Thread Number: 24592
Calling my Hoover 918 on the carpet! |
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Post# 275573 , Reply# 1   4/10/2014 at 17:42 (3,668 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Nina,
The 918 was the U.S. market equivalent of the U.K. Hoover 912A. It was produced from around 1968 to 1978. Previous to the 912A/918 was the 912/913 produced around 1949 to 1968. Unlike the U.K.-made units, U.S.-bound products made in Perivale didn't have a date code in the serial number until about the late 1970s, since I know the last of this series, the U7037 (our version of the U7008), did have a date code in the serial number. ~Ben |
Post# 275590 , Reply# 3   4/10/2014 at 21:21 (3,668 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 276129 , Reply# 5   4/13/2014 at 19:26 (3,665 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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That's EXACTLY what happened to my beloved Convertible U4047! I'm nearly scared of the thing now! I would also use it in short bursts, but it has abruptly slowed to a halt on two occasions. Once while vacuuming my bedroom, the second at the end of nearly successfully vacuuming the home area. These old Hoover motors appear to run unusually slow, although without the agitator installed the motor runs at a high speed, although the agitator is also apparently smooth and free, at least at times. Although the bearings are no were near new, the $40 replacement fee for an original, New metal agitator sounds as nice as my poor, slow Hoover!
I'm sure DR.HOOVER (John Long, I here by award you a PHD in Hoovering!)
-Alex. This post was last edited 04/13/2014 at 19:47 |
Post# 276399 , Reply# 7   4/15/2014 at 18:21 (3,663 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Post# 276414 , Reply# 8   4/15/2014 at 19:08 (3,663 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 276454 , Reply# 9   4/16/2014 at 06:38 (3,663 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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