Owners with Multiple vacuum... is there a goto one?

[aeoliandave]

This week and for months to come, the blue Royal 4600 Pony Power Tank cylinder with the extra long cord & crushproof electric hose & and PN and on board tool selection.

Hampered as I am by my recent surgery this is the ideal vacuum usable by myself (light jobs) and visitors I can cajole into vacuuming the whole house for me.

They love it and always ask where they can purchase one. The perfect vacuum I think for a traveling housekeeper.

I also have the burgundy red version but have loaned it out to a dear friend for a bit. Hopefully some day I will obtain the Yellow version, too.

Dave

Doug Smith photo:

 

[tylerawells]

Oreck Graphite

 

[tolivac]

I knew a woman homekeeper that used to use a Royal Pony vacuum like the one shown.It suffered too much wear and tear and was retired.She replaced it with a Riccar 1500.She has moved from the area.

 

[caligula]

Hi bagintheback.

That house was actually in the San Diego suburb of La Messa. I bought it in May of 1995 from the widow of the original owner, and it was custom built, the window seat in the dining room was her idea!

When I bought the house, the only thing I needed to do was replace the tan carpet. I picked the dark green because it made the knotty pine look like a forest with a blanket of pine needles. Unfortunately I never took pictures of the garage where I set up my vacuum cleaner collection.

This was my 'dream house,' the kitchen was state of the art, there were a number of fruit trees in the back yard, and a huge avacado tree. A year after I bought this house (March of 96) I met my life partner, Charles Brookreson, (1958 - 2006) and lived happily ever after, (for a while at least!)

Here is my dream kitchen.

Alex Taber.

 

[floor-a-matic]

TriStar EXL or Lux G or L.

@caligula

That dining room resembles the dining room of my childhood home; especially the counter.[this post was last edited: 1/30/2013-01:43]

 

[cue003]

@floor-a-matic. Is that the CXL with upgraded motor? sweet. The look of the Tristars are growing on me. What finish is on yours? It looks like a matte black from the photos.

 

[human]

I have three vacuums and the one I use depends on where I am in my apartment. If I'm upstairs, I use the Kirby Heritage. Downstairs, it's the Kirby G6. On the steps themselves, the machine of choice is my Electrolux 1205. I think of it as strategic use of resources

One of the main complaints most people have about Kirbys is their weight. By keeping one on each floor, I can roll them wherever I need them and don't have to lug one up or down the steps. The shape of the Electrolux and its power brush on a telescoping wand makes it ideal for the steps.

 

[floor-a-matic]

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">So far, I put the Ametek Lamb #115923 motor on the TriStar EXL I have on eBay only & will upgrade to the same motor on the EXL I'm keeping.</span>


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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Thanks to this new & improved brush roller for the EXL/A101 PN (also fit Lux "L-shaped" PN) even "hard-to-groom" carpets & rugs are deep-down clean.</span>

 

[floor-a-matic]

I put the Lamb #115923 high-performance motor on the other EXL A101 currently on eBay; but I'll put the HP motor on the other one later.

The EXL even grooms "hard-to-groom" carpets & rugs, thanks to this improved brush roller

 

[caligula]

Hi floor-a-matic

This might too.

My cat 'Caligula' at the back door of that house.

 

[vacuumman206]

the go-to vacs

my go-to vac as of now is my Hoover Innovation. next generally for use is an older elite, or a Kirby. I don't vacuum much, so unfortunately even the use of my favorite vacs is limited, and the use of the rest is almost scarce.

 

[thermokid]

Well

My old Kirby of course. I just don't think the carpet is clean unless I use the Kirby on it... Dan

 

[cue003]

Now my goto vac is the Miele S194 quickstep.