Royal RY6900 Upright Cleaner

Good machine, comes with a long extension cord. But beware of the weight. So heavy, I found it hard to do the stairs. It has a very useful control panel that tells you your height adj.,full bag. and tells you when the beater bar shuts off.

Just pulled it out of the box. Putting it together without reading the directions took 5 minutes. There is one plate and a pin you have to put together. It contains 5 screws. Screw them in, put the attachments in place, and you are done.

I did think that the machine was broken at first, because I turned it on and the suction was working, but the brushes were NOT turning. I than opened the manual and found out that you have to play around with the height adjustment button to make the brushes go on. I than vacuumed all of my rugs, and used the attachments on the stairs and baseboards. By-the-way, the rollers shut off when you put the vacuum in the upright position. Great feature that my last vacuum did NOT have!

This unit is fantastic! Alot of power, and my rugs look new again. The Royal completely blows away my last vacuum cleaner, and I would have paid $200 for a newer version on my 1996 Hoover. For the record the Hoover has been useless for the last 5 years, but I have been too lazy to replace it. I have been vacuumming the rugs twice(lol). I would never pay $700 for a vacuum cleaner, but I realise now why you would. The best part is it only cost me $189.95, so I am already ahead.

I own a Royal old-school hand vacuum (18 years now), and it is bulletproof. I hope this unit lasts as long.

Brand new Royal vacuum for this price is Unbelieveable. Don't hesitate to buy you can't go wrong. Shipping was free and was very quick. Seller will answer any guestions you have.

The Royal vacuum is very similar to the Windsor. So far I feel it performs just as well as the Windsor Versamatic and has very similar features. The biggest differences I have seen is the size; the Royal seems a little heavier and bigger. I also noticed the Windsor can lay almost flat while vacuuming to get under beds etc., while the Royal has a good range but the handle release hits the floor preventing it to go down as far. Overall it is a good buy and I would recommend it to anyone.

I have a Kirby Sentria. I like it except that it has no on board tools. I received the Royal RY6900 today 11/25 on time by FedEx. Put it together with no problems, It is a straight forward assembly. I like the onboard tools and it has great suction. I want to warn anyone thinking of this vacuum ... it is very top heavy. When using the hose you must hold the vac or it will fall over.If you don't have a good strong arm you won't be happy with this model. I can't imagine a custodian using the RY6900 all day. The price was good through "vacsolutions"