Quote from Carmine_Difazio   on 10/20/05 at 3:28am:

 
 
My vote is on coincidence.   Apparently Dyson has decided that the price of the Ball was too high to move the volume they wanted to sell.  No one can predict how well the new Hoover will sell, so I'm skeptical that Dyson would know how it will affect their sales.  Unless Dyson has invented a crystal ball...  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

"Good luck in your Hoover sales and as I believe you are fond of saying, time will tell."
 
 
To set the Forum record straight, I DO NOT SELL HOOVERS, I DO NOT WORK FOR HOOVER and I HAVE NEVER WORKED FOR HOOVER.  
 
When I had my vacuum cleaner sales and service business (1949-1992) I was an authorized HOOVER sales and service dealer and then a HOOVER warranty dealer.  I was also a warranty dealer for EUREKA and PANASONIC concurrently with HOOVER.
 
Nothing personal just business.
 
Carmine D.

Quote from Jack   on 10/20/05 at 2:43pm:

 
No offense taken or apology needed.  Several persons on the Forum have made reference to me as a HOOVER employee or associated with HOOVER in sales.  People reading here have posted to me and asked.  I am more aware of it so I post it whenever I suspect a misunderstanding.
 
If I was rooting exclusively for HOOVER, I would never have been EUREKA and PANASONIC too in addition to all other makes and models.  In business as in your personal life, it's never wise to put all your eggs in one basket.  The same is true for vacuums.  One is not the best for all.  Giving customers options is the way to successful business and longevity.
 
HOOVER uprights have my respect and admiration for being the best rug cleaners in the history of the vacuum industry in the USA.  As pointed out by another here on the Forum who is wiser than me, HOOVER is the GOLD standard among vacuums for rug cleaning.
 
Carmine D.

Carmine,and RAT, its nice to see hoover get back into the high end upright market again, hopefully the machine works and lasts, hopefully research and development had done a bang up job, there should be no corners cut on a 500.00 vacuum. It would be interesting to see the advertising campain built for it. I dont think money's an issue for hoover anymore.  
 
LET THE GAMES BEGIN,  
 
old-timer

Quote from VacOMatic   on 10/23/05 at 12:25pm:

 
I asked this question before but no answers have come forth yet. I'm still interested to know "where" the collected particulates "go" during the self-cleaning process??  
 
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I think Dual's explanation sums it up:
 
"Self Cleaning" Hepa filter is an oxymoron. Like "Jumbo Shrimp" or "Carmine-Expert". A Hepa filter would have to actually trap dirt, but to be "clean" it would actually have to be 'clean' and not 'knock a little dirt off' like they do now with the self propelled windtunnel or the Kenmore EVO.  To be 'clean' a Hepa filter would either have to be 'new' or 'washed' with absolutely no dirt in it or on it.  Hoover, as is their custom, will make a silly attempt to capitalize on their failing and fading reputation to try and fight Dyson for market share.  It's just as pathetic and useless as Carmine trying to convince us he's some kind of 'consultant' (Yah, right). "
 
Bruce