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vacmanuk


Location: Scotland UK
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LATEST VACS...
Original Message   Jan 21, 2010 5:52 pm
http://www.appliancist.com/vacuum_cleaners/electrolux-silence-amplified-musical-vacuum-cleaner-ipod-vacuum.html Electrolux have launched a cylinder vacuum cleaner with an Ipod Dock!! Frankly I like the noise of my vacuum. Perhaps this model has a loud motor?! Also: http://www.appliancist.com/vacuum_cleaners/ This model and quite a few "new" European models due to be launched in various parts of Europe soon such as the new "Ease" uprights from Electrolux, only betitled because they are bagless cyclonic uprights fitted with an auto rewinding cable. What will Electrolux think up next? We had auto cord rewinding uprights in the UK back in the 1970s!
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vacmanuk


Location: Scotland UK
Joined: May 31, 2009
Points: 1162

Re: LATEST VACS...
Reply #26   Nov 12, 2010 8:05 am
CarmineD wrote:
Not bad for a model that has been around since 1997/8.  Surely a signature model for the HOOVER brand.

Carmine D.


1997/98? I thought this was a new upright from Hoover? It's a TTi model, Carmine 2009 model year from Vax.
CarmineD


Joined: Dec 31, 2007
Points: 5894

Re: LATEST VACS...
Reply #27   Nov 12, 2010 9:04 am
vacmanuk wrote:
1997/98? I thought this was a new upright from Hoover? It's a TTi model, Carmine 2009 model year from Vax.


You're right on this particular model.  I'm referring to the HOOVER Windtunnel technology which spawned the first model name and continues on since.  A model name and technology that has endured and flourished for HOOVER for many years first with HOOVER, then under Maytag, then Whirlpool and now with TTI.  A signature model name for the HOOVER brand.

Carmine D.

retardturtle1


Joined: May 16, 2009
Points: 358

Re: LATEST VACS...
Reply #28   Nov 12, 2010 5:49 pm
CarmineD wrote:
You're right on this particular model.  I'm referring to the HOOVER Windtunnel technology which spawned the first model name and continues on since.  A model name and technology that has endured and flourished for HOOVER for many years first with HOOVER, then under Maytag, then Whirlpool and now with TTI.  A signature model name for the HOOVER brand.

Carmine D.


Hi Carmine

Hard to beat hoover wt tech in a can ......a true beast....

turtle

vacmanuk


Location: Scotland UK
Joined: May 31, 2009
Points: 1162

Re: LATEST VACS...
Reply #29   Jan 2, 2011 11:34 pm
Latest Hoover UK/Italy news; The new Robocom - Hoover's answer to Roomba in two versions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiUSMqn1Qu8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjmV23QXtOE


English user manual: http://www.hoover.it/Novita/robocom/48002490_english.pdf

 
CarmineD


Joined: Dec 31, 2007
Points: 5894

Re: LATEST VACS...
Reply #30   Jan 3, 2011 7:12 am
HAPPY NEW YEAR VAcmanUK:

Saw this latest HOOVER at a USA retailer recently and was impressed.  Not on the HOOVER Web site yet. 

Carmine D.

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Venson


Joined: Jul 23, 2007
Points: 1900

Re: LATEST VACS...
Reply #31   Jan 3, 2011 8:10 am
Hi Carmine,

If I'm correct, this is merely a re-brandingof the Royal MRY001.  Royal, a holding of "Big Daddy" TTI I believe, has had this machine out for a long while but I suspect that someone feels it will move better on the market under the Hoober name.

http://www.royalvacuums.com/Commercial/BackPackVacuums/MRY4001.aspx

Venson

CarmineD


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Points: 5894

Re: LATEST VACS...
Reply #32   Jan 3, 2011 8:23 am
Venson wrote:
Hi Carmine,

If I'm correct, this is merely a re-brandingof the Royal MRY001.  Royal, a holding of "Big Daddy" TTI I believe, has had this machine out for a long while but I suspect that someone feels it will move better on the market under the Hoober name.

http://www.royalvacuums.com/Commercial/BackPackVacuums/MRY4001.aspx

Venson


You're right Venson.  Thanks.  Same same.  With TTI owning both Royal/Dirt Devil and HOOVER in concert, easy to go back and forth between brand names and target retailers for sales venue based on the brand names that are more likely to sell.

Interestingly the standard dirt containment on these back packs is a cloth bag.  Paper inserts are available as an option. 

Carmine D.

Venson


Joined: Jul 23, 2007
Points: 1900

Re: LATEST VACS...
Reply #33   Jan 3, 2011 6:46 pm
Hi,

I was in BestBuy and got to see Bissell and Eureka's latest vac ideas.  Unfortunately, that turned out to be three bagless canister vacs.  These machines use collection cassetes instead of bags.  Sorry, couldn't think of a better term.  This not a new idea but last time I saw it employed the manufacturer offered it as an alternative choice for a michine designed to use either the plastic collection bin or regular disposable bags.  Dust is collected inside this box which fits into what would be the bag chamber.  Eureka's spin uses a pleated filter.  Both Bissells use a flat filter that composes one wall of the dust container.

The idea, same as usual, is bagless and cheap.  The 12 amp Eureka "Complete Clean 955A" has the advantage as the 150 bucks asked gets you at least an electric power nozzle.  Both of Bissell's cans are referred to ass cyclonic.  One also prices at $150.00 as Eureka was, comes with only a straight-suction floor tool with the same dumb flip-down velcro lint picker they hooked onto one of their "pet style" uprights.  The lesser model has just a regular rug and floor tool without the doo-dad.  Why Bissell bothered I don't know.  They have two bagged vacs higher the line (very similar to the GE vac Carmine posted about a year ago.

The dumbest thing is that my local BestBuy still allows the help to use display vacs for store clean-uo.  Thus, even the least savvy of customers will see that the collection bin idea doesn't work very well when they open the cleaner for a closer look as I did.  BestBuy should think about this as, in this case, it won't do to give suckers an even break if they want to sell these infernal things.

http://www.bissell.com/canister-vacuums/

http://www.eureka.com/Complete-Clean-955A-canister-vacuum

Venson
Venson


Joined: Jul 23, 2007
Points: 1900

Re: LATEST VACS...
Reply #34   Jan 3, 2011 6:51 pm
CarmineD wrote:
. . . Interestingly the standard dirt containment on these back packs is a cloth bag.  Paper inserts are available as an option. 

Carmine D.


Cloth bags probably provide economic appeal to commercial users and some regular home users who feel "commercial" appliances will endure longer.  Those wonderful Royal all-metal uprights still offer the option of plain old "shake out" bags as well as regular paper and disposable HEPA bags.

Venson
This message was modified Jan 3, 2011 by Venson
CarmineD


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Re: LATEST VACS...
Reply #35   Jan 3, 2011 8:11 pm
Venson wrote:
Hi,

I was in BestBuy and got to see Bissell and Eureka's latest vac ideas.  Unfortunately, that turned out to be three bagless canister vacs.  These machines use collection cassetes instead of bags.  Sorry, couldn't think of a better term.  This not a new idea but last time I saw it employed the manufacturer offered it as an alternative choice for a michine designed to use either the plastic collection bin or regular disposable bags.  Dust is collected inside this box which fits into what would be the bag chamber.  Eureka's spin uses a pleated filter.  Both Bissells use a flat filter that composes one wall of the dust container.

The idea, same as usual, is bagless and cheap.  The 12 amp Eureka "Complete Clean 955A" has the advantage as the 150 bucks asked gets you at least an electric power nozzle.  Both of Bissell's cans are referred to ass cyclonic.  One also prices at $150.00 as Eureka was, comes with only a straight-suction floor tool with the same dumb flip-down velcro lint picker they hooked onto one of their "pet style" uprights.  The lesser model has just a regular rug and floor tool without the doo-dad.  Why Bissell bothered I don't know.  They have two bagged vacs higher the line (very similar to the GE vac Carmine posted about a year ago.

The dumbest thing is that my local BestBuy still allows the help to use display vacs for store clean-uo.  Thus, even the least savvy of customers will see that the collection bin idea doesn't work very well when they open the cleaner for a closer look as I did.  BestBuy should think about this as, in this case, it won't do to give suckers an even break if they want to sell these infernal things.

http://www.bissell.com/canister-vacuums/

http://www.eureka.com/Complete-Clean-955A-canister-vacuum

Venson


Hi Venson:

Slightly off the subject of vacuums, WRT BEST BUY, prelim reports of holiday sales for the retailer are dismal.  One of the few if only which did not see year over year sales and profit increases for the all important holiday sales season.  After experiencing an up tick in sales with the shuttering of Circuit City stores and Linens-n-things, BEST BUY is struggling to compete with other retailers and has lost substantial market share to its industry big box store competitors.  Sure more info will come out soon.  But not good for BEST BUY stores and its management.

Carmine D.

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