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Re: Power Nozzles
Reply #10 - 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.

http://www.hoover.com/db/xq/asp.hvrProductMain/CatID.5/SubID.6/ProdID.135/ModID.693/qx/WindTunnel.htm

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Re: Power Nozzles
Reply #11 - 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

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Re: Power Nozzles
Reply #12 - 03/01/07 at 7:15pm

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

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

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.

http://www.hoover.com/db/xq/asp.hvrProductMain/CatID.5/SubID.6/ProdID.135/ModID.693/qx/WindTunnel.htm

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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

The bagged HOOVER WT canister MADE IN THE USA in North Canton Ohio uses a power nozzle with the old style metal HOOVER agitator, with metal beater bars and replaceable brush strips. The HOOVER bagless WT canister's power nozzle uses the same brush roll as the HOOVER WT uprights: hard plastic. A good performing brush roll but not an agitator with beater bars and replaceable brush strips.

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Mike_W. Moderator HERE TO HELP! Posts: 1318	Re: Power Nozzles Reply #13 - 03/02/07 at 1:16pm Metal agitators/brushrolls are not on HOOVER power nozzles. If they are, could you give me the model #?
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Carmine_Difazio Ultimate Member I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 5559	Re: Power Nozzles Reply #14 - 03/02/07 at 6:23pm Hello Mike W: S3639 Made in the USA in North Canton Ohio http://www.hoover.com/db/xq/asp.hvrProductMain/CatID.5/SubID.6/ProdID.135/ModID.693/qx/WindTunnel.htm Carmine D.
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Re: Power Nozzles
Reply #15 - 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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Tri-Star_Vacman Junior Member I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 48	Re: Power Nozzles Reply #16 - 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.
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Tri-Star_Vacman Junior Member I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 48	Re: Power Nozzles Reply #17 - 03/26/07 at 5:26pm Is there such thing as 2-speed PNs & who makes them?
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guess_who Junior Member Posts: 29	Re: Power Nozzles Reply #18 - 03/26/07 at 6:50pm Hi, To the best of my knowledge no. There's not much of an advantage in it say in contrast to being able to adjust motor speed and reduce suction. However, if memory serves me correctly, back in the day Electrolux did offer a standard brush roll and a softer version for "museum quality" carpets. Venson
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Re: Power Nozzles
Reply #19 - 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.

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