Yesterday my grandpa and I went thrifting as we normally do. I hadn't found any vacuums yet, until I found this a thrift store we'd hadn't gone to. This store really surprised me. It's a Mormon thrift-store chain called Deseret Industries that seems to have locations in many states. The clothing area looks a department store. If you saw a picture of it you'd think it was a Dillards.
Anyway I found the vacuums and they had 4 high-quality vacuums. Two Kenmores, the Riccar and the original DirtDevil hand vac. One Kenmore was an early 2000s and the other was a basic 90s one that I was tempted to get.
I was very surprised to find the Riccar. Its the 8625.
So I plugged in the Riccar and the "Check Bag" light came and I knew it had a clog. It was $25 so we bought it. I normally buy good vacuums cheap and sell them on eBay and make some money, so that was plan for the Riccar. There was also a "Forever Bag" type bag there, so I got that for the Riccar for a dollar extra. I am very glad I did.
We were out very late, 7PM, so I put the vacuum out in the shed overnight. The morning I unclogged it and found it has ALOT of airflow. I was very impressed. The belt was also snapped, so I put on a used Eureka U bag on and it's worked perfectly.
So from there and vacuumed room by room of my grandparent's house dumping the reusable bag each time. There were huge amounts of dust that came out of that bag. I was quite surprised considering they have a Hoover Convertible.
I do not have a picture of it right now because it's at my grandparents' house as my grandpa was so impressed he decided to keep it! We are going to get some new brush-strips and bulb in the next few weeks.
The Riccar is everything the dealers and owner's say they are. This is comparable to a Sanitaire or a Kirby. It really vibrates the carpet and has a lot of airflow. I can only imagine what the Radiance is like.
Anyway I found the vacuums and they had 4 high-quality vacuums. Two Kenmores, the Riccar and the original DirtDevil hand vac. One Kenmore was an early 2000s and the other was a basic 90s one that I was tempted to get.
I was very surprised to find the Riccar. Its the 8625.
So I plugged in the Riccar and the "Check Bag" light came and I knew it had a clog. It was $25 so we bought it. I normally buy good vacuums cheap and sell them on eBay and make some money, so that was plan for the Riccar. There was also a "Forever Bag" type bag there, so I got that for the Riccar for a dollar extra. I am very glad I did.
We were out very late, 7PM, so I put the vacuum out in the shed overnight. The morning I unclogged it and found it has ALOT of airflow. I was very impressed. The belt was also snapped, so I put on a used Eureka U bag on and it's worked perfectly.
So from there and vacuumed room by room of my grandparent's house dumping the reusable bag each time. There were huge amounts of dust that came out of that bag. I was quite surprised considering they have a Hoover Convertible.
I do not have a picture of it right now because it's at my grandparents' house as my grandpa was so impressed he decided to keep it! We are going to get some new brush-strips and bulb in the next few weeks.
The Riccar is everything the dealers and owner's say they are. This is comparable to a Sanitaire or a Kirby. It really vibrates the carpet and has a lot of airflow. I can only imagine what the Radiance is like.
