I can't believe how people treat their vacuums

[kirbysthebest]

I am aware that not everyone is a collector, and that there are some people that consider vacuuming a chore and don't care how or what they vacuum with, or if they take care of it or not. 


 


I was always amazed when I worked for a Kirby distributor the sad shape a relatively new machine could come in for repairs, or even trade.  One had burned when the woman tried to clean the fireplace with it and sucked up a hot ember.   Another was a total loss when the brilliant user attempted to clean their aquarium.  Others just feel it is a tool, they will buy another if that breaks.  


 


My thought was always, Would an intelligent person buy a Rolls Royce and take it out mudding, or would you treat it with the respect?


 


Today I received a recent ebay purchase.  Now I am not faulting the seller because it was a salvage machine, repair or for parts.   I got a good deal on  a Simplicity Synergy X.9 I figured I could spend a little and repair it.  OMG!!!   I knew the handle was broken but the motors do run.  It appears from the looks of the bag compartment and filters that it was used as a bagless.  


 


Though I went into this one with eyes wide open, I can not believe the stupidity, or lazyness.  You buy a $1,300 machine and then treat it like a $49 Walmart purchase.   


 


Some people should be made to clean only with a broom and mom bucket. 

[this post was last edited: 1/27/2015-19:59]

 

[dustin]

I just picked up a 7 year old Kirby Sentria, which I couldn't get to run at all, but had a broken fan, cord hook broken off, bag from a G5, nozzle bent (yes, bent!), bottom plate missing, and no paper bag, the cloth bag was filled completely. Ended up becoming parts to get a G4 running.

 

[marks_here]

In an answer to Post# 313583

Yes back in the late 80's my friends & I took their Bently T2 out mudding along with my Mercedes 300E & we all had a blast. Believe me those cars are built to take it!! Plus they were under warranty so we couldn't lose. I didn't try my BMW 325IC because I'd like to never get the mud out of it because it sat down too low.

 

[kirbysthebest]

Apparently my example is lost on the rich.


 


Since a Rolls is worth more than my house, I would take care of it if I had one. 

 

[marks_here]

Oh we did take care of them it was a one time thing only, & after that with all that mud...never again!

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

Speaking of exotic cars crushed to death (sorry if I'm OT on this), while on the set of Jamiroquai's video for "Cosmic Girl," the chauffeur handling singer Jay Kay's Lamborghini SE30 apparently totaled it while having some fun.

~Ben

 

[Mike81]

Most common mistake with the (bagless) vacuums is that people don't wash/clean the foam pre motor filter. Most cases they don't even know that it needs filter maintenance. So when they empty the bin and it still doesn't have any suction they think it's broken. Lack of filter mainentance have also burned the motor or it shuts of due to the overheating.

 

[kirbysthebest]

Problem is

The Synergy is not a bagless machine.  It was just used without a bag. 

 

[cb123]

That is shameful! At times it seems, that some people really need their butts whipped with a sack full of rat traps!

 

[gottahaveahoove]

So true.

The condition of one's vacuum tells a lot about the owner. Some are all banged, scratched, shoved under beds, etc.
One of the "issues" w/ bagless IS that folks don't think about those "filters".
As far as cars...................
an old college friend worked part-time for a funeral director. The director JUST bought a brand-spanking new Cadillac. The "friend(s) took it for a 'little ride".. covered it in mud, filth, etc, and drove it to the funeral home. Needless to say, the owner was NOT pleased. It was detailed, and all was ok.
However, IF one can spend that much $$$$, they can do whatever they like. Good vacuums, expensive cars, etc......can withstand a LOT. For some, money comes easily. Others, not so much. Appreciation, like good taste, are not always a guarantee.
To quote my aunt, "Some people have class, some have money, some have both, and some have neither" How true!

 

[suckolux]

Nice one John!

 

[cb123]

That's funny! That reminds me of one of my ol' momma's witticisms, "What's in the well comes up in the bucket." This can be translated into: How people treat their possessions is pretty much how they are going to treat you. Or it can be looked at it this way: Possessions is a test of one's maturity, or lack thereof  as demonstrated by their childish, destructive actions. So, if they act like a piece of crap...flush 'em!

 

[silentjon]

Mark, I just went out mudding in a 1990 325IC the other night

 

[Mike81]

to Kirbysthebest
I was speaking of originally bagless vacuums. I understood that the Synergy is not a bagless.
It must have been ingenious individual who used it as a bagless LOL

 

[marks_here]

Jon mine had the ground effect package with the low front spoiler/fog lights in them so I know I'd never get the mud out..LOL now the Benz covered in mud my neighbour came out & looked at it & said "What the hell did you step in???" I told them would you believe I hit a pot hole?? LOL hehehe they looked at me & said "yes with you anything is possible!" I think I saw on the CMT that somewhere near in GA they have a weekend mud bog that draws record crowds!

 

[marks_here]

Oh so sorry

As it has been pointed out again that I hijaked another thread it's getting to the point you can't say anything anymore...

 

[citroenbx]

I know it is despicable

 

[kirbysthebest]

citroenbx

OMG--So did it lose suction?

They must have never emptied that poor thing.

 

[oliveoiltinfoil]

A joy of having a bagged vacuum is that one major regular maintenance task which you have on a bagless machine is taken out of the equation, the fact that you don't have to wash any filters. Just dump and replace the bag. No bins to go manky and horrible. Of course there are people who will fill up a bagged vacuum until here is dirt in the hose, but doing that, although risky, is safer than leaving a filter to get clogged of dust and dirt. What I am trying to say is emptying a bag is more obvious than cleaning a filter. A lot of people don't know where there filters are and/or didn't know they need maintaining.

Then there is belts and brushbars which break and wear out in a 2 or 3 years in some cases but people just replace the entire machine. It is wicked the amount of money people literally just throw away.