The WORST vacuum cleaners, Ever made. In History.

[DesertTortoise]

From what I know of them Numatic puts a very good through flow motor in their vacs. They are pretty much a no-foolin' around working vac. This Tristar thing, well, it looks like they are trying to make you ignore it's cheapness by making it cute.

 

[dysonman1]

Ronni

You would not be able to use the Charcoal filters on pre 1205 Lux cleaners because of the 'cage' that the bag sits in. The 1205 was the first sealed bag chamber, so the charcoal filters would work in any 1205 or newer Lux with the exception of the model L (it had the bag 'cage' too).

 

[turbo500]

They are pretty much a no-foolin' around working vac

Spot on, DT. They're very common in shops, bars, restaurants, hotels and offices over here as well as now having quite a large hold on the domestic market. My office is full of them.

 

[jaker15]

One

of these days, I'm going to get a Numatic. GoVacuum.com sells a custom Numatic Henry of sorts, I say custom because they pair it with a TurboCat power nozzle that's supposed to make it one of the best canisters out there. Besides, the newest model sounds AMAZING when you power it up!

 

[DesertTortoise]

What motor is Numatic using now? Last I saw they were using a Lamb 115923. Did they go with one of Lamb's new Advantek or Advantek Ultra motors with the tapered fan? Some of those have eye-popping specs.

 

[edgar]

numatic is great

I just love nematic. spot on indeed, we call them though as nails over here. As turbo500 already said, you will find them in cleaning companies, schools etc... There is a great deal of household henrys as well at the moment.

 

[crazykirbydude]

Here Are Four More...

The Shop-Vac Lift Up lightweight upright. I got one many years ago, my parents got it for me because I had my tonsils removed. It was basically an Oreck, but worse. Mom finally got rid of it when the handle snapped off of the body. I was sad. I always wanted another one, just for nostalgic value. The other one was the Eureka Capture. The thing has too many filters, terrible brushroll and they got absolutely filthy really quickly. The reason they are famous is the motor would start screaming after about six months of use. It was terrible. The last one is the Eureka Altima. There's just so many things about this thing. Oh, and of course, the Eureka Maxima

 

[anthony]

I did some DIY

for my daughter last weekend .Afterwards i wanted to clear up some dirt so out came her Dyson [not sure of the model like that matters ha ha]The first time i have ever used a Dyson let me tell you it will be the last all i can say is its the biggest pile of junk i have ever got to grips with [clumsy .ugly extremely auckward to use .it certainly would not go under the average sideboard the only word i can think of to describe it is ABORTION or maybe that word should apply to its designer .yes i know some of You love them all i can say is your easily pleased

 

[buster1849]

Worst vacs in my opinion

Any dirt devil made after 1998
Any fantom made in 2001
All Sharks
All bissells from 2002-2009
Any Hoover made from 2010-present
Euro-Pro stick vacuum
Any dyson from the DC15-DC65

Here is a link to a video of me cleaning my old and now dead 2005 Bissell Powertrak

http://https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_9nsU2ECnc

 

[human]

Basically anything plastic, bagless and made in China since about 2000. It's all just so much plasticrap. Give me 20th century American made heavy metal, baby!

 

[man114]

On the comment of Fantoms from 2001, I have a Thunder from right before they went bankrupt. It's the same as any Thunder.

 

[kirbyds80]

Eureka/Sanitaire

As nice as they clean, I can't stand them.
Bulky, loud, cheap plastic parts,
The self propelled models have transmissions that wear out, and scream like a banshee overtime you turn them on.

 

[tolivac]

I will also go against the crappy,plastic-crap bagless DUMPSTER vacuums-you all know the ones!Yes,for the most part includes Dyson!Also a Premier made Mastercraft upright marked as "commercial" used this at a radio station-the thing kept breaking fans and plastic fancases-who would think of a plastic fancase around a steel fan?Watched with pleasure as that horrible machine met its pressing-crushing death in the back of an E-Z Pack RL Goliath trash truck!When the compactor blade pulled it into the body-a few pieces of plastic dropped back into the hopper!Did save the bag from the stupid thing-still packed somewhere.The ONLY good part!

 

[buster1849]

Bissell cleanviews are pretty damn powerful if you keep the filters clean but too bad they leak dust so much

 

[floor-a-matic]

any craftsman shop vac (built by vacmaster) parts break off easily

emerson built craftsman shop vacs are way better than vacmaster brand

xxx iforce worse than any other vac i've ever seen--power nozzle motor sound really loud like a jackhammer & elbow break off when pn hits the wall or furniture[this post was last edited: 9/3/2017-15:06]

 

[crazykirbydude]

@anthony

I think James Dyson is a brilliant inventor. I absolutely DESPISE his vacuum cleaners. I think they work well in theory, but when put into practice the machines are terrible. However, I REALLY love his AirBlade hand dryer. It COMPLETELY drys my hands. I think his Task Lights are pretty cool too, but I agree with everything you said about his cleaners.

 

[countryguy]

I love the Airblade hand dryer as well! They dry the hands so quickly. Their fans works well too but unfortunately are way overpriced.

Gary

 

[eureka1998]

Worst machines

The Hoover Windtunnel 2 was a very defective machine. My aunt had one. Many people have talked about how the filter would jam up with air and stop the machine. A new stick vac came out not too long ago made by Joy Mangano, who invented the miracle mop. People who have used it said it only runs for about 5 minutes before it gets EXTREMELY hot and it shuts off. It's useless.

 

[bvac6]

Eureka Airspeed One has to be the worst vacuum I have ever encountered. Awful, flimsy, dust leaking glob of plastic. A foam filter and a thin screen material for all the dust it manages to pick up. I saw one where i work, used to clean the second floor common areas. A Regina Housekeeper would stand up better! Yikes!

 

[kenkart]

I remember Clay Floyd saying

In 61 and 62 when he started working for the Denver Rainbow office , he and Mr Mench thought the new Westinghose canisters with the single fan motor were the cheapest things they had ever seen..LOL, Now he says they look wonderful compared to what is being sold!