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Post# 124135   2/5/2011 at 19:02 (4,827 days old) by singingrainbow (Texas)        

I just want to know why NO and I mean absolutely NO one on the internet stocks fantom brush rolls anymore, or any other major parts anymore. I mean the company went out only about 9 years ago and yet the parts are impossible to find! I just spent the last hour trying to find a fantom thunder and lightning brushroll but no one has them! I am so MAD right now that I cant find these parts because I LIKE to USE my fantoms and esp.the lightning but cant without the brush. So anyway does any one on this entire planet have or know where to get extra fantom brushrolls, hoses, and others?
Thank you for your time.
Scott


Post# 124137 , Reply# 1   2/5/2011 at 19:11 (4,827 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona)        

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Try calling your local vacuum stores. I once found a guy with discontinued Convertible brushes, so you never know.

Post# 124139 , Reply# 2   2/5/2011 at 19:30 (4,827 days old) by singingrainbow (Texas)        
well

I have tried in the past and the only 4 vac shops in our area dont have any fantom parts and only one ( the one with whom we are very good friends with ) have any old parts at all and the other 3 were either really junky or the owners were real jerks if you know what I mean. Sorry, I should have said that above but thanks for the sugestion anyway, I'm glad at least one person posted so far!

Post# 124141 , Reply# 3   2/5/2011 at 19:45 (4,827 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona)        

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Ha, I know what you mean. Some people are seriously rude. I looked online for you and can't find anything ether. Sorry.

Post# 124160 , Reply# 4   2/5/2011 at 21:50 (4,827 days old) by nick (Hastings, New Zealand)        

have you tried sears, they used to carry them called the sears destiny, dont remember what versions they had but they were the original fantoms rebadged

Post# 124164 , Reply# 5   2/5/2011 at 23:35 (4,827 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)        

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there is a vacuum shop in St.Louis called Kirby of Ferguson that I know had some the last time I was there. I will try to find the number of the shop or if any other people from that area could chime in here with that info that would be awesome.

Post# 124178 , Reply# 6   2/6/2011 at 12:10 (4,827 days old) by vac-o-matic (Saint Louis, Mo.)        

Scott, will try to run by there tomorrow and check for you at the place Phillip listed above. I'll let you know...would a used one do if in decent shape?

Post# 124182 , Reply# 7   2/6/2011 at 12:39 (4,827 days old) by singingrainbow (Texas)        
That would be great !

Oh a used one would be just fine! Thank you so much Rick and Phillip! Thank's to all who posted to this thread!
Scott



Post# 124184 , Reply# 8   2/6/2011 at 12:48 (4,827 days old) by jfalberti (Visalia, CA)        
I checked Sears online

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And they say the part for the Destiny is no longer available. Maybe a local Sears may have one in stock in the parts department. Here is a link to what I found.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO jfalberti's LINK


Post# 124273 , Reply# 9   2/7/2011 at 16:39 (4,826 days old) by vac-o-matic (Saint Louis, Mo.)        

Hey Scott, check your email!

Post# 124280 , Reply# 10   2/7/2011 at 18:08 (4,825 days old) by djtaylor (Salt Lake City, Utah)        
It's my understanding...

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I think that when a company goes out of business they are only required to make replacement parts for their products for something like five years. After that it's up to the 'bojackers' to make replacement parts. If a 'bojacker' like Douglas does not make parts for Fantom I doubt that anyone else does either. After nine years, I don't think your going to find much in the way of replacement parts.
I'm sorry.
Justin


Post# 124284 , Reply# 11   2/7/2011 at 18:46 (4,825 days old) by electroluxtank ()        
Obscure parts are in pockers of junks stores.

There are pockets of old parts for consumer items in many old junky stores.

Often many are not worth placing on the internet, or there is no clear list, just a mess of old boxes.

An actual image or the part number is not what many junky stores get as an input, just a mess of time consuming vague non details. Not all store owners can spend gobs of time with customers who talk in vagueness.

The cross section reference books might have been tossed by a newbie who wants the cord cut, but us older folks still want to help fix stuff.


Thus we store owners that have junky sections of old inventory have to appear to be jerks to the outside world. Folks spend gobs of our time with zero details, thus the whole thing is really charity. After awhile many folks sell off their old stuff; or throw it out to. One makes no money in spending 1 to 2 hours in calls, emails to sell a 10 cent item.

One product I sell has many variations, the same model has gobs of parts that changed with time. To supply a spare part, even the part number will not work, there are 5 to 7 variants all an undocumented mess. Thus to fix the item, I have to see your broke one and rummage through a mess of junky old boxes to find a match.

Ideally you need to find a junky store with zillions of old parts where the owner works for fun and owns an oil well outback.

In some industries there are old chaps that know all the part numbers and cross references. They now a widget 59B fits a widget 65T that the parts book says will not fir. Once these guys die or are fired the knowledge base gets further goofed up. The new guy was born after the widget line was gone; he says there are no longer any parts.

Here I have some obscure non vacuum parts that are 50+ years old. A google search for the number shows no hits. The web is great place to find old parts, so is a junky store with an old owner too.

Walking into the store with an actual part; or sending them an image is far better than 5 to 15 minutes of dialog. You might not even get to the old dude who really knows, it might his young son who wants nothing to do with your brand.

My dad had this used stopwatch he got in the 1930's. When it broke in the 1980's EVERY guru told him no parts are available. A really old jerk of a repair guy said he would look at it and found out that INSIDE the watch was a compartment with a spare mainspring, and several jewels. It was the real jerk who fixed the old watch.

There are pockets of new old stock parts all over the place, The bulk of this stuff/crud/crap/goldmine items is not findable via a google search, it is in that junky store with the mean owner!


Post# 124302 , Reply# 12   2/8/2011 at 00:27 (4,825 days old) by Vacuumfreeeke ()        

I had heard that CWP used to make a good aftermarket brushroll for Fantoms but I just checked their site and they didn't have any. Maybe you can find a junk machine and glean the brushroll from it (I do see them on CL every now and then). It was sad what happened with Fantom.... I really enjoyed them back in their hay day.... and I loved the infomercials, which are all available on Youtube.... yay :o)

Post# 125513 , Reply# 13   2/20/2011 at 11:29 (4,813 days old) by jfalberti (Visalia, CA)        
I think I found your brushroll

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Another gentleman on this site directed me to this site for Royal parts, and I noticed that he also has some Fantom parts. Hope he has what you need.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO jfalberti's LINK


Post# 126099 , Reply# 14   2/27/2011 at 11:01 (4,806 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona)        
Scott

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I don't know if you found your brush-roll yet, but take a look at this web-site. They might have one for you.

www.familyvac.com/fantom.html...


CLICK HERE TO GO TO bagintheback's LINK



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