Kenmore Central vac, vented to the outdoors. You can use a bag, or go bagless. I use a bag, easier to clean. Cost for a base model kit is between 400 and 500, depending on local.
Benefit of venting to outdoors? any dust escaping the bag is gonzo. I would never use a canister type vac again.
utilitarian wrote in news:ffaffdce-f384-46d0-b159- snipped-for-privacy@m20g2000vbp.googlegroups.com:
I picked up an upright from the Sears parts/service store. My use is light to medium. They had a bunch of refurbs, returns, discos, missing accessories vacs on display. Some discounted very well. Mine marked down from 250 to 150. Yea it's all plastic. $11 for 8 standard bags.
snipped-for-privacy@dog.com wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:
The ones that don't suck really suck.
I just bought a Rigid shop vac for $20 at HD. If you don't have carpets, consider a shop vac. They suck better than a girlfriend I had in college who played French Horn in the Longhorn Band (if it blows, it's gotta suck somewhere!).
The Rigid, which is about 1/2 the size of a garbage can, goes to the shop, freeing the $15 Walmart shop vac for exclusive house duty - no more moving back and forth.
Unfortunately, shop vacs don't have bags - but on the other hand, when used as a household vacuum, you'll only have to empty it once ever couple of years.
The "new" Kirbys come with their signature "re-usedable" bag but this one came with disposables as well.
imo, re-usable bags are a dusty mess to empty / clean.
cheers Bob
Mine is 35 years old. Replaced the motor brushes about 5 years ago, and then the motor last year. No need for HEPA filters or bags, since whatever passes through the internal filter is exhausted outside.
on 11/30/2009 7:47 AM (ET) Stormin Mormon wrote the following:
All except the sucking noise.
on 11/29/2009 8:26 PM (ET) snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com wrote the following:
You also need a strong man to carry it up the stairs.
I have one of those places about 6 miles from me.
Now if you gave us a name, we could have named a scientific unit after her...
Might have to pick one of those up, anyway (if they're doing the same deal up here) - that's stupidly cheap.
In that respect a 30 year old Kirby is way better than a new one. I have an ancient Kirby upright for my garage (finished loft upstairs) and I expect it to outlast me - and it doesn't weigh a ton like the new ones. Only downside is the poor filtration from the reusable cloth bag; in the house I use an old Filter Queen and it is far preferable - nothing detectable makes it through the FQ to the exhaust. No dusty/musty smell when vacuuming and lots of suction. If I could find another FQ for the garage for a reasonable price I would use it.
nate
Seriously. I could use a new shop vac, mine is pretty rickety and was cheap to begin with (doesn't have "blow" connection, and there's times I could use that, like cleaning out attic vents.) Problem is, I was just at HD on Saturday, and visiting that place twice in one week could push someone over the edge.
nate
:-) I don't mind HD too much - my local one doesn't seem too bad when it comes to employees pouncing on people and doing the "how can I help you?" routine, and it's a very big store in an area of low population density, so outside of "peak hours" it's not full to the gills with people.
What I have found though is that their prices are often higher than the locally-run farm supply place just down the road, so it really pays to know which store is good for what kinds of stuff...
cheers
Jules
Her name was "Carol." Let's see: The "calorie" maybe? Seems to fit: The amount of heat necessary to raise one pound of water (or equivalent) one degree (Farenheit or angle of elevation?).
It was a Black Friday deal. May not still be available. It was this one:
Agree..... but what if you rent?
You're right, the old Hoovers suck!
Google: eureka model 1934 -----
- gpsman
Eureka C5712A commercial. About $200.
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Avoid bag-less vacuum cleaners at all costs.
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