Is it bad to use a antique vacuum as a evey day cleaner?

[dartman]

Well if they work like the Kirbys and Royals I'm familiar with they should do fine. My Royal uprights do a awesome job deep cleaning and grooming my low pile carpet. Small throw rugs might be a problem as it would try to suck them up but being old machines they might not have the suction power some of the newer vacs I run. I have a 12 amp Royal and that thing is a loud beast that tries to pick up everything. The lower amp Stark/Royal 5700 is much quieter and does a great job without being so quick to grab everything.The others here should be able to give you a users perspective on how well the oldies actually do.

 

[huskyvacs]

Yeah I seen that the Kirby Ultimate Diamond Edition I do believe has a 2 stage motor that has a slow speed mode for cleaning throw rugs - but I have not found one cheap yet so I've been trying to get information on which of my vintage vacs can do throw rugs good, as I kind of have to stand in a tripod pose with my foot on each end of the rug to hold it down, and then vacuum from a sideways standing position. lol

 

[bikerray]

The Kirby only has one fan it's not a 2 stage

Kirby has had a High Low speed ever since the Kirby Dual Sanitronic 50.
The Kirby Ultimate Diamond Edition has a switch next to the handle spring that divides the motor speed again giving you four speeds.

I have one small rug that I have to hold down when I vacuum, all the other rugs have pads underneath that hold them in place.