Performancereviews now published in the VDTA magazine

[dysonman1]

Thank you Mike:
Can't wait to be with all our friends in September. I know our Central Vac gurus are going to be elated. Since we are limiting the number of people at the Vacuum Cleaner Collectors Convention this year, that's the reason for the limited invites as we are all doing our part to stay healthy. When we knew the theme was going to be central vacs, your name was right at the top of the list of people to invite. So happy you're bringing some machines.

How ironic that the very last VDTA magazine ever printed had the article on Regina for the cover story, and my article on the vintage Regina upright inside. While the VDTA is no more, their website is still up. Apparently you have to be a dues paying member to read my article. Of course, there's no one to pay dues to any longer.

 

[vacuumdevil]

@dysonman1
Sorry for the late reply, I'm not sure I would be much help putting together a newsletter as dyslexic as I am.
I know it's already been said put your articles in the VDTA magazine over the years,we're definitely an inspiration to me and used to make me very excited every month to get the magazine.
I've been excited about the idea of driving out there to the convention. But at least over here we've had a resurgence of covid .

 

[panasonicvac]

dysonman1

I see that you went back to using a Silentmaster unit, I wonder why you don't use the Vacuflo anymore as I thought you originally got it to replace your Silentmaster in the first place?

 

[dysonman1]

Wow. Thank you for remembering. I started out with a Silent Master years ago, way before I moved to St. James to run the vacuum museum at Tacony Corporation. At that time, the machine had a single ply disposable bag liner for the cloth bag. I felt it lost airflow fairly quickly. After owning it for less than a year, my friend and central vacuum guru, Owen Perkins, traded with me for the Vacuflo 99. I was perfectly happy with it for years, until I got a sinus infection emptying it. It’s a long story, but you have to be willing to be covered in dust if you own that machine when you empty it. The new Modern Day Silentmaster uses the True Seal HEPA disposable bag. In no way can I get dirt on me when I empty it. My good friend Evan Rogers, when he installed it, was kind enough to leave me two HEPA bags. When the day comes that I do have to empty it, at least it will be a sanitary convenience, and I will not have to pay for a doctors visit or antibiotics due to emptying a central vacuum again.