Four more beauties have joined the "cult."
So glad to have these... especially the Cyclone XT!!
Hoover Celebrity II Elite- saw this on estatesales.net a week ago. Called and inquired, was told it worked but the powerhead didn't. Came the second day of the sale and it was tagged at $40- half off at $20.88 including tax. The canister runs beautifully. The powerhead actually DOES run, albeit with some bearing noise. The main issue is that the powerhead's neck is broken off and missing. I had to make a temporary "neck" for it until I find a donor powerhead. That will probably take a while, but at least it works as is. Very little rust on it, which is great.
Kenmore PowerPlus- I was about to buy a Kenmore Twin Fan on ebay for $67. I decided not to but regretted it. The DAY after the auction ended, a beautiful Twin Fan came up on craigslist for $30. I went over the following day and bought it. It works perfectly and is in close to mint condition. It came with a dozen bags. It was dirty so I'm going to wash the bag when the weather is nicer.
Electrolux LX- It was on craigslist FOREVER. (At least the beginning of august.) They wanted $45 which I thought was too high. I waited a month until they were down to $30. I inquired and was told they were putting it in a garage sale for $35 (I did get it for $30 though.) WELL, I went the second day of the sale and sure enough, it was still there. It has a genuine replacement E-Lux hose. It does have rust on the metal trim, but it's not that bad. The BEST part is the ejector STILL WORKS! Put my hand over the hose and the bag shot right out! The plug has also been replaced. I glued a Hoover Y HEPA bag onto the old E-Lux bag collar, so now this sixty year old vacuum has HEPA filtration! But, I wasn't expecting what I also found at the sale, a CYCLONE XT!!
Fantom Cyclone XT- I knew that the guy has more vacs at the garage sale, but as I walked up, I noticed a Fantom Cyclone XT next to a Bissell Powerforce! The best part? It was only $5. The handle release is missing, but that's its only defect. It's pretty much perfect otherwise. It was just clogged and has something stuck in the brushroll housing. Both the lights still work and the switches work fine. SOO GLAD to have this. My only other Cyclone has burned through two motors. I took the good parts off the old one and put it on this. Now I have one GOOD Cyclone XT! It's displayed proudly next to my Fantom Wildcat. Made the fifth week of 2001.
