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Thread Number: 16260
I'm getting my first sanitaire today! I'm so excited!! |
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| Post# 173444 3/16/2012 at 06:02 (4,422 days old) by baglessball () | ||
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Its a c12. Any hints/tips or tests for me? It will be but through it paces this weekend! | ||
| Post# 173446 , Reply# 2 3/16/2012 at 06:16 (4,422 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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And as a comparison, here it is before cleaning up, the shakeout bag has a small hole in it, hence why I decided to get the ST bag above: 
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| Post# 173477 , Reply# 4 3/16/2012 at 10:30 (4,422 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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Oh, forgot to mention, hold on tight, cos my C12 when I first tried it, ended up wandering off on it's own after it escaped my grasp, the other two don't do that (but then, they have loop-handles), so, make sure to keep a good tight hold on the handle... :P | ||
| Post# 173491 , Reply# 5 3/16/2012 at 12:01 (4,422 days old) by baglessball () | ||
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Thank you for your input!! I'm even more excited now! How much did all that upgrading cost you? I wouldn't mind a chrome hood! What's the difference with a vg3?? | ||
| Post# 173808 , Reply# 7 3/17/2012 at 23:18 (4,421 days old) by broomvac (N/A) | ||
Haha
About those Hoover Senior belts...
JK No, really, Sanitaire's are great cleaners! You will be happy with yours! I went through my own Sanitaire rebuild a while back. My S661 was in an extraordinarily poor state, for the previous owner had vacuumed something awfully heavy into it, which smashed the fan to smithereens (only the hub was left), blowing to giant holes in the base and cracking it in other critical areas, and the motor and the brushroll were both rusted and both were substantially bent. (I imagine the moment the thing blew up was kind of like a small scale version of the A380 jet engine "blade off test.") Everything else was filthy, the brush strips were shot, all the seals were gone, and the bottom plate was rusty on the inside. I get the feeling the cleaner had seen moisture before. So, I replaced the: -base with a new one -motor with a brand new 7 amp -brush roll with a complete and brand new VGII -fan -belt pulley -motor seal -bag flange seal I also: -washed cord -washed bag -took the rust off the bottom plate with my dremel -polished handle -polished hood Now she runs and cleans like a beauty Here is the before pic: (yes, I know, it still looks fairly good, but mechanically virtually everything that could have gone wrong did) 
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| Post# 173810 , Reply# 8 3/17/2012 at 23:22 (4,421 days old) by broomvac (N/A) | ||
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| Post# 173886 , Reply# 10 3/18/2012 at 12:37 (4,420 days old) by baglessball () | ||
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It's here and I am way pressed!! | ||
| Post# 173962 , Reply# 11 3/18/2012 at 19:13 (4,420 days old) by broomvac (N/A) | ||
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I too like the Blue Line Sanitaires the best.
I'm glad your Sanitaire is working fine for you. When I saw mine on Ebay, I thought it was in good condition based on the fact that it looked good in the Ebay pictures (see the before picture) and the fact the seller said it worked. Well, not exactly! I emailed the seller to describe what condition it was in, and he said just keep it! He refunded all costs INCLUDING shipping! That's a good seller! | ||
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