First off, I cannot believe I used to vacuum my previous house we lived in for 25 years with room-to-room carpeting sometimes up to three times a day!
I went through vacuum cleaners like crazy. I was the one who while at the store literally used to plug a few in, then tested them. None, ever lasted for more than six months. Crazy huh?! My family used to joke that when I died, they were going to cremate me, vacuum me up, then bury me with whatever vacuum cleaner I had at the time.
By the way, I purchased this vacuum cleaner back in 2007. It is the Riccar 1800 Premium Canister that had a 3-year comprehensive warranty and a 5-year motor warranty.
It is a little on the heavy side and the rubber hose had to be replaced, but the suction to this day is still going very strong!
The Riccar brand is never advertised and it is expensive, but so worth it. This one was considered at the time the "crème de la crème of the Riccar canister line." It has lasted me about 5 years! So, I will probably purchase another Riccar when the time comes.
That might be a while, since we just moved to a house that has hardwood floors, except for the three bedrooms--which are carpeted.
Anyway, because I always keep it out, I decided to make a cover for it. I didn't make a sewing pattern for it. For the openings, I used directions for tissue box cover opening.
