what's your daily driver

[vintageroyal611]

My usual daily drivers are:
Downstairs: Hoover Windtunnel and Hoover Constellation 82
Upstairs: Hoover Concept 1 U3105
Workshop: Electrolux CB
and for weekly cleaning a Hoover Floor Polisher to really scrub the bare floors

 

[normvac]

Kirby and Lux

I am currently using my Kirby Heritage II, usually just on the rugs. Then my Canadian Lux 9000 for the hard floors and
edges.
Now that said, I am going to change out to my new Panasonci
upright with on board tools, for carpet and furniture. Then
my Air way 88 for a change on the hard floors.
Then change out the first of the year. Will be my Lux upright
for carpet and the attachments for for hard floors. They are so easy to use and good suction.
Norm

 

[bisonian]

Kirby, Miele, Hoover

For carpets, I'm alternating right now between a Kirby G3 and my recently acquired Hoover Z400. Yes, the Z400 is bulky, badly balanced and bagless, but it does a great job on pet hair and grooms my medium pile carpet well. If only it didn't concentrate so much weight on the handle.

For hard floors, I stick to a Miele Flamenco II.

 

[piano_god]

Miele - times two!

Currently, a Miele S7580 Marin upstairs and a S314 Red Star downstairs...

 

[countryguy]

I use my 2009 FQ upstairs or sometimes the Kirby Ultimate G and downstairs the Lux '89.

Gary

 

[vacman117]

Lately, the Sentria of course, the Hoover Power Drive Downstairs, and the Hoover Spirit.

 

[luxg]

For mee it all depends on my mood and how well I'm cleaning. If I am really doing an all out good job I use the Beam Central which you just can't beat for that. Otherwise it might be the Lux G, or the Constelation, or------who knows, today it was the Hoover Decade 80! It is so fun to have different ones to pick from.

Terry

 

[rickenbacker]

as strange as it may seem...

I dont actualy vacuum that often!

Mainly because we have hard wood floors however for vacuuming rugs I like to use my electrolux 500s


C.P.

 

[kirbyvertibles]

right now nime is the Oreck Dutchtech with Wessel Werk head with the Oreck upright 2600. Last week was my blue Royal Powertank with Blue line F&G Sanitaire. Next week will be my Electrolux Guardian with the matching upright Lux 4000.
I have sets, I know i'm a nerd.

 

[briankirbyclass]

HA, what a cool thread. Notice how alot of us use a Kirby or a Hoover as a daily driver? And, NONE of us use a Rainbow!

 

[commodoremoody]

I use a Fantom Fury. The ORIGINAL Fury. It's lightweight and it gets the job done. I like the hose in the handle. Although I'm thinking of moving on to some sort of bagged system. I've got an all blue Kirby 516 on deck from a nice fellow member. It's getting new bearings. I'm going to 'Tradition' it and convert it to bags.

The bagless system on the Fantom is better than some I've used, including the Hoover Mach 5. Bloody horrible!

~Tim

 

[tolivac]

Kirby Sentria as the carpet cleaner,Meile White Pearl for the canister jobs.Use the filtrete bags in both.

 

[junior1975]

Daily workhorses.

Hi guys.

Mine are a Numatic Henry straight suction cleaner, and my indestructable Hoover U7008 commercial for thorough carpet cleaning.

My all time fave machine is the 912/U7008. I remember my first sight of this model was at my Junior school, 4th grade to you guys state side. The caretaker would let me use this after school whilst he was perhaps seeping the bare floor close by.

Happy hoovering guys and gals.

Clark.

 

[kenmore81]

Upstairs is my newish orange Kenmore canister,If im in hurry I grab the Hoover Shabby till it crokes.
Downstairs I usualy grab my vintage Kenmore canister but its wearing so I have been going for my Convertible or Eureka upright,and the duros for my couch and the shop.
I don't like to use my older vacs to much as I often vacuum 2x a day if I can.But for the most part I use the older vacs downstairs where they are kept.

 

[bimmer740]

I was thinking the same thing as Brian, we all seem to use a Kirby as a daily driver. I don't vacuum every day but I always use my Vacuflo system, alternating between my non electric hose and TurboCat, and my direct connect hose and Eureka Express p/n. When I use the Turbo hose i usually use my Kirby for the carpets as the TurboCat just doesnt give it that deep cleep. I don't think I could live without my Kirby, its a design thats stood the test of time, and a machine thats built to last a lifetime!

 

[ohio_tuec]

"I'm going to 'Tradition' it and convert it to bags."

Yes, it's definitely alot more convenient, just be sure to save the Sani-Emtor. You don't know how many I've seen on eBay with bojack bags and the Sani-Emtor long gone. Really a shame when I see an early 500 series like that.

 

[kirbyman89]

In my honest opinion, I think Rainbow is a piece of sh** and is the biggest rip off known to man, period. Who agrees with me?

 

[eurekaprince]

My daily driver is:

My trusty white and blue Eureka Dial-a-Nap upright from 1982. Over 25 years old and still does what it's supposed to do - clean carpets well. Nothing fancy - no headlight, no Vibragroomer, no cord reel, no on-board tools. Just a good basic Eureka vac.

It cost about $100 including attachments at the time it was bought!

 

[commodoremoody]

just be sure to save the Sani-Emtor

I plan on keeping it. The only thing I'm changing is the shake-out bag to the Tradition zipper bag and I'm going to use a Tradition Emtor and fill tube assembly. I don't like seeing those Kirbys with the after-market F&G set ups. I also don't like seeing the Heritage Emtor on any Kirby earlier than the Classic III. At least this way, it will look mostly the same.

~Tim

 

[ohio_tuec]

Kirby paper bag conversions

Good for you, Tim. I don't like those awful bojack F & G conversions kits either, although some Kirbys came to me that way. Last time I was at the Kirby dealership in Elmont, New York, they had a Classic III in the window with a Legend II bag setup (retaining the bag topper from the Classic III) that didn't look half bad. Someone on this forum awhile back had a BEAUTIFUL Sanitronic or Dual Sanitronic 50 which he took the bag off of, brought to a tailor, and had a full-length zipper installed. I thought that was an excellent idea.