Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Top Wand for CT700 with Plug-in Cord To Receptacle



Not the right product
Unfortunately, the prongs in the wand were about 1/4 inch further apart than the receptacle in the hose handle. So, despite assurances from Nu-Tone's customer service, this was the wrong wand for our hose (the other wand was clearly the wrong fit). Since almost all our floors are wood, it did not make financial sense to purchase a new hose for the little bit of carpet the new powerhead was purchased for. I returned both the wand and the powerhead, and bought a reasonably priced vacuum cleaner, since the Nu-Tone system will continue to work for all our other vacuuming.

Great improvement over my old Nu-Tone unit
I replaced a 20 year old unit with this and a new vacuum head. This is much more flexible and appears to be better built than the original unit.

Wrong wand for my vacuume
I have returned this wand. It is for a different hose connection and I was unaware of there being 2 different hose shapes

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HQRP 2-Pack Washable & Reusable Filters compatible with Dirt Devil F12 / F-12 Filter Replacement plus HQRP Coaster



DON'T WASH!!!!!
As someone else said, these are black, not the yellow that I got with the vacuum when I bought it new. But they work. And, like the original filters, they ARE NOT WASHABLE!!!! They are made of paper/cardboard, and if you know anything about paper and water, you know they don't play well together. If you wash the filter, look for it to start deteriorating. Better to just slap the thing against your hand and get all of the dust out you can. You'll be able to use it alot longer.

Update: 2013-04-12

After looking at these more closely, they appear NOT to be made of paper/cardboard after all. They do seem to be "plastic-ish". I haven't washed mine yet, but I probably will give it a try when the time comes.

Dirt Devil F12 Replacement Filter
Item works! Color is black not orange tho'. Fits vacumn cleaner perfectly. Shipped fast! Would recommend as a replacement for the paper filter. Purchased on Amazon. Update: Highly recommend using air compressor instead of washing unless filter has been very lightly used. My experience has been that in washing mud forms in the pleats and won't come out. But works great when blown out with air.

Is this a HEPA filter?
I think the original filters on the vacuum is HEPA. However, I doubt this one is a HEPA, as it doesn't mention at all.

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3M Filtrete Dyson DC14/15 Allergen Vacuum Filter, 1 Pack



Nice looking, doesn't fit
The parts and construction of this filter look nice. It didn't physically fit in my purple DC14. I removed the filter elements from the frame of the filter and stuffed them into the vacuum and I haven't noticed any problems.

So far so good
This product was better than I expected. I didn't expect it to be reuseable. Adding the less expensive made it even better. Dyson vacuum cleaners are great, but way overpriced. It's great to have alternatives. My vacuum is picking up the dog hairs much better now. My only concern is durability. The filter I have from Dyson is 5 years old and still working. I just needed an extra one so I could clean the original one and give it plenty of time to dry.

Great replacement for the original!
I bought this filter to rotate with the original when I need to clean it. I use it in my Dyson, and it works perfectly!

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4 Dyson DC17 (DC-17) Washable & Reusable Replacement Micro Allergen Pre-Filter Fits ALL Dyson DC17 models; Compare to Dyson Pre-Motor Filters Part # 911236-01; Designed & Engineered By Crucial Vacuum



Inexpensive and works perfectly!
These filters work just as well as the name brand product and they are one-fourth the price. Without question a great purchase!





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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Febreze Hoover Y Bag



NOT the advertised product!
I ordered these after having used the Febreze Hoover Y vacuum bags that I'd bought locally and really enjoyed, felt they did a good job and left the house smelling nice. However, when this recent order from Amazon came, it was NOT the advertised product and I almost sent them back, pretty angry about the false advertising. NOWHERE on the box does it say "Febreze". Wasn't worth the postage to send the box back - went in the trash. Extremely disappointed!

NOT FEBREZE BAGS!
These are not Febreze bags but are manufactured in Mexico and, while they have some scent to them, they are not the advertised bags. This is MISLEADING ADVERTISING and Amazon should take it down.

fabreze hoover y bags
the ones i bought at walmart were much better, the fabreze in those was much stronger and you put it inside the bag. i wull never buy these on line again, very disappointed,

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Hayward V130LG 10-Pack Standard Hose Package Replacement for Hayward In-Ground Automatic Cleaners, 48-Inch, Light Gray



Don't do it
These hoses are Hayward originals so I'm sure they are good quality but, if you add a few more dollars you can buy a brand new cleaner that includes this hose set. So, my opinion is that it would be stupid to buy this hose set by itself.





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Electrolux Harmony/Oxygen Canister Micro-Filtration Vacuum bags - 4 Pack (Desigend to fit Eureka #61230B, Electrolux EL200B



Electrolux type "U" bags
I embrace the principle that bags is bags. Now, when they are priced so attractively and the Electrolux people have been warning you since day 1 that use of anything other than "authorized" bags will surely bring about the end of all existence, one's faith in the rational gets tested.

So I can't claim that these bags have staved off Armageddon. But I can say that the one bag, randomly chosen from the shipment of many, has, to date, managed to contain the sucked up schmutz in a manner consistent with the operation of "authorized" bags over the years.

I will say (even though this is a review of bags, not the vacuum) that my wife's contention, about 20 years ago, that buying an Electrolux would end the constant replacement of lesser machines, was correct. I have to admit: I was a doubter. She was right; I was wrong (about this).

The provider of these bags, who's name has now been all but forgotten by me, got them to us likedy-split. We were on our last...

Vacuum bags
This transaction was less than satisfactory. The shipping charge, which was either never mentioned or overlooked, was more than the product and was patently outrageous. The product itself lacks the shutter type closure found on better bags and instead substitutes a terrible arrangement of a taped-on, multi-folded, hard-to-use, even harder to get into the vacuum, device. I won't buy these again.

Not "official bags"
According to my wife, who is the expert on this, these bags are not as good as the "official" Electrolux bags which she has bought in the past. The upside is that they are much cheaper than the official bags. What she has had to do is discard the bags much more frequently. I didn't realize when I placed the order that these were not the same quality bags as sold directly by Electrolux.

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