My Extensive Collection Part 4
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kirbyloverdan
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Now another company
That didn't make it a Triton 1000 This is a very good vacuum shop only vacuum but this didn't take off .
I sold about a dozen right before I closed my store in less than 3 weeks that was between Miele ,
Simplicity , Royal metals and Hoovers .
Dan
That didn't make it a Triton 1000 This is a very good vacuum shop only vacuum but this didn't take off .
I sold about a dozen right before I closed my store in less than 3 weeks that was between Miele ,
Simplicity , Royal metals and Hoovers .
Dan
gsheen
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These were sold in South Africa as a LG
Good vacuum never see them for repair. I bought a whole bunch years ago that had box only damaged. Never had one come back. wish I had kept one.
Good vacuum never see them for repair. I bought a whole bunch years ago that had box only damaged. Never had one come back. wish I had kept one.
kirbyloverdan
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Gareth They are very
Well made I know all 12 people who bought them and all still have them with ZERO problems .
Dan
Well made I know all 12 people who bought them and all still have them with ZERO problems .
Dan
kirbylux77
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Dan, that green Fantom in reply #38 is really nice! That was made for Euro Pro by Sanyo, before the Panasonic buy-out. Fantom named their models "Fantom Twister", & Sanyo called theirs "Sanyo Dirt Hunter". One thing I really like about them is the fact that the pet hair gets compacted in the bin, extends the cleaning time between emptying. I had a Fantom Twister in my collection, but didn't like the fact the HEPA filter wasn't well sealed, so I decided to junk it. Regretting that now though!!
Rob
Rob
kirbyloverdan
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Rob
It is a really cool vacuum I only used it once I had problems with the spinning self cleaning duster and they had to send me another one after that they closed up a few months later and they just concentrated on Shark vacuums .
Dan
It is a really cool vacuum I only used it once I had problems with the spinning self cleaning duster and they had to send me another one after that they closed up a few months later and they just concentrated on Shark vacuums .
Dan
kirbylux77
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Dan
Just so you know, Euro Pro never entirely shut Fantom down. Here in Canada, at Zellers (before they went out of business last year) they had a little bagless straight suction canister &, believe it or not, a bagged powerteam canister! The bagged powerteam canister sold for $249.99 in Zellers & used HEPA cloth bags & a washable HEPA filter. Only bad thing about it was the bag compartment was really small & bags would have filled up really quick!
Rob
Just so you know, Euro Pro never entirely shut Fantom down. Here in Canada, at Zellers (before they went out of business last year) they had a little bagless straight suction canister &, believe it or not, a bagged powerteam canister! The bagged powerteam canister sold for $249.99 in Zellers & used HEPA cloth bags & a washable HEPA filter. Only bad thing about it was the bag compartment was really small & bags would have filled up really quick!
Rob
kirbyloverdan
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Rob
Very nice machine and bagged wow that's not how Fantom started they were the first bag less here in the US
DAN
Very nice machine and bagged wow that's not how Fantom started they were the first bag less here in the US
DAN
gsheen
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Was it not Amway who had the first bagless vacuum also based on a james dyson design
kirbyloverdan
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Yes Gareth
I totally forgot about that vacuum the Clear Track . Fantom was the first nationally advertised bag less vacuum . People only knew of Amway clear track if they used their products . We all know Hoover as being the true first bag less with the dirt cup models but the Clear Track and Fantom were first to use cyclonic technology and had a complete plastic dirt capture system w/o a cloth bag attached .
Dan
I totally forgot about that vacuum the Clear Track . Fantom was the first nationally advertised bag less vacuum . People only knew of Amway clear track if they used their products . We all know Hoover as being the true first bag less with the dirt cup models but the Clear Track and Fantom were first to use cyclonic technology and had a complete plastic dirt capture system w/o a cloth bag attached .
Dan
sebo_fan
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Ah the Triton 1000!
As Gareth says, yes they were sold by LG. Also, though there were a few Dirt Devil variants of this in the U.S with commercial steel pole handles instead of the plastic one.
The LG VU5545NBS was a Which UK winner as well as named "Slimax." It couldn't be any more plastic if it tried, but it did offer excellent performance. I have yet to find another upright on the market that had such as a simple "slide catch" unlocking sole plate on the base to change the drive belt and I adored the flip down door at the back of the upright to store spare drive belts.
See my reply 4 at archive thread http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?15949
As Gareth says, yes they were sold by LG. Also, though there were a few Dirt Devil variants of this in the U.S with commercial steel pole handles instead of the plastic one.
The LG VU5545NBS was a Which UK winner as well as named "Slimax." It couldn't be any more plastic if it tried, but it did offer excellent performance. I have yet to find another upright on the market that had such as a simple "slide catch" unlocking sole plate on the base to change the drive belt and I adored the flip down door at the back of the upright to store spare drive belts.
See my reply 4 at archive thread http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?15949
super-sweeper
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Fantom,
And Amway had it going on in the 1990s, their design could not be topped, even by Dyson!"
And Amway had it going on in the 1990s, their design could not be topped, even by Dyson!"
kirbyloverdan
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If I am not
Mistaken I believe Dyson had something to do with the Amway clear track and Fantom .
Dan
Mistaken I believe Dyson had something to do with the Amway clear track and Fantom .
Dan
singingrainbow
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James Dyson licensed his cyclone technology to Johnson wax in the early eighties and designed them a commercial upright vacuum, later when Johnson wax decided to get out of the vacuum industry Dyson looked for other licenses. He and Amway almost struck up a deal in about 85 but it fell through. Later in about 87, Amway brought out the CMS 1000 which infringed on Dyson's patents, they went to court and settled some years later. At the same time Dyson had made a deal with Iona and they later brought out what would become the Thunder, which was the same as the older Johnson wax, Dyson designed upright.
Scott
Scott
kirbyloverdan
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Thank you
So much Scott I really appreciate that history lesson , like they say your never too old to learn .
Dan
So much Scott I really appreciate that history lesson , like they say your never too old to learn .
Dan
kirbyloverdan
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Found another
Dual V Hoover wind tunnel now I have twins
Dan
Dual V Hoover wind tunnel now I have twins
Dan
kirbyloverdan
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Found another
Hoover Commercial dirt cup bag less another set of Hoover Twins
Dan
Hoover Commercial dirt cup bag less another set of Hoover Twins
Dan
kirbyloverdan
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My commercial HOOVER
trio
Convertible and Decade style
Dan
trio
Convertible and Decade style Dan
kirbyloverdan
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Just found another
Kirby Heritage II Legand in Black brand new never used .
Dan
Kirby Heritage II Legand in Black brand new never used .
Dan
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