On he 120V Oxygen motors-could not tell-no name on the blown motors-in one the motor was almost completly destroyed.Literally like an airplane engine run on a test stand until it blew!Bill the vac shop operator at that time gave up trying to fix those machines and told customers to get a refund instead.The destroyed motor was found that way in the vacuum-Bill had to remove the peices of it.Put them in a plastic bag and sent it to Electrolux.Don't know what the result was-and sadly Bill died.His vac shop long closed-spent many hours there with Bill-was fun!the present Greenville Sew&Vac doesn't like working on those Oxygen type machines,either.He is not a warrantee station for them.The blown motors would have been about 5 years ago.
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Ipreferkirby
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The Hoover Windtunnel bagless (2 chamber design). It clogs so amazing fast with anything.
The Hoover Windtunnel bagless (2 chamber design). It clogs so amazing fast with anything.
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Well, the Fantom Fury is not that bad of a bagless vacuum, plus it's made in Canada. The Windtunnel Twin Chamber, well it's the filter that clogs.
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Hoover MaxExtract 77; VERY FRAGILE plastic! The turbine gear stripped after a few minutes' use.
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The Steamvac is better than MaxExtract.
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The WindTunnel MAX also has FRAGILE plastic; the body & base separated.
Any vacuum cleaner made before the Bill Clinton administration (1993-2001) and especially the George W. Bush administration (2001-09) is better than the current crop of products IMHO.
~Ben
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I nominate the Hoover Dial A Matic Power Drive. My mother bought one in 1972, and it was the WORST vacuum ive ever used. Before or since.
The suction was PITYFUL on the one side of the brush roll that HAS suction,,,the other side, NO suction whatsoever. So, you get NO vacuum at the baseboard on the one side,,and barely any on the other.
The tool suction, even on HIGH was again pityful,,would barely even pick up a feather.
The bag was very hard to change,,you ended up with dirt and dust falling out everywhere, unless you layed the entire machine down on its front, just to change the bag(who is going to do that?)and the "filtration" was VERY POOR. That machine spewed dust out of the exhaust like a freight train.
The entire machine was clunky, clumsy to use, and awkward,,,and also VERY heavy to lift.
Try cleaning a long, large carpeted stairway with one sometime. ROTSA RUCK!
Yes, the "Power Drive" did help in pushing pulling the beast, BUT, it was jerky, and awkward.
Very poor grooming of the carpet,,the brush roll did NOT deep clean, or DIG into the carpet at all. The machine was also noisy. There was no way to adjsut the brush roll. It was supposed to be "Automatically" adjusted to your carpet. HA!
Hope you dont have DEEP SHAG,,or DEEP PILE.
Ive always been under the impression that the regular, NON Power Drive Dial A Matic Hoovers were slightly better.
The WORST part about those vacs is only having suction on ONE side of the brush roll. And, pityful suction at that.
IF you wanna kill your back,, push and blow the dirt around your house,without actually picking UP any dirt or dust,,,get a Dial A Matic!
Lilly Munster would be so pleased!
The suction was PITYFUL on the one side of the brush roll that HAS suction,,,the other side, NO suction whatsoever. So, you get NO vacuum at the baseboard on the one side,,and barely any on the other.
The tool suction, even on HIGH was again pityful,,would barely even pick up a feather.
The bag was very hard to change,,you ended up with dirt and dust falling out everywhere, unless you layed the entire machine down on its front, just to change the bag(who is going to do that?)and the "filtration" was VERY POOR. That machine spewed dust out of the exhaust like a freight train.
The entire machine was clunky, clumsy to use, and awkward,,,and also VERY heavy to lift.
Try cleaning a long, large carpeted stairway with one sometime. ROTSA RUCK!
Yes, the "Power Drive" did help in pushing pulling the beast, BUT, it was jerky, and awkward.
Very poor grooming of the carpet,,the brush roll did NOT deep clean, or DIG into the carpet at all. The machine was also noisy. There was no way to adjsut the brush roll. It was supposed to be "Automatically" adjusted to your carpet. HA!
Hope you dont have DEEP SHAG,,or DEEP PILE.
Ive always been under the impression that the regular, NON Power Drive Dial A Matic Hoovers were slightly better.
The WORST part about those vacs is only having suction on ONE side of the brush roll. And, pityful suction at that.
IF you wanna kill your back,, push and blow the dirt around your house,without actually picking UP any dirt or dust,,,get a Dial A Matic!
Lilly Munster would be so pleased!
Back in the eighties I had an absolutely gawdawful Eureka plastic canister vacuum. Every time you turned it on, it smelled like wet dog, which was interesting, since I didn't own a dog at the time. The disposable bag had to be slid onto a small metal framework at the front of the vacuum where the hose came out, and you never could get bags that would easily slide into the bag holder for it, despite buying the bags labeled for that model. Suction was minimal: It was one of those backbreakers where you ended up stuffing dust bunnies into the floor nozzle to get the thing to pick them up! I wish I could remember the model name, but it was a shade of light faux metallic green body. There was always something more pressing to spend my money on at the time than a replacement vacuum, so it only got replaced when I plugged it in one day and a spark and flame shot out of the attached cord. And yeah, I think I got it at a warehouse store. Horrible work of Satan!
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That awful Hoover bagless Tempo . Used one at someones house and the owners did not take care of at all .when i went to turn it on ,it blew black dust out yuck ! And was clogged . I like bagless vacuums but not that one .
That awful Hoover bagless Tempo . Used one at someones house and the owners did not take care of at all .when i went to turn it on ,it blew black dust out yuck ! And was clogged . I like bagless vacuums but not that one .
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the hoover empower
dysondestijl
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i put forward......
the argos value range vacuums, or the bush vacuums in argos. i had the cylinder and upright bagless ones, and the upright was noisy, clumsy and hard to push. the cylinder was fragile, handle snapped, filter leaked, and cord rewind didn't work! i learned to avoid any cheap vacuum!!!! electrolux gazelles (similar to the eureka maxima)arent the best either!
thedysonman
the argos value range vacuums, or the bush vacuums in argos. i had the cylinder and upright bagless ones, and the upright was noisy, clumsy and hard to push. the cylinder was fragile, handle snapped, filter leaked, and cord rewind didn't work! i learned to avoid any cheap vacuum!!!! electrolux gazelles (similar to the eureka maxima)arent the best either!
thedysonman
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my worst vac...
Back when I lived in an apartment and didn't have room to collect vacuums, I had a purple Dirt Devil bagged Swivel Glide. Absolutely the worst vacuum I have ever used. It was incredibly loud, the swivel casters were more of an annoyance than a help, it used VERY small bags, the cord was in a stupid location, and the brushroll was so close to the front bumper that it literally spewed dust onto the outside of the vacuum. The biggest issue, however, was that it clogged CONSTANTLY. Even with a brand new bag, within a few uses the hose inlet to the bag and the inlet at the brushroll would clog, requiring COMPLETE disassembly of the machine. I then had to take a coat hanger and dig it all out! Disgusting! I had to do that numerous times. I ended up taking it to my parents' house and swapping it with my Dirt Devil roommate. It's sad that the roommate did a better job than the full-size upright.
Back when I lived in an apartment and didn't have room to collect vacuums, I had a purple Dirt Devil bagged Swivel Glide. Absolutely the worst vacuum I have ever used. It was incredibly loud, the swivel casters were more of an annoyance than a help, it used VERY small bags, the cord was in a stupid location, and the brushroll was so close to the front bumper that it literally spewed dust onto the outside of the vacuum. The biggest issue, however, was that it clogged CONSTANTLY. Even with a brand new bag, within a few uses the hose inlet to the bag and the inlet at the brushroll would clog, requiring COMPLETE disassembly of the machine. I then had to take a coat hanger and dig it all out! Disgusting! I had to do that numerous times. I ended up taking it to my parents' house and swapping it with my Dirt Devil roommate. It's sad that the roommate did a better job than the full-size upright.
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Not sure if I have to mention any names here. But I would say any Vac that's on the low end. Like all the Garbage that the ~Box stores~ sell, for say $39.95 to say whatever, Gimmick Vacuums etc......etc......
Not sure if I have to mention any names here. But I would say any Vac that's on the low end. Like all the Garbage that the ~Box stores~ sell, for say $39.95 to say whatever, Gimmick Vacuums etc......etc......
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Well this vacuum wasn't real bad, but of all the vacuums I've used this one was my least favorite. It was a Dirt Devil Vision. When I was babysitting my friends daughter, I would also help out around the house, dishes, vacuuming etc. And his vacuum seemed to always have trouble picking things up. He told me that the filter usually needs to be cleaned out after a few uses. Well, it seemed like I would have to clean it before, during and after I was cleaning. And then I discovered the brushroll belt needed to be replaced, it was stretched out pretty bad and even had a spot where it was worn down from sliding around the motor pulley. So I did him a favor and bought 2 new belts. At $2.99 I wasn't complaining about the cost but he did pay me back. I vacuumed before and after replacing the belt and noticed a huge difference. It picked up a huge amount of dirt that was still in the carpet. However the filter clogged that much faster. But I vacuumed that carpet until the only thing I would pick up was carpet fibers. I'd take out the filter and bang the pleated filter on a pole until no more dirt came out and used my Kirby a couple of times for the sponge filter. I lived just a few apartments down. But under the pleated cartridge was a mesh screen, and that too would get jammed up with dirt and dust. I must say though that after the filters were cleaned out, it did work very well. The suction was strong it just didn't last very long. I told him he needs to just buy a new cartridge cause it's probably getting clogged with the microscopic dust. He finally did but I never used it again since he moved in with his girlfriend. It's a good vacuum, but it needs a better filtering system.
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Well, mine is the purple Kenmore Progressive bagless upright. My parents bought it in 2009. I hated that thing, filter was clogging too much and it was expensive. The machine was also prone to clogging, and it had the filters changed twice. By the time they got changed yet again, the machine sounded worse.
I'm never buying Kenmore again, and I'm better sticking to bagged vacuums. I do like my Powerforce, it took over my Windtunnel as the main vacuum when its bag door latches broke off.
I'm never buying Kenmore again, and I'm better sticking to bagged vacuums. I do like my Powerforce, it took over my Windtunnel as the main vacuum when its bag door latches broke off.
HI i am Danny from Hamilton ontario the most Contorvesial punky Scadolles.
Mailwhere and icky vacuumcleaner is the fantom furry limeted upright.
It was Sherees dads vac from Canadiintiyer the attachments were flummsy and the
Construction of cheep plastic makes it the most controversial vacuum claener.
ever made
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Mailwhere and icky vacuumcleaner is the fantom furry limeted upright.
It was Sherees dads vac from Canadiintiyer the attachments were flummsy and the
Construction of cheep plastic makes it the most controversial vacuum claener.
ever made
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tylerawells
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So, this is my first time posting here, but I came across this, and I just wanted to say that the two most deplorable vacuum cleaners I've ever had 1 was a Eureka Canister bought at a big box store, and the second was a Bissell bagless canister that died last week.
durango159
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Tyler do you know what models those two machines were by chance? Were they straight suction or did they have power nozzles?
floor-a-matic
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Bissell ProHeat has poor suction & pump gives up.
Next is a XXX Duo Power, it has not 1 but 2 dirt containers; the larger one collects coarse dirt & the smaller one (where the mesh screen & pleated filter are) collects the small stuff, clogging the filter pores quickly. The large container is in front; & the smaller one in the rear.
You have to remove the large one at the front; but at least the smaller one can be removed seperately (from the rear)
Next is a XXX Duo Power, it has not 1 but 2 dirt containers; the larger one collects coarse dirt & the smaller one (where the mesh screen & pleated filter are) collects the small stuff, clogging the filter pores quickly. The large container is in front; & the smaller one in the rear.
You have to remove the large one at the front; but at least the smaller one can be removed seperately (from the rear)
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