worst vacuum

[vacu-finder]

mr_mom

The Vac fire had to be something a Vacuum tech over looked ,never had that problem before. The whispertone is a very simple vac, easy to work on and service.
A very strange occurrence indeed..!
But nevertheless i would still buy one.

 

[mr_mom]

vacu-finder

i had it in nonstop when i fist took it in and after that it went all down hill and the only kenmore i bought after that was two years ago was the canister and the only kenmore i have is a heave duty twin fan and the canister and a quick reel and nice pic of the power center always wanted one im gonna keep on looking for one

 

[vacuumman206]

worst vacuum ever used

the worst vacuum I've ever used was a dirt devil swivel glide/vision. I have never had one of those actually do a decent job on any surface with anything being picked up. runner up on that list is the electrolux pronto stick vac. it was flimsy and bounced all over the place getting nothing done.

 

[tolivac]

Don't have a camera-and I would have to find what box the bag is still packed in after several moves from that time.This Mastercraft vac was from almost 35 years ago!Guess its similar to some of the GE designs that are seen-the plastic base ones.They have the two switches on the base-one for height-other for hose or floor.I think there was a hose insert opening somewhere on the back or side of the base.Never tried the hose-didn't have it.And I masy not be sure I have the bag-just remember it was black in color and Had "Mastercraft" on it-was a zipper bag-think it used paper bags sort of like F&G ones.-or a cloth bag that fit inside.

 

[sebo_fan]

Rob I'm a bit confused, the photo of the Starlyf I've supplied on the other thread is totally different to the Shark Roadster you speak of  - maybe you are referring to the Morphy Richards upright photo I added. I also had one of these Roadster models under the Morphy Richards name, the 73310 - MR made about three of them with either 1400, 1500 or 1600 watt motors. Noisy, heavy and again suffering from the naff height control dial liable to snap as other MR models.


 


I'm beginning to wonder if Shark are just a trader company - having looked at SA Google, it seems Shark are now producing Gtech cordless carpet sweepers too.


 


 

 

[durango159]

RUN for your lives its the dust blowing Eureka Power Plus!

Eureka Power Plus/ Maxima. Bagged or bagless versions, they're just awful. Never used one long enough to have it fully break or smoke, but from the experience I had, even replacing a belt would seem like a waste of money for these pieces of S***!!! Awful sounding, leaking all over, poor airflow, full of clogs. I think I hate the noise the most though. All of the bagged ones make this obnoxious hiss from leaking air and squeal from motor. I've used several, one practically brand new out of the box--just awful, awful!
The bagless is too messy with filter directly in the dirt cup, and it spews dirt all over the machine and in the air!!

Save your sanity!! Don't walk away from these machines but SPRINT!!!!

 

[director12]

Well the bagged versions are for those who have allergies. Instead of a Maxima, I have a Powerforce Turbo.

 

[eurekastar]

The worst vacuum I've ever owned is an Electrolux Oxygen canister.  The wands shorted out three different times during the warranty period.  I've heard of people having trouble getting them serviced.  But all I did was call Electrolux and they sent out new wands each time.  I suspect that was a big problem, because they did it without asking questions.  It would have been a great vacuum if it hadn't been for the weak wand connections. 

 

[tolivac]

Other Oxygen vacuum problems as observed at the vacuum shops near me---Besides the wands-blown circuit boards in both the canisters and upright.The large rear wheels on the uprights broke all of the time.and last but not least--the motors in the canisters fly apart like an airplane engine in a test stand.The place was also a warrantee station for these machines.Afterwhile-he quit working on the machines and trying to fix them-instead the vac shop told the customer to take the blown vacuum back to Lowes(where most came from) and get a refund-then use the refund money towards a better vacuum.and have seen these in the waiting to go to the dumpster piles.the vac shop operator no longer wanted to fix these machines becuase "Electrolux" didn't want to pay but so much for repairs-the machines were labor intensive to repair.Electrolux did supply the parts-lots of boards,wands,and motors.

 

[director12]

Well, you might say it's a throw-away machine.

 

[eurekastar]

Electrolux Oxygen

It was a great vacuum when it worked; however, it just didn't work for very long. 

 

[kirbylux77]

Ryan

Yes, I agree there are some differences amongst the three uprights, but their designs are close enough to tell they are produced by the same company, with design changes to suit each company's requests for that brand. I suspect all of these vacuums are produced by Kingclean in China, it seems that's the company Euro-Pro sources to mainly these days.

Rob

 

[gsheen]

Electrolux Oxygen 


 


I wonder if it is the voltage difference, These machine were available 8 or so years ag in SA , I still have customer buying bags for them as they run so well. We have had a few in, mainly for damaged cords and service, Never seen one with a Blown motor. We are one of the main Electrolux service centres IN our City. I have two , one was our downstairs vacuum for a few years and is now used in our shop. 


One other major difference was that the SA versions like most canisters here did not have the massive PN you guys have, we did have a PN but its small and easy to use. 

 

[madabouthoovers]

The worst vac ever sold over here in the UK has to be the Hoover "The One" made a few years back, they usually overheated and failed very quickly and the filtration was terrible, always blocking and losing suction. A very very poor vacuum indeed.

 

[madabouthoovers]

In terms of the canister vacs, its a Hoover again - used one a while back of my grans, it was terrible, needed the filter cleaning after every room. dreadful, cheap plastic hoover that was a complete waste of money and effort.
The Hoover Alyx:

 

[madabouthoovers]

The Alyx pictured here in its box - its one to avoid. Complete tat.

 

[tolivac]

The blown Oxygen motors I have seen from the ones brought into the former Vacuum Cleaner Hospital looked like they were overrevved-fans fly apart in the motors fancase.Happened several times.

 

[mark40511]

For me

It would be the Fantom Fury!

I hope I don't upset anyone by saying that. I hated that thing with a purple pink passion. Why? Because the dust cup didn't fit very tightly at all and when you would vacuum, dust collected on the outside of the vacuum itself. There would be visible dust; enough so that I would need to clean the entire outside of the vacuum after using it! And I hated emptying it and I remember it being such a mess. This is WHY I have never owned a bagless vacuum again since 1999. I'm bagless has improved dramatically since then. I just can't get those years of owning it and hating it out of my mind so I can't bring myself to ever get another bagless vacuum (other than Rainbow).

 

[gsheen]

Tolivac 


 


Do you have any idea who made the 110v motors? I have never seen that happen, not on a Electrolux machine, 

 

[gsheen]

while doing some cleaning this evening I thought about this thread, I would say the worst vacuum I have bought is one that I actually like. The Lux 1g 


 


It is the worst vacuum I have spent so much money on, It has a hose that is to big to stiff and to short to use properly, The hose handle does not have controls for the PN and if you want to upplug the PN to do some normal vacuuming you have o pull apart two dangling lead plugs. 


 


I did however replace te hose with a smaller diameter one that is longer and more modern and much easier to use. since then I love using it.


 


This pic is pre modification