Thread Number: 34715
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Okay, NOW I am done....Fairfax Vac |
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Post# 374916 , Reply# 1   7/5/2017 at 09:19 (2,458 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Congrats on the Fairfax. The 'conical thing' is the water valve. Put it inside the tank when picking up liquids. Eureka actually built that power nozzle for Fairfax (as they did many other companies). Fairfax always used "bojack" bags, just had them packaged in genuine packages. I much prefer to make my own bag out of a Miele hepa cloth bag, that way you get excellent filtration.
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Post# 374918 , Reply# 2   7/5/2017 at 09:35 (2,458 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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I love Fairfax they are one of my favorite vacuums especially with the Eureka made power nozzle. Tip!!!!! If you use Kenmore hepa cloth bags 5055 you will get superior filtration. I take one bag and install in tank then I take another and cut a round filter and put in place of the paper filter over the bin. Make sure you wash the filter attached to the underside of the motor unit. People usually don't ever clean these lol I'd like to see a pic especially of the conical shell you were talking about. I'm not sure what that is.
I have several of these machines. A straight suction 2 speed, an early 70s with their first power nozzle (big chrome power nozzle used on Royal and Airway), an early 80s model with their second power nozzle (Hoover made Powermatic used on the early Celebrity)( my canister is chrome but I believe the early 80's one with Hoover power nozzle went to plastic), an early 90's model with the Eureka made power nozzle (first use of self contained electric hose with power nozzle switch), and the currant model made from late 90s though now the black touch of class model with wessel werk power nozzle |
Post# 374919 , Reply# 3   7/5/2017 at 09:37 (2,458 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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Post# 374950 , Reply# 6   7/6/2017 at 01:42 (2,457 days old) by fantomfan57 (Central Texas)   |   | |
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AKA... the Filterizer. When I finally get a manual, I should see what components go inside. Sorry for the confusion. |
Post# 374964 , Reply# 7   7/6/2017 at 16:04 (2,457 days old) by fantomfan57 (Central Texas)   |   | |
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Tom, will the Miele and Kenmore bags stay on the intake tube? When cutting out another cloth bag for the flat filter, do you use all the layers? |
Post# 374977 , Reply# 8   7/7/2017 at 09:35 (2,456 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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If you have the rubber intake spout 'seal' over the metal, then YES, you can pull/push the Miele/Kenmore bag collar opening onto the spout. It will take some effort, which means the bag won't come adrift in use. When using a HEPA bag for a filter, cut the bag open, and use one side (fluffy side towards bag). Save other side for next filter.
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Post# 374993 , Reply# 9   7/7/2017 at 17:55 (2,455 days old) by luxlife (Under a Pecan Tree)   |   | |
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I always did like these! |
Post# 375055 , Reply# 14   7/9/2017 at 04:17 (2,454 days old) by fantomfan57 (Central Texas)   |   | |
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does the filter bag in Cam's pictures look like Cloth Hepa bags used in Kenmore Canister Vacuums? It's the cardboard collar that looks familiar. Tom did mention Fairfax using "bojack" bags earlier. |
Post# 375074 , Reply# 18   7/9/2017 at 15:21 (2,454 days old) by fantomfan57 (Central Texas)   |   | |
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It looks like Ecovacuum sells the flat filters for Silver Kings which look like the Fairfax flat filters. |
Post# 375130 , Reply# 19   7/10/2017 at 18:28 (2,452 days old) by n0oxy (Saint Louis Missouri, United States)   |   | |
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I looked on the ecovacuum site but did not see any bags mentioning the fairfax machines. It appears that the vacuums themselves are no longer made, does anyone know which bags are the right ones? Mike |
Post# 375148 , Reply# 21   7/11/2017 at 08:33 (2,452 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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Ecovacuum is the official dealer for Fairfax. They are no longer mass produced but what the owner told me was that he did still make them but by request, mostly for long time Fairfax users. At the time he told me this (about a year ago) you could get the basic black Fairfax with an upgraded power nozzle for about $1400 give or take.
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