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Post# 292727   8/10/2014 at 15:27 (3,517 days old) by sonnyndad ()        

I recently acquired a Sanitaire SC-684 from the World's Longest Yardsale for $5.00. The brushroll it came with is genuine Eureka VGII, but it vibrates really bad and feels like it's seizing up. Should I spend lots of money and get the genuine VGII, or save ten dollars and get a four row all brush roll? I will be cleaning mostly medium shag and plush carpeting.

I have read on here that Sanitaires go through belts really fast. Where can I find the best belt for this machine?

www.goodvac.com/Eureka_Sanitaire_...] genuine beater bar

www.goodvac.com/Eureka_Vibra_Groo...] after market four row


Post# 292739 , Reply# 1   8/10/2014 at 15:40 (3,517 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        

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I think the 4-Brush model will be best for that groovy SHAG, man!! tongue-out


Post# 292752 , Reply# 2   8/10/2014 at 16:07 (3,517 days old) by sonnyndad ()        

That's what I was thinking. I wonder if it is safe to wash the bag in the bathtub?

Post# 292762 , Reply# 3   8/10/2014 at 16:52 (3,517 days old) by sonnyndad ()        

Looks like I'll be getting the genuine Eureka beater bar. I found a store online that sells all Sanitaire parts at very good prices.


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Post# 292795 , Reply# 4   8/10/2014 at 21:41 (3,517 days old) by Dustin (Jackson, MI)        

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Yes, it is safe to wash the bag in the bathtub. Use warm/hot water, and laundry detergent. Wash it twice and then rinse until the water is clear.

Post# 292858 , Reply# 5   8/11/2014 at 07:20 (3,517 days old) by sonnyndad ()        

Can I also replace the fan by removing the Quick Kleen housing?

Post# 292893 , Reply# 6   8/11/2014 at 10:37 (3,516 days old) by PoconoVacMan (Northeast Pennsylvania)        

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Yes, that was the intended purpose of the Quick-Kleen housing.

Post# 293055 , Reply# 7   8/11/2014 at 19:10 (3,516 days old) by sonnyndad ()        
Plastic hood and new parts

Looks like I'll be spending lots of money to get a new plastic hood for my Sanitaire, since the mounting stems broke clean off the old one.* I would super glue it, but the hood's so scratched up, I might as well replace it with a new one. I'll be keeping the original fan since it's not nearly as chewed up as I thought. I hand washed the bag it the bathtub with cold water, and the first five or six times, the water came out pitch black. The bag is hanging up to dry right now.

I love Sanitaires. Always have. They are so incredibly simple, I had the motor in my hand in two minutes. Since this is my first 12" Sanitaire, I will be making sure it's pampered with the best stuff.

*Notice the broken screw stems.


Post# 293065 , Reply# 8   8/11/2014 at 20:35 (3,516 days old) by PoconoVacMan (Northeast Pennsylvania)        

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I have a plastic hood I could send you for the cost of shipping. It isn't brand new, but it's in good condition.

Post# 293086 , Reply# 9   8/11/2014 at 21:48 (3,516 days old) by Dustin (Jackson, MI)        

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Matt, I sent you an Email a few days ago, did you get it?

Post# 293091 , Reply# 10   8/11/2014 at 21:58 (3,516 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)        

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I've had the plastic screw stems break on a power nozzle. I used an epoxy repair kit to fix the problem. I think they're now stronger than before!

Post# 293092 , Reply# 11   8/11/2014 at 22:00 (3,516 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)        

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Another option might be to drill two small holes in the hood and use the wire springs used on older Eureka models to hold it on.

Post# 293097 , Reply# 12   8/11/2014 at 22:17 (3,516 days old) by sonnyndad ()        
I hate those springs!

I was relieved to find that this machine's hood is (was) held on with screws. I want this machine to be perfect, so I will be buying it a brand new hood, putting in an older Sanitaire motor, getting a new fan and, eventually a brand new brushroll. I've heard of people using Koblenz belts on these. Is that a good idea?

Post# 293100 , Reply# 13   8/11/2014 at 22:29 (3,516 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California)        
Get...

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one of these hoods...then find a light assembly, and ya really got something.

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Post# 293108 , Reply# 14   8/11/2014 at 23:09 (3,516 days old) by sonnyndad ()        

I think I'll just get this. Stock all the way, don't ya know.

Post# 293369 , Reply# 15   8/13/2014 at 19:29 (3,514 days old) by sonnyndad ()        
I learned a valuable lesson today...

Ever since A to Z vacuums (my local vac shop) closed down, I've been having to fend for myself. Well, I made the mistake of taking the Sanitaire to House of Vacuums, which is much farther away. I had no intentions of leaving without the Sanitaire, but that's what happened. Not 15 seconds after I walk in, he starts writing up a repair slip and while my back was turned looking at the new shiny Sanitaires, my machine's already behind the counter with a tag on it. The guy absolutely REFUSED to give the machine back. He INSISTED that it stay there so he can "work" on it. The only reason I went there was to get brushroll bearings, bristle strips, and a belt. But NOOO, the jerk running the store needs to make a quick buck. I will NEVER do business with this man again. If you're ever in Birmingham,***DO NOT*** go to the House of Vacuums.

Post# 293370 , Reply# 16   8/13/2014 at 19:39 (3,514 days old) by marks_here (_._)        

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That's how they get ya! Been to many places like that but you learn not yo bring the machine in. & when you don't get the answer you're looking for, walk away or run fir your life!!! Sorry about that Clayton, I hope you didn't get screwed too bad

Post# 293373 , Reply# 17   8/13/2014 at 19:48 (3,514 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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Rip them a new one!

Post# 293375 , Reply# 18   8/13/2014 at 19:56 (3,514 days old) by sonnyndad ()        

I will NEVER take a machine in a vac shop that I intend to leave with ever again. I had to give my name and phone number (in retrospect, that should have been my cue to get the hell out!) and when (if) he calls, I won't be able to answer it because my job requires me to have my cell phone off from 8-3 every day. I should have just ordered parts off of the Internet like God intended. I know better now!

Post# 293422 , Reply# 19   8/13/2014 at 22:52 (3,514 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        

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Clayton, that's terrible. Defiantly not your 1959 friendly neighborhood Electrolux man! If that guy took MY vacuum cleaner behind the counter, then REFUSED to give it back, it wouldn't be pretty! Let's say extension poles would be used in ways they were not designed for! 'Hey buddy, get me my vacuum or I'm getting it myself!'. What did you do about it, Clayton? laughing


Post# 293446 , Reply# 20   8/13/2014 at 23:14 (3,514 days old) by Gr8DaneDad ()        

I would have called the police and had them come to retrieve my property and cite the owner for theft, if not extortion. I will not be bullied as a customer.


Post# 293451 , Reply# 21   8/13/2014 at 23:19 (3,514 days old) by marks_here (_._)        

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File a report with the law telling them you refused repair on it that's all plus he has to call you with an estimate & refuse that also. He can't touch it without your permission

Post# 293462 , Reply# 22   8/13/2014 at 23:29 (3,514 days old) by sonnyndad ()        

What I'm strongly considering doing is just going over there Friday afternoon (I don't get off until 4:45 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday) demanding to get my machine back. If be puts up a fight, I'll call the police.

Post# 293465 , Reply# 23   8/13/2014 at 23:33 (3,514 days old) by marks_here (_._)        

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There ya go.... & if you have to, tell them it's not your machine but a friends & he hadn't authorized you to do anything to it

Post# 293470 , Reply# 24   8/13/2014 at 23:49 (3,514 days old) by sonnyndad ()        

He already knows it's mine because I told him I collect vacuum cleaners as soon as I walked in. This is driving me absolutely insane. I've pretty much memorized the Sanitaire parts inventory of sanitairevacparts.com trying to figure out if it would be possible to build my own Sanitaire. For all I know, my machine could be sobbing thinking I deserted it in a strange place, or it could be having party night with all the other vacuum cleaners.

Post# 293471 , Reply# 25   8/13/2014 at 23:52 (3,514 days old) by sonnyndad ()        
Oops.

I meant sanitairevacuumsales.com

Post# 293473 , Reply# 26   8/13/2014 at 23:56 (3,514 days old) by marks_here (_._)        

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It's alright we're all here in your time of need

Post# 293474 , Reply# 27   8/14/2014 at 00:11 (3,514 days old) by sonnyndad ()        

Thanks, Vacuumland! :-)

Post# 293478 , Reply# 28   8/14/2014 at 01:00 (3,514 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        

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Don't worry Clayton.while I'm sure the Sanitare misses you,I'm also pretty sure it's playing a round of cards with the other vacuums there! I heard a Eureka Bravo snuck-in a poker set in 1998. That same Bravo and a Hoover Concept II now host nightly poker matches, but if poker isn't your game, there's bingo in the basement. If you're looking to take it easy, stop by the break-room. Some Electrolux has been serving guests and visitors since it got traded in on a Hoover Convertible in 1982. It got really cool when the break-room got a TV in 1983! You never knew how much vacuums like TV! tongue-out


Post# 293579 , Reply# 29   8/14/2014 at 19:40 (3,513 days old) by sonnyndad ()        
I have a plan...

I will go over there tomorrow afternoon and rescue my Sanitaire. Then, I'll spend $60 on sanitairevacuumsales.com to make it feel loved. What can possibly go wrong?

Post# 293586 , Reply# 30   8/14/2014 at 21:34 (3,513 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)        

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Clayton, if I was you, I would go to the police station, explain the situation to them, & then have the officer go with you to pick up the vacuum. And I wouldn't worry about whether you have ruined your relations with the vac shop. Rather, I would tell them you will be letting EVERYONE you meet know of your awful experience with them, & encouraging others to take their repairs & future vac sales elsewhere! Maybe that will teach them to use such unethical business practices!

Rob


Post# 293587 , Reply# 31   8/14/2014 at 21:57 (3,513 days old) by sonnyndad ()        

We'll see how it goes. The cops here probably couldn't even give a crap about a vacuum cleaner. They might miss their donuts.

Post# 293997 , Reply# 32   8/16/2014 at 21:42 (3,511 days old) by marks_here (_._)        

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We'll tell us what happened I'm dying to know

Post# 294000 , Reply# 33   8/16/2014 at 21:50 (3,511 days old) by sonnyndad ()        
The Great Sanitaire Fiasco of 2014

I went there Friday afternoon to find that my dad had banned me from entering the store. I guess he thought I would cause some sort of trouble. He went in there and apparently the guy told him that he had already ordered the parts for the machine. I'm supposed to get a call this week to which I'm going to say "Don't touch my machine, I just want to buy the parts."

Post# 294003 , Reply# 34   8/16/2014 at 22:09 (3,511 days old) by marks_here (_._)        

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I just don't understand how he can order parts when you didn't authorize any repair..get the eye witness news team to do a story on this!!!

Post# 294009 , Reply# 35   8/16/2014 at 22:36 (3,511 days old) by sonnyndad ()        

Well I -DID- go in there because I wanted parts. I thought they would be cheaper to obtain because there would be no shipping cost. If I had known that all this would turn into The Great Sanitaire Fiasco of 2014, I would have ordered parts of the Internet.



Post# 294013 , Reply# 36   8/17/2014 at 00:01 (3,511 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        

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Oh dear, the junior vacuumlanders will be learning this in their History class 20 years from now! laughing


Post# 294024 , Reply# 37   8/17/2014 at 01:00 (3,511 days old) by sonnyndad ()        
HOW NOT TO OBTAIN VACUUM PARTS

Hey kids, read this short story of this stupid idiot 20 years ago that trusted an unknown vac shop with his new Sanitaire!

Post# 294025 , Reply# 38   8/17/2014 at 01:56 (3,511 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        

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Hey future kids, if you've discovered time travel, send me an email in the past, I'd love to test time travel! tongue-out

 

Oh and P.S-did they ever find out who killed the radio star? tongue-out


Post# 294302 , Reply# 39   8/18/2014 at 18:58 (3,509 days old) by sonnyndad ()        
The House of Vacuums called me today...

The guy said it would cost 23.05 for a new hood and a new belt. I guess that's not too bad. I will probably be going to pick up the machine on Wednesday. The guy said he would put the parts on for free, but I want to do it myself. I'll still have to buy a new VGII beater bar, fan, and pulley from sanitairevacuumsales.com


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