What brand and model vacuums do your family members use?

[trebor]

forgot...

Bro has an old Hoover convertible I got him new when he was in college, a Kirby 512 I rebuilt for him and a Classic Kirby

 

[2011hoover700]

My mom uses a hoover bagless as of this post. She also uses my tristar cxl at times.


Grandpa uses a kenmore for an upright and a shopvac all around for tools and quick clean ups.


Dad uses a kirby classic 3 along with a shop vac for tools.  He also loves his royal prince hand vac.


Too many others to list.


I however use several different vacuum cleaners.

 

[vacmaster0000]

Oreck

My family all have Oreck. But my grandma prefers canisters. And she always had Kenmore. My other had a Rainbow, Hoover Convertible, then a Electrolux. We are a Electrolux family too!

 

[ocscott3085]

What a great post! Hmm. My parents use a MD Silentmaster, Dyson Dc 17 animal, Sebo X4, and Kirby Ultimate G. At the beach, they have a Sanitaire upright/Mighty Mite combo. My brother uses a Kenmore Progressive canister that has actually held up nicely the last 5 years. I remember my mom had a 1980 Kenmore Power-Mate that lasted until about 2002! I heard they're not as reliable nowadays! Growing up my mother's very affluent parents housekeeper actually used just a VERY basic blue and white Eureka metal upright. On my dad's side, his mom had used a Regina Electricbroom in their one room of carpeting for almost 30 years. I was always amazed that the thing was still running even up to her death last year.

 

[thunderhexed]

Mainly Kirby..

My parents :Kirby G3 and a Dyson
My Brother: Kirby G4
My grandparents: Kirby Classic Omega and G3
Me: well, depends on my mood for that day as to which Kirby I wanna use!

 

[2011hoover700]

Something else my dad uses for attachments is a dirt devil vision that he did also use as an upright until the base got broke. he now just uses it for tools.

 

[tazcatsdad]

About my family ... (this is gonna be long!)

<span style="font-size: small; font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Since I'm the one in the family that does most of the vacuuming, when I clean it's either one of two machines: my "daily driver" Windsor Sensor SR12, or one of the machines in my collection (if I feel like dragging one out).  Favorite choices from my collection are my Kirbys (G5 or Ultimate G); any of my Eureka 2000 series machines or my late '80s/early '90s Montgomery Ward upright; my Sebo Felix; my Electrolux (US) TwinClean with the QuietClean powerhead, or my Miele Red Star.</span>


 


<span style="font-size: small; font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">When she was alive, my maternal Grandmother used a Eureka Easy Glide 210A (the one that I referred to as "a glorified carpet sweeper") which replaced a Regina Electrikbroom (the one which "scared the bejesus out of me" as a child).  Not sure what she had before that...</span>


 


<span style="font-size: small; font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">My late paternal Grandmother, on the other hand, had a Model 28 Hoover upright and a Model 82 Constellation.  (At least I think it's a model 82: I still have it but haven't looked at it in a while ... I know that it needs a new hose and a new cord, but that's about it!  I also have a Model 28 -- not my Grandma's original one, but one darn similar to it.)</span>


 


<span style="font-size: small; font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">As for my late aunts, Aunt Rose had a GE AVF-807; Aunt Gert had an Atlas canister; Aunt Lucy had a Kirby 511; Aunt Bessie had a Hoover 69 which she later replaced with a Hoover 1020 (or maybe it was a 1030?  I'm not 100% sure); Aunt Mary and Aunt Mae had Hoovers (models unknown), and Aunt Hazel had a Hoover Slimline canister (model unknown) along with a Hoover Convertible (which I think was a model 66 but I'm not sure) and a Davis Electro-Sweep carpet sweeper.
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[thermokid]

My Daily Driver is a

Kirby Ultimate G Diamond Edition, and a Electrolux Diamond Jubilee.. I have several others (to many to mention) that I use every once in awhile.....

 

[suckolux]

My 82 year old mom uses the LiNX I gave her and a dirt devil featherweight? Brother has an older Elite I am pretty sure. That constitutes the family!

 

[sk81]

This is a fun topic I use a Hoover Concept One for everthing. My mother uses a Royal 603 and a Concept One. Both grandparents had concept one's. My sister lives in china, so who knows what she is using!

 

[kirbylover]

my parents have Bissel or some kind of cheap plastic upright. When I get my G3 Kirby put together if I can't sell it I might see if they would like to try it out.

I believe my sister just got a new Dyson Animal. I would like to try it out (and maybe bring the G5 over and show them a real vacuum)

 

[starryblues4u]

Daily Drivers

I use mainly my Riccar 8900 series. It is one of the easiest to use. If I do the rugs on the porch I use my Hoover Soft n Light. Sometimes I use my bissell healthy home. Its just such a heavy vacuum to use. Love the turbo brush attachment for the pet hair though. I also use the Windsor Versamatic Plus 18" sometimes.

 

[mieles7]

Both my grandmother and aunt have a Dyson DC14, my aunt's being the basic yellow model and my grandmother has the orange and white model. Also, my other aunt and uncle have a Hoover Nano Lite.

 

[myvacsrock]

As of this post:

My Parents: (Use one of)
Dyson DC17
Sebo X5
Oreck XL21
Simplicity Freedom F3700

Grandma:
90's 6 amp Royal (BOL)
Shark canister vacuum (suction only)
cordless Eureka Stick vac (Early 2000's)

Grandpa/Grandpa:
Riccar Supralite
Oreck Buster B
Kenmore Magic Blue
Oreck XL2600
Oreck XL9100

Aunt/Uncle:
Kirby Heritage 2
Oreck 40th Anniversary
Oreck Buster B

Uncle:
Sanitaire S782b MultiPro

Aunt/Uncle:
Kirby G6

 

[hoover1]

I vacuum with an electrolux 2100, hoover elite, and a hoover convertible. My aunt vacuums with an oreck. And my grand parents vacuum with a hoover dial-a-matic and a hoover Tempo stick vacuum.

 

[craig_1982]

well with my family its mainly Kirby's my mother uses my G3 when I hoover I alternate between my tradition heritage and legend 2, My Fiancée has a Kirby heritage 2 which I gave her before that she used some cheap cylinder hoover that is useless. My brother has a heritage 2 with a orange heritage bag again what I gave him and a Henry cylinder hoover, my father had a Kirby legend 2 before he passed away this went to Scotland when my step mother moved back there afterwards, my uncle has a G4 and a old dyson the G4 he doesn't use that much and I am trying to persuade him to give it me lol. My grandparents gave me their Kirby heritage as it was too heavy for them before they passed away, they used a dyson after the heritage. Quite a few friends I know have and use Kirby legend 2.

 

[vaccrazy]

Parents have 2 Orecks
Sister - Sebo C-3.1 and Electrolux Ultra Silencer
Sister - Tristar MG 1 and Dyson DC 7
Brother - Electrolux Epic 3500 and Kenmore Progressive Upright

 

[fantomfan]

vacuums

-My parents have a Kenmore progressive inteli clean upright (bagged model). My dad also has a 16 gallon craftsman shop vac that he got before I was born
-my aunt has a hoover tempo (bagged model), and I don't know where her Bissell spot lifter went
- my grandma has a red Kenmore whispertone canister (looks like a regular progressive), from 2004, a dirt devil power stick, a dirt devil cordless hand vac, and a shop vac, probably 8 gallons
- my other grandma has a newer Kenmore progressive canister (from 2009), a dirt devil scorpion hand vac, a eureka the boss superlite, and I believe she still has a silver shark hand vac w/ long extension tools.
- one aunt has a miele titan canister, and a Kenmore whispertone 300
- another aunt has an 8 year old Kenmore progressive canister
- another aunt has a 2 year old Kenmore progressive canister, plus a 10 year old one in the garage
- I believe one has a bagless Bissell powerforce
- one aunt has a kirby sentria (still has a beam central vac as well, but it never gets used)
-not sure about the others
- for whatever reason most people on my dad's side stick to Kenmore canisters, though I told some that for most of the new ones, the quality is going down really fast( I recommended a miele to my aunt after her almost new Kenmore broke( powerhead died out)

Also, for neighbors:
- one has a riccar canister, and a hoover elite, had a sharp twin energy before
-one has a rebuilt dyson dc14
-one has an Electrolux 1521
-one has a Kirby heritage
-one has a eureka airspeed
-one had a Bissell cleanview at one point
-another has a dyson dc14
-one had a hoover elite at one point
-one who has rebuilt dc14 had a eureka whirlwind litespeed before
-one has a bagged hoover windtunnel t-series
-one has a bagless hoover windtunnel( not self-propelled)
-one has a new Kenmore progressive canister
-one used to have a Kenmore whispertone canister
-one used to have a hoover windtunnel canister
-one used to have a Kirby (not sure of model)

 

[ncovert]

My paternal Grandparents have a Hoover Windtunnel S/P Ultra (green, without turbo brush) and a yellow Eureka Super Lite.


My maternal Grandparents & Aunt (who lives with them) have a Hoover Preferred (most used), a non S/P Windtunnel Deluxe, and a Eureka World Vac canister (one of my dream machines.) Both Hoover's were genuine remanufactured.


 


One Aunt has 2 Rainbow D4 SE's and a Dirt Devil Swivel Glide. Another has a Sharp upright (another dream machine of mine).


 


My Great-Grandmother (Dad's side) has a Shark Navigator Lift Away and a DD Featherlite.


 


I use whatever I feel like.


 


 


 

 

[silentjon]

I mostly use a celebrity qs, kirby g6, or heritage II, when i want vacuuming to become a workout after a min. it's a bear to push, it sucks itself to the carpet and wants to stay there
Mom uses a bissell healthy home
Aunt norma has a kirby diamond edition, rainbow d4 and e2, and an oreck.
my cousin wendy has a sentria
everybody else pretty much uses whatever cheap plastic hunk o crap was on sale when their last one broke