What do you like/love when vacuuming?

[sebo_fan]

Chris puts it well here.

I am not wrong though, Tech12 - I didn’t join this site to coo over blue prints and diagrams. I joined this site because I used to have quite a lot of vintage vacuums and found pleasure in cleaning my home with than noisy modern vacs. I restored mine and collected others to restore them to use them.

At times I would sell some of them to others. It is perfectly part of the course to discuss motor noise and everything else that moves or is placed on a vacuum cleaner. As Chris also states quite correctly, there are many members on this forum. Look around the site as there are plenty of threads that have been created by members; you could even create one yourself.

That's if of course, if you have time in between sitting on a chair and enjoying your cuppa.

 

[turbo500]

I'm with you there, Sam. I've had a few suppressors go pop on me over the years. Always makes me jump out of my skin!

 

[turbo500]

Tech12, this is the description of the site from the home page:


 


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The website and social network for experts, collectors and fans of vintage and brand new vacuum cleaners, floor polishers and all other floor care products. If you are looking for advice on a new vacuum or you like to keep a clean house, you've found the right site!


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There are also different forums within the site for different topics - "vintage" for topics regarding machines 20 years old or more, "contemporary" for vacuums made in the last 20 years and "household" for other household topics.  


 


As you can see from the description and the layout of the site, this covers a wide range of vacuum related topics.

 

[vacuumlover]

@turbo500 (Reply 87)

Yes I could of, but I am absolutely sick and tired of arguments and bickering on here.

 

[turbo500]

sick and tired of arguments

Errrm, not to point out the obvious or anything, but you're the only one kicking off. Everyone else is calm.

 

[vacuumlover]

@turbo500

I'm not kicking off at all. I'm perfectly calm. I was just saying "Calm your tits!" In a jokey way.

It's times like this (and others) that really make me contemplate leaving.

Now, can we get back onto the subject of this topic?

 

[sebo_fan]

I like the vintage videos that the "HuntleyArchives" have put on You Tube. I know that they have probably been mentioned before. It reminds me of the past when my gran had Hoover uprights, the sound of the beater bars on carpets, that certain thrum sound, but also the warning that the belt was probably about to give up!

 

[Tech12]

Sebo_fan, Turbo500, Vacuumlover

Sebo: Yes you were wrong, because I dared have a different opinion you posted a sarcastic reply that you could always tell the difference between a Repairer & Collector. I.e in your opinion I'm a Repairer not Collector. 


 


Vacuumlover: Until the Owner of the site tells me to leave or I decide to do so of my own accord then sorry but I'll be staying, without reference to you or any other member.


 


Turbo500: I have no problem with people using they're restored items, I use many of mine, some daily while Repairing other Vintage equipment. Originally I made a reply to a question asked on the forum, Because I dared have a different opinion to others I got a sarcastic reply from Sebo_lover about my being a Repairer not a Collector & I responded to that.


As for the rest of it: Yes I do find it very strange that people will write long paragraphs about the way they love the sound of grit travelling up a tube. Or that they love emptying a cleaner bag, or the sound a brush roll makes etc strange to say the least.


 


If that offends peoples sensibilities then so be it.


But I think it's time to let it drop now, don't you ?.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

[turbo500]

Tech12, different views and opinions are always welcome on here. As I stated, there needs to be an element of diversity between us and it makes for a more interesting forum.


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Yes I do find it very strange that people will write long paragraphs about the way they love the sound of grit travelling up a tube. Or that they love emptying a cleaner bag, or the sound a brush roll makes etc strange to say the least.


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If you find it strange, perhaps you're in the wrong place. I'm a member on both here and autowasher, and in my years I notice it's the subtle differences between machines that people really notice and appreciate, such as the different sound a brushroll makes or the way a different headlight is positioned etc..or in the case of autowasher, the different motor sounds and wash rythms of different washing machines.


The best example I can give is driving a classic car - they say every car feels different to drive, well it's the same with vacuums. It's only natural and to be expected that things like the way a particular brushroll sounds or even the way a design of certain bags fills up should be and will be discussed on a vacuum cleaner collectors forum.


 


If you came on here and found 200 threads about lightbulbs, I'd understand where you're coming from. But given this is a forum for vacuum collectors it seems strange to me that anybody would be suprised about this kind of discussion.


 


As was said above, if it doesn't interest you, don't comment. Stick to what does tickle your fancy.

 

[turbo500]

Back on topic

There's a few things I really love about vacuums and vacuuming. I love history, so one of my favourite things is looking at brochures and catalogues from years gone by and looking at how the vacuum market has evolved over the years. I think vacuums are very underappreciated these days, but it wasn't very long ago that owning a vacuum was a status symbol. The vacuum would be something you had out on display to make sure visitors noticed that you were well off enough to have one. I'm big on brand history too, but that's for another conversation.


 


I appreciate different designs as well and love looking at how the different manufacturers are designing their machines. They may well all be designed to do the same job, but the differences in how that job is acheived really fascinate me.


 


And like Emma said (at least I think it was Emma), I love getting rid of a full bag. It's quite satisfying disposing of all the muck and filth, and with the Sebo bags, the bag can be packed full so it's like a brick by the time it comes to replace it. It hits the bottom of the bin with a bang!


And finally, being <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">a bit of a cleanfreak </span>a massive clean freak, I love the cleaning process and especially the finished result, but that's not really limited to vacuuming.

 

[vacuumlover]

@turbo500

It was partly me who said some of that. Someone else (can't remember who,sorry!)said the comment on Sebo bags. But yes,I do like throwing a full bag away.

Also ~ Thank you for your input.

 

[kirbysthebest]

Not that I have a pony in t his race. . .

But. Since the title of the thread is "What do you like/love when vacuuming."
To state that you love the sound of dirt and grit going up the tube is totally appropriate.

Now if it had been "what do you like about repairing/restoring a vacuum" then the dirt grit part may not be on topic. and vise/vers.

Just my opinion.

For the record, again off topic, I also like to mow the lawn, till the garden, trim with an edger. All not because I enjoy manual labor, but because I enjoy the accomplishment of getting the task done, and well using power tools.

Vacuuming is the same. I see progress, I feel accomplishment, and as I have stated before for me it is relaxing as I can get lost in the sound of the vacuum and be in my own world.

 

[sebo_fan]

Tech12 - I apologise if you found my comment, sarcastic.

 

[vacuumlover]

@kirbysthebest

Agreed.

 

[Tech12]

Sebo_fan

Hi: Thank you for the apology, I appreciate it. If I said anything in reply that caused you offence then please accept my apologies for it.

 

[sebo_fan]

No worries.

 

[vacuumlover]

@Tech12

I might as well say my apology.

Sorry if what I said came across as offensive,rude etc.

 

[kirbyman65]

my favorite part

Is when I vacuum with a machine for a few months then cut the paper bag open and see how much its picked up. It's very satisfying to see how much vacuuming has paid off. I also love the feeling when I see a vacuum at a garage sale or thrift store and my heart skips a beat.

 

[electrolooks]

I have always loved seeing women hoovering with the older upright vacs with the inflating cloth dust bags. It is so comforting for me to see a really full bag inflated up all warm and firm as the woman pushes it carefully back and forth over the carpet. Plus as others have said, I love hearing the beater bar vibrating the different thicknesses of carpet.