Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

   Just curious, does anyone know the Original name for this 50 +  year old machine and what is different about it from other machines?

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vacmanuk wrote:
The Sebo attachment is the first of its kind that I've seen as it has electric motor of its own for powering its brush and only uses the vacuum's suction for cleaning as it buffs. Per its manual, it can be used with certain Sebo uprights and its canisters as well. The like here -- hardly anybody offers them here anymore -- had no motors but used flywheels powered by either a canister vac's suction or blower port. Rainbow and Fairfax for a time made polisher attachments that ran directly off the canisters motor unit but no suction was not emplyed for cleaning. Kirby's belt-driven version appear to also have been dropped though it has a similar device for rug shampooing.

However, I have seen the European floor polishers that buff and vacuum. They resemble external bagged upright vacs.

Except for commercial spaces it seems that floor polishing has almost been done away with in U.S. homes with the coming of no-wax flooring and polyurethane coatings for wood floors. (The wax finishing process for wood floors is wonderful to look at but requires a good amount of care and is expensive.)

Wood floor care has gotten so easy due to polyurethane that wood can even be a consideration for kitchen flooring now. Basically all that's required is vacuuming or sweeping and a regular going over with a mop wrung nearly dry and you're good to go. Spills, however, should be quickly wiped up.

Venson

Venson wrote:
Sebo also has an adapter that lets you use this on just about any brand of canister or central vacuum.  It's not a huge seller but the customers that have it like it.  I've used it on my own floors and it does do a nice job at refreshing the look.

Dusty

dusty wrote:
Cool!

Venson

Im wondering how the adaptor would be used on other brands - unless it has a power attachment socket of its own that can be adapted to other sizes of tubes plus loads of cable, the polisher head has its own adaptor socket built in for the sebo uprights and canisters just like the excellent ET-1 power head and like that I noticed the polisher attachment also has a stop function button for the brush.

vacmanuk wrote:
The adapter simply plugs into the disco neck (or any sebo pn neck for that mater) and allows you to insert any standard wand into it.  The cable that comes with the adapter is a standard 2 pin plug and is long enough to run the length of a pair of wands. Works like a charm.

Dusty

This is just one of the SEBO DISCO floor polishers, called the Classic.  There are several more complete with assorted floor pads.  Reminds me, as Venson noted, of the 50's Electrolux floor polishers, which were very similar in design and operation however were metal.

Carmine D.

It's also being sold under the Windsor brand which has a renamed "Felix" as well.



Venson

Thanks for pics Venson.  Looks spivy!  And so does the floor.

Carmine D.

http://www.sebo.de/res/docs/eng/REFERENCES_SEBO_DISCO.PDF

If you go to this you'll be taken to a PDF reference guide to see pictures of the actual Disco head performance.

The local ORECK stores in N. Las Vegas have the Orbiter on sale for $100 off thru 9/14.  $299 versus $399.  The Silver Series XL also on sale for $199 solo.  The latter corresponds to a similar offer I received thru 9/23 from ORECK as a valued customer.

Carmine D.