dysonman1
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Just received my first order of the new Air-Way Sanitizor Ultra Kleen canister vacuum.
The new Air-Way Ultra Kleen
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dysonman1
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It's an amazing machine with tons of selling features.
dysonman1
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But the real test is in the real world. So here we go with three weeks of testing in my home, with my three huge dogs. Siberian Husky/German Shepherd dogs tend to shed.
dysonman1
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It's very quiet and very powerful.
dysonman1
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Love the steel brush roller with replaceable bristles and brush stiffeners. It 'walks' across the rug.
dysonman1
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Bringing back an all-time champion name in vacuums.
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Zakk approves.
Very cool!
How solid does the machine feel? The under side of the power nozzle looks like a variant of the one made for the Eureka Express.
How solid does the machine feel? The under side of the power nozzle looks like a variant of the one made for the Eureka Express.
Cool to see the Air Way name coming back! Odd to see it in a normal canister and not using their traditional form, but I guess that’s what you get? Who is manufacturing this vacuum? The brush is reminiscent of the VGIII/sweepngroom, but does it borrow from vacuum history elsewhere?
oreck_xl
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The canister looks very much like the Electrolux cleaners made by Eureka. Is this what happened to the tooling when Eurekalux shuttered its doors?
kirbylux77
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Herschel, back about 10 years ago, Bissell had a canister called the Bissell Momentum that looked identical to this Air Way canister. The only differences are tge hose is top mounted and different controls and foot pedals. I would bet good money it's made by KingClean and is identical internally, except for the fact the Air Way has a powerhead receptacle to power the electric hose the Bissell never had.
As far as I am concerned, NO WAY would I touch this! Chinese made junk at it's finest. I give it 5 years before virtually all parts are NLA....and that's being generous. It's also lacking refinement....no powerhead height adjustment, no hard floor brush, there should be SEPARATE tools not a combo tool, no available mini powerhead or turbo brush, cardboard bag collar when it should have plastic bag collars. And to be frank, it looks cheap and tacky.
There are LOTS of better choices....the Titan/Kenmore canisters, Miele C1, Sebo K3, and Riccar Prima....in this price range. Tom, you should be ashamed of yourself for carrying this vacuum, especially considering you have REAL Air Way vacuums customers can compare this to! I will gladly take any of those choices or my Vita Vac any day over this!
Rob
As far as I am concerned, NO WAY would I touch this! Chinese made junk at it's finest. I give it 5 years before virtually all parts are NLA....and that's being generous. It's also lacking refinement....no powerhead height adjustment, no hard floor brush, there should be SEPARATE tools not a combo tool, no available mini powerhead or turbo brush, cardboard bag collar when it should have plastic bag collars. And to be frank, it looks cheap and tacky.
There are LOTS of better choices....the Titan/Kenmore canisters, Miele C1, Sebo K3, and Riccar Prima....in this price range. Tom, you should be ashamed of yourself for carrying this vacuum, especially considering you have REAL Air Way vacuums customers can compare this to! I will gladly take any of those choices or my Vita Vac any day over this!
Rob
Why didn't AirWay stick with their METAL body canister cleaners??Those were something special.The present plastic AirWay is NOTHING special.Won't buy.
I guess we have to live in the present. The days of metal cleaners are long gone and won't be coming back. Even the new Aerus products are coming from other countries.
The truth is that Hoover, Electrollux, Air-Way, Royal are all gone as we knew them. Every place you look you see so many almost new Kirby's for sale ar a fraction of their original cost.
This will give a shop owner at least something to show with an old familiar name. I don't imagine replacement parts will be available for many brands after a few years. I have an 11 year old Rainbow that I bought new and it has given very good service but everyone cannot pay the price of a new Rainbow. Not sure if today's younger buyers are even expecting a vacuum to last many years. I have 2 of my families Air-Ways. They still work but they are heavy to use.
The truth is that Hoover, Electrollux, Air-Way, Royal are all gone as we knew them. Every place you look you see so many almost new Kirby's for sale ar a fraction of their original cost.
This will give a shop owner at least something to show with an old familiar name. I don't imagine replacement parts will be available for many brands after a few years. I have an 11 year old Rainbow that I bought new and it has given very good service but everyone cannot pay the price of a new Rainbow. Not sure if today's younger buyers are even expecting a vacuum to last many years. I have 2 of my families Air-Ways. They still work but they are heavy to use.
I will continue to use my older metal AirWays-even have one of the purple ones.Also have a "Vita-Vac" that I got from a trade in pile.Still works just fine.No need to buy that plastic model.
dysonman1
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I carry all three Titan canisters (which used to be Kenmores), I carry the Clean Obsessed canisters - and to be frank the CO Electrolux copy is my best selling machine. It's my best selling because I push it. I have my mother's Model G sitting right next to it. I haven't used the new Air-Way long enough to have a proven track record, but it feels very well made and the fit and finish are great.
The material a bag collar is made from is immaterial to me. Electrolux, Compact, Tacony all use bags with cardboard collars.
I like the fact there's no internal hose in the power nozzle. I like the fact the brushes can be replaced in the brush roll and there's brush stiffeners on one side. I like the lifetime belt.
While I do not like the combo dusting tool, Air-Way has a turbo brush option and a soft dusting brush option, as well as a parquet floor tool like the Twister, so those three options are going to be a "premium" package I'll offer the customer for their trade-in vac.
The thing is quiet. I made a video this past weekend of my husband using it while I filmed and commented. The way this machine picks up dog hair is very good.
I'm not planning to sell it in my store until I've used at home all six bags (and the bag light MUST come on before I change the bag). Then, I'll take it apart and look for wear points. If I'm happy, I'll sell it in my store and display it next examples of over 100 years of Air-Way products which are all here in the Vacuum Museum section.
It has the features that the modern canister vacuum buyer wants in a canister vacuum today. It's not about the past, it's about selling something decent that will satisfy the needs of the customer as well as stay sold and not need constant repair.
The material a bag collar is made from is immaterial to me. Electrolux, Compact, Tacony all use bags with cardboard collars.
I like the fact there's no internal hose in the power nozzle. I like the fact the brushes can be replaced in the brush roll and there's brush stiffeners on one side. I like the lifetime belt.
While I do not like the combo dusting tool, Air-Way has a turbo brush option and a soft dusting brush option, as well as a parquet floor tool like the Twister, so those three options are going to be a "premium" package I'll offer the customer for their trade-in vac.
The thing is quiet. I made a video this past weekend of my husband using it while I filmed and commented. The way this machine picks up dog hair is very good.
I'm not planning to sell it in my store until I've used at home all six bags (and the bag light MUST come on before I change the bag). Then, I'll take it apart and look for wear points. If I'm happy, I'll sell it in my store and display it next examples of over 100 years of Air-Way products which are all here in the Vacuum Museum section.
It has the features that the modern canister vacuum buyer wants in a canister vacuum today. It's not about the past, it's about selling something decent that will satisfy the needs of the customer as well as stay sold and not need constant repair.
dysonman1
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There are three fellow collectors who have ordered one of the new machines already. And I just got it Friday.
panasonicvac
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Rob
Tom can't sell either Miele, Sebo, or even Riccar. He's already explained why before on this forum. And to be honest, I don't blame him. Also, it's pretty harsh to bash on a product that they just released. You should wait for a while and try one out before you judge. And who knows, maybe this new Air-Way would be one of the new best selling canisters on the market in the future. I mean you should never say never. Especially when vacuum warehouses would start stocking up on parts so a consumer can try to keep it for a little longer than 5 years. A little off topic here but just recently I went to my local vacuum store that I used to work at to get some parts, while I was waiting my fellow coworker was selling a customer a new vacuum. There were two vacuums he was demonstrating to that buyer, a red Sebo K3 canister and a black Air-Way AW8700 upright. Guess what the customer liked better? The Air-Way. Now I know that the Air-Way wasn't a canister but say that it was a canister, would you still try to push that customer into buying the Sebo over the Air-Way? Personally if my customer liked the Air-Way canister more, I wouldn't. Just like buying a vehicle or a gun, the customer should look into of what feels the best for them. Even though they would be aware of the pros and cons of what they're looking into. Because Tom doesn't have a whole lot of powernozzle canisters to sell, I don't have a problem with him selling the Air-Way. If it works out for his store and to his customers, then great! But if not, he doesn't have to sell it anymore. Anyways, that's all I wanted to say.
Tom can't sell either Miele, Sebo, or even Riccar. He's already explained why before on this forum. And to be honest, I don't blame him. Also, it's pretty harsh to bash on a product that they just released. You should wait for a while and try one out before you judge. And who knows, maybe this new Air-Way would be one of the new best selling canisters on the market in the future. I mean you should never say never. Especially when vacuum warehouses would start stocking up on parts so a consumer can try to keep it for a little longer than 5 years. A little off topic here but just recently I went to my local vacuum store that I used to work at to get some parts, while I was waiting my fellow coworker was selling a customer a new vacuum. There were two vacuums he was demonstrating to that buyer, a red Sebo K3 canister and a black Air-Way AW8700 upright. Guess what the customer liked better? The Air-Way. Now I know that the Air-Way wasn't a canister but say that it was a canister, would you still try to push that customer into buying the Sebo over the Air-Way? Personally if my customer liked the Air-Way canister more, I wouldn't. Just like buying a vehicle or a gun, the customer should look into of what feels the best for them. Even though they would be aware of the pros and cons of what they're looking into. Because Tom doesn't have a whole lot of powernozzle canisters to sell, I don't have a problem with him selling the Air-Way. If it works out for his store and to his customers, then great! But if not, he doesn't have to sell it anymore. Anyways, that's all I wanted to say.
Facts are Better than BS
Here are some actual facts about the new Air-Way UltraKleen.
1. The new Air-Way canister is NOT a Bissell or an Electrolux. This exciting new piece was originally designed by and for Godfrey's Vacuum in Australia. If you don't know who they are, they are only the largest and most successful vacuum store ever, with 200 locations. This is a very high quality vacuum that already has a track record, with a lot of good reviews in Aus/NZ. Retail $1299 (Google it)
2. The bag will have a plastic collar, with rubber seals, but the new tooling was just finished and bags are on order from that factory. It is also the thick 5 layer HEPA, like Miele uses, with the stuffing. Best quality available.
3. There are excellent additional tools available, such as hand turbo or parquet twister brush, which can be add-ons or thrown in. They are high quality Wessel-Werks products. See images.
4. Titan, Prima and many Miele are made in China, and if you haven't seen this vacuum your opinion is not an informed opinion. (ie you don't know what you're talking about.) As one poster said, don't judge til your have seen it, and give it a chance.
5. Parts are available, and will be available so long as Air-Way continues to order parts. Many companies simply choose not to continue supplying parts, because they are NOT dealer focused.
More info at airwayvac.com or https://www.facebook.com/AirWayVacuum
Full catalog here - https://heyzine.com/flip-book/bd90732a1c.html
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bQHaNksLscP2R9e_uT8zASdkgV__irV8?usp=sharing
Here are some actual facts about the new Air-Way UltraKleen.
1. The new Air-Way canister is NOT a Bissell or an Electrolux. This exciting new piece was originally designed by and for Godfrey's Vacuum in Australia. If you don't know who they are, they are only the largest and most successful vacuum store ever, with 200 locations. This is a very high quality vacuum that already has a track record, with a lot of good reviews in Aus/NZ. Retail $1299 (Google it)
2. The bag will have a plastic collar, with rubber seals, but the new tooling was just finished and bags are on order from that factory. It is also the thick 5 layer HEPA, like Miele uses, with the stuffing. Best quality available.
3. There are excellent additional tools available, such as hand turbo or parquet twister brush, which can be add-ons or thrown in. They are high quality Wessel-Werks products. See images.
4. Titan, Prima and many Miele are made in China, and if you haven't seen this vacuum your opinion is not an informed opinion. (ie you don't know what you're talking about.) As one poster said, don't judge til your have seen it, and give it a chance.
5. Parts are available, and will be available so long as Air-Way continues to order parts. Many companies simply choose not to continue supplying parts, because they are NOT dealer focused.
More info at airwayvac.com or https://www.facebook.com/AirWayVacuum
Full catalog here - https://heyzine.com/flip-book/bd90732a1c.html
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bQHaNksLscP2R9e_uT8zASdkgV__irV8?usp=sharing
Thanks so much for the extensive details!
I wish you great success with this machine. It looks to have great potential for the American market! [this post was last edited: 6/22/2022-20:58]
I wish you great success with this machine. It looks to have great potential for the American market! [this post was last edited: 6/22/2022-20:58]
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