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Thread Number: 16783
My model 31 Filter Queen is now complete. |
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| Post# 179064 , Reply# 2 4/29/2012 at 00:54 (4,373 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas) | ||
Wow, beautiful Filter Queens,,excellent job!
Im assuming you are refering to the optional tools such as the sudzer gun, vibrator, hair dryer, ect? If so, then yes, you can certainly live without them. They were more of a gimmick to help seal the sale of the machine than anything else, but some people do find them useful. The one optional attchment i loved and use often with the Filter Queen is the Floor Polisher. I have used mine to polish my car,,motorcycle, and several pairs of leather boots many many times. It does an A1 excellent job, because its built so well. The FQ Floor Polisher is by far the best air driven type polisher of its type,,its heavy, solid and does an excellent job. It can also be used for scrubbing floors,,i have scrubbed my garage floor with it many times, and its worked perfectly. The only problem with those Floor Polishers is that the turbine that runs the brush works only on the exhaust of the Filter Queen, which means you have to attach the hose to the top exhaust port under the scenting pad, Which in turn makes the Filter Queen awkward and hard to use and pull around behind you. I would hate to have to polish a large wooden floor with one, and have to try to drag the Filer Queen behind me with the hose attached to the top of the machine. It causes the machine to become top heavy, and tip over. | ||
| Post# 179068 , Reply# 4 4/29/2012 at 02:04 (4,373 days old) by danemodsandy () | ||
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I Don't Know.... ....Enough about Filter Queens to add anything meaningful to the discussion, but OH, how I love that kitchen! | ||
| Post# 179262 , Reply# 5 4/29/2012 at 18:03 (4,372 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas) | ||
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lol Sandy!
At one time someone opened a Filter Queen office in the small town i was raised in,,and many people did buy them from the traveling salesmen that came around. (rural area) Several of our neighbors, family and friends had Filter Queens, so i kinda grew up around them. Those that didnt have a FQ had an Electrolux!,,and a few had Kirby's. There were more Electrolux's than anything. The FQ office didnt stay open very long,,evidently to many staunch Electrolux owners in the town. I think the whole "Air Washing" idea (as Filter Queen called it) sold alot of people on the machine. Thats what Filter Queen called using their machine,,,AIR WASHING. Wheather it was just running the machine in the middle of the room, or using it to vacuum with,,,AIR WASH. (if Rainbow used this term later, they stole if from FQ, as the old FQ literature from way back ALWAYS refers to useing the Filter Queen as "Air Washing".) Ive always liked the older FQs, especially these pink models, because of the extra quiet motor, and the rubber tight seal on every inch of the business end of the machine, from attachment end to machine. Which was true of all Filter Queens models,,not sure about the new ones. Many of The attachments of these older FQs are all metal. The older FQ carpet nozzle, the one you have attached in these pics, is one of if not THE very best and sturdiest of ANY other. The metal S wands make the whole vacuuming chore easier and less stressful. My only gripe about Filter Queen has always been that its kind of an awkward machine to use, and will fall over easily when you go to pull it behind you,if the hose is too short, or if the dolly is not attached correctly. If you didnt already know this,,make sure a wheel from the dolly is always DIRECTLY UNDER the air intake of the FQ,,this will help stury the machine, and help keep it from falling over when pulled around. The FQ is also much easier to use if the hose is at least 8 feet long. I use a 10 foot hose on mine. Be sure to empty the bucket often, and dont just dump it ito the trash. Hold a plastic garbage bag tightly around the bucket, THEN turn it over and shake. Keeping the trash bag tight around the bucket,Wait a few seconds for the dust to settle, then remove the bucket. - Easy! Also i like to wipe down the inside of the bucket with damp rag, and Windex, and wipe dry before re-clamping the motor back on. (you prob know all of this already) Excellent job on restoring those machines!,,the pinkish tan FQs like these are the ones i remember from childhood. Good memories! | ||
| Post# 179737 , Reply# 7 5/2/2012 at 15:43 (4,370 days old) by danemodsandy () | ||
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David: Thanks! That kitchen is SO "Mildred Pierce." If it were mine, I would probably spend my days in it making pies to sell to neighbors and nearby restaurants. :-) | ||
| Post# 179763 , Reply# 8 5/2/2012 at 20:39 (4,369 days old) by pnluxconvlvr (Georgia) | ||
David that is sharp !
You did a great job of detailing and making it pristine and it clearly shows the quality you put into it. Nice when all the color tones come together to make a true original like yours! I had an original Hoover convertible hose that had turned a yellowish tan in every line and crevice in the stretch "beads" and it felt slightly sticky and it actually came off with a lot of cleaner wipes and a lot of pressure every single inch and took days to get the residue off. I really think it is the outer layer of vinyl that turns from age. I really like your Filter Queen. :) Tyler
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| Post# 179768 , Reply# 9 5/2/2012 at 21:12 (4,369 days old) by mieles7 (TX) | ||
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