My Fantom Thunder is on its wayyyy!!

[clarkecombi]

im so pumped i cant stand it..Brian(oldappliancenut) i owe the thanks to him...he gave me the thunder and in return i sent him that DRYTECH that he was wanting..this is a pic of his collection..wonder which one i get?..hes one lucky guy to have all of these machines. And i have to say hes good to trade and bargon with..he was real nice to me too.....Ive always wanted a Thunder,but i never could find one..untill now.

 

[kirbyvertibles]

Hey Oldnut

Oh I mean oldappliancenut lol. Let's see a picture of that Kenmore Destiny that you just recently got.

 

[hoover_elite_20]

I just recently found loads of those

at my local used vacuum store

 

[clarkecombi]

I GOT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

MAN WHAT A AWSOME MACHINE.....THIS IS THE BEST DAMN VACUUM IVE EVER USED....NEXT ON MY LIST IS THE FANTOM FURY......THEN THE LIGHTNING THEN THE CYCLONE XT...BUT THE THUNDER TOPS THEM ALL! THANKS SO MUCH OLDAPPLIANCENUT(BRIAN)...I WILL POST PICS..

 

[lux1521]

Now I was interested in those when I was younger, but I've never used one. What makes it so great exactly?

 

[clarkecombi]

its

one of the cleanest bagless vacuums u will ever use...they are more cleaner than dyson and all the plastic walmart junk....they were also the first generation of cyclonic vacuums...belive me..these babys have got POWER!

 

[kirbyvertibles]

I believe

I believe the Amway was the very first of it's kind, then the Fantom came right after it. In the mid eighties the amway sold for about 600 plus $$

 

[clarkecombi]

oh oops

i forgot about the cleartraks..but fantoms were better thank those cms1,000 and the cleartraks too

 

[riccarlover]

I don't know...

I had a Fantom Fury Special Edition and got it for Christmas brand new one year. It was a light purple and black. I HATED THAT THING!!! That's why I sold it -LOL!!!
Clayton

 

[clarkecombi]

Fantom Thunder

awsome but quiet....What a Machine

 

[clarkecombi]

FANTOM

Love the logo

 

[clarkecombi]

Whats This

Whistle=Blockage check Manual and boy can she whistle a tune

 

[clarkecombi]

CERTIFIED HEPA

this thing REALLY does filter good

 

[clarkecombi]

Here she is set up for

Bare floor cleaning

 

[clarkecombi]

THIS WAS A SHOCKER

This much dirt after the living room and bathroom and to think i vacuum twice or one a day with a kirby or a hoover(ducks and runs) but its the truth

 

[clarkecombi]

i got cats so theres alot of cat litter and plus i clean out moms ash trays and whatnot....but most of that is from my carpet and me using G3 and sentria..a rainbow E2..and a Hoover Windtunnel and hoover convertible...thats hard to belive

 

[electroluxxxx]

is the suction powerful on the thunder??

 

[clarkecombi]

oh but yesss it is

 

[aeoliandave]

darn powerful suction on the Fury, too.

but they are growly noisy. I'll measure it one the gauge and get back to ya on that.

I have 2 Furys, one from 1998 and the restyled one from 2001. Essentially the same but differ in the base hood shape and the handle nozzle. Also, the air path pre motor lint filters are in different locations.
I prefer the early one for it's less glamorous more mechanical appearance, although I do like the martian green accents on the 2001 model.

 

[aeoliandave]

The early light lens is smaller but it throws more illumination.

The handle differences are evident in this view. I do like the long reach collapsing aluminum wand that stores inside the flexihose.

And yes, I would say the dust bin does contain most of the dust instead of distributing throughout the vacuum chambers like most Cyclonic baglesses do.

 

[aeoliandave]

Side view.

The early Fury has molded rubber coating on the dust bin handle and the hose handle. Better grip.

 

[electroluxxxx]

for some reason the suction on my fury is not that powerful and I do not kno why
any one have any info on what to do
Mike

 

[riccarlover]

Mike...

I had the same problem with mine and didn't think it did that good of a job cleaning so I sold mine. It just wasn't my type.
LOL

Clayton

 

[ttuee2006]

Fantom...

Clayton, I'm in the same boat you are. We had a Fantom Thunder and a Fantom Fury at a restaurant I worked at in '98-99. They never really did all that great of a job. I was still enamored with them at the time since they were about the only bagless cleaner on the market back then.

But yeah.....I never thought they did that great. In late '99 the owners bought a Hoover Windtunnel and almost filled a bag the first time they used it. I think that must've said something to them because shortly after that the Fantom's disappeared and they got another Windtunnel!

Remember......the Fantom IS a Dyson relative....

 

[electroluxxxx]

yes I kno but I would like to kno why my fanton fury is not sucking up that good
I mean I checked the lint screen and the other orafaces of the machine for clogs but I have not gotten into the motor yet to look at it. I do kno for a fact that it is a good motor because it sounds great. but I am not aware of y it is doing a lousy job of vacuuming and lousy suction

 

[clarkecombi]

butt

the fantom is better than a stupid dyson....My fantom thunder is an awsome cleaner and i wouldnt trade a thing in this world for it!

 

[electroluxxxx]

it is the older fury the one with the green canister and nice rubber handle grip

 

[aeoliandave]

Yes Mike, the 1998 version is on the right. The lack of sexy curved handle gives it away. Frankly, the first open end handle grip offers the best dust path to the chamber with fewer sharp bends. I keep these two simply because of what they represent in how far bagless cyclonic technologies have come in bamboozling the market.

 

[aeoliandave]

Btw, for those who don't know Fantom Furys, the first openended handle Model FY92 00 made in Canada IS the tool end of the telescoping wand. Simply pull the handle up and out and the hose follows. The angle makes it useful and that's why it is friction rubbercoated.

The later model 8FY-100A made in USA Fury the sexy handle is capped & fixed. Pushing on that green latch releases a straight telescopic wand & hose from below the handle.

Both these Fantoms are out in the garage awaiting a winter Spa appointment. I also have a Cyclone XT with the tool storage bin. It was bought new by a work colleague, she had two bins that clogged up, she stopped using it years ago. I fixed it up for here but now she's used it again she finds it too heavy and has given it to me...for the collection. I gave her a fully kitted Filter Queen 700 for her sons allergies and she does have a central vac system. She reports the FQ is her favorite and most effective allergy control around the house.

Maybe I should lend her one of those accursed Rainbows?