Thread Number: 15770
Air Way 66 |
[Down to Last] |
Post# 167927   2/1/2012 at 08:14 (4,439 days old) by mieles7 (TX)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
|
Post# 167959 , Reply# 1   2/1/2012 at 13:09 (4,439 days old) by mieles7 (TX)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
|
Post# 167960 , Reply# 2   2/1/2012 at 13:16 (4,439 days old) by dualsanitronic (Omaha)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
It's carbon dust. These were known to do that. Too bad, because the genuine 14 layer paper bag filtered quite well, but the carbon dust from the motor still "left its mark." |
Post# 167961 , Reply# 3   2/1/2012 at 13:17 (4,439 days old) by dualsanitronic (Omaha)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
It's carbon dust. These were known to do that. Too bad, because the genuine 14 layer paper bag filtered quite well, but the carbon dust from the motor still "left its mark." |
Post# 167962 , Reply# 4   2/1/2012 at 13:18 (4,439 days old) by dualsanitronic (Omaha)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
Pardon the double post! |
Post# 167970 , Reply# 5   2/1/2012 at 15:05 (4,439 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
Is a cloth bag looking thing that is supposed to filter out this dust, take off the bottom,"Remove the runners first" then clean or replace this bag and your problem is solved! |
Post# 167986 , Reply# 6   2/1/2012 at 18:26 (4,439 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
The Air-Way 66 construction and interior layout is essentially the same for the 77 and 88 series. This 77 cut-a-way may help you. I have highlighted the motor filter bag in yellow - Air-Way called it a sound suppressor. It is made from a fuzzy-back heavy cotton flannel material. If yours is missing it's easy enough to fabricate one from a new hand towel or flannel moleskin fabric from a ship. It is a circle about 16" around; a drawstring is hemmed inside the circumference to draw it tight around the top edge of the motor. Note that unlike most 'fan-first' canister & cylinder vacuums, the Airway has the fan chamber on the bottom drawing air through the motor.
If you haven't taken apart the canister yet be aware that the acorn nuts on the bottom attach to four spacing extension struts which are then threaded to four long rods that clamp the upper and lower sections together; try not to remove the entire rod just to replace or renew the motor filter bag.
I expect you will find your filter bag very black and it may even have a hole in it allowing the carbon dust to escape prematurely. Vacuum the dust off and then wash & dry it.
Dave |