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Post# 203137   10/8/2012 at 22:18 (4,188 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA)   |   | |
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I landed myself a Hoover Convertible at a thrift store for $20. Cosmetically its ok. The nozzle has a lot of deep scratches on it, that I don't know how to remove. The bag is in good shape.
The model number looks like U4003 or U4007. The last number is really hard to make out. The motor is 420Watts. I must say that this is probably the quietest vacuum I've ever used, and in this case I'm not considering that a good thing. The Convertible grooms the rug and picks up some dirt but I'm not convinced its running like it should. The power surge for attachments seems to work fine. I tested the switch with my finger. I don't yet have an attachment set to fit in the back access port that will operate the switch. I think it sounds good, and I've had the entire machine disassembled. I greased the lower bearing, cleaned the suction and cooling fans, checked the carbon brushes, greased the agitator bearings. The motor and agitator spin very quietly and smoothly when not turned on. Using it, there is power but I still feel like something is missing, I'm not experiencing the OOMF that I was hoping for. |
Post# 203139 , Reply# 1   10/8/2012 at 22:19 (4,188 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA)   |   | |
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Post# 203152 , Reply# 2   10/8/2012 at 22:56 (4,188 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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Post# 203169 , Reply# 3   10/9/2012 at 02:03 (4,188 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Nice find. That has been serviced regularly, it seems. Phillip is right. That cleaner should have been a front load attachment vac. It also would have had the high performance motor, I think. That being said, it would be even louder than the regular Convertible. But, nice cleaner. Any more progress/updates on the minimeet?
John. |
Post# 203174 , Reply# 4   10/9/2012 at 04:31 (4,188 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 203184 , Reply# 5   10/9/2012 at 07:29 (4,188 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)   |   | |
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Post# 203198 , Reply# 6   10/9/2012 at 11:44 (4,188 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 203432 , Reply# 7   10/10/2012 at 22:57 (4,186 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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Post# 203437 , Reply# 8   10/10/2012 at 23:13 (4,186 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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Post# 203495 , Reply# 9   10/11/2012 at 18:44 (4,185 days old) by alexb1186 (Ferguson/St. Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Post# 203511 , Reply# 10   10/11/2012 at 23:17 (4,185 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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Post# 203523 , Reply# 11   10/12/2012 at 07:02 (4,185 days old) by constellation86 (Roy, UT)   |   | |
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It could also be a 4115-001 with a plastic base. That might explain why the base was replaced. Here are some brochure pages, enjoy. Nicholas |
Post# 203524 , Reply# 12   10/12/2012 at 07:03 (4,185 days old) by constellation86 (Roy, UT)   |   | |
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Post# 203525 , Reply# 13   10/12/2012 at 07:04 (4,185 days old) by constellation86 (Roy, UT)   |   | |
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Post# 203526 , Reply# 14   10/12/2012 at 07:07 (4,185 days old) by constellation86 (Roy, UT)   |   | |
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Post# 203592 , Reply# 17   10/12/2012 at 20:17 (4,184 days old) by guardsman69 ()   |   | |
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mr. shore are you returning to our shore this month |
Post# 203722 , Reply# 18   10/14/2012 at 13:32 (4,183 days old) by guardsman69 ()   |   | |
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ROB GOT YOUR EMAIL I HOPE YOU WILL GET TO RETURN |