Thread Number: 16640
**DUMPSTER FIND-Hoover WindTunnel V2** |
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Post# 177431   4/17/2012 at 23:03 (4,391 days old) by briguy (Wichita, Kansas)   |   | |
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I know that there's another post about the Windtunnel V2 going currently. But I wanted to show my latest acquisition which is an older model than the one currently under discussion.
Found this at a local vac shop that was going out of business. It was waiting to go in the dumpster & I rescued it. It appears that it was only used on their waterlift test in the showroom & to pick up test grit Attachments all look unused. I do need to find the missing wand & I believe crevice tool. Other than that a nice find for free. Now I know that these had horrendous repair rates for the brushrolls. But I have never had the chance to experience one in person & this will be a fun chance to play around. |
Post# 177434 , Reply# 1   4/17/2012 at 23:14 (4,391 days old) by briguy (Wichita, Kansas)   |   | |
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Post# 177468 , Reply# 3   4/18/2012 at 03:27 (4,391 days old) by gmerkt (Edmonds WA)   |   | |
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Looking at your picture in the original post again, the agitators look like they are in their correct positions. With what looks like bristle interference, you might have a gear train timing problem. |
Post# 177554 , Reply# 4   4/18/2012 at 23:46 (4,390 days old) by BriGuy (Wichita, Kansas)   |   | |
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Gary, thanks for the reply with all the info regarding model history & the brushroll setup. I really enjoyed learning.
I did notice that some of the bristles on my brushrolls are touching. It didn't seem as though they should mash against each other anywhere along the rolls. I wonder if maybe this machine had a brushroll issue early on & was "repaired" at the shop where I got it. Perhaps was traded in b/c of that issue. I feel somewhat daunted by the task of taking it apart to see if I can realign the brushrolls. It does appear to pickup ok & does not seem to make any out of the ordinary noise. I recently saw one of the newer single brushroll Saavy models at our local Ace Hardware store. It appeared to be a left-over. I believe they only had the display model. It included the bagless & bagged dirt cup as I recall. Looking at your photo mine definitely does not appear installed correctly. In fact, I just looked & both left brushrolls are on the left & both right on the right. That explains the mashed bristles. Hmm, now I have another project... |