Our Dirt Devil upright is about to give up its
ghost...Any advise on the new models out there ?

A lot of them lookes as though they came from
Captain's Kirks Enterprise...

"Andy & Carol" wrote in message
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Our Dirt Devil upright is about to give up its
ghost...Any advise on the new models out there ?

A lot of them lookes as though they came from
Captain's Kirks Enterprise...


Every brand has a new model every year.

try:
http://www99.epinions.com/

Andy & Carol wrote:
Our Dirt Devil upright is about to give up its
ghost...Any advise on the new models out there ?

A lot of them lookes as though they came from
Captain's Kirks Enterprise...

On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 23:51:00 GMT, "Andy & Carol"
wrote:

Our Dirt Devil upright is about to give up its
ghost...Any advise on the new models out there ?

A lot of them lookes as though they came from
Captain's Kirks Enterprise...


I use a 5-gallon ShopVac for everything. It's easier to handle than an
upright.
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We have a couple of Oreks. Bought one at store, the other refurbished
over the Internet (for upstairs, so we don't have to cart it up and
down). We live at the DE shore on the Atlantic ocean. LOTS of sand
(small furry dog, grandchildren, etc.). Picks things up as nice as you
please. However, on shag carpet (one bedroom), it is a trifle difficult
to push, as there is no self-propel feature. On tighter carpets,
floors, you can't beat it. Local outlet here, so no problem getting
bags, a spare belt, etc. Have had it for about 5 years now, and no
problems. Simple design is good...

On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 23:51:00 GMT, "Andy & Carol"
wrote:

Our Dirt Devil upright is about to give up its
ghost...Any advise on the new models out there ?

A lot of them lookes as though they came from
Captain's Kirks Enterprise...

Stay away from the bag less types. They can defeat their
own purpose of cleaning because they can get messy when
emptying the canister and cleaning the filter.

Check Consumer Reports at your local library for their ratings.


"Andy & Carol" wrote in message
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Our Dirt Devil upright is about to give up its
ghost...Any advise on the new models out there ?

A lot of them lookes as though they came from
Captain's Kirks Enterprise...

wrote in message
...
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 23:51:00 GMT, "Andy & Carol"
wrote:

Our Dirt Devil upright is about to give up its
ghost...Any advise on the new models out there ?

A lot of them lookes as though they came from
Captain's Kirks Enterprise...

Stay away from the bag less types. They can defeat their
own purpose of cleaning because they can get messy when
emptying the canister and cleaning the filter.

Ditto that!! Even when emptying outside you can see a huge dust cloud all
around the person. The filter folds get clogged with strings of compacted
dust which have to be picked out or blown out with compressed air. I call
them 'dust boogies' (as opposed to "dust bunnies"). We took it to the cabin
for minimal use. Bought the sears top-end cannister and we are very happy
with it. Never tought we'd care for a cannister - let alone a Sear - but
it's very effective and self propelled. A small, handheld power head is
great for furniture. About $425.

C & E wrote:
wrote in message
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On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 23:51:00 GMT, "Andy & Carol"
wrote:


Our Dirt Devil upright is about to give up its
ghost...Any advise on the new models out there ?

A lot of them lookes as though they came from
Captain's Kirks Enterprise...


Stay away from the bag less types. They can defeat their
own purpose of cleaning because they can get messy when
emptying the canister and cleaning the filter.


Ditto that!! Even when emptying outside you can see a huge dust cloud all
around the person. The filter folds get clogged with strings of compacted
dust which have to be picked out or blown out with compressed air. I call
them 'dust boogies' (as opposed to "dust bunnies"). We took it to the cabin
for minimal use. Bought the sears top-end cannister and we are very happy
with it. Never tought we'd care for a cannister - let alone a Sear - but
it's very effective and self propelled. A small, handheld power head is
great for furniture. About $425.


Hi,
Ditto on that. Nothing but headaches with so called bagless. I tried two
of different brand and spent lots of time, cleaning filters, unclogging,
went back to bagged one. House has built-in system but I need another
upright one for light occasional cleaning.

professorpaul wrote:
We have a couple of Oreks. Bought one at store, the other refurbished
over the Internet (for upstairs, so we don't have to cart it up and
down).

I thought their claim to fame is that they're super light so carting
them around is easy.

We live at the DE shore on the Atlantic ocean. LOTS of sand
(small furry dog, grandchildren, etc.). Picks things up as nice as you
please. However, on shag carpet (one bedroom), it is a trifle difficult
to push, as there is no self-propel feature. On tighter carpets,
floors, you can't beat it. Local outlet here, so no problem getting
bags, a spare belt, etc. Have had it for about 5 years now, and no
problems. Simple design is good...


FWIW, I use a Hoover commercial model I bought for ten bucks at the
bankruptcy sale of a local merchant, and it works just fine. I'm not
convinced all the allegedly high tech models can beat old fashioned
reliability.

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Tony Hwang wrote:
Hi,
Ditto on that. Nothing but headaches with so called bagless. I tried two
of different brand and spent lots of time, cleaning filters, unclogging,
went back to bagged one. House has built-in system but I need another
upright one for light occasional cleaning.



I've got a Dyson that is easy to empty... no cloud either. You guys must be
doing it wrong.




--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com

In article .com,
says...
We have a couple of Oreks. Bought one at store, the other refurbished
over the Internet (for upstairs, so we don't have to cart it up and
down). We live at the DE shore on the Atlantic ocean. LOTS of sand
(small furry dog, grandchildren, etc.). Picks things up as nice as you
please. However, on shag carpet (one bedroom), it is a trifle difficult
to push, as there is no self-propel feature. On tighter carpets,
floors, you can't beat it. Local outlet here, so no problem getting
bags, a spare belt, etc. Have had it for about 5 years now, and no
problems. Simple design is good...

We have a Dyson for the downstairs. My wife loves it. A couple of
months ago I found that Orec had a deal with my employer ($150
delivered) so I picked one up for the upstairs. It seemed kinda
"cheap" (I suppose light has that feel but it works quite well.
We also have local stores (I think, one went out of business) so I
wasn't worried about bags or belts. They're common enough that the
consumables should be easy to find.

--
Keith

note no one mentioned fixing old dirt devil

I have hoover elite, nice model works fine. pick up used working ones
at flea markets garage sales for 5 to 10 bucks. canibalize for parts
keeping mine and a bunch of friends working really cheap.

parts from dealer are costly this way parts are near free.

its easy to do sometimes the flea sweepers come with new paper bags.

I stick to one model so all parts are interchangeable and I am now a
EXPERT at that one model.

sad few fix things these days, perhaps i enjoy the challenge

Andy & Carol wrote:
Our Dirt Devil upright is about to give up its
ghost...Any advise on the new models out there ?

A lot of them lookes as though they came from
Captain's Kirks Enterprise...


A magazine (Money?) had something just a while ago and they said Eureka
was the best even though it was about the cheapest.

go to a vacuum store and look at the supralite by riccar made in usa. it
uses bags. a good upright