Help! Shopping for New Vacuum and Overwhelmed

[ctsooner]

NYC

you are right. Brian talked sense into me yesterday after I saw nearly every vac in this thread (the higher end ones). Even the store owner had the D4. He doesn't have it in the store to sell unless it's asked for since the Miele or Riccar sell over it. marketing or US made over the Sebo, lol.

Does anyone know how much the Tri stars are? They look good, but I noticed are less powerful than the Sebo even.

When will you purchase your Lux?

 

[nycwriter]

ctsooner ...

... I've been backed up at work these past several days. I'll be contacting those guys who "reached out" to me (I actually hate that buzzterm!) for better deals than the crazy price quoted to me at my local Manhattan dealership.

 

[ctsooner]

makes sense

I hated my Aerus experience to be honest. The guy quoted me list and was a jack azz about it. A woman then came in to pay for her's and she was paying only 1300. I asked if I could get it at the same cost and probably would hvae done it and dealt with my wife later, lol. He was rude and said I had to go to a home show to get that special show price. The woman was in shock as was I. It was his tone etc... I walked out never to return and the woman was right behind me. She said she could go to the next town over and get her's there for the same price. I was just so turned off and I felt if I wanted to buy one, I'd just ask Brian or one of you guys. I didn't fully understand that some of you are Aerus dealers and could have helped me out. Sorry bout that.

 

[thermokid]

I'm ready

to buy my Lux Gaurdian Platinum now. I will be contacting Brian the first of the week.I hate buying something so far away from home(what if something goes wrong with it) oh thats right I still have my trusty old 53 year old Kirby as backup. Anyway I thought just for kicks I would call the crappy Aerus dealer in Billings, Montana to see if they have one.(But I am still buying mine from Brian) The Billings Aerus dealer told me the lowest price I could get one from them is $2,600 dollars. I kindly told them no but hell no was I going to pay that price when my new Rainbow wasn't half that much. They said well if I wanted one then that was the price.And of course I had to open my big mouth and tell them off. Told them last year I bought a brand new Gaurdian upright from them and they didn't even have the courtesy of delivering it to me or even calling me even once to see how I liked the vacuum or did I need bags etc. I told them before I hung up the phone I would not be buying any more machines from them. Well they have been blowing up my answering machine every day since then with apologies and kissing you know what to get me to buy from them again. And when they call I just look at the answering machine machine and laugh... Okay I am getting down off of my soap box now so everybody else can have a turn.. LOL Dan

 

[GM1982]

That's unfortunately the wonderful experience you get from Aerus... I have written in another post on this forum under MY NEW AERUS VACCUM, you can read my posts about Aerus there. I have the Upright with separate tools and I like it, some flaws, but very bad experience in the purchase process. Its hit or miss with these Aerus dealers... while I like Aerus, I am just on the fence as to whether to go to another brand with better features and customer service. Who really wants to play games to get a darn vacuum, call up out of state Aerus dealers just to get the thing at a fair price. I am wondering the treatment I will get when I walk back into my Aerus dealer next Monday looking at the Platinum. If I really like the Platinum I will prob trade my upright in on the spot for it- but only if they give me a good deal since I am returning two years later....If not I will keep my upright and tell them to take a hike.

 

[thermokid]

You tell them

we as customers aren 't going to take this crap from them.(And the customer is always supposed to be right,) Well most of the time anyways.. I just wanted to get one for my collection(God only knows I don't need any more) I have my old Aerus Gaurdian canister, and I really like it, even though it is plastic. I have always had really good machines from Electrolux(OLD) I still have my mom's old Turquoise G and it runs as good as the day we bought it in 1961.So I really hope this new Gaurdian Platinum is going to be a good one. I'll let you know how I like it when I get one... Dan

 

[kirbyloverdan]

Dan

if you buy it from Brian it will get registered and it has a 15 year warranty .

You can have it serviced anywhere at any Aerus Dealer .

Dan

 

[thermokid]

I ordered mine

today. I can't hardly wait to get it. I told the other vacs, ok guys move over there is another vacuum coming to live with us... LOL Dan

 

[kirbyloverdan]

Dan

your gonna love it , Aerus`s best machine made today !

Dan

 

[ctsooner]

Emptied first bag tody

The bag was over half full. Just shows how much the Oreck left behind, lol. The filters are as clean as day one and I never lost any suction at all. Really loving it. Wish the demo I got was white though. Black shows scratches. White, not so much. It cleaned up nicely though and the wand is great as it's easy to store.

 

[cue003]

@ctsooner, was there a reason for bag replacement since you were only about half full? How long have you had your sebo? Seems like that bag filled up rather quickly.

 

[ctsooner]

Brian told me that I should

change it. It was filled with black dirt. Not much in the way of the grey fuzz, but tons of heavy dirt. It shows how badly Oreck did. I dont' use the upstairs often and tha'ts the carpeted area. I wasn't losing any suction at all either and that was a good thing. The other filters are as white as when they were installed. I ran my fingers over them to see how much dust was on them and there was none. Also, there is no real dust on the black case and I thought there would be a ton since it exhausts around the machine.

I"m very very pleased so far.

 

[floor-a-matic]

How about a TriStar CS canister? Super powerful, made of die-cast magnesium, MiniStar electric mini PN, multi-stage filtration, "bag-in-a-bag" cyclonic action. And it's a truly sealed vacuum & no unfiltered air escapes the TriStar vacuum.

I have a Compact C6, TriStar CXL, DXL, 2 EXLs & a brand new CS. One of my EXLs has the Ametek high-performance #115923 two-stage motor.

I paid only $800.00 for the new 2013 TriStar CS, including MiniStar; & have nothing but praises about this vacuum. They get used daily; I give each one its turn so I don't wear out one too much so soon. Sometimes I use more than one vacuum for different vacing jobs, for example I use the EXL for tile floors & carpet, the CXL with Wessel Werk HEB160 PN for car interiors, the new CS with MiniStar for upholstery.

It's hard to stop a TriStar![this post was last edited: 2/7/2013-01:15]

http://www.tristarclean.com/tristarcscanister/

 

[floor-a-matic]

MiniStar model M101 mini PN for TriStar A101, EXL, MG1, MG2, MG3 & CS Series canister vacuums. Great for vacing dirt & pet hair from upholstery, stairs & automobile interiors. More effective than a turbo (air powered) brush.[this post was last edited: 2/7/2013-01:21]

 

[ctsooner]

I've never heard anything bad about the Tri Star

vacuums. I know they are owned by Aerus and some parts are made in the same plant in VA as the Lux, but I thought the cost for new TOL ones were in the 2k range. I can't find anyone selling them online (with the price posted).

 

[kirbyloverdan]

I own a Tri Star

MG3 and the last CXL the gripe I have with the MG3 is you must turn vacuum over or stand on end to wrap the cord .


 


For that much money a cord winder should be on that machine . I also own a Ghiblli Vortech force and a Miracle Mate both similar to Tri Star and both have cord winders .

 

[ctsooner]

funny as I never thought about a cord winder

until I hit this board. I had to have one and it has to be heavy duty in order to not break. It's funny how important a long cord and hose became to me. I was all set to negotiate to by the newest (now discontinued) Capricorn as my wife and I really like the color. I loved all that it offered, but I couldn't get around the shorter cord and hose. I bet Miele did research and found that most who buy don't know the difference in length and it's less costly and allows them to make a bit smaller canister to fit the winder. It also makes it less heavy. I bet that was their trade off.

 

[cue003]

@ctsooner, you are probably right. Miele made a trade off. Most of their european / asian market, I assume has homes that are smaller than most american size homes. We all know we like everything big... our homes, cars, trucks etc. Whereas overseas everything is about being compact. So the tradeoff was that the american market will simply move the vacuum and plug it in a new spot.

As for me I am a generally systematic cleaner so the cord doesn't bother me (probably also since my home is about 1950 sq feet), neither does the hose length. I have a 6-24 ft custom hose/wand setup for above the floor cleaning. As for the cord, I had a vacuum with a pretty long cord in college and all it did was get wrapped around things (table, chairs etc) as I tried to vacuum from room to room. I guess I am more aware of the cord length now and luckily I have a ton of outlets in my house... So for my first floor I have to use 2 plugs locations for the whole first floor and on the 2nd floor I would use 2 as well.

Not too bad IMO. Now if I had to unplug every room and move the vacuum then I probably have an above average size (2100 sq ft house or larger... maybe a spread out ranch style layout) home. Then it will be time to consider a house keeper.

 

[GM1982]

Size of the home does play a part in which kind of vacuum to get... For a very large home, even if someone did buy a Miele with a short power cord, you can always attach a 50 or 75 foot cord and plug it in once perhaps. I do not think it matters so much to have a long cord. Mostly uprights seem to come with long cords. With a 30 or 40 foot cord on a canister, you might still need to change outlets.

 

[floor-a-matic]

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">That's why I always use the EXL & CS TriStar more than any other vacuum I currently own; those MG style TriStars are more convenient to use. Another thing I like about the new style machine is I can connect the MiniStar onto the wand, so I can vacuum the car more comfortably.

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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The EXL TriStar is my "go-to" or "get-go" vacuum; it stays plugged in just in case I need to catch houseflies or quick vacing.

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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">When the hose is removed from a MG style TriStar, a small "door" closes so dirt doesn't spill out of the vac or flies can't get out.  Usually, I always leave the hose connected to the vacuum.</span>


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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Here's my EXL ready for vacing stairs & car interiors.

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