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Thanks Jon

Just like I wish we had more Juniors here I especially
love the Dirt Searcher ones . Ours never had headlights
you guys were so lucky to have so many different models
of what I think would have been a very popular Hoover had
they pushed it more here especially as a competor to Oreck
Touting its light weight and deep cleaning ability compared to
Oreck .

Dan
 
Your welcome Dan

Shame you didn't have more Juniors, I'm sure your right it would of been more popular if pushed more. Especially against the Oreck. It certainly was a very popular model over here in all its forms including the Dirt Searcher ones.

My Mother had 2 when I was young, both all metal bodied unlike the later plastic body ones. I used to love using them, specially loved being able to vacuum the stairs with them without having to use the tools. Something you can't really do with todays vacuums. They where light, simple and effective vacuums and easy to maintain. Hoover should bring them back I'm sure if marketed right they would be popular again!!
 
Dan

I would love to see a picture of them that would be great look forward to seeing that. When I think back the Juniors where light very light.

Very true, why would they.
 
Yes Dan...

.
that is my flagship Electrolux vacuum. I have another grey Prolux and an older Discovery which i plan to sell soon as they are redundant and i too am buried in vacs. Oddly i have not come across a canister Lux yet other than an old metal straight suction model i found in the trash. I plan to use that as a shop vac soon.
I know you like the newest models but what might be a stand out Lux from the not too distant past, a Renny perhaps? I was considering that model but the electronic hose gave me pause.
 
Robert

I had the Rennisance NIB and stupidly gave it to
a friend which I now regret because he hired a house keeper
and she totally scratched it up so bad . Had I known
he wanted it for a housekeeper I would have given him
a Kenmore canister instead .

The first day she used it he gave her the instruction book
So she could learn how to use it well she spilled a glass of
red wine on it and I knew from then on that machine would
be destroyed :(

Get one you can always go to Aerus and they sell replacement
handles with new controls and the hose Carcus is also sold seperately .

Dan
 
I LOVE that Prolux!

While I don't think it's "silly" to worry about filtration, I do think vacuum companies prey upon the deep-rooted American fear of dirt. We do not live in sterile environments for sure. It's also true that brushrolls stir up dust also and even central vacuums stir up dust. Having said that, I still think that I agree with strictlybojack that filtration is the best innovation to come out of the industry in many decades. A vacuum should keep what it picks up inside. I don't think that carpet is responsible for allergies. There are many studies that show allergies are not correlated to carpet use. There are studies that show hard floors cause more dust to become airborne and that carpet acts as a filter. A study from Sweden showed that while there is almost no carpet, there was an increase in asthma and allergies. HEPA filtration is the best thing to come along in generations. Aerus is said to be updating it's canisters by putting HEPA/carbon filters behind the bag in ALL canisters, soo that is a major upgrade. They should also follow suit with the uprights. If someone can put a meter on the Aerus Guardian and it reads zero, then that's the most important thing. I don't think it makes a vacuum obsolete if it lacks sealed filtration but the public thinks so... There will be technological progress, either we get on board or get left behind. We don't ride horses anymore, we drive automobiles.
 
Dan

Thanks will look forward to seeing the pictures, of course leave it sealed bit of history there one in a sealed box.

Jon
 
I personally think people worry to much about sealed filtration too, Even the best vacuums with the best sealed system will fail of they are not maintained resulting in a machine that leaks air.


 


Did we all die of allergies and dirt 30 years ago? No, Are you trying to tell me that because my Grandmother used a Electrolux ( SA Electrolux ) with a Cloth bag her home was Filthy No, People these days are so obsessed with Clean they forget to live, That's why every second child has allergy's now.
 
Thanks for seeing my point, yes there is constant dust and particulates in any home or building stirring around- no kidding. My point is a system that reduces, not contributes to more dust. A brush roll does stir up some dust as well as basic body movements or shaking out clothes in a home for example. A well built vacuum should not leak dirt or dust and add to it. Who wants to sneeze 15 times, I don't. So, to many people including myself, allergens and dust is a concern, so sealed vacuums work best for me and millions of other people.
 
I agree - well said, Gareth.

In my opinion, brands are trying everything to snatch the buyers in if it hasn't got a Dyson name on it. They say one thing and forget to tell another. Dyson does the same, but the powers of advertising divert the customers attention so easily.

We've become so conditioned that sealed suction is the best way forward, that the customer often forgets that "sealed suction" isn't all the same with every vacuum cleaner on the market. Same with filter design and of course the biggest ignorance of all - maintenance.

Also the same with HEPA filters, brush rolls etc - they're not all the same.

You can have the best vacuum cleaner on the market IN YOUR OPINION and it may well seal and capture dust with clean filters, but you have to maintain the other parts that the eyes seldom see.
 
Today, people are obsessed with clean healthy living, so what, there is a market for it and that translates into business. I would market and sell sealed vacuums, the guy in my area has four vac shops and does phenomenal business! People have allergies for all sorts of reasons including the lack of exposures at birth, the environment, humidity levels, bacteria, etc.
 
Gareth is

A Million percent right . A true professional as I am in the vacuum business .
People are making them selves sick beleiving all that nonsense.
Yes it sells but it's not the end all catstrophy the manufactures made it
out to be . I used to eat dirt as a child maybe that's why I have ZERO allergies
that's the real problem today people want to stay clear of dust and dirt which could
actually be the cause of these so called magical allergies that have popped up
over the years . Take a deep breath of an Aerus upright exhaust leak it may
just solve everyone's problems .

Dan
 
I did have allergy's as a child, Pets , dust, chocolate, Grass . Every one told my Mom to get rid of the cats but she didn't, I mowed the lawn every weekend and vacuumed the house regularly with Our Moulinex major ( not known for filtration ) and lets not even get started on the chocolate, There is a good reason I am not thin :).


 


The truth is buy constantly been exposed the the things I was allergic to I built up a resistance, Owning a successful vacshop also helps, dust and lots of it in the workshop.


 


Today  I can get a face full of dust without even sneezing( old Electrolux 25 unloaded all its dust into my ace today )  and I have many pets at home too. 
 
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