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Thread Number: 29263
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Kleeneze Rotork Cyclon (or G-Force) Brushroll & Soleplate Needed. |
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| Post# 326755 6/12/2015 at 11:30 (3,239 days old) by ManchesterVacs (Manchester) | ||
I have come by a Kleeneze Rotork Cyclon.
Problem is, it is missing the soleplate and brushroll. Does anyone have any? Anyone know if they plundered another machine when they built these? Is anyone who has one or a G-Force able to show me a photo of the underside so I can see what it should look like please? CLICK HERE TO GO TO ManchesterVacs's LINK | ||
| Post# 326762 , Reply# 1 6/12/2015 at 14:12 (3,239 days old) by singingrainbow (Texas) | ||
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I could be wrong, but I think it doesn't actually have a bottom plate. Can't help you with the rest i'm afraid. Great find and good luck! Scott | ||
| Post# 326774 , Reply# 2 6/12/2015 at 17:17 (3,239 days old) by citroenbx (england) | ||
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| Post# 326822 , Reply# 3 6/13/2015 at 01:56 (3,239 days old) by ManchesterVacs (Manchester) | ||
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It is my intention to refurb it ourselves CitroenBX, and it will end up with some other rarities we did (De Stijl's DC01/DC02/DC04 and a DC03i) on display in our shop when we move to bigger premises.
Singingrainbow, seems you are right on the soleplate. The G-Force had one, the Cyclon didn't. One of each here:
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| Post# 326859 , Reply# 4 6/13/2015 at 21:13 (3,238 days old) by singingrainbow (Texas) | ||
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Interesting, I didn't know thw G-force did have one. Judging by the pictures, there are more differences then I expected between the cyclon and the G-force. Scott | ||
| Post# 326877 , Reply# 5 6/14/2015 at 06:20 (3,238 days old) by funvacfan (Canada) | ||
I wonder | ||
| Post# 326886 , Reply# 6 6/14/2015 at 11:32 (3,237 days old) by ManchesterVacs (Manchester) | ||
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| Post# 327179 , Reply# 7 6/18/2015 at 16:56 (3,233 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
The Amway parts won't fit. Cyclon does have a plastic brush roller. Wonder if Dyson (as in James himself) would have a spare brush bar? In any event, this is what my Cyclon brush roller looks like.
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| Post# 327664 , Reply# 8 6/21/2015 at 16:53 (3,230 days old) by ManchesterVacs (Manchester) | ||
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Thanks Dysonman1, I had seen elsewhere that it had a wooden one (see my pic above). So maybe they were not all the same.
I think we will have to modify something to fit. As it goes, we are not too far from the main Qualtex warehouse, and we have a good relationship with them, so I am going to ask to poke about the warehouse with the housing in my hand. Of all the brushrolls they have, I am sure I can come up with something pretty close.
As you have one of these in Missouri, may I ask if you imported it from the UK or they sold them in the US as well? | ||
| Post# 327728 , Reply# 9 6/22/2015 at 11:52 (3,229 days old) by ManchesterVacs (Manchester) | ||
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This is the motor from the Cyclon. Anyone recognise that trademark? | ||
| Post# 327747 , Reply# 10 6/22/2015 at 14:37 (3,229 days old) by citroenbx (england) | ||
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| Post# 327823 , Reply# 11 6/23/2015 at 15:34 (3,228 days old) by ManchesterVacs (Manchester) | ||
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| Post# 334445 , Reply# 12 9/22/2015 at 12:08 (3,137 days old) by ManchesterVacs (Manchester) | ||
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So we have started building the Rotork back up. And we are missing a hose. They have two similar hoses on the side. I guess they are the same as they interchange. But I only have one..... | ||
| Post# 334463 , Reply# 13 9/22/2015 at 21:24 (3,137 days old) by singingrainbow (Texas) | ||
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As I understand it, there was no American equivalent. At least none that I am aware of. The only other similar machine was the Japanese G-Force. Scott | ||
| Post# 334466 , Reply# 14 9/22/2015 at 21:33 (3,137 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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Either the G force or the Cyclon | ||
| Post# 348266 , Reply# 15 3/22/2016 at 14:57 (2,955 days old) by ManchesterVacs (Manchester) | ||
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For topic completeness, I ended up making a brushroll. The machine has joined the others in the museum area in our shop.
The link goes to the video of it working. CLICK HERE TO GO TO ManchesterVacs's LINK | ||
| Post# 348269 , Reply# 16 3/22/2016 at 15:15 (2,955 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 348552 , Reply# 17 3/25/2016 at 15:40 (2,952 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Great restoration job. They never sold the Cyclon or the G-Force in the USA. I got mine from England.
While the Cyclon 1000 was the current model, the management of Amway (Scamway) scammed James out of the blueprints to the Cyclon 1000, and had Bissell make a knock off called the Amway CMS-1000. It was terrible. No shroud, and a clogging pre-motor filter. Dyson eventually licensed his patents to IONA who made the Vectron upright for Johnson Wax, as well as made the Fantom Thunder and the Kenmore Destiny. IONA did NOT want a pre-motor filter so they could sell $75 Hepa exhaust filters, and shorten the life of the motor. The license agreement ended with IONA in 2001, and James did not renew it, electing instead to bring Dysons to the USA. Just as an FYI: the first dual cyclonic upright machine in the USA wasn't a vacuum 'per se'. It was the NovaDry carpet shampooer for Sears. Using Capture dry carpet cleaner, it also vacuumed up the powder (like a DC04 Zorbster). Since it blew the dirt (dried carpet powder) into the bin, rather than sucked it in, there was no need for an 'after the cyclone' filter - the airflow into the cyclones remained constant. There was a Vectron cylinder vac. It was wet/dry. Seamus has one in the UK. | ||
| Post# 348967 , Reply# 18 3/29/2016 at 13:18 (2,948 days old) by ManchesterVacs (Manchester) | ||
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We now have two Cyclons and one G-Force.
One of the Cyclons is now on eBay as we dont need two. CLICK HERE TO GO TO ManchesterVacs's LINK on eBay | ||
| Post# 425164 , Reply# 19 5/9/2020 at 13:44 (1,446 days old) by Rdwdcp (UK) | ||
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How many Dyson Kleeneze Rotork Cyclons were made? | ||
| Post# 425216 , Reply# 20 5/10/2020 at 11:56 (1,445 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
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| Post# 425242 , Reply# 21 5/10/2020 at 17:38 (1,445 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
Yup. No front wheels. That's why the bottom of the vacuum is so scratched to pieces. Cheap bagless vacuums today still do this. The brushroll acts like the wheels and it's a cheat tool to make the vacuum have more suction force by just having it snowplow itself into the carpet.
I have an Aldi Easy Home vac and the vacuum doesn't totally sit on top the carpet because the plastic is so thin and lightweight so I put a small brick on top of the front of the vacuum to get it to stick to the carpet better. I also have a Eureka Altima missing the front wheel assembly and it works fine like that, but I eventually need to get replacement wheels for it. | ||
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