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Thread Number: 23535
Beautiful Viantage Fairfax |
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| Post# 263537 1/16/2014 at 01:17 (3,752 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC) | ||
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But the guy in the store wants $195 for it. I did plug it in and the motor is fine and it's pretty much in mint condition. It only comes as is ,in this pic. What would be a fair price to pay for it? Does anyone know? 
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Post# 263538 , Reply# 1 1/16/2014 at 01:58 (3,752 days old) by tolivac  (Greenville,NC) |
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Does the machine have all of its attachments and accesseries?And what about the taped repair on the hose connector to the machine?would deduct for that. | ||
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Post# 263544 , Reply# 2 1/16/2014 at 02:30 (3,752 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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| Post# 263553 , Reply# 4 1/16/2014 at 06:50 (3,752 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California) | ||
Used to see these more... | ||
| Post# 263562 , Reply# 5 1/16/2014 at 08:43 (3,752 days old) by ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado) | ||
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| Post# 263569 , Reply# 7 1/16/2014 at 11:02 (3,752 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
That Fairfax has a bypass motor. You can tell from the slits for the cooling air to escape near the handle. It's a machine from the early to mid 1970's. Less desirable than the non bypass motor originals, and MUCH louder than the originals too. I would say that machine is worth about $50 as is. I have nine different versions of Fairfax, from the first (S-1) through the modern model (made three years ago). The originals, from the early 1960's, were the BEST.
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| Post# 263608 , Reply# 8 1/16/2014 at 17:50 (3,752 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC) | ||
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ok Thanks for your responses:)) | ||
| Post# 263653 , Reply# 9 1/16/2014 at 23:01 (3,751 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
Loud Bypass cleaners? I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about, My '68 Fairfax is nice and minty, with plenty of the original attachments, manuals, packaging, Etc. only tool I do not think I have for it is the optional buffer/polisher.
Anyhow, the thing's barely above a whisper, how is this considered loud? By "Bypass" I'm assuming you mean non-direct-air, As dumb as that sounds. Did such a thing as a direct air fairfax exist? I'm confused and puzzled by your posting. | ||
| Post# 263655 , Reply# 10 1/17/2014 at 01:26 (3,751 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota) | ||
Not direct air
There are three types of clean air motors (in this case referred to as bypass)
The flow through motor which is the standard in most household canister which as the name implies all air flows through the motor which acts as it's cooling system then you have the "bypass" types which have a separate fan to cool the motor to keep the incoming airsteam out of the motor these are often used in wet/dry vacs and centrals Peripheral bypass motors use a series of holes/slots in the fan case to exhaust the incoming air Tangential have one pipe that comes out of the fan case which exhausts the incoming air I think the fairfaxs use a peripheral either way the ones with those motors are quite loud i would compare it to a central vac in noise if yours is quiet you have a flow thru Here's some images from cana vac to show you the differences. 
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| Post# 263656 , Reply# 11 1/17/2014 at 01:30 (3,751 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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BlackedHearted, | ||
| Post# 263744 , Reply# 12 1/17/2014 at 16:51 (3,751 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC) | ||
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Super sweeper This particular Fairfax in the picture was verrry loud when I plugged it in. The motor sounded fine and it had good suction though.it does have an open exhaust port though. I'm wondering if there is a muffler that could be attached? | ||
| Post# 263778 , Reply# 13 1/17/2014 at 20:00 (3,750 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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Yes, one of sorts. | ||
| Post# 263816 , Reply# 14 1/17/2014 at 23:36 (3,750 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
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