I need a new vac

Marmugmotleocay · 03-15-2020, 12:35 PM

I have the same Kirby G4 from 1994 and its still perfect.

racerbruce · 03-15-2020, 12:38 PM

Shark upright....works great and inexpensive.

wrickem · 03-15-2020, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Marmugmotleocay

I have the same Kirby G4 from 1994 and its still perfect.

Are you the one who uses it for day to day regular cleaning?

M_Six · 03-15-2020, 03:00 PM

Woof! Those Mieles are pricey beasts. I'm a big believer that you get what you pay for, but that's a big leap for a vac.

wrickem · 03-15-2020, 03:11 PM

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Woof! Those Mieles are pricey beasts. I'm a big believer that you get what you pay for, but that's a big leap for a vac.

That's true but if I've added up all the $ I'd spent on other brands of vacuums over the past 20 years didn't like, and ditched, I'd have saved a ton by just getting a Miele in the first place

Marmugmotleocay · 03-15-2020, 03:35 PM

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Are you the one who uses it for day to day regular cleaning?

regular cleaning

wrickem · 03-15-2020, 05:14 PM

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Are you the one who uses it for day to day regular cleaning?

regular cleaning

You're a better man than me, that's for sure!

Between the weight of lugging it, the hassle of changing from carpets to the hose that falls apart easily, I gave up on that tank after 8 months.

F32Fleet · 03-15-2020, 05:16 PM

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I'm soooo sick of dealing with my POS vacuum cleaner. It has NO indicator at all that the bag is full or otherwise not working properly, so it isn't until you hear the vac straining and making odd noises that you know there's a problem. Plus it's useless when you're trying to drag it around corners and such.

So here's what I'd like in a vac.

1. A canister vac. I like the rolling canister type with an upright "beater bar" that has a belt-driven brush.

2. Bag vac. Can't stand bagless vacs except for small hand helds.

3. A visual indicator that the bag is full or near full.

4. Something that rolls around corners easily and can run over its own power cord (something my current vac won't do).

Anyone have a vac they really like?

A wife.

adc100 · 03-15-2020, 06:04 PM

We have had electrolux 's For our 50 years of marriage. A hand-me-down from my parents and two bought new. I think our new one is around 25 years old.

shimmy23 · 03-15-2020, 06:11 PM

Miehle. I do the vacuuming so I wanted something quality. We've had our miehle Jazz for 8 years

larrylarry · 03-15-2020, 06:15 PM

I have had a shark upright for a couple years now and I haven't had a single problem with it.

Darth One · 03-15-2020, 10:21 PM

This thread sucks

We've had three Dysons and thought they were the best...gotta look into this Miele business

Kolyan2k · 03-15-2020, 11:15 PM

Dc10 or dc11, no issues.

upstatedoc · 03-16-2020, 09:20 AM

my dyson been going strong for 15 years. still suck the chrome off a trailer hitch

King Rudi · 03-16-2020, 12:29 PM

I've had a dyson cordless for about 10 years. Ran over some water with it once, took it apart, let it dry out and haven't had another problem out of it since. I'll buy a v8 animal at some point in the near future.

I vacuum throughout the week with the dyson. On Sunday evenings, when I do my weekly deep clean, I'll break out the plug in vacuum. I think it's a Eureka or something, it's yellow, bag-less and the only thing it doesn't seem to suck is what soul I have left after the two ex-wives.

qba335i · 03-16-2020, 01:31 PM

Rainbow water-based vacuum.

upstatedoc · 03-16-2020, 02:43 PM

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Rainbow water-based vacuum.

I sold those in the eighties

Red Bread · 03-16-2020, 03:26 PM

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Rainbow water-based vacuum.

I sold those in the eighties

Judging from the pricing, you could have retired.

qba335i · 03-16-2020, 03:53 PM

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Rainbow water-based vacuum.

I sold those in the eighties

And yet you purchased a Dyson.

My whole family uses Rainbow vacuums. I always recommend them - work great and last many years.

wrickem · 03-16-2020, 06:29 PM

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Rainbow water-based vacuum.

I sold those in the eighties

And yet you purchased a Dyson.

My whole family uses Rainbow vacuums. I always recommend them - work great and last many years.

And a rainbow will turn weekly cleaning into an "event"

I ditched that one faster than our Kirby.

infinitekidM2C · 03-16-2020, 06:35 PM

I'm no vacuum expert or nuffin, but do you think that the Dyson competitors have essentially incorporated the main important features of Dyson so that they're about the same nowadays? I have a dyson from about 6 years ago, and it wasn't cheap, but it was different than others at that time. But now I look around at companies like Dirt Devil and Shark and their "new" features and i'd be surprised if there was any real performance differences.

Ok now back to the track thread before i get my man card pulled.

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