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Hi Guys, I can't post over at the vacuum forum. I never post and my account gets closed I am guessing. Anyway - I have a friend in the market for a new vacuum. Her current vacuum is scratching her hardwood floors. <p> We went to the local vacuum store. the salesman showed her a Simplicity 7 series. Very nice vacuum. I don't need a vacuum and I was ready to buy one! lol. She likes the attachment features and the bare floor feature. She has mostly hardwood floors throughout. She has a constant kitty litter problem. It gets tracked everywhere.
<p> We also looked at Kenmores - I was not impressed. If it was me I would buy the Simplicity. It is a $600 purchase and she wants to think this through of course. <p> So does anyone have any opinions on the Simplicity - or any other suggestions ? <p>Features she liked: <p> barefloor (brush raised and off)<p> rubber wheels<p> attachable long hose with bare floor head, to be used when doing a more thorough cleaning. <p> Easy to push.<p>basic on board attachments<p> good suction ( who wouldn't want that ? <p>Has a bag (she does not want to see the dirt or empty a dirt cup) <p> I always love and appreciate all of your opinions, thanks ! tom
 
With all the excellent 2nd hand vacs you can buy out there for a song I can't imagine paying all that money for a new vacuum but to each there own.

If she has mostly hardwood floors wouldn't a canister vac be more apropos compared to an upright. She could probably get a nice Miele canister for that price or a little less. The new Miele S7 uprights are really nice, the body of the vac twists when you turn the vac making it very easy to manouver. The lowest priced one of those sells here in Canada for about $549 Cdn or just under $500 US.

 
We have the Eureka The Boss with the bag and HEPA filters and you can get the ARm and Hammer filter bna bag for it. Have had ours for 6 years and is the best for carpet, tile and harwood. Easy to change from carpet to har floor to cut off the brush. Here is link to Wal Mart for it and only 148.00.

 
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Hi, Tom. I would go to a vacuum cleaner store. Those guys KNOW their stuff!!!! And FAR better quality than anything from Wal-Hell!!!....Bill in Az....
 
Miele

I can't recommend highly enough.

We have the equivalent of the USA market S5981 Capricorn with the SEB236 Powerbrush....but we have heavy, light-coloured carpet and 2 dogs.

I would suggest any Miele or Nilfisk if you have them in the USA

...but to be honest, if you have mainly hardwood floors, anything that sucks will get the dust and light grit up...
 
I second the guys saying the Eurekas...

Owning 2 different Eurekas/Sanitaires I have to agree with the guys saying the Eureka. If you get the old-style Boss or one of the 7 amp Sanitaires, they'll handily outclean most of the much more expensive units available today. Parts are cheap, the vac is cheap, bags are cheap, and they do an excellent job!

IMHO Miele is not only overrated, but WAY overpriced. At least here in the US they are. In other countries the same models sell for less than half what they do here.

If she's got tons of hard floors, I'd say go for a canister. A Hoover windtunnel canister is only a couple hundred bucks, and I'm willing to bet that it'll hands-down outclean the Simplicity/Riccar. I'm sorry, but I dont' like the Tacony machines! I know their sales tactics, and how much they cost to produce and sell wholesale! Their highest end vacuum they produce retails for close to $1400, but sells wholesale for less than 1/3 of that!!!!

Spend your money wisely! Get a good vac, but don't break the bank doing it!
 
We have the red Miele S312 vacuum. We've had it for three years and it still looks like the day we got it. It's lightweight, does an excellent job on hardwood floors and deep pile carpet. We have three dogs and after vacuuming with the Miele, you don't have any dog hair on your socks.
And it's HEPA filtrated too!

You get what you pay for. The average Wind Tunnel lasts 3-4 years, a Miele will last for 10, easily. How many Wind Tunnels would you need to buy in 10 years?
 
Tom, I am the membership coordinator for the VCCC. Please give it another try. On the homepage just click under "Contact Us". Then click on Fred Nelson's address and tell him the problem you are having. I am sure we can have you back up and running in no time. Terry

As far a advice for your friend, I would agree with Pete, I think she would be much better off with a good quality canister.
 
I also think with having mostly hard floors a canister would be the best choice.
I think that the Kenmore with with Power Mate canisters are very good, I also think the Eureka Canisters are very good.
If you don't care about price I would reccomend a Tri-Star or a Filter Queen Majestic would be my first choice.
You can find great deals on newer Filter Queens on Ebay for under $300 and they have superior filtration and has a great Powernozzle and attachments.They are also very quiet and has excellent suction
My Filter Queen is from 1991 and works as good as the day it was new.
The Tri-Stars are also excellent high end vacuums and you can easily find a great used model on ebay. They are also very quiet with great suction. They have 4 layers of filtration too and they have a paper bag then a cloth bag then motor filter and after filter. These may cost a little more than a Filter Queen but well worh it and it will also last forever.

Sam
 
Not all Tri-Stars,

sadly are good anymore - I would ask the opinion of the experts around AW.org before committing to one specific model.

But yes, if she isn't doing carpet, why on earth bother with an upright? Bare floors need suction, not beaters or long-bristled brushes.

The Hoover Wind Tunnels clean, but they are far too loud.

My parents have a TOL Dyson and the TOL Miele (I splurged - found at a junk sale for $15, with all attachments). The Miele is so much better built than the Dyson, there is no comparison possible. Why Dyson has such a high rep. is beyond me, cheap plastic everywhere.

Oreck is even worse. Sadly, the basic premise is good.

But, silly question here, why buy a new vacuum? The vintage vacs are enormously better suited in all ways.
 
lots to think about......

Janet came over last night and this has certainly gave her lots to think about. She does have one large room that is carpeted, and why she is thinking an upright. She has always had an upright and does not want to deal with pulling a cannister around. She had looked at Walmart, but all the models were bagless except for one. That model looked like crap. She is planning on going to Best Buy to look at the boss. As far as buying a vintage vac - I do not know if there is anyplace around here that would sell them. I do not think she would trust spending money on ebay for one. Thanks for your help - it is certainly help guide her decision making process. Keep the ideas coming in. tom
 
An alternate suggestion...

If she wants something cheap and yet ultra powerful, you might have her check out Sams Club. They have a yellow Eureka commercial upright (Basically a Sanitaire) for like $80. The thing has a 6.5 amp motor, and will move enough air to handily clean the hard floors without a sweat. I can pretty much guarantee she won't find a better cleaner, a better price, or a better deal anywhere else. Bags are cheap and readily available and so are belts.

Food for thought...
 
"lugging around"

I assume you are referring to pulling around a canister. I went to a canister once and I went back to an upright.<p>the following is just my opinion on canisters as far as my experience goes: With a canister, you have two pieces of equipment to deal with: the power head and then attached by a hose a parasite that is following you around (and not following well at all) but constantly hanging on things, bumping into things, not following around corners and so on. You still have to go pick it up and move it around. Just logical then - have one piece of equipment to move around. The whole thing is with you no matter where you go and you are not having to worry about a caboose and if it is following you. <p> Janet is not necessarily looking for cheap. She is wanting something that is good quality and will last for a long time. She wants to spend her money wisely though. So asking for opinions. tom
 
I didn't realize your friend prefers an upright. I have a few good options for that.
Look at the POanasonic uprights I have an older Panasonic made Kenmore upright that is very nice and reliable and you can shut the brushroll off for hard floors and attachment use.
I also love the Kirby, I have a G6 which other than color is the same as the new model. it is selfpropelled and does a great job on both carpet and hard floors. Of the 25 vacuums in my collection the Kirby is one of my favorites. You can also find rebuilt ones on ebay that the seller offers a warranty from 1 to 5 years.
The Eureka commercial upright is also a good choice.
 
You could only go for a Kirby then.

Sebo and Miele are reliable enough but neither clean well enough to use as daily drivers. Why? They leave behind so much, used my Kirby for the 1st time and was disgusted at what had been left behind after using the Miele for a couple of weeks.

Same goes for Dyson, steer clear of those. They are the biggest gimmicks going. The cyclone is there to fluff up the dirt and make you think they are doing the job and they lose suction quicker than most other cleaners.

Kirby (even the old ones)is the way forward as they remove the deep down grit dust and fluff that no NEW cleaner is capable of removing.

You should be able to get a good Kiby with attachments on ebay for the budget and it will outlive any Sebo or Miele.
 

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