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Thread Number: 27079
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Eureka ESP Self-Propelled 5071D |
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| Post# 302860 10/23/2014 at 19:44 (3,466 days old) by niclonnic (Bonney Lake, WA) | ||
This old beast is at my local food bank, which I have a volunteer job at on most Thursdays. I don't have much experience with vintage vacuums, so that's why I'm finally posting this to Vacuumland.
The Eureka ESP 5071D is a heavy and loud vacuum, but it cleans really well! When used on the dirty rug in the vegetable room of the food bank, the dirt particles dance in front of the vacuum before getting sucked in. Now that's power that even a modern vacuum can't match! I haven't used it lately, though. However, this vacuum smells, and the headlight doesn't work. Has anybody had experience with this vacuum? If so, how did it work for you?
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| Post# 302862 , Reply# 1 10/23/2014 at 19:54 (3,466 days old) by PoconoVacMan (Northeast Pennsylvania) | ||
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| Post# 302872 , Reply# 2 10/23/2014 at 20:28 (3,466 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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| Post# 302873 , Reply# 3 10/23/2014 at 20:36 (3,466 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 303011 , Reply# 5 10/24/2014 at 19:35 (3,465 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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DO NOT run that bag in the washing machine! Those are STICKERS on the bag, they come off easily! My early 1978 model with the early vinyl bag had this happen, although the stickers fell off with age. This is a GREAT vacuum,I love it, but mine needs some serious restoration! Those plastics on the hood are fragile, the hood is mostly metal, it's a modified 1970s Eureka hood. Their is a hole drilled in the top to allow the bigger motor, it's the plastic vent and headlamp assembly that fragiles easily.
Regardless, one of my favourite EUREKA models! | ||
| Post# 303012 , Reply# 6 10/24/2014 at 19:36 (3,465 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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| Post# 303028 , Reply# 7 10/24/2014 at 21:42 (3,465 days old) by Dustin (Jackson, MI) | ||
Yes, the stickers were only on the earliest bags- the one we had at our church had the later "Triple Filter" bag and I washed it by hand without issue. A great cleaner, although the drive cable was broken so it no longer self propelled. The one at our church wasn't excessively loud, just powerful sounding.
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| Post# 303033 , Reply# 8 10/24/2014 at 22:13 (3,465 days old) by Jaker15 (Meridian, ID) | ||
Love mine | ||
| Post# 303041 , Reply# 9 10/24/2014 at 22:36 (3,465 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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| Post# 303134 , Reply# 10 10/25/2014 at 17:16 (3,464 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 303139 , Reply# 11 10/25/2014 at 17:43 (3,464 days old) by niclonnic (Bonney Lake, WA) | ||
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Thanks!
Nice to hear about all your experiences with this vacuum. The one at the food bank does have a "Triple Filter" bag. I would NEVER run the outer bag through a washer, anyway. I'm not sure how to replace the headlight bulb on it, though.
It's amazing that such an old cleaner puts modern vacuums to shame! These are things that even my young generation doesn't understand. | ||
| Post# 303142 , Reply# 12 10/25/2014 at 18:07 (3,464 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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| Post# 303168 , Reply# 13 10/25/2014 at 20:19 (3,464 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 325453 , Reply# 15 5/22/2015 at 11:11 (3,255 days old) by niclonnic (Bonney Lake, WA) | ||
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Wow | ||
| Post# 357934 , Reply# 17 8/18/2016 at 19:45 (2,801 days old) by azerahraven (Idaho) | ||
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belt question I have one of these but I'm having a hard time figuring out what kind of belt it needs. Do you guys know? Thanks! :) | ||
| Post# 357935 , Reply# 18 8/18/2016 at 19:48 (2,801 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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| Post# 357965 , Reply# 19 8/19/2016 at 12:44 (2,800 days old) by dirtmaster37 (Ypsilanti, Michigan USA) | ||
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