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Ketchuplover
| Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 8:16 pm
What do you use? thx
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Maris
| Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 8:25 pm
a piece of crap from sears.
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Lkunkel
| Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 9:02 pm
A Rainbow system.
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Kristylovesbb
| Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 9:34 pm
Hoover Windtunnel piece of s$%t! Part on it broke after only one week. Paid almost $300.00 for it! DH pleaded with me to get an Oreck,I wouldn't pay the extra money for it. KMOA!
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Teachmichigan
| Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 9:34 pm
A kirby (for 11 years). I've had to replace the the little rubber things around the wheels, and that's it. However, in 6 weeks, I get a new house with a CENTRAL VAC!!! WOOO freakin' HOO!!! I've never had any trouble with my Kirby (gen. 3), I'm just excited about only storing a hose...not a vacuum!
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Apriljo
| Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 10:25 pm
vacuum?? what vacuum?
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Juju2bigdog
| Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 10:40 pm
Self-propelled Hoover Wind Tunnel, cost about $300, didn't break. Had it about four years. Really nice maneuvering. You have to be REAL careful not to lift it by the handle, though, because that is where the self-propulsion mechanism is.
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Herckleperckle
| Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 10:41 pm
I LOVE my Sears Vac--just got it this past April. It is called the Kenmore Progressive and has all the attachments. It was the mid-priced model at the time and the most popular choice among shoppers, or at least that's what the salesman told me. My mom got the super duper model (one step up), that has a green and red indicator. Red tells you the area is still dirty. So it tells you to keep sweeping in that area til the light turns green. Hers also came with an extra-long metal section that is good for getting under beds. Both models come with an attachment specially designed to do power suction on carpeted steps. And both have a light indicator that tells you when to change the bag.
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Cathie
| Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 10:53 pm
Hoover Wind Tunnel Premium, self propelled with the red and green indicators like HP's mom's. I've had it about 3 years, no trouble at all. I owned an Oreck years ago and it was okay but never had the suction power the Wind Tunnel does.
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Babyruth
| Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 11:33 pm

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Kady
| Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 11:37 pm
Apriljo...what the heck do you mean by what vacuum? You should know what kind of vacuum we got since you are "supposed" to be using it at work everyday!! I see right now I'm gonna have to start showing up more to straighten you guys out!! As you can probably tell, April is not least bit scared of me
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Tabbyking
| Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 11:46 pm
hoover wind tunnel POS. mine says green when it wants and red when it wants. i don't see that it has anything to do with if an area is really clean or not! this was just before the self-propelled came out. i am so mad at dh for buying it. pieces broke the first couple of months,and i have to put duct tape over the hole when i am not using the attachments. it weighs a ton. i hate it! i have an oreck i use unless i need the attachments and then i have to use the wind tunnel. oreck is pretty noisy and i can't hear the phone over it, but it sucks better (which means it sucks less?!) than my wind tunnel. dh is NOT picking the next vac out! i had a great one from sears for years and years with 2 different amp settings. it was 99 bucks and i even used it when i managed an apartment complex. that thing worked like a champ. best vac i ever had. dh also had a kirby from 1976 which we sold at a garage sale about 6 years ago. it was okay, but not as good as when he first got it. my sister loves her wind tunnel, but mine is a total lemon!
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Max
| Monday, January 05, 2004 - 12:31 am
My housekeeper has her own. I have a Miele canister that I like.
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Herckleperckle
| Monday, January 05, 2004 - 2:46 am
Love the art, BR!!!
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Ddr1135
| Monday, January 05, 2004 - 6:36 am
I have a 15 year old Kirby which was worth every penny. When we purchased it, hubby wasn't being very cooperative as we were using a 20 year old Kirby that he purchased. He couldn't understand why I wanted a new one. I told him fine we don't need one, he could do all the vacuuming from that day on. LOL
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Jagger
| Monday, January 05, 2004 - 7:39 am
Lets see, I have a 25 plus year old Kirby ( I've had it for 25 years, and I bought it used) this is the one I use in the garage. I have a broken down Hoover I keep for the attachments, I have a Panasonic I use for the normal cleaning, and a shop vac for the spills or if I am doing any kind of household repairs. I also have a Hoover Carpet cleaner that has paid for itself ten times over already.
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Texannie
| Monday, January 05, 2004 - 8:28 am
I have a Hoover Wind Tunnel, hate it! I need one that is good for picking up dog hair. Jagger, I have been contemplating getting a carpet cleaner.
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Eliz87
| Monday, January 05, 2004 - 9:00 am
We have an upright Electra that I swear must have been made in the 70's. Husband loves it...it was a "great find" from somewhere. However, there's this itty bitty problem -- the SUCTION is horrible but he swears it is GREAT!!! UGH! So, who knows when we might get a different one? Mother-in-law has a Rainbow that she offered us but that is one of those canister things with water, etc. and I'm just not into all of that. I'd like a newer upright that has lots of suction, either on flatter surfaces or thicker surfaces. Gee, does such a thing REALLY and truly exist? Thanks for your post KL.
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Kaili
| Monday, January 05, 2004 - 9:13 am
Eureka Whirlwind and I like it a lot. Changing the filter thing can be a pain (maybe I should have read the directions)- assembling it was a pain- but it works great.
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Cassie
| Monday, January 05, 2004 - 9:20 am
I have two Orecks--one one year old, the other about 5 years old. I used the new one about a dozen times and then had ceramic tile laid--no more rug! Anyone want to buy an Oreck, LOL?
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Tabbyking
| Monday, January 05, 2004 - 9:25 am
oh, the other thing i hate about my wind tunnel is that is spits stuff out the back that you just vacuumed up! doesn't matter how high or low you have the settings... the kids report the same thing, although hubby says it never happens to him. (he never vacuums, LOL). it's particularly bad for hardwood floors. whatever 'real dirt' you vacuum up, be it off your shoes, or sand from the cat's litter box, it shoots it right out the back onto your feet. it doesn't do that with the hose attachment, but you don't vacuum an entire room with the hose attachment! also the hose attachment clasps broke right away and the plastic attachments are all rubberbanded together to stay on the back of the vacuum. the little lid you flip up to use the hoses, broke off and that's where i have to duct tape... it's not pretty! although, i am the duct tape queen, so having to tape isn't all that bad. just annoying. one time, i was so fed up with the wind tunnel, i just duct taped the entire area rug in the family room and lifted it up. presto! clean as can be and only took a couple of hours ehehehehehe
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Landi
| Monday, January 05, 2004 - 11:10 am
i have a riccar RC-1500P - i just got it this year. the best suction i've ever seen! i can't begin to tell you the wonders of this machine... okay.. how's this... i love it more than my scunci steamer!!! check it out here riccar vaccuums
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Jagger
| Monday, January 05, 2004 - 11:16 am
I've been seeing a comercial on TV about a new Vacuum, don't remember the name though. It's a guy saying he was vacuuming one day and realized he wasn't getting suction, so he proceeded to make numerous prototypes until he came up with the vacuum he created. Has anyone else seen this, know what brand this is and if it is any good?
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Lucy
| Monday, January 05, 2004 - 11:58 am
Jagger, Is it the Dyson vacuum cleaner? It's yellow and costs around $400? If so, my friend bought one and a piece broke off the handle the first time she tried it. I'm not sure it she returned it for another one or switched brands.
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Ladytex
| Monday, January 05, 2004 - 1:24 pm
I have a 10 year old Kirby that I love.
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