Thread Number: 11641
HooVax QuickLite, salvaged... |
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Post# 125263 , Reply# 1   2/17/2011 at 06:27 (4,816 days old) by twocvbloke ()   |   | |
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Yeugh that thing stinks!!! :X Anyway, some pics (some parts removed)... |
Post# 125264 , Reply# 2   2/17/2011 at 06:29 (4,816 days old) by twocvbloke ()   |   | |
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The clog (or, a game of spot the nozzle opening)... |
Post# 125265 , Reply# 3   2/17/2011 at 06:32 (4,816 days old) by twocvbloke ()   |   | |
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And be glad the internet does not support smellovision, this filter smells horrific!!! :S |
Post# 125269 , Reply# 4   2/17/2011 at 07:51 (4,816 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 125276 , Reply# 5   2/17/2011 at 09:07 (4,816 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 125288 , Reply# 7   2/17/2011 at 13:13 (4,816 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 125290 , Reply# 8   2/17/2011 at 14:04 (4,816 days old) by scvacuumguy (SC)   |   | |
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Post# 125306 , Reply# 10   2/17/2011 at 19:50 (4,816 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 125308 , Reply# 11   2/17/2011 at 20:38 (4,816 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL)   |   | |
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Post# 125311 , Reply# 12   2/17/2011 at 21:27 (4,816 days old) by twocvbloke ()   |   | |
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That's why I called it a Hoovax... :P |
Post# 125319 , Reply# 13   2/17/2011 at 22:11 (4,815 days old) by twocvbloke ()   |   | |
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Motor looks okay, bit of rust on the armature, nothing on the commutator, I'd say it's perfectly serviceable... :) Just not braved cleaning the stinky plastics up yet... :S |
Post# 125413 , Reply# 17   2/19/2011 at 10:12 (4,814 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 125420 , Reply# 18   2/19/2011 at 11:23 (4,814 days old) by twocvbloke ()   |   | |
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Not much of one really, just got the motor running outside of the vac after it was half-submerged in rainwater... :) |
Post# 125421 , Reply# 19   2/19/2011 at 11:57 (4,814 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 125426 , Reply# 20   2/19/2011 at 12:16 (4,814 days old) by twocvbloke ()   |   | |
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I suppose it goes to show, there is life after death... :P |
Post# 125578 , Reply# 21   2/21/2011 at 02:43 (4,812 days old) by twocvbloke ()   |   | |
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I think I shall tackle this today, get it cleaned up and stuck back together, before I forget how it goes back together!!! :P Then onto the Electrolux z500's plastics.... :) |
Post# 125630 , Reply# 23   2/21/2011 at 13:34 (4,812 days old) by unconscious (London, UK)   |   | |
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I also have a Vax Quicklite, but mine is called WideTrack (www.vax.co.uk/images/products/1-1...). The one that you have is V-047 FoldAway. :)
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Post# 125888 , Reply# 26   2/25/2011 at 01:03 (4,808 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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NOISE-probably another reason why it was thrown out. |