Sound of a Sweeper?

[icee]

So, all of you sweeper lovers out there, what makes a sweepers sound appealing to you? Like a deep roar, a quiet whispy, etc.? Also, which of one in particular of yours is your favorite sounding?

 

[gottahaveahoove]

a metal Hoover Convertible

has a great "hum", especially when that beater bar hits the carpet.


 A great sounding Vacuum cleaner.

 

[kirby519]

For me it is the sound/tone that the Kirby's of the 70's and earlier make with the original metal fans installed.

 

[electrolux137]

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Electrolux XXX and G, early Filter Queens - e.g. Model 33 etc. I like machines that have soft, gentle sounds and these are just about the quietest.

 

[tolivac]

The sound of the NSS M1-sounds like a Kirby with a hose-but deeper and sort of louder.Then the sound of my MD Silentmaster-for a large machine-its eriely quiet.

 

[kenkart]

The nice quiet smooth sound

Of an Electrolux, G preferably.

 

[s31463221]

Quiet soft hum...

I personally can't stand that high-speed shriek of these newer vacuums....nothing gives me a headache faster that listening to a screamer vacuum motor going full-tilt for any amount of time. Here's a link to one of my soft humming vacs running!

http://https//m.youtube.com/watch?v=KnIyHKS_FPM

 

[kirbyvacsandmor]

I Love The sound of the metal fan in a Kirby 560.

 

[KirbyCollector01]

I have three favorite sounds.
1. 514 and older with a six blade metal fan
2. 515 - Tradition with a ten blade metal fan
3. A g series retro fitted with a ten blade metal fan

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

I agree with KirbyCollector on all of the above.

~Ben

 

[hooveru4089]

I have to agree with @gottahaveahoove.

Those metal-based, pre-mid-70's Convertibles; once the motor and brushroll bearings are lubricated, they have a really nice sound. They could probably put a baby to sleep! I also like the sound of the late 70's 4.7 amp Convertibles (ex. Convertible Elite, Estate) and even the newer plastic models sound nice with a CWP brushroll.

 

[suckolux]

Love the sound of the XXX , so calming and relaxing! Just soothes the troubles away. The kirby is a very much to me the sound of some cleaning getting done, just registers in my head as power

 

[icee]

For me, normally I like a nice deep, growling like tone, I guess is the best way to describe it lol. Alot of newer sweepers sound whiney, or raspy, not very pleasent.

 

[hooveru4089]

@icee: If you like that growly tone, then a Convertible is just the cleaner for you! I had also used an Electrolux 1205 once before and loved the sound of it, too.

 

[icee]

Hooveru4089

Oh ok, I'll have to check those out

 

[durango159]

My favorite vacuum sound is the Hoover Celebrity! The motor just has a constant, pleasant hum. Some consider it loud decibal wise but the tone is pleasant to me so it doesn't annoy the way a new suction motor sounds like on a Shark, or many other vacs on the market.

The Hoover PowerMax is also very very pleasant me. Both favorites of mine!!

 

[suckolux]

I think its the muffled exhaust out the bottom of the Celebrity? A guess.Like how quiet the Lux is with the exhaust door shut?