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    rugsucker replied to the thread How to vacuum a bowling alley.
    After no interest these and more went to the scrap metal guy last night.Other commercial and central vacs going next time. If you have...
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    rugsucker replied to the thread Eureka Tank Vacuums.
    I have seen GE Swivel Top and similar called 'pot type' and I think Jet 99 has referred to radio styling when table top radios were...
  • 2011hoover700
    2011hoover700 reacted to hygiene903's post in the thread Latest Acquisition with Like Like.
    Even though I already have several Royal 501 Hand Vacs, I always wanted one with the Electro-Hygiene name, especially considering my...
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    2011hoover700 reacted to kirbyclassiciii's post in the thread Latest Acquisition with Like Like.
    Jeff, I did realize that. ~Ben
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    Hi, I'm new to this forum and I hope everyone is well and happy. After all, I also need help. My vacuum cleaner motor burned out and I...
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  • hygiene903
    hygiene903 replied to the thread Eureka Tank Vacuums.
    Paul, I actually have the DIY book that you posted that page from! It's a volume from the Mechanics Illustrated Do It Yourself...
  • hygiene903
    hygiene903 replied to the thread Eureka Tank Vacuums.
    Paul is right, cylinder and tank vacs ARE the same thing! They are long and narrow and have horizontal airflow. Examples would include...
  • hygiene903
    hygiene903 reacted to paul's post in the thread Eureka Tank Vacuums with Like Like.
    Tank & cylinder-type vacs are synonymous—the first typically used in North America and the second being common in Europe (and perhaps...
  • hygiene903
    hygiene903 reacted to paul's post in the thread Eureka Tank Vacuums with Like Like.
    Yep. Here are two sources that support my assertion (see the last paragraph of the second image).
  • kirbyman65
    Yes, This is definitely becoming a common practice. I think it's because new business owners don't know much about good quality vacuums...
  • bagintheback
    bagintheback replied to the thread Riccar R27.
    Oh wow, I didn't know about the FTC lawsuit. That makes sense! I haven't really taken a close look at a brand new Riccar for years. They...
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    cheesewonton replied to the thread Riccar R27.
    Riccar's first upright vacuums, even before Tacony bought them, were made in Taiwan by the same company making their sewing machines...
  • countryguy
    Thank you.
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    vac14012 replied to the thread Dyson Piston.
    Are we assuming the red slider at the front is suction gates? Dyson has patents to automatically open/close suction gates based on...
  • bagintheback
    bagintheback replied to the thread Riccar R27.
    When did Tacony move its production abroad? I thought their whole thing was that they built products in St. Louis. Their prices have...
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