Thread Number: 29538
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
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Post# 329612   7/18/2015 at 22:13 (3,175 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL)   |   | |
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So a few months ago i rescued a Kenmore progressive 300 from my Gramma's attic. The bag inside was a hard as a brick, and the only attachments i could find for it were the extension wands and crevice. Someone sent me an upholstery tool for it, and she called me yesterday. She said she couldnt find her car-keys, and wanted me to come help her find them. In her bedside table, i found the dustbrush for the vacuum (her keys were in a cookie jar in the kitchen. dont ask). Her attic smelled really bad, and the vacuum did too. I put a new filter and bag in. It helped a bit, but the machine emits a terrible smell. How do I fix this?
Thanks! Andy
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Post# 329629 , Reply# 1   7/19/2015 at 04:35 (3,175 days old) by Hooverboy81 (Myrtle Place)   |   | |
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Post# 329632 , Reply# 2   7/19/2015 at 08:15 (3,175 days old) by BikerRay (Middle Earth)   |   | |
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Post# 329634 , Reply# 3   7/19/2015 at 08:29 (3,175 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL)   |   | |
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The bag apparently was put in in '98, and was run until full. It sat for almost 10 years up there before i found it.I went through and cleaned the motor, changed the bag, and put a filter on it. It helped some, but still reeks something awful. I put Lysol on the filter, but ill have to try on the bag. I might get some cotton balls with scents sprayed on them inside it, but not until i use it next. Thanks!
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Post# 329641 , Reply# 4   7/19/2015 at 10:06 (3,175 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 329643 , Reply# 5   7/19/2015 at 12:39 (3,175 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA)   |   | |
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I'd clean and disinfect whatever you can. Even it means spraying Lysol Disinfecting spray into various parts. The hoses may probably has accumulated dirt as member, Suckolux mentioned, and may do well with a good soaking in some disinfecting Mr. Clean or Lysol solution. Once assembled you put a fabric softener sheet over premotor filter and have that smelled pulled through machine.
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Post# 329654 , Reply# 6   7/19/2015 at 15:00 (3,175 days old) by Hooverboy81 (Myrtle Place)   |   | |
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Post# 329663 , Reply# 7   7/19/2015 at 16:24 (3,174 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL)   |   | |
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