A few weeks ago I was looking on Craigslist, and happened to click on an ad... I IMMEDIATELY knew what I saw lurking in the background of the first picture.

There was another picture on the Craigslist .. my heart started beating... email sent to the seller - confirmed pickup the next day for 1:30 PM.

In the car and safe with the other few plastivacs that immediately went into the trash... FILTHY and from a somewhat nasty house that just reeked of grease/fried foods; thus the sent that was now permeating my car. 

It's the Model S3237 Celebrity 'Electronic'!!  A total diamond in the rough.  I knew I had my work cut out for me...

Apart it came.. I was so excited about it, I forgot to document my dis-assembly.  I only started taking photos as reminders of how to reassemble it.  Just about everything either went through the dishwasher or got scrubbed manually in the sink and hot, soapy water.

Here's what makes it an 'electronic' model... A printed circuit board in the powerhead that turns the powerhead into a 2-speed powerhead.  There's a high, and low speed light (green) and a "check belt" and "overheat" light (red).  I was SOOOO careful with this board, not to break it while taking it out. 

Ugh, that nasty, nasty hose... I spent about 2.5 hours scrubbing every friggin' inch of that hose by hand... came out really nice, but geez, what a pain in the @$$.

Back together after about a week.  I had ordered some new front casters and other misc. items -- I also wanted everything to dry out really well.  It just shines.  I think that layer of dirt really protected it from getting too beat-up.  

Another glam-shot... just a beautiful vacuum cleaner.  I've wanted one of this model for a long time... it's not a 10 by any means -- perhaps some day I'll find one that's in even nicer shape.  Mine is missing the tool caddy and color-matched tools, oh well.  This cleaner really grooms the carpet nicely.  Any time I've ever taken a Celebrity QS motor apart, it always seems just a **bit** noisier upon reassembly.  I think the reason for this is the fans in the motor are rather thin and can easily get bent and then go a little bit out of round.  Oh well, I'm still very pleased...

The sun was coming in through the window upstairs at just the right angle and totally hit this machine.. I had to take this picture.

Ugh, I know.. not their smartest move... every now and then at Hoover, we'd get one of those PNs in for service and all it needed was a new bulb.  Silly. 

And yay! for maybe extra attachment caddies!  :-)

Yeah, Greg -- no variable speed motor.  Just the upgraded PN.  I believe this pre-dates the Dimension 1000, barely.  There was a date-stamp on the powerhead motor of 10-10-1983. 

I worked at one of the Hoover factory stores for about 5 years while I was in college.  When Hoover was sold to TTI, and TTI closed all of the stores, my former manager saved the sign for me.  It hung in the window for years and years, and it was always one of my most favorite things in the store. 

Here's a shot of the store after we had decorated it for Christmas one year, that's the sign hanging in the window.

All i can is WOW!!! Great find and your restoration skills AMAZING!!! Wish you the best in finding more Hoovers!!! :)  Have a great night!

David Kahn

kirby505

Excellent restoration job, Fred! 

Have you thought about asking the seller about the machine's attachments?  If nothing else s/he could contact you if they were found (presuming that they are in an inconspicuous spot in her/his house).  Might save you some searching time and prevent the attachments from unnecessarily being discarded.