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Thread Number: 17537
Tristar cannister with non-Tristar hoses |
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| Post# 189562 , Reply# 1 7/11/2012 at 17:00 (4,299 days old) by piano_god (British Columbia, Canada) | ||
 What TriStar are you referring to that has a powerhead that "breaks much more often"?
In my experience, the plastic neck assembly is the most common piece to break on the older models (those machines in my display picture, CXL, EX20), but it shouldn't occur with such frequency to just ditch it and swap it over to another powerhead. That is, if that's the machine you have...
Their newer models (EXL and MG-series) are much more repair prone, especially with their hose, wands and powerhead necks. While these machines come with a 1 1/4" adapter, you will not be able to change these over to a different powerhead. | ||
| Post# 189567 , Reply# 2 7/11/2012 at 18:33 (4,299 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 190090 , Reply# 4 7/15/2012 at 20:39 (4,295 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada) | ||
David, if you want a good cheap powerhead that will last a long time, why not buy a Sweep & Groom/Eureka VGIII powerhead for your TriStar? The TriStar PN was based off the original Eureka Rotomatic PN the Compact was supplied with before they changed the name to TriStar. The Sweep & Groom PN is much better, has a much more aggressive brushroll, is very durable, & a bonus is that it has a brushroll on/off switch. Another option, although more expensive, would be to buy a Wessell Werk EBK340 PN, but you would also get a geared belt.
You will have to use Eureka metal wands with the TriStar with either of these PNs. The only thing that will have to be done is the top wand will have to have a 2nd hole drilled in by your local vac shop so the TriStar buttonlocker will work. But otherwise, either the Sweep & Groom will fit, work great, & last a long time. Rob | ||
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