gsheen
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What's Your Favorite Bagless Vacuum?
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ultimatevacman
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They look great, You have a very nice collection! 
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gsheen
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Thank you , some of my dc07's and my dc41 and dc28 airmuscle are missing from the photo
My Dirt Devil Room Mate.
Clearly one of the best "small" cleaners ever.
Its modest cloth filter keeps hoovering until the dust compartment is really chockablock - unlike all those dreadful "pleated filter cartridge" wannabe cyclons...
For vintage cloth filter machines, I'd take the Siemens Protos, for modern larger vacs I would like to have a Hitachi canister, really love them.
Clearly one of the best "small" cleaners ever.
Its modest cloth filter keeps hoovering until the dust compartment is really chockablock - unlike all those dreadful "pleated filter cartridge" wannabe cyclons...
For vintage cloth filter machines, I'd take the Siemens Protos, for modern larger vacs I would like to have a Hitachi canister, really love them.
sebo_fan
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My goodness me, that's some collection!
gsheen
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Ryan
Thats only some of it Over 100 vacuums on display in my showroom
Thats only some of it
Over 100 vacuums on display in my showroomman114
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Three favorite bagless vacs:
The Fantom Thunder/Domestic (which if cared for lasts fine, my oldest running one is nearly 20 years old). They licensed the Dyson technology but IMHO with this machine did what Dyson has failed to do with his own technology, build a sturdy machine. I have a few Dysons but I still think the Thunder outcleans the DC33 when I use it downstairs.
The Rainbow, the real originator of the bagless vacuum.
Lastly? Here's one that most won't remember a Sears Kenmore bagless canister made by Electrolux. I forget the model off the top of my head but it was clear blue and used some varient of a dual cyclone but they were stacked one on top of the other. Awesome vacuum.
The Fantom Thunder/Domestic (which if cared for lasts fine, my oldest running one is nearly 20 years old). They licensed the Dyson technology but IMHO with this machine did what Dyson has failed to do with his own technology, build a sturdy machine. I have a few Dysons but I still think the Thunder outcleans the DC33 when I use it downstairs.
The Rainbow, the real originator of the bagless vacuum.
Lastly? Here's one that most won't remember a Sears Kenmore bagless canister made by Electrolux. I forget the model off the top of my head but it was clear blue and used some varient of a dual cyclone but they were stacked one on top of the other. Awesome vacuum.
henrydreyfuss
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A few of my current favorites, but if it came down to one..
It would have to be the DC17. An absolute powerhouse. Dyson set out to create a product suitable for American homes (wall-to-wall carpeting, at the time), and although a touch too aggressive for shag or looser naps, it does an incredible job. Far better than any of their other vacuums at-the-time, and still today, only a few of their models (DC28 and DC41, specifically) come close to matching the carpet cleaning performance.
It also does a shockingly-good job on hard floors, and (in my opinion) still has Dyson's best attachment setup. It featured their first wand setup where the catch released automatically, and has a really long hose (Stairs? No problem!), with a comfortable, more substantial hand grip than most of their models. It also came with 3 separate, well-designed tools.
The DC17 is also the only upright that has a Level-3 Root Cyclone pack, which is still my favorite in a bagless vacuum. It works very, very well, and it takes the filter a very long time to get dusty. They had issues originally with the gasket on the bottom of the cyclone pack moving upward (it would catch on the baffles on the dropout bin door, allowing dirt into the complex rig backwards, clogging the cyclones). They quietly fixed this, and the cyclone pack on mine is the redesigned, much improved version.
I've used the DC17 for extremely heavy cleaning (it's seen a ton of drywall dust), and it's been a trooper! I really wish they would have continued to evolve the DC17 and it's cyclonic-filtration setup, as it does such a wonderful job.
It's noisy, has durability issues, and is quite large, but I've yet to find a bagless upright I like more. Nothing can clean an entire home as quickly, with everything right on the machine, and the resulting carpet lines are gorgeous! I almost make a game out of seeing how much cleaning I can get done with this vacuum. It can thoroughly clean any room, top-to-bottom, with just what's offered right on the vacuum.
Also in the picture are my DC35, and Hoover Air. I've probably used my DC35 more than any other bagless vacuum. It's a dream for the car, and quicky spills!
The Air was one of Hoover's first really great cyclonic bagless vacuums. It has alsmost everything I love about the DC17, in a much smaller and lighter package. The base model Air has been quietly updated as well, so hopefully the issues I have with my early Air model, were addressed in later versions (I know they made the brushroll more aggressive, at the very least). [this post was last edited: 8/21/2013-21:13]
It would have to be the DC17. An absolute powerhouse. Dyson set out to create a product suitable for American homes (wall-to-wall carpeting, at the time), and although a touch too aggressive for shag or looser naps, it does an incredible job. Far better than any of their other vacuums at-the-time, and still today, only a few of their models (DC28 and DC41, specifically) come close to matching the carpet cleaning performance.
It also does a shockingly-good job on hard floors, and (in my opinion) still has Dyson's best attachment setup. It featured their first wand setup where the catch released automatically, and has a really long hose (Stairs? No problem!), with a comfortable, more substantial hand grip than most of their models. It also came with 3 separate, well-designed tools.
The DC17 is also the only upright that has a Level-3 Root Cyclone pack, which is still my favorite in a bagless vacuum. It works very, very well, and it takes the filter a very long time to get dusty. They had issues originally with the gasket on the bottom of the cyclone pack moving upward (it would catch on the baffles on the dropout bin door, allowing dirt into the complex rig backwards, clogging the cyclones). They quietly fixed this, and the cyclone pack on mine is the redesigned, much improved version.
I've used the DC17 for extremely heavy cleaning (it's seen a ton of drywall dust), and it's been a trooper! I really wish they would have continued to evolve the DC17 and it's cyclonic-filtration setup, as it does such a wonderful job.
It's noisy, has durability issues, and is quite large, but I've yet to find a bagless upright I like more. Nothing can clean an entire home as quickly, with everything right on the machine, and the resulting carpet lines are gorgeous! I almost make a game out of seeing how much cleaning I can get done with this vacuum. It can thoroughly clean any room, top-to-bottom, with just what's offered right on the vacuum.
Also in the picture are my DC35, and Hoover Air. I've probably used my DC35 more than any other bagless vacuum. It's a dream for the car, and quicky spills!
The Air was one of Hoover's first really great cyclonic bagless vacuums. It has alsmost everything I love about the DC17, in a much smaller and lighter package. The base model Air has been quietly updated as well, so hopefully the issues I have with my early Air model, were addressed in later versions (I know they made the brushroll more aggressive, at the very least). [this post was last edited: 8/21/2013-21:13]
tseg
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I had a DC14 for years and thought I needed a Shark Duo Ultralite recently… but after some use was reminded how repulsive it is to properly clean a bagless vacuum. Not any more.
myles_v
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It took a while to think of this one. I thought maybe Filter Queen or the Fantom Thunder, maybe the Lightning. Or the Bissell Anna. I like all of those machines. But the vacuum that I go for the majority of the time is my Shark Ion P50. Now, I wish it were bagged. But from a consumer standpoint it is my favorite vacuum that happens to be bagless. As a collector that goes to the Bissell Anna.
kirbysthebest
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As I said in another thread
I would currently have to say the Bissell Pet hair eraser, followed closely by the Eureka Floorrover.
I would currently have to say the Bissell Pet hair eraser, followed closely by the Eureka Floorrover.
eurekafansquid
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A favorite bagless? Hmmmm...
eurekafansquid
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This is the multi-vac, Im trying to find it's infomercial, It does exist but its hidden somewhere in the archives...
crazykirbydude
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The Shark 3-in-1 Multivac looks like the product of rampant, unchecked vacuum inbreeding.
huskyvacs
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That thing is so hilariously badly designed - if you would have told me it was an April Fools joke I would believe it. lol
I have tried several bagless machines, never liking much of any of them because of the need to always clean the filters to maintain peak efficiency and it’s a dirty thankless job. Needing to replace my stick vac Eureka boss quick up because the handle crumbled apart and they no longer make the handles, I bought a Shark rocket from Costco and I do like it. Very powerful for such a small motor and it takes a long time before the filter clogs to the point of blocking off suction and the filters are as easy to clean as a kitchen sponge. I ordered a few extra filter sets so I can immediately change to a clean dry one so I don’t have to be without the machine available for use while the previous filter dries over the next 24 hours. Also, emptying the Rocket deluxe pros bin is easy as I can take the small bin off the machine and outside to my city trash rollcart and dump it out there. Then I just wipe the outside with a damp paper towel to remove any dust. Overall, I prefer bagged as I grew up with Electrolux and the self sealing bags...but they can get to smelling bad ...like dogs feet ...especially if one has dogs.
I used a Eureka Airspeed One once before...
and was surprised how well it picked up and how well it groomed the carpet, especially for the fact that it was an 8-amp bypass motor. The number one deal breaker was that the ONLY form of filtration was a foam disc filter -- that's it. The specific Airspeed One I used had evidence of dust leakage around the motor exhaust, and dust leakage from the inlet tube. I would think a Hoover C bag or a Eureka F&G bag has slightly better filtration than a foam disc.
My wife's Dyson Animal 2 has good filtration, but at the expense of low airflow. My least powerful machine in my collection -- a 1984 Royal 880 at 4.5 amps, with a six-blade fan -- runs circles around it as far as performance goes, and that's even with a modified Kirby HEPA bag (bottom cut off to go around the discharge tube and the cardboard collar sealed shut). I think the Dyson is something like 50 CFM or something like that. With bagless, I think you either get good performance at the expense of filtration, or good filtration at the expense of performance -- but not both.
and was surprised how well it picked up and how well it groomed the carpet, especially for the fact that it was an 8-amp bypass motor. The number one deal breaker was that the ONLY form of filtration was a foam disc filter -- that's it. The specific Airspeed One I used had evidence of dust leakage around the motor exhaust, and dust leakage from the inlet tube. I would think a Hoover C bag or a Eureka F&G bag has slightly better filtration than a foam disc.
My wife's Dyson Animal 2 has good filtration, but at the expense of low airflow. My least powerful machine in my collection -- a 1984 Royal 880 at 4.5 amps, with a six-blade fan -- runs circles around it as far as performance goes, and that's even with a modified Kirby HEPA bag (bottom cut off to go around the discharge tube and the cardboard collar sealed shut). I think the Dyson is something like 50 CFM or something like that. With bagless, I think you either get good performance at the expense of filtration, or good filtration at the expense of performance -- but not both.
