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Up until recently almost all Electrolux vacuum cleaners made in the last 10 years or so could use the same vacuum cleaner bags. While the Ultra One can still use those standard S-Bags like all other recent models, there is now a new improved bag available exclusively to the owners of the Ultra One.

I don’t, by any stretch of the imagination, mean for this post to be a review of the vacuum itself ... but I just can’t help putting my thoughts out there... I think the Ultra One is probably what I would buy for myself if I needed a new vacuum right now... big words, I know!

Ok...now down to business.  There are 3 products that I really need to touch on so you can get the right spares for your vacuum. The first is a standard pack of vacuum cleaner bags (E210B). This is an Ultra Long Performance bag.  It has the same fitting as earlier models, but the

Hi Folks,

Just the other day a lady asked me to service her Dyson DC05 vacuum as it seemed to have lost a lot of suction. I dutifully completed the vacuum service and, as always, I replaced the filters.  In this particular case, replacing these filters was super important, because to be completely honest, they were in really bad shape. When I spoke with her I offered my usual stand out customer service, if I do say so myself! As we had our friendly vacuum chat, I gently broke the news of the tragic situation that had been hidden away inside her vacuum cleaner:  a big part of the problem with her machine was that it looked like those filters had never been touched.  She took the news well, and admitted that this was in fact the case...   She told me that she didn’t

The kirby is an absolutley awesome vacuum. In fact i would go so far as to say it is the best upright on the market bar none. The only trouble that really does seem to be too common is that the belt is a bit difficult to replace particualrly since it only needs doing every 6 months or so. 

If you would like to purchase a kirby belt we of couse sell them, the code is KIRBYbelt
If you are running low on Kirby Vacuum Cleaner Bags we can help you there too!

To make it super easy I have made a video so you can follow along. 

The basic features of the ZUA3860 are quite impressive on paper.

2100W motor

Remote control on handle

Aero Pro power nozzle

Aero Pro hard floor nozzle

Bagless Cyclonic system

9 Meter Cord

Soft ride wheels

Hepa H12 filter

But how does this convert to everyday (or weekly if your like our family) vacuuming?

I think it is fair to say that not all claims made in advertising are necessarily 100% open and honest reflection of whatever they are advertising. I am thinking of the "look 10 years younger in just seven days" that some make up or moisturisers claim. The "healthy" diet friendly claims of many fast food chains etc etc.

I have spent quite a bit of time both working on  (repairs) and testing this machine in normal use. My impressions of this machine are generally good although I do have

Like most Electrolux machines the general build quality is very high and has obviously been well designed. I guess writing this from a technicians perspective means I am going to be commenting on the issues rather than the benefits. I have also done a review from a users perspective for more of the plusses.

Here is a link to the user review.

The first thing I notice with these machines is that if they need to be repaired then it is very likely that the machine will get marked they have a lot of concealed screws under the power and cord retract pedals and under the digital display. I am a really experienced repairer and still make minor marks where a screwdriver

For the last couple of weeks we have had some issues with our server and whilst we were aware of the symptoms we did not know the cause. On the 20^th May our server was hacked and as a result within minutes VacuumSpot was taken offline.

Because of earlier minor issues we had asked Nerdster, our server hosts to perform security checks and stabilise our website. For the earlier part of the year we had been using offshore developers to fix any issues or add in desired features. The initial reason was because of their 24hr support which I was thrilled with but we will be continuing to use their service because they were aware of the attack and pulled us offline before any serious damage could be done.

The unfortunate thing is that changes were made to the platform our software runs from and had to subsequently be restored to a point from a week old backup. This

The Dyson DC04 is getting on in age now but it is still a very good vacuum. If looked after properly it will continue for many more years. I was released over a decade ago but even if you bought it straight off the bat you could be using it right up to 2015 with a bit of maintenance. The video is titled How To Check The Dyson DC04 Roller Brush Bearings.

If your Dyson has worn brush roller bearings it will make the brush difficult to turn and may also cause the clutch to motor belt to stretch or it can cause the clutch to engage. The clutch engaging is a difficult sound to describe but it is a loud ratcheting sound.

The bearings on the brush roller are size 625 which we have in our

Miele are a thoughtful bunch of vacuum producing people.  Not only have they made their machines sturdy and reliable, they have gone a long way towards helping you overcome the quandry of not knowing which bags to use.  They only have five different vacuum bags in their range, so even if you went in blind, and picked those vacuum bags out of the proverbial barrel, you would still have a one in five chance at getting the right ones.  But then, if you were smart and took the blind fold off, the odds of you picking a vacuum bag winner would be even greater, because you would use your powers of visual identification to match up the picture of the bags you want with that last one that you already