Kirby or elextrolux... or /just one great one .

[Alexolux]

I have wood floors and carpet . one Electrolux AF for my floor and an Oreck LX for the carpeting . What if I sold them and bought a nice Kirby or Hoover with attachments. sweeper and hose for floor . Or is it better to have a Electrolux attachment for the carpet I have . I love the old vacuums, but wont just one great one .

Thanks', all .
Alex

 

[twocvbloke]

Buy a Tristar CXL with PN, great for carpet cleaning, great for hard floor cleaning, great for dusting, great for everything...

 

[danemodsandy]

Yep!

TriStar CXL or DXL is a great way to go. Fantastic suction, excellent PN, and quality that can be handed down from one generation to the next:

 

[danemodsandy]

P.S.:

Once you've actually seen a TriStar up close, you will never be satisfied with a plastic vacuum cleaner again, not even a Miele. The aluminum-magnesium alloy housing of the TriStar doesn't crack, warp or fatigue over time - the only thing that can damage the housing is impact, and it would have to be quite a hit, because this is aircraft-grade stuff about the thickness of a silver dollar. The egg-like shape of the cleaner just makes it that much stronger.

 

[tolivac]

Considering Compact-TriStar vacuums were made by an aircraft and aircraft parts maker-goes to show-and the hose angle to the intake of the Compact bag--is the same angle as a wingtip vortex.-hence the high suction and airflow.My taking on these is this for me-kirby and Compact-TriStar makes a good vacuuming team-same if paired with "lux.These canisters do better than the Kirby with the hose.and the Kirby with its very high airflow and rollerbrush action-make it king for carpets.and just easier to use on them than a cansiter with a powernozzle.

 

[Alexolux]

Thanks' for the very interesting suggestion ,

The lux does get in the way sometimes pulling it around corners . something more compact would make a lot of sense .
what do the TriStar's go for $$$ ?

& would a kirby still do a very good job on wood floors with hose & or sweeper too ?

A Kirby would be very compact . nothing to pull around at all . just a '' Tall " machine standing up .

Alex

 

[vacbear58]

It all depends on how you approach your cleaning

First of all i have to admit a certain bias as I too think the Tristar is an excellent choice.

But it all depends on how you approach your cleaning.

If you are very organised and tackle all above floor cleaning first and the the carpet/floor then i am sure the Kirby would be fine. If not its going to a pain constantly putting on and taking off the head to attach a hose. This will be the case with many vintage upright cleaners. As for using the hose on a Hoover Convertable to clean hour hard floors - forget it. They are excellent carpet sweepers but the suction through the hose is very poor, even if it is very easy to attach and remove. If you were to go for a Dial a Matic that would be a lot better and the hose again is very easily attached although I find them very noisy.

However, if you are like me and nor organized at all then the Tristar would be my choice. I have no experience of US Electroluxes but the Tristar is very manouverable indeed, I have no trouble at all using it in my UK home which is a great deal smaller than US homes. If I was to make a complaint about it, it would be that I find the PN a little bulky, although it does do an excellent job. The other tools are just fine although it is well worth having spare wands (were they supplied with two sets?) as the PN cable goes up the back of the wands and you would not want to constantly taking it off.

But for me, it it had to be just one (vintage) cleaner Tristar would be my choice every time.

Al

 

[danemodsandy]

Al:

I agree completely about the need for an extra set of wands on a TriStar; the pic of mine above shows the second set I bought at some expense.

Alex, the reason a second set of wands is good to have on a TriStar is that the cord for the PN fits into clips built into the wands. Since TriStar only includes one set of wands, that means you must remove the PN cord from the clips before removing the power head from the wands. Putting everything back together to use the PN again is even more of a pain.

However, a second set of wands resolves the problem completely.

 

[briankirbyclass]

I completly agree about the Tri Star,,and i was a die hard Electrolux user from way back!
Thanks to DanemodSandy recommending one, i bought a TriStar several yrs ago, and have NEVER regretted it. Its the most powerful and easy to use cannister ive ever had, next to an older 80s Kenmore.

Makes the Electrolux look like something out of the dark ages.

( altho i still have a soft spot for the lux's,,dont get me wrong, mjy Grandma's Golden J is one of my prized possessions)

I love the fact that the TriStar hose is pointed UP and ready for business,,,it follows you around on its roller ball wheels with ease everwhere you go.
Very easy to manuver around corners and around the house.
Also the excellent before and after the motor filtration is unmatched by any other vacuum.
The suction is PHenominal, and the bags and filters are extremely easy to change, and wont break your wallet.
For a cannister, The TriStar CXL or DXL is definatly the way to go.

You will be amazed at just exactly how much dust and dirt the TriStar captures in its bag liner.

 

[Alexolux]

'Im impressed ......

I am very impressed with the comments on the TriStar , and will look into getting one . I have successfully rebuilt the Lux F motor ( made no mistakes ) . It now runs strong . It was fun to do and much easier, then working on a Porsche 912 . I could probably rebuild other motors if I had to too ( a TriSter ? ) .
How do I go about finding one ?( Here , Ebay ? ) the best way ?
what should I expect to pay ?
can you tell me what the Lux is worth $ or the Oreck XL?

Thanks'
Alex .

 

[baglessball]

Did we get triStars in the UK? I think want one..

 

[vacbear58]

Did we get Tristars In The UK?

Yes we did, they are not common but they do crop up on ebay from time to time (@240Volt)

Al

 

[danemodsandy]

You Can Rebuild....

....A TriStar motor, but it isn't jolly likely you'll need to.

Due to the three-stage filtration inside the machine (cloth bag, paper liner bag and motor filter), TriStars stay pretty clean inside if taken care of, reducing wear on the motor a great deal. And there is one more stage of filtration after the airflow goes through the fan - an afterfilter on the exhaust. You don't see dust resettling soon after vacuuming thoroughly, the way you do with some other makes.

My mom The Appliance Killer had a Compact C-2 she didn't take care of - she used only the cloth bag, disdaining the "expensive" paper liner bags, and she never, in all the time she owned it, replaced the motor filter. She only knocked dust from it from time to time. Well, actually, she told one of us kids to do it. Anyway, that machine STILL lasted over thirty years, until she killed it by vacuuming up wet stuff, then putting the machine away without emptying it, then leaving it in a storage closet for some weeks. She was very annoyed that it wouldn't work after that!

Yes, there were TriStars in the U.K. - there was a 240-volt version for that market. They aren't common, but they're well worth seeking out if you're a Briton.