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Thread Number: 13369
Eureka 2091 Restoration Complete! |
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| Post# 142295 , Reply# 1 7/8/2011 at 00:22 (4,901 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany) | ||
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Motor/Base before... 
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| Post# 142297 , Reply# 2 7/8/2011 at 00:22 (4,901 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany) | ||
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Motor/base after! 
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| Post# 142298 , Reply# 3 7/8/2011 at 00:24 (4,901 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany) | ||
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Bag detail... Love the 'racing stripe'... I took the bag off of the fill tube, removed the wood 'dowel' at the top that the spring hangs from... I ran the bag through the Maytag, and threw in some vintage Downy in its rinse... Smells really nice. And is really clean, too. 
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| Post# 142299 , Reply# 4 7/8/2011 at 00:24 (4,901 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany) | ||
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That fabulous ESP switch. 
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| Post# 142300 , Reply# 5 7/8/2011 at 00:25 (4,901 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany) | ||
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Underside after running it through the dishwasher a few times.. Just sparkles! New brush-strips in the VGII, as well. 
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| Post# 142301 , Reply# 6 7/8/2011 at 00:25 (4,901 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany) | ||
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Date stamp... 1982, I would believe... 
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| Post# 142302 , Reply# 7 7/8/2011 at 00:26 (4,901 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany) | ||
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Ready to go! 
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| Post# 142304 , Reply# 8 7/8/2011 at 00:30 (4,901 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany) | ||
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| Post# 142305 , Reply# 9 7/8/2011 at 00:31 (4,901 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany) | ||
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I even took a video of it... not the best quality, just shot it with my iPhone... | ||
| Post# 142307 , Reply# 10 7/8/2011 at 01:16 (4,901 days old) by henry200 (Saint Paul MN) | ||
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Bravo! You really set the bar high when it comes to performing a restoration and you've done it again with this one. | ||
| Post# 142322 , Reply# 11 7/8/2011 at 07:49 (4,900 days old) by luxg () | ||
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Just beautiful Fred, I am sure it couldn't have looked or ran any better the day that it was sold!!! | ||
| Post# 142332 , Reply# 12 7/8/2011 at 10:16 (4,900 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
Congrats Fred!
Your comments about Eureka quality in this vac support what I have felt all along about those 2000 series uprights - well built, beautiful and top performing vacs. It's not wonder this was the model for decades of Sanitaire commercial uprights (though I have no idea if current Sanitaires can match the quality of your 2091.) Consumer Reports testing in the 1970's always gave top marks to these Eureka series 2000 uprights. I imagine the 2091 would be similar to the much-coveted brandywine ESP Cordaway version. So nice to see that the Eureka quality I personally experienced in our family's trusted 2083 Cordaway (1974) continued in subsequent generations into the 1980's. As the advertisements used to proudly and confidently say: "Eureka. The very best in vacuum cleaners." | ||
| Post# 142333 , Reply# 13 7/8/2011 at 10:18 (4,900 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 142334 , Reply# 14 7/8/2011 at 10:22 (4,900 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 142339 , Reply# 15 7/8/2011 at 10:41 (4,900 days old) by Brandon_W_T () | ||
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Woooooooweeeeeeee Looks good as new! Probably cleaner than new! Impeccable. I have seen Freds work first hand on Greg Nunns Hoover 68. Everything he does is unbelievable! | ||
| Post# 142352 , Reply# 16 7/8/2011 at 11:13 (4,900 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI) | ||
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| Post# 142365 , Reply# 17 7/8/2011 at 11:46 (4,900 days old) by hoover1 () | ||
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great find! | ||
| Post# 142382 , Reply# 18 7/8/2011 at 16:05 (4,900 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany) | ||
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Per the recommendation of some other collectors, I stopped by my local Riccar dealer today and picked up these bags. I don't know how I've lived so long without them. $16.95 for 6 bags. All of my Eurekas will be having one of these installed immediately! 
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| Post# 142383 , Reply# 19 7/8/2011 at 16:09 (4,900 days old) by vacuumfreak (Ontario, Canada) | ||
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Does anyone know where to find light bulbs for these vacs? Mine burnt out on both of mine, and I cant find them anywhere... | ||
| Post# 142384 , Reply# 20 7/8/2011 at 16:19 (4,900 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany) | ||
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Any hardware store should have them. I've found them at Ace and Lowe's. It's a 25-watt (15 watt will also work) appliance lightbulb. | ||
| Post# 142391 , Reply# 21 7/8/2011 at 18:00 (4,900 days old) by henry200 (Saint Paul MN) | ||
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Welcome to the 21st century Fred, that bag material is simply awesome. You'll be amazed at how much fine dust those bags can handle with virtually no loss of airflow. And no dusty smell either! | ||
| Post# 142394 , Reply# 22 7/8/2011 at 18:18 (4,900 days old) by vacumaniac () | ||
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Stunning Fred! Want to spruce up the 63 I just found? hehehe | ||
Post# 142424 , Reply# 23 7/8/2011 at 21:01 (4,900 days old) by tazcatsdad  (Buffalo, NY) |
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Nice job, Fred! You've done a spectacular job with that machine! I have a similar one -- the 2090A. It's the same machine but with the Dial-A-Nap height adjustment control instead of the Rugulator.
It was the subject of the 2nd video I made for YouTube, incidentally. I've attached a link to my video if anybody's interested! CLICK HERE TO GO TO tazcatsdad's LINK | ||
| Post# 142448 , Reply# 24 7/9/2011 at 02:34 (4,900 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH) | ||
Very Very Nice Great find and restoration Fred. I also had one with the dial a nap feature only mine had a chrome handle. That was back when they first came out. I only had one upright and one canister back then except for my Grandmothers PR-21. I used it for at least 6 years. Wonderful deep cleaner on all types of carpet. As always, you have a way of making a vintage vacuum look new.
Sincerely,
Bud Mattingly | ||
| Post# 142685 , Reply# 25 7/10/2011 at 21:16 (4,898 days old) by Crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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Fred - splendid, splendid job! It's been said earlier - but it looks better than new! Fantastic!!! Rick PS, (you might want to slowly introduce it to the Hoovers...we don't want anyone getting jealous)... | ||
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