"Uh, mom, we need a new vacuum cleaner"

[portable]

<span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">OMG, Dave! I had forgotten about that Kirby surgery until I saw this thread again. </span>


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<span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Human beings never cease to amaze me. You are right - they think the dirt gets vaporized into space somewhere!</span>

 

[stricklybojack]

Average Joe vac user empties his machine

See linked video...hmm, don't know what to make of this.

 

[sebo_fan]

Here's a link that works better.

I must say he reminds me of a character from the Muppets! I love his voice and silly antics. Although he dumped the vacuum in the bin, he did take it out again and looks like he's going to use that poor Powerforce all over again - however, its a good testament for that vacuum!

"Any old Muppet can shorten a vacuum cleaner's life, but a Bissell Powerforce lasts!"

 

[dysondestijl]

Yes that bissel power force did the worst job I've ever seen !

 

[kirbysthebest]

Maybe this user needs a bagless machine. At least they could tell when it needs emptied.

 

[floor-a-matic]

Anyone who owns Flowbee hair clippers should use either a Lux automatic model with the Automatic Control setting to #3; or a Compact/TriStar. That way, folks would know when it's time to change the bag.

http://www.flowbee.com

 

[myles_v]

At my mom's house I typically use the central vacuum for most of the house and my mom uses my Hoover T Series in the basement (where her room is). My mom knows how to take care of vacuum cleaners, so I was surprised when I went down there and found the container completely filled into the little plastic tube going to the hose. I asked her about it, and found out that her fiance (they broke up recently, so he's no longer her fiance) had vacuumed a few times, and apparently he's too lazy to take it to the trash can and push the button on the back of it. So I had to take it and clean it all out, while doing so I found a clog in the hose that was started by bits of styrofoam.

I have a hard time believing that so many people don't take care of their vacuum cleaners, and I realize that it's more than just vacuums. People don't check their A/C filters, car oil, security alarms, or smoke alarms. Even my grandma just recently learned that vacuum belts have to be replaced more often than when they break.

 

[hoover119dude]

i am also amazed how stupid people can be when it comes to changing bags and filters. my aunt found a green henery at the tip about 10 years ago. the only thing wrong was the bag was so full it was rock hard. guess that is why he wound up there. we took it home and i changed the bag and cleaned him up a bit and he worked perfectly. in fact so good he is still going strong to this day. he lives under her stairs and comes out for the weekly clean. i like his cheeky smile and so does my aunt. i doubt she will ever part with him. he now gets a clean bag once a month weather he needs it or not. his new lease on life was well deserved as his previous owners were to stupid to realise bags do need changing once in a while.

 

[sebo_fan]

You mean a green Numatic Henry? I was wondering if a "Henerey" was a vintage brand I had never heard of before!


 


Sadly a lot of owners throw out vacuums if they have been used to clean up after a dog and if the machine itself is beginning to look and feel old, also determined by its weight. I was amazed recently when a pal of mine had an old Miele S500 for many years now and nearly turfed it away because it stank of her dogs. She phoned me first saying that it just stank and she was going to buy a new Miele S2110 to replace it and would I want a free vacuum to work on?


 


<span style="font-size: 14px;">The active air filter was intact but it badly needed replacing and the honk came from the suction hose and tubes. I showed her what to do though when it came to washing them out (though the pipes just got wet wipes pushed up and down soaked in bicarb soda) and in no time at all, the old and battered Miele was put back into service with a new filter. She also likes the older Miele style as the tools are on board and not the plastic holder that she was less impressed with on the S2. The old 500 model is </span>desperately<span style="font-size: 14px;"> heavier than the much ligher S2 but I think she was prepared to keep using the old Miele until it dies. Now that's customer loyalty for you as well as the feeling that she saved herself £100 on a newer model.</span>

 

[strongenough78]

My Grandma had a bad habit of burning up vacuum cleaners. Her old Kenmore Canister she had since I think the early 70's finally died in the mid or late 90's. I think I might know why too. Years before that when I was a kid I spent the weekend with her and was helping her clean. She turned on the vacuum and noticed it wasn't picking anything up. She opened the canister and stated that she just changed the bag. She pushed the reset button on the power head thinking it was tripped. She then turned it on with the lid opened when I noticed something out of the corner of my eye. The paper disk filter had about a half inch layer of lint and hair on it. When she would turn on the vacuum the whole thing sucked down onto the motor which put a huge strain on it. I pointed that out to her so she took the filter off and removed as much of the mess as she could since she didn't have any replacements on hand. She was good about keeping the bags changed, but always seemed to over look the filter itself. Needless to say she put it back together and it worked much better. A few years later it finally burned out, and I'm guessing she may have forgot about that filter again. She replaced it with a Fantom Fury, this was back during their hayday. She loved it, but it didn't last long either from what my Dad told me. I'm thinking the filter again lol. She now has a Kenmore Progressive canister which is actually a very nice machine. She takes good care of this one.