going to give it a vote.
I'm surprised how well it does getting cat fur off the braided rug.
And on bare floors, I'm impressed with the edge cleaning.

I was sure nobody else was going to be mentioning it!

Barry
 
I’d have to say that my favorite straight-suction vacuum is my Craftsman leaf vacuum. Does that count?

Ok, if not, then give another vote to the Sebo E2.

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other great straight suction machines

I love my Sebo airbelt D1, that's a beast of a machine! I also love my Electrolux Ultra One Classic, that is one of the quietest most powerful canisters available. This isn't made anymore but I love my Eureka canned ham from 1958, love the smooth sound of the Lamb Electric motor in that machine.
I also love my backpack vacuums which are straight suction, although I do have a kit that will let you add an electric power nozzle to a backpack. Many people associate backpacks with commercial cleaning which they are, but they are also great at cleaning residentially as well, especially if you want to clean ceiling fans or cabinets, for that, a backpack or central vacuum are the best options.
 
the Compact Tristar makes a dam good rug tool and floor tool im talking about the Compact electra and Tristar CXL or Older metal Eelectrolux and Filter Queen too yes
 
I am very pleased with my Miele C3 FreshAir suction only canister vacuum. It was a limited-edition Canadian version of the highly-rated Miele C3 Alize. It has an extra-long telescopic wand, SpotLight ergonomic handle, AirTeq carpet nozzle - which is super effective for cleaning low pile rugs and bare floors, and very quiet operation.

It’s a pleasure to use! Just wish Miele would offer a plastic tool caddy for all the extra attachments I’ve bought over the years (mini turbo, universal dusting brush, flexi crevice tool).
 
“Straight suction” is kind of a misnomer. The term that should really be used is “suction only”. This refers to a canister/cylinder/tank vacuum that does not have an electrically powered motorized power nozzle with revolving brush roll for cleaning carpets. These suction only vacuums may use an air-driven turbo nozzle to clean carpets, but no second electric motor in the carpet nozzle.

“Direct Air” or “Clean Air” refers to the position of the bag in relation to the suction fan. Direct Air vacuums have the dirty air going through the fan first before being collected in a dust bag. Clean Air vacuums have the dirty air go first through the filtration bag, then secondly through the motor. I prefer the terms “Fan First” or “Bag First” to describe the two configurations.
 
central vacuum free standing and direct air machines

As Tolivac said, using a central vacuum unit free standing with no pipes is awesome, it's very powerful when you connect the hose directly to the unit, I run all of my central vacuum units this way.
The direct air, or fan first machines have the advantage of cleaning carpets very well because the airflow is very close to the floor. The down side is that you must be careful what you vacuum up because whatever is vacuumed up goes through the fan before getting to the bag so vacuuming up hard or pointed things could break the fan, although I think fans have improved somewhat in recent years to minimize this. One place where you definitely would not want to use a fan first machine is in restaurants.
Mike
 
Clean air vacuums don't fare out to well in restaurants either,esp if the user tries to pick up a whole HAMBURGER with the vacuum.This happened with a Carpetpro at a former burger place that has closed.For restaurants a backpack machine works well for the non eating areas.Other wise the place just needs to be cleaned with a truckmount machine every month or so.Most places I go to use the Bissel type sweepers in between diners.A teruckmount contractor I talked with says that eateries were his most frequent customers.The greasy dirt just doesn't pick up well in ANY vacuum cleaner.
 
Yeah, I'm not sure anything would destroy a vacuum faster than using it in a restaurant. My Legend II looked like it was used in a restaurant; there was so much grease built-up and caked-up in the nozzle and fan chamber. Took forever to clean all of that out.
 
Miele C3

Quite simply the Miele C3. It just have everything what I want from the canister vacuum cleaner. In the Finland Miele has extremely good reputation and they sell well despite they aren't cheap. Picture taken from the Finnish "Gigantti" electronic appliances shop site. Price 299€.

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