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Thread Number: 2492
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| Post# 27468 12/19/2007 at 07:19 (5,966 days old) by ian88 () | ||
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Here's my Lil beauty :) hehe. It needs it's bearings greasing mind, so i'll need some advice. Ian 
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| Post# 27469 , Reply# 1 12/19/2007 at 07:22 (5,966 days old) by ian88 () | ||
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It's a Hoover btw if you were wondering lol. 1978 I believe. | ||
| Post# 27470 , Reply# 2 12/19/2007 at 07:24 (5,966 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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Greasing the bearings? Didn't we learn last time?! Might be better to leave it alone :P | ||
| Post# 27471 , Reply# 3 12/19/2007 at 07:56 (5,966 days old) by ian88 () | ||
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Hilarious... Maybe I should just keep it as it is and have it growling like chewbacca and smelling of shite, Jack? :P lol Hmph, the seller said it worked fine too... lol | ||
Post# 27472 , Reply# 4 12/19/2007 at 07:57 (5,966 days old) by arh1953  ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida) |
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| Post# 27473 , Reply# 5 12/19/2007 at 08:12 (5,966 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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'growling like chewbacca' Is that going to be our phrase du jour? If that cleaner is anything like the Hooverette inside, it'll be a pain to reassemble. If anyone has a copy of the exploded parts diagram for that model, it might help. | ||
| Post# 27475 , Reply# 6 12/19/2007 at 08:15 (5,966 days old) by ian88 () | ||
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Yeah, the motor is a bit of a pain to get at mate. I'll give it a proper look at tonight no doubt :) It's still a cute little Christmas prezzie to myself imo. Ian | ||
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Post# 27476 , Reply# 7 12/19/2007 at 08:29 (5,966 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida) |
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Here's My Christmas Present To Ian
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, here's a fascinating little video from the early '60s. It's not a stick vacuum, but it is a Hoover.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO arh1953's LINK | ||
| Post# 27477 , Reply# 8 12/19/2007 at 08:41 (5,966 days old) by ian88 () | ||
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£18!? talk about old prices. If they cost that much nowerdays I could buy em for each member of my family :P | ||
| Post# 27479 , Reply# 9 12/19/2007 at 09:12 (5,966 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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In modern terms... ...£18 in old money works out at about £260 today. | ||
| Post# 27481 , Reply# 10 12/19/2007 at 09:21 (5,966 days old) by ian88 () | ||
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That's still bloody cheap :P imo. | ||
| Post# 27482 , Reply# 11 12/19/2007 at 09:22 (5,966 days old) by electroluxxxx (……) | ||
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not in america that is like 300 maybe more | ||
| Post# 27484 , Reply# 12 12/19/2007 at 10:38 (5,966 days old) by petek (Ontario) | ||
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In todays money that 18 pounds would be $503 USD however back in 1964 that vacuum would more than likely have only cost half that amount in the US and Canada at that time. Appliances were phenommenally more expensive in the UK than N.America | ||
| Post# 27485 , Reply# 13 12/19/2007 at 10:40 (5,966 days old) by petek (Ontario) | ||
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Looking at that vac it looks very much the clone of my Canadian Electrolux Tri Vac..can you take a picture it opened up where you put the bag or empty it? | ||
| Post# 27494 , Reply# 16 12/19/2007 at 14:58 (5,966 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK) | ||
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According to the retail price index Thats £276 odd in todays ££s I believe there were approx $3 US to the £ in the 60s so it wasnt that much more expensive than the US model? Seamus CLICK HERE TO GO TO seamusuk's LINK | ||
| Post# 27510 , Reply# 20 12/19/2007 at 22:18 (5,965 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
Nice machine :) In the mid 70's the English Pound was going for about $4.20 Canadian. Re: no plug on the cord for Pete. Up untill the 80's (I believe) when they changed the standards you could find a number of different outlets in homes in the UK. The ones that come to mind are a fused 13 A - 3 flat pin (used presently) 3 round pins (2, 5 and 15 amp versions) and one round pin and two flat (5 and 15 amp versions). As well there were earlier two pin versions of the round ones too. Consequently there were no plugs on the appliances as they had no way of knowing which one to use. Just to confuse things further - there was also a plug available that was made to fit a lamp socket as well. Guess we had it easy in Canada and the US with only one main style of plug. | ||
| Post# 27528 , Reply# 21 12/20/2007 at 05:49 (5,965 days old) by ian88 () | ||
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Think WD-40 could sort out the motor? get dust out of the bearings and the like, that's prob what's causing the slight burning smell too. Ian | ||
| Post# 27597 , Reply# 22 12/21/2007 at 06:25 (5,964 days old) by ian88 () | ||
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I'm just gonna give up on her, write her off to experience.. won't believe what it did today. | ||
| Post# 27600 , Reply# 23 12/21/2007 at 07:02 (5,964 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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Hmm.. What did it do, Ian? | ||
| Post# 27601 , Reply# 24 12/21/2007 at 07:27 (5,964 days old) by ian88 () | ||
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Well I was using it..worked fine, just a bit loud..turned it to the lowest setting just to see, loud unhealthy noise, massive vibrations..smell of burning and dust farting out the back. Needless to say I used the Constellation. | ||
| Post# 27603 , Reply# 25 12/21/2007 at 08:25 (5,964 days old) by electroluxxxx (……) | ||
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if it were me I would keep fixing it until I solved the problem. like the saying. "if at first you don't suceed try try again" I am sure something would work out just fine | ||
| Post# 27605 , Reply# 26 12/21/2007 at 08:48 (5,964 days old) by ian88 () | ||
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I think the motor's not seated properly, i'm not sure though. It's a right pain to get into I can tell you. | ||
| Post# 27618 , Reply# 28 12/21/2007 at 11:48 (5,964 days old) by ian88 () | ||
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I'm gonna have to disconnect a lot of wires to get the motor out, sigh.. Damn late 1970s electronics :P | ||
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