From: "Sunil Hari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> The one time I saw a Roomba in action, it was incompetent. There was a
> normal rug on a hardwood floor, and it couldn't handle the rug at all. I
> stared at it being dumb and thought, "I could run any POS vacuum over it
> in 20 seconds and be done, yet
I actually had to go check...
Zenex, http://www.zenexvacs.com/
The local vac retailer sells them which should be good if something happens and
we need parts.
-Curt
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:52:49 -0800
From: "Kevin Kraly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] completely OT:
I've ever used.
> >> The hose is way lighter than any portable.
> >>
> >> -Curt
> >>
> >> Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:41:12 -0500
> >> From: Peter T. Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] completely OT: Kirby vacuum
&
t;> The hose is way lighter than any portable.
>>
>> -Curt
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>> Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:41:12 -0500
>> From: Peter T. Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] completely OT: Kirby vacuum
>> To: Mercedes Discussion List
>> Message
What happens with your vac if you accidentally grab a plastic grocery bag?
One was on the floor while vacuuming, so I thought I'd try it. Just as
yours did, ours gobbled it right up. I pulled off the cannister, and sure
enough, there it was. The first time I used it, I wanted to check and see
LWB250 wrote:
>
> Had the builder for this house not been such a putz
> about us doing our own stuff to the house I would have
> put one in here as well.
Reminds me of something I read once. The client wanted sprayed in
place foam insulation, and he knew the insulation contractor he
wanted. The
o quiet.
> > > What happens with your vac if you accidentally grab
> > > a plastic grocery bag? With our central vac it means
> > > it'll go in the trash when I empty the cannister
> > > NEXT YEAR. Yeah I only need to empty it once a
> > > year...
>
> > >
> > > > Still, you gotta try one, even if it ment repainting
> > > > a couple spots (or installing plastic shielding)
> > > > it'd be worth it. So much easier, so quiet.
> > > > What happens with your vac if you accidentally grab
dentally grab
> > > a plastic grocery bag? With our central vac it means
> > > it'll go in the trash when I empty the cannister
> > > NEXT YEAR. Yeah I only need to empty it once a
> > > year...
> > >
> > > -Curt
> > >
> > >
ic grocery bag? With our central vac it means
> > it'll go in the trash when I empty the cannister
> > NEXT YEAR. Yeah I only need to empty it once a
> > year...
> >
> > -Curt
> >
> > Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 13:26:24 -0500
> > From: "E M" &
...
>
> -Curt
>
> Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 13:26:24 -0500
> From: "E M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
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h I only need to empty it once a year...
-Curt
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 13:26:24 -0500
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> > From: Peter T. Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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the long hose can chew up the corners of the walls as you round them
going from room to room?
The hose on mine has a cover that zips over the hose to prevent this.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300sd 266Kmi, Ursula
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Get central vac and never buy another vacuum again.
Right on, Curt! I've used ours a few times and love it too. I had a small
corded hand vac with a rotating brush that i **USED** to use for the stairs,
but the central vac in the new house came with a mini powerhead which does
such a fine job
r vaccuum again. Even without a beater
> bar out central vac is the most effective vac I've ever used.
> The hose is way lighter than any portable.
>
> -Curt
>
> Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:41:12 -0500
> From: Peter T. Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Very heavy, my Wife would comment worse present I ever gave her.
Our present Orack is about 5 pounds of very functioanl power.
PeteOn Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14
even rant
> at
> how the moment you buy something it's planned obsolete.
>
> T
>
> > From: "E M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List
> > Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 01:09:34 -0500
> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List&qu
Timothy Robinson wrote:
> The only exception unfortunately is computer hardware. I won't even rant at
> how the moment you buy something it's planned obsolete.
So you would prefer computing tech to stop advancing?
This is why you don't buy the leading edge. For an amount of
"horsepower" you ca
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From: "Timothy Robinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> You've just gotta love 'em! I'd probably have a Kirby for "carpet
> sweeping"
> but I'm just sold on those old cannister types.
>
> Though I like the new Dyson uprights that swirl the dirt around in a
> chamber, no bag.
rom: "E M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 01:09:34 -0500
> To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] completely OT: Kirby vacuum
>
> I have an old Electrolux too, from the early 60's. T
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> > Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:57:35 -0500
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> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] completely OT: Kirby vacuum
> >
> > I saw the Dyson's on TV here, the day before they hit the shelves. Ran
> to
> > the store to
t;Mercedes Discussion List"
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>
> I saw the Dyson's on TV here, the day before they hit the shelves. Ran to
> the store to get one. Seemed enough at almost $600 at the time, but I'm a
> clean freak, so hey, why not. Then saw it
I saw the Dyson's on TV here, the day before they hit the shelves. Ran to
the store to get one. Seemed enough at almost $600 at the time, but I'm a
clean freak, so hey, why not. Then saw it was made in China, I turned
around and walked out.
Ed
300E
On 21/12/2007, Kevin Kraly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Some newer vacs are healthier because they have replaceable HEPA filters.
I've heard how the Dyson vacuums clean up pet hair quite well, and they also
don't spew the smelly exhaust out into the room as you're vacuuming! When
we were living in an apartment for a few months between houses this su
I've always compared our Kirbies (one for upstairs and one for downstairs)
to a Mercedes, especially the HEAVY part! I'm glad that I convinced Wifey
not to throw away her then broken mid 80's Heritage II legend. The new
house has central vac, so I sold the Kirbies. $50 is a pretty good price
I can't help but wonder how good the Dysons are, not
based on their marketing, but on the user claims.
MacDan
--- Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> We have an Oreck too, good vac, very light and easy
> to push around but
> they are pretty narrow, it takes longer to cover the
> room. Ba
We have an Oreck too, good vac, very light and easy to push around but
they are pretty narrow, it takes longer to cover the room. Bags are
expensive. It's lasted almost 10 years without incident so far; the
power cord is starting to wear at the strain relief I need to attend
to that...
Also on t
They're powerful vacs and you can still get parts for them because so many
are used by janitorial services and such. Some newer vacs are healthier
because they have replaceable HEPA filters. Consumers Reports did a recent
article on the various kinds.
Gerry
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Very heavy, my Wife would comment worse present I ever gave her.
Our present Orack is about 5 pounds of very functioanl power.
PeteOn Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:15:14 -0500, you wrote:
>Some guy is selling a Kirby vacuum on Columbus CL. Anything special about
>these? It just looks old to me.
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They're a bit of a cult item. Just try not to buy one for $3000. There are
people who pay full retail for them...
In way they are sort of like a W123 diesel: durable, effective, noisy, and
heavy. But timeless.
D.
Sunil Hari wrote:
>
>Some guy is selling a Kirby vacuum on Columbus CL. Anythi
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Kind of like a Mercedes.
Breathtakingly expensive if bought new.
Well made and last a long time.
Heavy and built like a tank.
"Sunil Hari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Some guy is selling a Kirby vacuum on Col
Kind of like a Mercedes.
Breathtakingly expensive if bought new.
Well made and last a long time.
Heavy and built like a tank.
"Sunil Hari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Some guy is selling a Kirby vacuum on Columbus CL. Anything special
> about these? It just looks old to me.
>
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On Dec 21, 2007 2:20 PM, Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> an actual link would be helpful
>
> On Dec 21, 2007 2:15 PM, Sunil Hari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Some guy is selling a Kirby vacuum on Columbus CL. Anything special
> about
an actual link would be helpful
On Dec 21, 2007 2:15 PM, Sunil Hari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Some guy is selling a Kirby vacuum on Columbus CL. Anything special about
> these? It just looks old to me.
>
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