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I know Windsor, Sebo, Riccar, Tacony, etc all use the two motor system.
But in the 1990s there was a time when the majority of the brand sold in stores got on the two motor system bandwagon. Eureka had their Excalibur and the Sanitaire version, Bissell had their Plus, Panasonic/Kenmore had the higher end Proformance uprights. I believe the Dirt Devil MVP were two motor as well. Are there any I'm forgetting? Perhaps overseas it was more common to see in vacuums offered there.
I always liked the idea of this as a kid as to me the best uprights could have their brushroll shut off for hard floor cleaning, and this setup allowed that, as well as the ability to shut the brushroll off when using tools, so it wouldn't be running over the same place for a period of time.
I do wonder though why this didn't seem to catch on. I know Bissell has continued to offer two motors in their bagless successors to the Plus. Kenmore still offers the two motor system, with more recent versions being belteless. I don't believe Eureka or Dirt Devil continued any though.
And why didn't Hoover seem to jump on the bandwagon at the time. If I am correct their first two motor upright was the Windtunnel 2, although the current React line, similar to the Shark uprights is a two motor system.
It seems to me that Whirlpool was the first to offer a two motor design, at least in the US, with the Kenmore DuoPower. Then Panasonic likely got the design when they took over manufacture.
I seem to recall Consumer Reports didn't rate some of these very highly in cleaning ability. In fact I think the Excalibur was not rated highly for carpet cleaning.
But in the 1990s there was a time when the majority of the brand sold in stores got on the two motor system bandwagon. Eureka had their Excalibur and the Sanitaire version, Bissell had their Plus, Panasonic/Kenmore had the higher end Proformance uprights. I believe the Dirt Devil MVP were two motor as well. Are there any I'm forgetting? Perhaps overseas it was more common to see in vacuums offered there.
I always liked the idea of this as a kid as to me the best uprights could have their brushroll shut off for hard floor cleaning, and this setup allowed that, as well as the ability to shut the brushroll off when using tools, so it wouldn't be running over the same place for a period of time.
I do wonder though why this didn't seem to catch on. I know Bissell has continued to offer two motors in their bagless successors to the Plus. Kenmore still offers the two motor system, with more recent versions being belteless. I don't believe Eureka or Dirt Devil continued any though.
And why didn't Hoover seem to jump on the bandwagon at the time. If I am correct their first two motor upright was the Windtunnel 2, although the current React line, similar to the Shark uprights is a two motor system.
It seems to me that Whirlpool was the first to offer a two motor design, at least in the US, with the Kenmore DuoPower. Then Panasonic likely got the design when they took over manufacture.
I seem to recall Consumer Reports didn't rate some of these very highly in cleaning ability. In fact I think the Excalibur was not rated highly for carpet cleaning.