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VAC attack: another Dyson joins the lineup.(vacuum cleaner)(Brief Article)
Dyson's new DC14 upright, bagless vacuum cleaner, $570, is the latest in the British manufacturer's highly touted arsenal of colorful uprights. In recent tests it proved very good overall, but neither as good nor as low-priced as plenty of other vacuum cleaners we tested.
The DC14 Complete, available only at Sears, performed similarly to Dyson's DC07, an upright rated very good in our January issue (see "Vacuums Update," page 44). It cleaned bare floors superbly and had good airflow, which is important in cleaning with tools. As with the DC07, however, it was middling on medium-pile carpet. The vacuum's floating head--intended to adjust automatically to carpet heights--was a bit sticky on some test samples, so the brushes didn't always make complete contact with the carpet.
The DC14 has one major functional advantage over the DC07: The wand doesn't need to be detached, reversed, and reattached to be operated in its extended position. That makes it much quicker to set up for hard-to-reach places. The DC14 is also slightly shorter and lighter than ...
- A new high for Hoover: WindTunnel uprights extend top of the line.(vacuums)
- Magazine article from: HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network Meyer, Nancy June 16, 1997 700+ words
NEW YORK -- Hoover hopes to take the market by storm with its new WindTunnel line of deluxe uprights unveiled last week and currently in production. The four-SKU line, with retail sale prices ranging from $199 to $279, will be rolled out in July and August, and will be supported by Hoover's largest
- Hoover Co. Plans to Introduce New Vacuum Cleaner.(Originated from Akron Beacon...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Russell, John May 17, 1997 700+ words
...product, an upright vacuum cleaner called the WindTunnel...And inside: "New Hoover WindTunnel technology will blow...workers to make the vacuum cleaner. Union members voted...described the new vacuum cleaner as a new design with...
- MAYTAG-HOOVER, WHIRLPOOL PROPEL PARENT CO.'S PROFITS.
- Magazine article from: HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network Beatty, Gerry August 3, 1998 700+ words
...placement of the Maytag brand in Sears' Brand Central outlets. "This month the new self-propelled Hoover WindTunnel vacuum cleaner entered the market, and the new Maytag Neptune high-efficiency washer with a dryer stacked on top of...
- MAYTAG-HOOVER, WHIRLPOOL PROPEL PARENT CO.'S PROFITS
- Magazine article from: HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network Beatty, Gerry August 3, 1998 700+ words
...placement of the Maytag brand in Sears' Brand Central outlets. "This month the new self-propelled Hoover WindTunnel vacuum cleaner entered the market, and the new Maytag Neptune high-efficiency washer with a dryer stacked on top of...
- Maytag Highlights Growth Strategies at Analyst Meeting.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 20, 2002 700+ words
...like Maytag's first-in-class, three-rack, tall-tub dishwasher and the ground-breaking Hoover WindTunnel V2 upright vacuum cleaner, he added, "Our 2003 pipeline includes innovative new products in laundry, floor care, cooking...
- CMT Launches National Sweepstakes to Give Away One-of-a-Kind Nashville Home...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 6, 2003 700+ words
...Ten Second Prize Winners, randomly selected from among all eligible entries, will receive a Hoover WindTunnel V2 Bagless Upright Vacuum Cleaner. Country stars Jo Dee Messina, Deana Carter, Rascal Flatts, Montgomery Gentry, Trace Adkins...
- Vac makers push new products forward.(housewares)
- Magazine article from: HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network Gill, David March 17, 2008 700+ words
...comfortable use. Metropolitan Vacuum Cleaner Metropolitan is offering...which resembles an upright vacuum cleaner, features a removable water...anniversary of the upright vacuum cleaner with the Hoover WindTunnel Anniversary Edition, encompassing...
- Vacuum cleaner standards update.(Guest Column)(Column)
- Magazine article from: HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network Gault, David August 26, 1996 700+ words
For nearly 25 years the vacuum cleaner manufacturers have been working on the development of vacuum cleaner standards. It has been a very productive program. There now are 24 vacuum cleaner standards and test methods. Vacuum cleaner manufacturers...
- Dyson's DC07, The High-Tech 'Tool' That's A Global Phenomenon, Comes to...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 2, 2002 700+ words
...with the launch of DC07, the first vacuum cleaner that doesn't lose suction. DC07...inventor James Dyson developed cyclone vacuum cleaner technology -- essentially re-inventing the vacuum cleaner -- after his household vacuum cleaner...
- Chapel Hill, N.C., Vacuum Cleaner Business Draws in Business.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Smith, Lisa F. April 28, 1999 700+ words
...new model at a chain discount store. Or you could take it to the Vacuum Cleaner Hospital in Chapel Hill for the vacuum cleaner equivalent of a physical. The Vacuum Cleaner Hospital, owned by Tom Proctor, is an independent vacuum cleaner...