Most unpleasant-sounding vacuum ever?

[huskyvacs]

So I turned this on today for the first time in a very long time and immediately a gust of dust came flying out the exhaust. Which I then had to vacuum up with another vacuum. So I think it's fair to say I won't be using this anytime soon if ever. Good concept but filtration makes it borderline useless.

Dust getting into the motor vents from it sitting "for a very long time" has nothing to do with the vacuum's filtration.

 

[centralsweeper63]

Thoughthings like that usually have useless filtration as stock, hence cutting an old bag.

 

[cheesewonton]

So I turned this on today for the first time in a very long time and immediately a gust of dust came flying out the exhaust. Which I then had to vacuum up with another vacuum. So I think it's fair to say I won't be using this anytime soon if ever. Good concept but filtration makes it borderline useless.

I learned the hard way a very long time ago to turn on used vacuums outdoors the first time before I have had a chance to take them apart and sanitize them.

 

[centralsweeper63]

I just say "she'll be right". One time I sas vacuuming a particularly dirty area that was in the garage caarpeting. It was the first bit of carpet you stepped on. This was with a hard case turbopower. A plume of dust came out of the bag casing seeing as it picked up so much dirt all at once.

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

Any Kirby with a broken fan, such as this 1973 Classic 1-CR owned by @huskyvacs


~Ben

 

[centralsweeper63]

Oh wow, looks like fun.

 

[huskyvacs]

Any Kirby with a broken fan, such as this 1973 Classic 1-CR owned by @huskyvacs


~Ben

LMAO What a throwback! that was so long ago! That was long before I became a collector and knew anything about vacuums. I still have it though. I'll hopefully get to it soon once I have a workbench to operate on. The funny thing is that I got two or three more Classics 1CR's since then. lol

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

LMAO What a throwback! that was so long ago! That was long before I became a collector and knew anything about vacuums. I still have it though. I'll hopefully get to it soon once I have a workbench to operate on. The funny thing is that I got two or three more Classics 1CR's since then. lol

I wish you the best of luck whenever you do get to that.

~Ben

 

[huskyvacs]

I wish you the best of luck whenever you do get to that.

~Ben

Thanks Ben!

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

Thanks Ben!

You're welcome, and I would like to see your other Classic 1-CRs as well. I actually have two myself; here's my '73 when I first got it four years ago.


~Ben

 

[centralsweeper63]

We never got anything before the 1988 heritage 2 legend, otherwise I would have many classic, classic omega, classic 3 and tradition machines.

 

[cheesewonton]

We never got anything before the 1988 heritage 2 legend, otherwise I would have many classic, classic omega, classic 3 and tradition machines.

Something like a Kirby in the context of New Zealand makes my head spin O_O

 

[centralsweeper63]

Why, they were fairly popular. I suppose that was because of their sale method though.

 

[cheesewonton]

Why, they were fairly popular. I suppose that was because of their sale method though.

Really? Surprised. I would have thought New Zealand vacuum tastes ran more towards European style canister vacs that some big noisy dirty fan Yank Tank of a vacuum.

 

[centralsweeper63]

I have seen one or two dozen 90s kirbys for sale over the years and only 4 or so mieles of the time. Same story for all the othe brands. Up until the 90s Electrolux/Lux had majority market share, then Tellus who was followed by company's like hoover, haywin, vax, pye, pinnock, etc depending on decade or time period. Kirkby, Electrolux and Tellus reigned supreme.