Simplicity Vacuums
There are many vacuum
cleaners on the market costing less than a Simplicity--and when you see them up
close, it's easy to see why. On the outside, a super store vacuum is a
glitzy-looking machine that offers a lot of bells and whistles and promises to
do everything a homeowner could want. On the inside (where they know you won't
look), is a machine designed to barely reach the machine's warranty (typically
one year) and which usually falls short on this promise.
Viewing the inside of a
Simplicity upright is nothing like viewing the inside of a disposable vacuum.
Let's take a look at one of the problem areas for plastic "disposable
vacuums" found at the super stores: the place where the upper body of the
vacuum rotates on the lower housing. This is a common problem area for vacuums.
This point of rotation is what we call a "major wear area." On a
disposable vacuum, the plastic upper body rotates directly on the plastic lower
housing . Worse yet, the upper housing grinds against a metal component in the
lower housing. Either way, the plastic predictably wears away when using the
vacuum and results in expensive repair--or disposal of the vacuum. Simplicity
borrowed an idea from the auto industry and uses a metal bushing system to avoid
this problem altogether.
As car manufacturers have
discovered, why replace the axle and body of a car when you can simply replace
the bushing? It's not a complicated system; rather it's common-sense
engineering. |
