Used Vacs in your house?

[turbomaster1984]

Things were more expensive back in the "old days" th

Im another one who dosnt not know where you get these sweeping comments from JM.

Based on what?

I certainly know that my 2009 Hoover Freespace when stood on would probably come off better for wear than the 1974 Hoover Freedom.

Likewise a turbopower vs the Purepower we have.

As for running the motor for hours on end to see which one died first, I would have no idea which would nor would anyone.

 

[jmurray01]

Based, Robert, on the fact there was more metal used in place of plastic and the plastic there was, was thicker.

Take, for example, the "stair test". The normal vacuum cleaner faces falling down the stairs at least once in their life in most cases (be it slipping from the operators grip while vacuuming stairs or toppling over while sitting at the top of the stairs), with an all metal Vacuum Cleaner, the worst that would happen is a dent. With a plastic one, the best you can hope for is a hairline crack, but normally it is a full on crack or even a chunk missing.

Another thing is the motors. In dirty fan ones for example, the fans used to be metal, but most modern day ones are plastic, hence fins snapping off more often. In clean fan models, there is so much post-motor filtration that the motor runs hotter, hence reducing the service life.

I'm sure Benny would know a lot more about it than I do, based on the fact he ran a Vacuum Cleaner repair shop for years, but I'm just telling you my opinion.

 

[turbomaster1984]

JM your totally missing the point here.

Lots of things have gotten better in quality. Look at the turbopower 1 compared to the turbopower 2.

which do you think will stand up better to abuse like being rammed into a skirting board or a door?

 

[jmurray01]

Yes, SOME things have gotten better in quality, but in most cases, they have gotten cheaper (thus lesser quality) due to manufacturers wanting higher profits.

 

[powermate1970]

well......

with 106 vacuums at my house at present, there is always a little dirt around. LOL If they are really dirty, they get a quick "once" over in the driveway before going to my vacuum "twilight zone" (as my girlfriend calls my work area) in the basement!

 

[electroluxkirby]

I found a couple vacs in the trash a few years ago and as I was taking them my neighbors told me they had a problem with fleas, so I did all my cleaning outside and far away from the house. I washed them with warm water and bleach, and washed the vinyl bags with warm water and Pine Sol.