Forgotten Dirt Devil/Royal Products

[huskyvacs]

That Dust Devil looks suspiciously like a Black & Decker Dustbuster mold. I swear I had one long ago. I remember the nozzle that stored away in the tip.

 

[oldcrankman]

While where here I might as well do it

My (1987) Dirt Devil broom vac model 701.

 

[oldcrankman]

(2009) Dirt Devil direct power model 083408.

Hope the charge holds.

 

[oldcrankman]

Freak!!!

Charge doesn't hold. UGGHHHH...

 

[huskyvacs]

The batteries are NiCad and do not like being stored unmaintained for years. Check for a Batteries Plus+ store in your area, they can rebuild the pack. If you are experienced with soldering and electronics repair you can rebuild the pack yourself with new cells. All my old Dustbusters are shot too.

 

[powerstarenergy]

Dynamo

Here is one called the Dynamo. I actually have never heard of it until now.

 

[huskyvacs]

I'm not sure who came first but that vacuum eventually became the Euro-Pro X The Shark.

 

[powerstarenergy]

Some more products.

Some more products.
1. Some of them are pool cleaners, but as long as it still has the dirt devil logo.

2. Did Euro-Pro make products for Royal/TTI?

3. The Scrub Devil is still purchasable on Amazon, so that's also interesting.


4. Dirt Devil also made some outdoor products, including a Leaf Blower and Power Washer.

Bonus: I found out that the Dirt Devil Gator is still made in Germany.


https://www.dirtdevil.de/gator-9-6-v-handheld-vacuum-cleaner-m135?___store=dirtdevil_de_english

 

[huskyvacs]

Wow, had no idea dirt devil made so many non-vacuum products.

 

[powerstarenergy]

The Dirt Devil Aquaclean

Here is a machine called the Dirt Devil Aquaclean.

 

[panasonicvac]

Saw this just recently

I knew Dirt Devil made a red Cyclone but never have I seen one in this particular color(s) before.

 

[kirbyman65]

Forgotten dirt devils

The scorpion hand vac and the jaguar stick vac.

 

[ilovehoovers]

Reply #26

That hand-vac was made by a Chinese OEM, whoever wanted one bought a batch with custom labelling etc. You can still find them on Alibaba. As for the Dirt Devil Gator, they're still big sellers in the UK under the 'Vax' brand, and are also available in other parts of the world as a 'Hoover'.

 

[amtraksebo1997]

Regina Dirt Devils...

I know nothing about these machines other than that they existed.

 

[amtraksebo1997]

Late TTI era Royals

This era of Royal was an interesting one to me. All of the cool orange commercial machines and/or recolors of Dirt Devil/Hoover vacuums really look cool IMO. Someday I want to get one of those commercial Royals with an orange bag.

 

[tolivac]

Only good Royal vacuum shown in the 6 pictures was the Metal upright model in picture#6.Plasti ones were good for dumpsters.

 

[amtraksebo1997]

Fair point.

My counterpoint: haha obscure orange Royals go brrrrr

 

[panasonicvac]

I had two Royal metal uprights before, both from commercial use, one broke it's fan and another had the motor go unbalanced which I ended up throwing away as the result. In my opinion the perfect example of why I don't recommend direct air Royals or any direct air machine for commercial use. That being said, the first picture was a improved Dirt Devil Featherlite. Second one was a improved Dirt Devil Swivel Glide. Third one was a rebranded Dirt Devil EZ Rewind which one of my local stores had when I worked there, in my opinion a good vacuum. Fourth one was a LG made Panasonic copy, also in my opinion a good vacuum. Fifth one was a rebranded Dirt Devil Vision Turbo, I like them for homes but not for commercial use. And I believe the sixth one is the same one as the Dirt Devil commercial I showed earlier, in my opinion perfect for collectibles and something to play around with. I always thought those orange metals looked so similar to the vacuum shown from Mr. Mom

 

[tolivac]

I have noted both Sanitaire and Royal metals -these are liked by carpet mAINTENANCE SERVICES.sIMPLE,RELIABLE AND EASILY MAINTAINED.

 

[panasonicvac]

Don't get me wrong, I agree that they're a simple design but there are bypass machines that are also simple as well. Reliable? I think that depends on the user because I've seen so many direct air machines come in for service at my vacuum shops mainly due to user neglect. Easily maintained? I've also had people come in at the shops with their direct air machines because they're not comfortable with changing out fans or even belts. Sanitaires are one of if not the worst when it comes to lifespans of belts, that's one of the reasons why I don't use mine anymore. Royal was better but even with those I had experience where I still had to change belts out more often. So overall I still stand behind with these two videos because they were exactly what it was like when I was working at the shops.