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Post# 223421   3/13/2013 at 19:05 (4,032 days old) by NYCWriter (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 223423 , Reply# 1   3/13/2013 at 19:14 (4,032 days old) by filterboy244 ()   |   | |
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Post# 223446 , Reply# 2   3/13/2013 at 21:49 (4,032 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California)   |   | |
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Post# 223533 , Reply# 3   3/14/2013 at 14:50 (4,032 days old) by Good-Vac ()   |   | |
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Post# 223638 , Reply# 4   3/15/2013 at 00:18 (4,031 days old) by BriGuy (Wichita, Kansas)   |   | |
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I have always been fascinated with the Dial-A-Matic. Had one given to me by a friend of my moms when I was about 3 yrs old. Took it apart and of course at that age could not get it back together LOL I now have 4 of them. 2 trash finds, one .50 cents at a garage sale and another free from a garage sale.
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Post# 223749 , Reply# 5   3/15/2013 at 19:33 (4,030 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California)   |   | |
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This DAM followed me home from the thrift store. Earlier in the day i sold one of 2 Dysons i bought at an auction last month..phew! Always steered clear of the debate around those machines but after my brief ownership i realized i would much rather have the money they sell for than the fragile machine itself. This Dial has the crack near the handle which i guess is common. But dang, i just posted how i never run into these & whamo i'm a proud new owner.
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Post# 223752 , Reply# 6   3/15/2013 at 19:45 (4,030 days old) by pnluxconvlvr (Georgia)   |   | |
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Post# 223758 , Reply# 7   3/15/2013 at 20:50 (4,030 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211)   |   | |
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Post# 223762 , Reply# 8   3/15/2013 at 21:24 (4,030 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California)   |   | |
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Just ordered 6 Type D bags from Hoover.com. It's free shipping with code MAR13FS & 15% of with code RMN15. I did want to find an allergen bag alternative but no dice as far as i could tell.
The brush roll looks absolutely perfect & unused, so i'm good to go there, but the cord is a replacement with an added plug & broken strain relief... i may replace it with a Kirby cord i have off a parts machine. The Hoover emblem on the base is also suffering some, well a lot of wear & i will need to find one of those to get this Dial looking it's best. |
Post# 223773 , Reply# 9   3/15/2013 at 22:56 (4,030 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 223805 , Reply# 10   3/16/2013 at 10:26 (4,030 days old) by 2011hoover700 (owosso michigan)   |   | |
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Post# 223932 , Reply# 11   3/16/2013 at 23:16 (4,029 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California)   |   | |
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that is oddly looing like the cord for the Dial given it's coincidential placement, but it is not wired to the machine at all. The cord on the vacuum is just visable below the belt around the handle, sort of gray-brown in color & i strongly doubt a Hoover commercial cord as it not very heavy in gauge.
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Post# 225244 , Reply# 12   3/27/2013 at 00:10 (4,019 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California)   |   | |
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Post# 225245 , Reply# 13   3/27/2013 at 00:12 (4,019 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California)   |   | |
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Post# 225248 , Reply# 14   3/27/2013 at 00:36 (4,019 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California)   |   | |
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jamming up the fill tube. My guess is some one found this in a Vac shop dumpster & took it to the Pawn shop for cigarette money.
The motor bearing sound awful dry on wind-down, very dry climate in this part of San Diego. I wonder if i should put the sweet motor from my old white (currently unused) PortaPower in this Dial? The agitator is like new, (the bristles are so long) so i bought without even plugging it in. Pawn shops always want way too much for their merchandise in my experience & this place was no different, $89...nuts! I paid $15 & traded 2 small air-filtering machines i no longer use for the balance. I think it will clean up nice, although the hood is pretty scratched up. The bottom of machine is in excellent shape, the cord looks to be a replacement (being in such good shape) with the wrong color strain-relief (black). Don't know about the power drive yet, saving that for tomorrow. Just wanted to get this machine home where it will be taken care of rather than scrapped. The place also had a very worn & unsorted Hoover Conquest 18" machine for $200...but i love the Conquest! May have to scrounge up some other tradable (but not really sellable) stuff & do a deal, but no cash this time. |
Post# 225267 , Reply# 15   3/27/2013 at 12:14 (4,019 days old) by jfalberti (Visalia, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 225287 , Reply# 16   3/27/2013 at 16:32 (4,019 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 225302 , Reply# 17   3/27/2013 at 19:20 (4,018 days old) by sbnhvlvr (South Bend, IN)   |   | |
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The DAM is still my favorite must be the memories of using Grandma's 1178; here is my Collection of DAM's. |
Post# 225307 , Reply# 18   3/27/2013 at 19:42 (4,018 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California)   |   | |
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Post# 225312 , Reply# 19   3/27/2013 at 19:59 (4,018 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 225392 , Reply# 20   3/28/2013 at 10:15 (4,018 days old) by jfalberti (Visalia, CA)   |   | |
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Yeah, In a previous thread in this section Brandon_W_T had some machines for sale, and one of them was an all yellow Connie. I e-mailed him, and we settled on a price, and I paid him for it. It's on the way and I should have it today or tomorrow. Don't know if it has any bags, but I'm sure I could use some. It is coming with the hose, floor tool, and wands. I figure I can share the tools from the DAM with the Constellation. It is a model 86. This picture is the one Brandon posted of it in his thread.
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Post# 225479 , Reply# 21   3/28/2013 at 19:48 (4,017 days old) by chan55 (Green Bay, WI)   |   | |
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I always wondered how the DAM's without rug adjustment worked? I know the power drives were self adjusting, but it seems some of the regular ones do not have a lever in front. |
Post# 225848 , Reply# 22   3/31/2013 at 16:36 (4,015 days old) by jfalberti (Visalia, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 226012 , Reply# 23   4/1/2013 at 18:28 (4,013 days old) by vacu-finder ()   |   | |
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Great thread |