Score!!!

My old neighbor called me the other day and said she was cleaning out her husbands old office and found an old Filter Queen that I was welcome too. I told her I'd gladly take it. Well today my dad finally picked it up for me and I was so surprised! I was expecting an old 31 or 33, but it's a 1999 Empress! It is complete with all of the attachments except the sliding brush for the upholstery tool. This was purchased on January 21, 1999 at the Henry Company in Highland.

The issues: The power nozzle was left in water so the screws were rusted and I stripped them when trying to get them out, I got one screw, but not the other. So I had to pry the bottom plate off, causing a tiny bit of the hood to crack, but it's not noticeable. One of the brushroll end caps is all rusted and messed up, so the brushroll does not spin. The power nozzle motor also has a slight bearing noise. I did replace the brushroll and bottom plate for now though. I'd like to find another power nozzle for it eventually. But the main vacuum is perfect! It just needs a good cleaning.

I have not gotten a good vacuum in a couple of weeks, so it was a blessing in disguise that I didn't!


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Post# 149010 8/26/2011 at 21:45 (4,620 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL)
Checkrate/Likes My old neighbor called me the other day and said she was cleaning out her husbands old office and found an old Filter Queen that I was welcome too. I told her I'd gladly take it. Well today my dad finally picked it up for me and I was so surprised! I was expecting an old 31 or 33, but it's a 1999 Empress! It is complete with all of the attachments except the sliding brush for the upholstery tool. This was purchased on January 21, 1999 at the Henry Company in Highland. The issues: The power nozzle was left in water so the screws were rusted and I stripped them when trying to get them out, I got one screw, but not the other. So I had to pry the bottom plate off, causing a tiny bit of the hood to crack, but it's not noticeable. One of the brushroll end caps is all rusted and messed up, so the brushroll does not spin. The power nozzle motor also has a slight bearing noise. I did replace the brushroll and bottom plate for now though. I'd like to find another power nozzle for it eventually. But the main vacuum is perfect! It just needs a good cleaning. I have not gotten a good vacuum in a couple of weeks, so it was a blessing in disguise that I didn't!

Post# 149011 , Reply# 1 8/26/2011 at 21:55 (4,620 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL)
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Post# 149014 , Reply# 2 8/26/2011 at 22:17 (4,620 days old) by Floor-A-Matic (somewhere)
Checkrate/Likes *How rare* is that Empress? I've never seen one before.

Post# 149019 , Reply# 3 8/26/2011 at 22:21 (4,620 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)
Checkrate/Likes U lucky bugger! Good for you.

Post# 149024 , Reply# 4 8/26/2011 at 22:52 (4,620 days old) by massagemiracle ()
Checkrate/Likes Very Nice!!!!! Love the Queen's!

Post# 149036 , Reply# 5 8/27/2011 at 01:00 (4,620 days old) by twocvbloke ()
Checkrate/Likes You know, you could have just used a stripped screw extractor to get that screw out, or even a drill, rather than prying off and breaking things... Might want to invest in an extractor now you know about them, they're really very useful...

Post# 149069 , Reply# 6 8/27/2011 at 06:15 (4,620 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)
Checkrate/Likes Grrr......how did Filter Queen get away with stealing Eureka's vac names? First the "Princess," and now an "Empress" as well? Eurekaprince is not happy..... On the other hand, I'd love to show up at next year's Pride Parade wearing a "Filter Queen" t-shirt or baseball cap!!!!! :-)

Post# 149114 , Reply# 7 8/27/2011 at 13:11 (4,619 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL)
Checkrate/Likes I did use a drill, and all it did was strip it even more...