what's your daily driver
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briankirbyclass
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I agree with you Kirbyman89, altho i have to admit i do have an original NIB Rainbow D2,with the original Eureka made PN, but dont use it often. I keep it because of the novelity. Sure is a pain the A** to use, would sure hate to have to clean a large home with it every week!
A friend gave it to me out of his Grandmother's estate after she passed,,she had not used the machine hardly at all,(was too much vacuum for her) and none of the attachments or PN had ever been used and were still wrapped in plastic from the factory. The chrome dome is still like a shiny new mirror. Just couldnt stand to see it all go to the dump.
A friend gave it to me out of his Grandmother's estate after she passed,,she had not used the machine hardly at all,(was too much vacuum for her) and none of the attachments or PN had ever been used and were still wrapped in plastic from the factory. The chrome dome is still like a shiny new mirror. Just couldnt stand to see it all go to the dump.
kirbyman89
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I recently swapped out my Classic III for my Heritage equipped with a metal fan.
vacuumfreeeke
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I can't believe someone here put a metal fan in a Sentria, that's really cool!
Of course you probably all know my new Hoover S/P Windtunnel is my new daily driver. Probably won't use another vac for a while because I want to see how long it takes to fill the bag in the WindTunnel. I'm actually LOOKING for stuff to vacuum now
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It's interesting to see people who use canisters as a daily driver... I tried it once for an experiment (Miele Plus), and it got old so fast! Even if I had a lot of bare floors, I think I'd use a full power stick vac with a swivel head!
Of course you probably all know my new Hoover S/P Windtunnel is my new daily driver. Probably won't use another vac for a while because I want to see how long it takes to fill the bag in the WindTunnel. I'm actually LOOKING for stuff to vacuum now
)It's interesting to see people who use canisters as a daily driver... I tried it once for an experiment (Miele Plus), and it got old so fast! Even if I had a lot of bare floors, I think I'd use a full power stick vac with a swivel head!
thermokid
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My Daily Driver is a Kirby of course!
Mine is a Kirby Ultimate G Diamond Edition!! However I have so many vacuums, it is always hard to decide which one to use. My canister is most always an Electrolux of some sort. Any way I probably should vacuum a lot more then I do.....
Mine is a Kirby Ultimate G Diamond Edition!! However I have so many vacuums, it is always hard to decide which one to use. My canister is most always an Electrolux of some sort. Any way I probably should vacuum a lot more then I do.....
I have a Rainbow E2 in my collection-but it gathers more dust on its OUTSIDE then inside-noisey and a pain to use-but it does work.but the Kirbys,Meiles,And my other canisters are better.The Rain bow when full of water is heavy as you may know-heavier than the other canister machines-and if it tips--A MESS!I also don't like the Rainbow powernozzles-rahter ineffective-their design chokes off the airflow from the canister machine-I put a TriStar Turbo Brush on the E2--and that water was a lot more "dirty" than with the Rainbows stock powernozzle.
edgar
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KIrby G5, MIele s711, Nilfisk home king
HI there for daily drivers I use the Miele everyday because of the cat and dog. Upstairs the cleaninglady uses the Nilfisk once a week, and the kiby once a month.
HI there for daily drivers I use the Miele everyday because of the cat and dog. Upstairs the cleaninglady uses the Nilfisk once a week, and the kiby once a month.
electroluxxxx
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this month and possibly next month I am making my Hoover 28 my daily driver. now that I have new brush strips in it I am able to deep clean my carpet
vacman117
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I've switched...
I knew the Spirit wouldn't last very long, lol. I still use the Power Drive downstairs, and the Sentria every once and a while, but now it is the G5. I like it SO much better than the Sentria, it is better looking, and it just feels like it is working better than the Sentria. And the transmission sounds a bit better than the Sentria's also.
I knew the Spirit wouldn't last very long, lol. I still use the Power Drive downstairs, and the Sentria every once and a while, but now it is the G5. I like it SO much better than the Sentria, it is better looking, and it just feels like it is working better than the Sentria. And the transmission sounds a bit better than the Sentria's also.
kirbyotronic
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At my aunts house I mainly use the S4 Neptune downstairs (laminate flooring) and the S7 Tango upstairs (carpeting).
~Alex
~Alex
mark40511
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Rainbow
I don't use Rainbow as my daily driver. I use Kenmore Progressive with cloth bags. The only time I use the Rainbow anymore is with the 14 foot non electric hose. I can get on a ladder and get high places so EASY (top of kitchen cabinets, ceiling fans, anything u can think of up high.) I also use it as a blower to blow the dust from the coils at the bottom of the fridge. But NO WAY am I using it everyday.
I don't think the Rainbow is a piece of CRAP, nor is Kirby. But I definitely know the Rainbow is WAYYY overpriced! I'd probably use it more if I had a better power head, but since my Kenmore seems to work just as well as the Rainbow with the cloth bags, I don't wanna splurge for another power head right now. I have to Kenmore progressive power heads but they won't fit Rainbow.
I don't use Rainbow as my daily driver. I use Kenmore Progressive with cloth bags. The only time I use the Rainbow anymore is with the 14 foot non electric hose. I can get on a ladder and get high places so EASY (top of kitchen cabinets, ceiling fans, anything u can think of up high.) I also use it as a blower to blow the dust from the coils at the bottom of the fridge. But NO WAY am I using it everyday.
I don't think the Rainbow is a piece of CRAP, nor is Kirby. But I definitely know the Rainbow is WAYYY overpriced! I'd probably use it more if I had a better power head, but since my Kenmore seems to work just as well as the Rainbow with the cloth bags, I don't wanna splurge for another power head right now. I have to Kenmore progressive power heads but they won't fit Rainbow.
vac-o-matic
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Time to Rotate
I rotate my daily drivers, this week I switched out my Hoover Innovation for my Hoover Citation...one of my personal favorites. It has new brush strips and has had the Marty Kaplan "spa treatment" and cleans/grooms my carpeting beautifully! My Filter Queen Princess III goes into the shop today, making a funny noise, maybe bearings? I don't work on them so have to rely on a friend who owns probably the best vac shop in St. Louis to look at it. I'll use my Diamond Jubilee for my floors/above floor chores while the FQ is in the shop. I use the Perfect hepa bags in my Luxes, and they seem to increase the airflow/suction.
I rotate my daily drivers, this week I switched out my Hoover Innovation for my Hoover Citation...one of my personal favorites. It has new brush strips and has had the Marty Kaplan "spa treatment" and cleans/grooms my carpeting beautifully! My Filter Queen Princess III goes into the shop today, making a funny noise, maybe bearings? I don't work on them so have to rely on a friend who owns probably the best vac shop in St. Louis to look at it. I'll use my Diamond Jubilee for my floors/above floor chores while the FQ is in the shop. I use the Perfect hepa bags in my Luxes, and they seem to increase the airflow/suction.
kirbyvacuum
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Kirby all the way
Hi All I use my kirby G4 upstairs G6 main floor G5 basement Heritage two is my canister unit for all floors i have one on each floor. Also my Kirby Dual 80 when ever i love the old 500 series.Doug
Hi All I use my kirby G4 upstairs G6 main floor G5 basement Heritage two is my canister unit for all floors i have one on each floor. Also my Kirby Dual 80 when ever i love the old 500 series.Doug
rainbowkid107
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Oreck and Kenmore
HEYY! I use my Oreck XL 2400RS on the carpets and my Kenmore Whispertone on the tile floors at my house!!!
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HEYY! I use my Oreck XL 2400RS on the carpets and my Kenmore Whispertone on the tile floors at my house!!!
- Josh
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Either my Windsor Sensor SR12; Kent Duravac 152; Sebo Felix Classic; Hoover Convertible Deluxe 1070, or Kirby G5.
floor-a-matic
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TriStar EXL; its powerful suction & filtration can't be beat! True no loss of suction; & includes MiniStar mini PN for vacing stairs, upholstery & car interiors[this post was last edited: 4/17/2013-04:20]
myles_v
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I've been using the Oreck XL2 that I just got a few days ago at my mom's house. They have really big bags, which is a plus when you have five dogs; it's really light, so it goes from upstairs to downstairs to the basement really easily; it can clean the hard floors and the carpets and rugs pretty well; and what I really love is how well it grooms the carpet. I put a new brush in it when I bought it and it grooms so well.
At my dad's house I use my Eureka Surfacemax canister vacuum. The bags aren't super large, but they do hold quite a bit. I've also noticed that the bag full indicator works quite well, it activates just as the dirt reaches the bag collar. The exhaust filter does need to be replaced more often than I am used to, but they aren't very expensive.
At my dad's house I use my Eureka Surfacemax canister vacuum. The bags aren't super large, but they do hold quite a bit. I've also noticed that the bag full indicator works quite well, it activates just as the dirt reaches the bag collar. The exhaust filter does need to be replaced more often than I am used to, but they aren't very expensive.
gsheen
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A dyson Dc42 and dc35
