Is this worth it? Tristar.....
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danemodsandy
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David:
The best investment I made for my TriStar was an extra set of wands, for use with the floor and rug tools and the dusting brush. What that means is that I don't have to disassemble the wands from the PN when I have other jobs. It also means that the tool caddy can sit on the second set of wands, causing no difficulty whatever.
And in my old house back in Atlanta, it meant I had four wands for use on those occasions when spiders had built webs on the ceiling over the stairs. That ceiling was nearly sixteen feet off the floor, and having four wands made it possible to reach those webs.
The best investment I made for my TriStar was an extra set of wands, for use with the floor and rug tools and the dusting brush. What that means is that I don't have to disassemble the wands from the PN when I have other jobs. It also means that the tool caddy can sit on the second set of wands, causing no difficulty whatever.
And in my old house back in Atlanta, it meant I had four wands for use on those occasions when spiders had built webs on the ceiling over the stairs. That ceiling was nearly sixteen feet off the floor, and having four wands made it possible to reach those webs.
vacuumfreeeke
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Flooramatic.... I'm not trying to qualify for an episode of hoarders here now!
I already have a bare floor tool that someone gave me years ago so that's covered.... I would want the glittered attachments though.... and the original power nozzle....
I already have a bare floor tool that someone gave me years ago so that's covered.... I would want the glittered attachments though.... and the original power nozzle....
twocvbloke
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"The best investment I made for my TriStar was an extra
Kind of difficult to do that here in the UK, proper 240V Tristars (CXL, DXL, EXL, MG1/2 etc.) are hard to come by, so parts like wands isn't an easy find cos they'd have to come from the states, and as I'm now paying the energy bills in this house, I'm short on free cash now...
Anyway, I gave the tristar a run around the house today, damned fin vacuum, and I glanced at my wattmeter when it was running, and with the washing machine going too, the thing was reading 860 Watts (about 70 for laptops, 200 for the washer's motor (wasn't heating), so about 590 was used by the CXL!!), which was pretty low for a vac with a 1000 Watt motor AND a 150 Watt PN motor running...
As for cobwebs, I just dig out a spare Kirby tube and shove it on the end for the tall ceilings (about 10 feet high in this house), it's worked great before now...
Kind of difficult to do that here in the UK, proper 240V Tristars (CXL, DXL, EXL, MG1/2 etc.) are hard to come by, so parts like wands isn't an easy find cos they'd have to come from the states, and as I'm now paying the energy bills in this house, I'm short on free cash now...
Anyway, I gave the tristar a run around the house today, damned fin vacuum, and I glanced at my wattmeter when it was running, and with the washing machine going too, the thing was reading 860 Watts (about 70 for laptops, 200 for the washer's motor (wasn't heating), so about 590 was used by the CXL!!), which was pretty low for a vac with a 1000 Watt motor AND a 150 Watt PN motor running...
As for cobwebs, I just dig out a spare Kirby tube and shove it on the end for the tall ceilings (about 10 feet high in this house), it's worked great before now...
danemodsandy
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David:
If you need spares for your TriStar, I heartily recommend TriStar Canada over any U.S. source. I've ordered from them several times, and have always been pleased with the service, even if it does take a bit of extra time for things to be checked through border security nowadays.
Is there a special postage rate from Commonwealth countries to Britain?
At any rate, TriStar Canada is in Woodbridge, ONT and they're very nice people - much more efficient than the TriStar people here in the States. Here's a link to their Website, which has extremely helpful parts diagrams. My CXL's PN was noisy when I got it, and careful study of the parts diagrams revealed the problem; two little felt dust seals were missing from the brushroll bearing assemblies, allowing dirt to enter and cause problems. Big help!:
http://https//www.tristarvacuumscanada.com/
If you need spares for your TriStar, I heartily recommend TriStar Canada over any U.S. source. I've ordered from them several times, and have always been pleased with the service, even if it does take a bit of extra time for things to be checked through border security nowadays.
Is there a special postage rate from Commonwealth countries to Britain?
At any rate, TriStar Canada is in Woodbridge, ONT and they're very nice people - much more efficient than the TriStar people here in the States. Here's a link to their Website, which has extremely helpful parts diagrams. My CXL's PN was noisy when I got it, and careful study of the parts diagrams revealed the problem; two little felt dust seals were missing from the brushroll bearing assemblies, allowing dirt to enter and cause problems. Big help!:
http://https//www.tristarvacuumscanada.com/
twocvbloke
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I don't think Canada has any special treatment when sending stuff over, but even so it'll cost more money than I have, plus I know a guy who knows where to get parts...
Generic wands...
For end users like myself who don't need genuine replacement parts, do you have any suggestions for generic wands for use with a generic dusting brush or unpowered bare floor tool? I have a bunch of random plastic wands lying around. Haven't had the time to try it out, though. Any thoughts before I dig out the parts box? Will cheap generic plastic wands fit on the handle OK?
I'm totally in agreement that having a dedicated set of wands for attachments is a good idea. Saves wear on the cord from pulling it in and out of the guide channel.
For end users like myself who don't need genuine replacement parts, do you have any suggestions for generic wands for use with a generic dusting brush or unpowered bare floor tool? I have a bunch of random plastic wands lying around. Haven't had the time to try it out, though. Any thoughts before I dig out the parts box? Will cheap generic plastic wands fit on the handle OK?
I'm totally in agreement that having a dedicated set of wands for attachments is a good idea. Saves wear on the cord from pulling it in and out of the guide channel.
danemodsandy
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And....
"Saves wear on the cord from pulling it in and out of the guide channel."
Well, even more importantly, it saves wear on the guide channel. Because if you break one, the only cure I know of is a new wand. Until then, the cord hangs loose and flops about, which is annoying. I've come upon wands with broken guide channels more than once.
"Saves wear on the cord from pulling it in and out of the guide channel."
Well, even more importantly, it saves wear on the guide channel. Because if you break one, the only cure I know of is a new wand. Until then, the cord hangs loose and flops about, which is annoying. I've come upon wands with broken guide channels more than once.
floor-a-matic
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"I'm not trying to qualify for an episode of hoarders here now!"
btw, I'm hoping me neither! If that was to happen to me, the kids would get taken away.
I'll have to get rid of some things, too.
btw, I'm hoping me neither! If that was to happen to me, the kids would get taken away.
I'll have to get rid of some things, too.
kirbyvertibles
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Id get it, they are one of the easiest vacs to use and repair. Very powerful a durable. Will last forever and around here we had an office selling them for 2999.99!! I think that's crazy but it is a great vac.
( p.s ) our TRistar dealer is now gone lol hmmm I wonder why
( p.s ) our TRistar dealer is now gone lol hmmm I wonder why
Generic Wands....
Well, I just popped on a pair of hard plastic generic wands I have and it friction fits on the pistol grip handle like a dream! There's no hole on the wand for the locking button, though. I suppose I could drill one into the wand (easy enough in plastic), but the friction fit alone seems quite secure. Now I can save my origial metal wands and keep them permanantly mated to my Turbo Brush nozzle. Yea!
Well, I just popped on a pair of hard plastic generic wands I have and it friction fits on the pistol grip handle like a dream! There's no hole on the wand for the locking button, though. I suppose I could drill one into the wand (easy enough in plastic), but the friction fit alone seems quite secure. Now I can save my origial metal wands and keep them permanantly mated to my Turbo Brush nozzle. Yea!
floor-a-matic
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When my parents bought the TriStar back in '85, they bought extra wands for the floor brush & above-floor tools/vacing & the ones that came with the vac only for the Power Nozzle.
