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Post# 205038   10/28/2012 at 00:03 (4,197 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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So my new Decade 80, circa 81 maybe? takes round belt, I have Eureka belt. Is this a safe trade? nice machine.I don't remember how to decode the date from serial number

Post# 205046 , Reply# 1   10/28/2012 at 01:19 (4,197 days old) by DURANGO159 (State College, PA)        

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The Eureka RD belt is their round belt. It is a little thinner than the Hoover and although it will put tension on the motor and run it, you'll find much better agitator with an actual Hoover belt.


Post# 205060 , Reply# 2   10/28/2012 at 01:59 (4,197 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)        
ALWAYS use a GENUINE HOOVER belt!

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others" can damage the motor, etc... Just my STRONG suggestion. I'm not always right, but, this time, I know of what I speak.
And, when the Convertible belts stretch, SAVE them for the 28, 29, etc. They're bigger than the Convertible belts.


Post# 205061 , Reply# 3   10/28/2012 at 04:04 (4,197 days old) by 1926700 ()        
John is EXACTLEY right.....

a Eureka RD (F&G) upright belt may look similar bit is WAY to big. go to a vac shop and just buy a Convertible belt, the Cvertible and Decade belts are the same....



Post# 205070 , Reply# 4   10/28/2012 at 08:11 (4,197 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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thanks guys.Age again I am guessing 81 or 82 because I remember her getting it.

Post# 205074 , Reply# 5   10/28/2012 at 09:19 (4,197 days old) by pnluxconvlvr (Georgia)        
Glad you guys posted this !

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I don't see the word Hoover on some belts that I had received new and loose in a package. I have only run my restored Convertible once, but this has prompted me to order the real deal. Better safe now than sorry later. Thanks :)

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Post# 205075 , Reply# 6   10/28/2012 at 09:24 (4,197 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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the funny thing about my belts I had? I got them at Winco for a Eureka I gave away, but still in package, they say made by Hoover, but for F&G

Post# 205097 , Reply# 7   10/28/2012 at 13:45 (4,196 days old) by motojoejo (MO)        

I'm in total agreement the the wisdom stated above in using Genuine Hoover round belts. I've tried the Eureka belts once and it stretched too fast and the generic belts either broke quickly or stretched too fast. Genuine belts seem to last and last and last.

It many cost $1-2 more to get genuine but after 4-6 months of use and the ease on the motor, its worth it.


Post# 205098 , Reply# 8   10/28/2012 at 13:46 (4,196 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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makes sense

Post# 205115 , Reply# 9   10/28/2012 at 15:55 (4,196 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)        
HOOVER makes bags and belts for "others"

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but, you want belts that are embossed with HOOVER on them. I just went to Odd Lots. They had Genuine HOOVER belts...Convertibles, sealed in the factory packages. I bought all 17 packs...$.99 each. What a deal!!!! THat HOOVER paper is great. Goodyear is/was in Ohio, too. All of HOOVER's rubber parts came from them.

Post# 205128 , Reply# 10   10/28/2012 at 17:01 (4,196 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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Nice find!

Post# 205141 , Reply# 11   10/28/2012 at 17:47 (4,196 days old) by motojoejo (MO)        
$.99 A PACK!!!!!

Oh snap! That's a great deal! For sure worth the pennies.

Post# 205240 , Reply# 12   10/29/2012 at 13:47 (4,195 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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Hoover belt seems tighter and thicker and softer.

Post# 205245 , Reply# 13   10/29/2012 at 14:44 (4,195 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)        
EXACTLY!!

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I was amazed to find these in a bin, on sale. Another 'suggestion': If your nelts are not in a sealed pack OR loose, I'd keep them airtight in a Ziplock bag.. It prevents them from "drying out".

Post# 205248 , Reply# 14   10/29/2012 at 14:57 (4,195 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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I ziplocked and fridge! Good deep cleaner the Decade 80, almost up to the concept 1 on my old carpets anyway! Me Likey!

Post# 205256 , Reply# 15   10/29/2012 at 15:50 (4,195 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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Thanks again for the belt advise guys, I am cheap so I totally would have figured that the beater just slips sometimes. New daily driver is all I can say, its a pretty machine.Wish I still had some Hoover fragrance tabs for the top slider on that green bag.


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