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| Post# 287479 7/6/2014 at 14:30 (3,578 days old) by TASE (Colorado) | ||
I went to my local ARC thrift store and stumbled upon this Viking 507. It was Originally $13, but it was half off due to the 2-day 4th of July sale.
I took it apart and cleaned most of it. The front piece of plastic to protect the Viking label was never taken off! After removing it, it looks nearly brand new. It's brilliant. From the motor date plate, I can tell you that it was made in February or 1985. I do have a questions though. What bags do I need? I tested it with an Electrolux bag for the canisters, but that obviously wasn't right. I know that it is an Electrolux-Sweden machine, but that's all I know about it. Why is the suction so mediocre? It feels weaker than... well about anything. I can barely feel it pull anything. I know that it doesn't have the best design for a vacuum (really? Pull the air from the nozzle all the way up the body, then pull the air down to above the motor?) What kind of belts do I need? Otherwise, it's in great condition. | ||
| Post# 287485 , Reply# 1 7/6/2014 at 14:55 (3,578 days old) by sries (Tacoma WA) | ||
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| Post# 287513 , Reply# 2 7/6/2014 at 17:24 (3,578 days old) by TASE (Colorado) | ||
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| Post# 287517 , Reply# 3 7/6/2014 at 17:42 (3,578 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
It is indeed a very complicated (over-engineered?) design: air travels from the carpet into a suction tube, up the handle at the back of the dust bag container, into the bag, down into the bottom of the dust bag container where it travels to the fan of the motor by way of the handle joint, through the motor, then back up into the side of the dust bag container by way of the other side of the handle joint, and out the vents on the side of the container.
Maybe this is why the air-flow is not the strongest? :-) | ||
| Post# 287522 , Reply# 4 7/6/2014 at 19:12 (3,578 days old) by TASE (Colorado) | ||
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| Post# 287529 , Reply# 5 7/6/2014 at 20:42 (3,578 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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It's a strange design considering that by the time this design was brought to market, other vac-makers had figured out that it's best to put the motor of a bag-first machine in the bottom of the handle section, not the brush roll base. When Panasonic bought the Hoover Dial-a-Matic design, they really improved the airflow and suction to the configuration. And with this design, the air only travels one way between the base section and the handle section.... through a single connecting hose. Is it possible that for copyright reasons, Sweden's Electrolux could not yet copy the Dial-a-Matic configuration?
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| Post# 287554 , Reply# 6 7/6/2014 at 23:54 (3,578 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
what fun! | ||
| Post# 287578 , Reply# 8 7/7/2014 at 02:06 (3,578 days old) by TASE (Colorado) | ||
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Post# 287592 , Reply# 9 7/7/2014 at 07:18 (3,577 days old) by countryguy  (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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| Post# 287599 , Reply# 10 7/7/2014 at 07:56 (3,577 days old) by funvacfan (Canada) | ||
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| Post# 287690 , Reply# 12 7/7/2014 at 19:39 (3,577 days old) by TASE (Colorado) | ||
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| Post# 287752 , Reply# 13 7/8/2014 at 09:23 (3,576 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
Possibly dust clogged up around the veins of the fan - quite possible if it's been used with a dirty filter. Not sure what to suggest to rectify that as they're a swine to get into!
The suction was never amazing, but it should be strong enough to clean with and stronger than most dirty fan cleaners of the time. Incidentally, replacement brush strips for these are still available on ebay. | ||
| Post# 287756 , Reply# 14 7/8/2014 at 09:52 (3,576 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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| Post# 287764 , Reply# 15 7/8/2014 at 11:52 (3,576 days old) by TASE (Colorado) | ||
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