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Thread Number: 36015
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
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| Post# 386304 2/17/2018 at 20:04 (2,252 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
I found this Douglas hand vacuum. I was wonder if it was a kirby vacuette clone. I know Douglas is a kirby sister company.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO Lesinutah's LINK on eBay | ||
| Post# 386305 , Reply# 1 2/17/2018 at 20:13 (2,252 days old) by blackheart (North Dakota) | ||
From what i was told | ||
| Post# 386318 , Reply# 2 2/18/2018 at 01:22 (2,252 days old) by broomvac (N/A) | ||
That hand vac was made not only for Kirby, but also for some half dozen or so other companies too. I had the Craftsman version once. Interestingly, they use virtually the same GS electric motor used in the Dirt Devil hand vacs, Boom Vac, and many canister power nozzles.
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| Post# 386340 , Reply# 4 2/18/2018 at 13:32 (2,251 days old) by broomvac (N/A) | ||
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| Post# 386343 , Reply# 5 2/18/2018 at 16:42 (2,251 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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Hey
Thanks for the info. Royal and dirt devil are one in the same riccar simplicity. I'm not sure but the eureka looks like a shark. The riccar is sweet looking which of the group has best performance. I had red royal and a blue shark that looks like your eureka and my wife has a new shark portable. The sharks are better than the royal. I was suprised but the royal was horrible. The older shark blue in color I'll post Pic later is good but it runs hot. Newest shark runs cool and has power. I was thinking of a black and decker since I already have battery and they seem to be highest rated out of newest hand vacs.
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| Post# 386396 , Reply# 6 2/19/2018 at 18:07 (2,250 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY) | ||
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| Post# 386409 , Reply# 7 2/19/2018 at 21:02 (2,250 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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| Post# 386426 , Reply# 9 2/19/2018 at 23:52 (2,250 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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Honest noe
Thanks for your input. I looked up riccar it's a little pricey but it's a riccar and you know it performs well. I bought the Douglas super bee in link for $25. I was at thrift store and seen a eureka exactly like yours it was clogged I was trying to unclog when I found a gem. I think it's a early 80s royal prince. I was so excited to try it out and I broke the belt. I still turned it on and it's motor spins nicely.
I'll let you guys know how Douglas and royal perform. | ||
| Post# 386439 , Reply# 10 2/20/2018 at 09:12 (2,249 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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Love the Royal Prince...
I have two of those and they are excellent. One is a late '80s version, same color scheme as above except it has a little metal guard in front of the power switch. I picked that one up at a thrift shop for just under $3. The other is a 1960s version with a red and gray cloth bag. I've found they can take the paper bags for the red dirt devil hand vacs. You just need to install the outer bag upside down (logo facing down).
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| Post# 386440 , Reply# 11 2/20/2018 at 10:28 (2,249 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 386441 , Reply# 12 2/20/2018 at 10:56 (2,249 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
I own a DirtVac | ||
Post# 386442 , Reply# 13 2/20/2018 at 11:19 (2,249 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Lesinutah
Les,
Sorry to hear you broke the belt on this Royal Prince! A new one is part no. 1-157260-001. It has to be installed in the exact same way you would hook a up a belt on a Royal metal upright: the front of the belt must face you. But on the early Dirt Devil hand vacs, the back of the belt would face you instead. ~Ben | ||
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