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Posted by
pjgolden1 (
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Wed, Jul 21, 10 at 0:16
| I'm searching for a new vac. I want an upright that uses bags, I don't want bagless.
Has anyone used the Riccar Vacuum cleaners? I have an Oreck that I'll keep for upstairs, but my Hoover that was a highly rated machine on CR is cratering. Plastic is breaking all over and it's out of warranty. I like the thought of a better built machine with more metal than plastic and especially like the thought of one made in the USA.
Anyone here use one?
Thanks,
PJ |
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RE: Riccar Vacuum Cleaners
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| I bought my mom the Riccar RSL5 light weight upright. She loves it!!! I like it too, easy to maneuver, powerful, excellent with pet hair, lifetime belt, and the bags are a cinch to change. Highly recommended. |
RE: Riccar Vacuum Cleaners
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| I've had one for about eight years and it's fantastic. I love it. |
RE: Riccar Vacuum Cleaners
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| I've had my Riccar for at least 12 years and I love it. I also have two other vacuums, one of which is a Dyson. I still prefer my Riccar. One of the main reasons I prefer the Riccar is because it uses paper bags. I remember having to empty the vacuum as a child and how wonderful it was when we got one that used paper bags. For the life of me, I can't see why people want to go back to the old way. It's as bad as having shag carpet come back around. |
RE: Riccar Vacuum Cleaners
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| I have had terrible bad vacuum karma-I was buying a new vacuum every 9 months. The place I took all my different vacuums in to be repaired at, recommended the Riccar-that was 6 years ago, no problems since-I've always had mostly hardwoods & other solid surfaces, very little carpet-although I had pets, I couldn't figure out why my vacuums kept dying. I was skeptical, but figured I was spending so much on vacuums, maybe I should listen...their advice was correct (I haven't been back to that place since I bought my Riccar, I feel guilty).... |
RE: Riccar Vacuum Cleaners
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| I have mostly hardwood floors and want to ditch my canister...and a friend recommended the light-weight Riccar. But, I'm concerned with the brush going on the floors it will eventually scratch/mar the floors --- any comments on my concern? I wish Riccar offered a beater brush off button. |
RE: Riccar Vacuum Cleaners
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| If your main purpose is cleaning your hardwood... a canister with a dedicated floor brush will do the best job over an upright. |
RE: Riccar Vacuum Cleaners
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| dlspellman, you should find that using a canister will clean floors better and easier than pushing and pulling an upright around. Moving the floor brush around is so much lighter. The brush can go under beds, chairs, inbetween furniture and so on. An upright is not going to clean under most beds unless they are set really high off the floor. I have come to the conclusion, that if people were brought up using an upright, they prefer that style. If they were brought up using a canister, they tend to sway towards it. |
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