Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

Hello everyone!

I thought it was time to start a new, more creative thinking thread. I'll go first, and others can follow with their own examples.

What if Oreck had bought Airway? Superb all metal American made vacuum  for a canister, but even better, the perfect venue for recreating the Airway twin motor uprights, or the Vorwerk/Mighty Maid (Clarke) could even have been a tandem open-fan system., with a fan in the head, like Oreck.The motor fan unit in the handle tube could still have incorporated the Airway suction diverter to use the open handle as a way to use tools with out a hose. A small handle grip was part of the system to use the unit like a Kirby hand portable. The hose could have been used like a shoulder portable (Worwerk style) or on the end of the open handle (Airway style) Sebo has copied the newer vorwerks with their Felix uprights, clean fan design, instant on/off power nozzle w/ manual adjustment and lifetime belt warranty, hose that can be used with the unit standing, or with the p/h removed and handle lowered, adjustable power switch.

Or, how about this for the ultimate in cleaning convenience? Take the Oreck platinum, the New hoover windtunnel, or the Riccar supralite, add a backpack, like the Nikfisk, super light weight, with a cord that PLUGS INTO THE HANDLE OF THE LIGHTWEIGHT UPRIGHT. So both units could run at the same time, upright in one hand, wand of the backpack in the other. No switching except the tool on the end of the hose, which could be the ultimate 12 in 1 transformer tool and a telescopic wand. The backpack could of course have a longer cord to allow it to be used away from its companion upright, but think of the speed and convenience!

Couldn't resist this one, Bissell and Dyson merge to produce a multi-cyclone Lift-Off vacuum!

Come on, let's have some fun and some creative thinking instead of beating the same old dead horses!

Trebor wrote:

Hi Trebor:

Back in the late 50's, early 60's, when A*W was still sold d-t-d, A*W opened a company store in North Jersey but for all makes and models.  A young hot shot kid salesman, maybe you knew him/of him, Lou Martucci from Neptune, NJ, with the blessings of the then A*W VP, I think his name was Young, was put in charge of the store.  Lou was the best d-t-d salesman in the vacuum business that I ever met.  His store was going great guns and so were A*W sales in NJ.  Making money hand over fist.  But Lou, a married man, with a lovely wife and small children, had a betting problem:  Nags.  He was also a top notch horse handicapper.  But greedy.  Didn't know when to stop and thought his winning streaks would never end. 

Lou squandered the business money in short order.  Then he devised a scheme to defraud his loyal vacuum customers.  He had access to the company check book and wrote/signed checks to himself.  Then, he would get unsuspecting customers to cash the checks for him in the middle of the night or weekend under the pretense that the banks were closed, he was short money, and in a jam.  He had car problems and couldn't get it fixed w/o the money.  Most bought his line and fronted him the money only to have the checks bounce.  Lou was on the lamb for months, and finally got stopped by a cop for running a stop sign.  Being followed by the cop, he sped up and away, not realizing the stop was for a traffic violation not the check fraud.  When the cops finally stopped him in a road block, they did a background check and found the outstanding warrants his arrest for check fraud.  He went to jail for 18 months.  The store went under, so did A*W sales in NJ, Lou and his family.  Very sad story. 

Carmine D.

Venson wrote:

Hello Venson:

Back in the day when vacuums were still commonly called sweepers, owning a vacuum, and getting for a gift, was a status symbol.

Carmine D.

Give me a lightweight canister like the Miele Carina with a powerhead and a sealed system HEPA for under $500 dollars.

That's all I want.

Though I am in reality not a fan of the Dyson because of all the plastic.  I would like to see Dyson come out with a central system that uses a larger version of the dust collection.  Now this is a bagless design that would benefit from not losing suction and would not differ too much from the already norm.  Then if you could pair this CVS with a Oreck as a power nozzle; you would have a pretty good system.

Luckey1

Your wish will come true. Miele is doing away with the swivel hose design. Both the 514 and the Mango Moon are being discontinued, to be replaced with a canister designated 'S2' according to the local Miele dealer. It is supposed to retail for 599.99, and I'm sure there will  somes discount/trade in available. Do not know if it will be a choice of P/N available, or if it will be one just for this model. I was sad to see the battery operated P/N from Miele go by the wayside.

Lucky1 wrote:
Lucky1 and Trebor,

Yes, you are correct - supposedly the Miele S2 will be coming at a lower price point and options for power head...Don't know when it is coming to the states..

http://www.miele-presse.de/de/en/press/home_5105.htm (photo @ bottom)

here's another: http://www.miele.de/de/haushalt/produkte/1325_22225.htm

interesting...

Only MIELE can launch a model for the independent vacuum stores at a price still competitive with big box retail store vacuum brands during the worse world wide economic crisis since the Great Depression.  This is a clear signal that MIELE, despite the times and/or in spite of, is sending a reassuring signal to high end vacuum buyers and its own loyal customers that it is refusing to compromise on "high quality initiatives."

These are value conscious buyers:  The wealthiest and smartest of the vacuum consumers world wide are still spending even if they are buying fewer things.  Individuals in this group are the elite of the elite.  And MIELE is going after them. 

Carmine D.