What vacuums do you HATE to work on...

[sries]

I'd have to say...

Hoover dial a matics and kirbys. I have one dial a matic, took it apart and had to take it to a vacuum shop to get it back together. I've never been able to get a Kirby back together.

 

[sbakerde]

For me it's

A dyson dc28 or a Bissell pro heat 2x for the most hated. Most dysons are a pain, though iv gotten rather good with the 7, 14, and 17. Rainbows don't bother me too much anymore, but the d2 and d3 I still try to avoid. Give me a sanitaire or electrolux tank any day! Kirby's aren't that bad. And orecks I can do with my eyes closed.

 

[cb123]

sries

WOW, that's the first time I've ever heard of someone not finding the ware withal in putting a Kirby back together again. Congratulations, that's quite a FEAT!  

 

[super-sweeper]

It's funny you mention the 7,14 & 17 models, I've worked on and owned all of those! The 14 had to be the easiest, the cyclone assembly came apart by screws, not by welding! Fantom was easier, the cyclone was one easy-to-clean piece! Orecks (ESPECIALLY the XL1, XL2 and the 9100 series) I can do blindfolded AND with one hand! I love them! 

 

[citroenbx]

dyson ball vacuums

 

[hooverman2121]

Of the many I've worked on the Dyson plasti-junk-vacs take the cake. I hate unscrewing things because I'm afraid the screwhole will either crack or will strip when I gently put the screw back in! Plus the plastic is so flimsy, it makes lining things up correctly a pain in the rear. If any of my friends ask me to look at them, I'll LOOK at it, but I won't invest time in it otherwise they'd be getting one heck of a repair bill.

On the other hand, I love working on Kirby's especially the older ones without TechDrive. So simple and straightforward!

 

[vacuumssuck213]

as strange as it may be

I have the worst luck with Kirbys luckly I havint "needed" to take one apart I always end up striping a screw or mess up a clip or something I've taking apart my eureka and convertable no problems but the Kirby's hate me

 

[cb123]

I'd rather dig a bullet out of my own arm than to work on a cheap explosive plastic vac! Check this out and you'll see what I mean! Liam Neeson and Pierce Brosnan, two great Irish actors in Seraphim falls...one fantastic movie, a cinema delight! Well anyhow, this is exactly how I feel when I see a wretched plastic vac, and you know what they all say, " A picture tells a thousand words."  Now it is time to enjoy my pain, so pop some popcorn and have a respite at my expense, and oh yeah...enjoy!    

 

[super-sweeper]

What do you find in your arm more often, Calem, bullets or explosive plastic vacuum bits? 

 

[lillylux]

I cannot abide any of the "bagless" vacuums and post millenial vauums as a whole are not worth the effort I think. I love working on most vintage vacs but I dread dealing with an impeller fan that is frozen. Then I need one of you more experienced to drill out the bearing plate for me!

 

[sptyks]

I have replaced the fan in all 3 of my Kirbys with no problems. D50, G3, and Sentria.

 

[cb123]

Alex, I only caught shrapnel once, I'm just so glad that it did not come from a cheap explosive plastic vac! I'm sure I would've gotten the green rot and that would've been all she wrote! I'd be sighing off for another broadcast day and they wouldn't be singing " Oh, say can you see " but they would playing Taps as a dirge for my requiem...softly, sadly. 

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[vacuumman206]

The only time I ever had problems taking vacuums apart was when I would neglect to inspect for hidden screws and would swear more in 5 minutes than most people do in their life as to why the cleaner wouldn't come apart. My fault of course for not being more patient and looking more carefully.
Nobody has mentioned Fantoms as vacuums sometimes questioned as not being worth putting back together. I came close a couple times with those.

 

[bikerray]

Dyson and Shark are the two I hate working on.

 

[super-sweeper]

You don't need an engineering degree to work on a Fantom! I find them fun to rebuild at times! 

 

[gsheen]

I think if you know what you are doing no vacuum will be hard to work on, Just frustrating.
I hate working on big commercial wet& dry vacuums and scrubbers that have been used in the floor stripping and sealing industry. The chemicals they use ( especially in the Concrete and tile resurfacing industry) can be very corrosive They rust bolts and screws shut. a Simple 20 min job now takes 90 min because of having to cut out bolts that are not easy to access. Its not hard its just time consuming and in my workshop that means money consuming.
Carpet washers are also machines I dislike working on because people leave the water in them its goes moldy , They often smell and are normally full of fatty deposits they lift off carpets. Not hard but YUCK