Thread Number: 12587
Finally finished my Spirit! |
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Post# 134638 , Reply# 1   4/29/2011 at 11:06 (4,717 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany)   |   | |
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Another shot... |
Post# 134639 , Reply# 2   4/29/2011 at 11:06 (4,717 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany)   |   | |
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I just love how well this little powerhead gets underneath everything! |
Post# 134640 , Reply# 3   4/29/2011 at 11:07 (4,717 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany)   |   | |
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Doesn't have the 4-brush "quadraflex" brushroll, but it's still very effective! |
Post# 134641 , Reply# 4   4/29/2011 at 11:08 (4,717 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany)   |   | |
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Lid removed... |
Post# 134642 , Reply# 5   4/29/2011 at 11:09 (4,717 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany)   |   | |
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Happy owner! |
Post# 134644 , Reply# 6   4/29/2011 at 11:41 (4,717 days old) by luxg ()   |   | |
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What a fun little machine Fred, you did a fantastic job on it! I agree with you, I love a long hose on a canister vacuum. It makes using it so much easier! Have fun using it!!
Terry |
Post# 134649 , Reply# 8   4/29/2011 at 12:08 (4,717 days old) by Automatic-Shift ()   |   | |
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Great vacuum Fred. And, yes you indeed have a well-built display to say the least! Where is that neon sign from? Is it custom? I want one. Anyway, love the t-shirt too :) Ron |
Post# 134654 , Reply# 9   4/29/2011 at 12:27 (4,717 days old) by lovecanisters ()   |   | |
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Very nice vacuum cleaner! Love your shirt too :) |
Post# 134657 , Reply# 10   4/29/2011 at 12:39 (4,717 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Wow, what a great job Fred, and a great little machine. Had one back in the 80s, very effective lightweight affordable machine, wish it was still here, for straight suction it did great. Nice powerhead too, lucky guy! Long hose is a really big bonus, as I can attest to with the short one on the Miele, so frustrating. Hope you get a chance to actually use the machine! Beautiful display, guy with it not too bad either!
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Post# 134696 , Reply# 11   4/29/2011 at 20:59 (4,717 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA)   |   | |
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Oh Veda,
Absolutely beautiful, "rennovation", of the Spirit. You look quite handsome in that shirt too! I've always thought those were great little vacs--kind of like a Dimension less the steroids. Even with the 2-strip brush roll versus the quad they were great performers. The efficiency of the two motors made it very effective. I find it interesting that so many of the canister manufacturers used a flat belt for years on the power nozzles. And, still do! Lux was the only one that used a geared belt early on and those belts lasted for years. If all the flat belts had used a geared belt think of how much better they would have been. But, less belts sold means less $$$ to vac stores and manufacturers. To this day, I think Filter Queen and even Rainbow use flat belts. Who would have thought? Anyway, love your Spirit and nice job making it look factory fresh! Charlie |
Post# 134697 , Reply# 12   4/29/2011 at 21:04 (4,717 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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Charlie, believe it or not the new Rainbow uses a V belt of all things, and has gear driven brushes on each end for edge cleaning! |
Post# 134698 , Reply# 13   4/29/2011 at 21:10 (4,717 days old) by Crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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Wow! Fantastic job Fred! And I must comment on your great photography! The picture of the machine in front, with the neon Hoover sign above is superb! Congratulations! Rick |
Post# 134709 , Reply# 14   4/29/2011 at 21:23 (4,717 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 134711 , Reply# 15   4/29/2011 at 21:39 (4,717 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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That Celebrity QS , behind you,..there is a near perfect one at the Habitat store for 15 bucks, no attachments, just Machine and hose, since I know nothing about Hoovers, what is your opinion?? |
Post# 134714 , Reply# 16   4/29/2011 at 21:55 (4,717 days old) by jodan3399 (Brownsville, PA)   |   | |
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Very nice!! Admiring the sign as well, very cool. |
Post# 134726 , Reply# 18   4/29/2011 at 22:48 (4,717 days old) by xraytech ()   |   | |
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Very nice work Fred, the Spirit looks like a cute little canister, maybe someday I'll get around to trying one out. Love your canister display as well, Sam |
Post# 134732 , Reply# 19   4/29/2011 at 23:51 (4,717 days old) by jfalberti (Visalia, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 134737 , Reply# 20   4/30/2011 at 01:13 (4,717 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR)   |   | |
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Post# 134918 , Reply# 21   5/1/2011 at 16:26 (4,715 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 134943 , Reply# 22   5/1/2011 at 20:23 (4,715 days old) by henry200 (Saint Paul MN)   |   | |
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Hey guys, Fred's new Spirit is quite a dandy little Hoover! I saw it last night, along with all the other treasures in the house from basement to attic. Fred gets my vote for vacuum poster-boy, and he's so gosh darned cute to boot! (Lucky Robert) |
Post# 134944 , Reply# 23   5/1/2011 at 20:29 (4,715 days old) by kittingerhoover ()   |   | |
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YOU'VE GOT THE HOOVER SPIRIT!! LOVE IT |
Post# 134950 , Reply# 24   5/1/2011 at 21:05 (4,715 days old) by thevacuumman (Borger, TX)   |   | |
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Hoover Spirits are my Favorite Hoover canister next to the Slimline I have one and i just love it |
Post# 134952 , Reply# 25   5/1/2011 at 21:08 (4,715 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 134957 , Reply# 26   5/1/2011 at 21:19 (4,715 days old) by constellation86 (Roy, UT)   |   | |
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Great job on the Spirit! It looks new. I'm also green with envy on your neon sign. What a great addition to a vac room. Nicholas |
Post# 135015 , Reply# 27   5/2/2011 at 11:04 (4,714 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE)   |   | |
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Post# 135096 , Reply# 28   5/2/2011 at 21:17 (4,714 days old) by hamiltonbeachbo (Milwaukee )   |   | |
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Fred, beautiful machine. Always fun to reassemble a machine that's been torn down with all parts completely cleaned and detailed. Great job!! Enjoy!! psf |