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guess_who Junior Member Posts: 29	Re: Power Nozzles Reply #20 - 03/26/07 at 10:01pm Thanks Mike. I stand corrected but it's nice to know good old Kenmore came through again. What year(s) did this PN run? Regards, Venson
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Reply #21 - 03/26/07 at 10:33pm

Quote from Mike_W. on 03/26/07 at 8:59pm:

Quote from Tri-Star_Vacman on 03/26/07 at 5:26pm:

Is there such thing as 2-speed PNs & who makes them?

The two speed power nozzles were on the top model Kenmore(Panasonic) canisters w/electronic touchpad controls. Some of the TOTL Kenmore uprights will also have the agitator speed control.

Kenmore called this feature Gentle Sweep. What it would do is slow the agitator/brushroll down. This would mean that the brushroll would be less agressive on carpeting.

The HOOVER Z's models 400 and 700 also have gentle brush settings.

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Reply #22 - 04/21/07 at 4:29pm

Quote from Tri-Star_Vacman on 03/08/07 at 6:09pm:

There needs to be improvements with the Eureka & Hoover PNs like using cogged belts instead of flat & a Reset switch in case the user picks up a foreign object (rug gets caught on brush) b/c they're now outdated (esp. Hoover & Eureka World Vac series) since they don't have METAL rollers & replaceable bristls & beater bars.

Every vac should have METAL brush roll & metal beater bars + replaceable bristles but some co's R 2 lazy or don't care about the roller design.

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Reply #23 - 05/03/07 at 6:03pm

Quote from Carmine_Difazio on 03/03/07 at 8:10am:

Quote from Mike_W. on 03/02/07 at 1:16pm:

Metal agitators/brushrolls are not on HOOVER power nozzles. If they are, could you give me the model #?

Mike W:

You are right. As is Tri-star vacman. The new S3639 uses a one piece brush roll and calls it an agitator brush. I suspect it's no longer made in the USA, in North Canton, Ohio as the same models were several years ago.

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That Hoover is USA made but maybe parts could be foreign?

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Re: Power Nozzles
Reply #24 - 05/03/07 at 8:03pm

Quote from Tri-Star_Vacman on 03/01/07 at 6:14pm:

Quote from Carmine_Difazio on 02/21/07 at 8:27am:

Quote from Tri-Star_Vacman on 02/20/07 at 8:20pm:

Isn't it a shame that Hoover doesn't have beater bars anymore?

Are you sure? Check out the HOOVER Windtunnel bagged canisters sold at many of the big box retailers and club stores. The power heads come with metal agitators, metal beater bars and replaceable brush strips. Power heads with brush rolls worthy of being called "agitators." (See the features explained in the site below). And still by HOOVER.

I think these nozzles have plastic rollers, but the Website doesn't show if the PN's have metal agitators, beater bars & replaceable bristles. I don't know why Eureka doesn't make the VG3 rollers for the old style & World Vac PNs, but they should b/c it's = Hoover Quadraflex (forgot that Hoover redesigned the Quadraflex on their current vacs) or maybe better? The quadraflex is the best brush ever made, 2nd is the VG2 & VG3

Oh no it is not!

The best agitator is actually the Hoover "Activator" agitator, as fitted to the USA Hoover "Conquest" Heavy Duty uprights, and also used variously in British Hoover cleaners since the 1980's; including the last model of proper "Junior", all "Turbopowers", all "Turbomasters", some "Purepowers" and the infamous "Triple Vortex".

This agitator is of the 'auger' design; increasing the beating action, whilst employing twin helical stiff brushes. Very effective agitator design.

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Tri-Star_Vacman Junior Member I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 48	Re: Power Nozzles Reply #25 - 06/28/07 at 5:05pm The TriStar PN motor burnt out & I don't know if it can be "upgraded" w/Geared belt & motor since mine uses flat belt. Should I get a new motor for the Tristar or get a new PN? I like 2 use the Electrolux or kenmore PN b/c it grooms the carpet better due to geared belt but I prefer 2 keep the Tristar in original shape.
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