Thread Number: 29541
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
hoover model 28 - need inner bag |
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Post# 329659 , Reply# 1   7/19/2015 at 15:40 (3,203 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH)   |   | |
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Post# 329661 , Reply# 2   7/19/2015 at 15:52 (3,203 days old) by Hooverboy81 (Myrtle Place)   |   | |
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That's definitely an aftermarket bag, and should take type C Hoover bags as Will mentioned. The model 28 was sold with an exceedingly rare option to use hadisacs like the model 61. These were reusable paper bags that could be emptied through the top by removing a clip.
Here's a link to the thread. Photos are not mine, this beauty is from Tom Anderson's amazing Hoover collection. www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-... |
Post# 329673 , Reply# 3   7/19/2015 at 22:09 (3,203 days old) by vacman1961 (North Babylon, New York)   |   | |
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That bag conversion unit is an Everclean unit, you can use Eureka F&G bags or any generic bag that says "designed to fit most uprights" |
Post# 329813 , Reply# 4   7/21/2015 at 22:12 (3,201 days old) by wlindboe ()   |   | |
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thank you bnsd60m9200, Hooverboy81, and vacman1961 for your help. i'm going bag hunting tomorrow. cool facts: the bulb still works and its plastic (celluloid?) lens is still in place. |
Post# 329817 , Reply# 5   7/22/2015 at 01:31 (3,200 days old) by Hooverboy81 (Myrtle Place)   |   | |
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Post# 329825 , Reply# 6   7/22/2015 at 08:31 (3,200 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 330736 , Reply# 8   8/1/2015 at 18:00 (3,190 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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First off, congratulations on getting a nice freebie score from Craigslist! :-). And it's nice to see a ordinary person with a love for vintage appliances.
Having said that, I think your cleaner having disappointing suction has nothing to do with bad or missing gaskets. Those direct-air uprights really do pick up the air & move it with those large fans! All a bad or missing gasket would do is make the vacuum's bag not filter as effectively. The lack of suction has to do with the fact you have a cleaner from the 1940's....cleaners have evolved a LOT & become much more powerful since then. It is a good cleaner, but a product of it's time nonetheless. If you decide to use it as a "daily driver", there is one thing you could do for bags. You could put a Kirby filltube & bag adapter on the tube inside the bag & adapt it to use Kirby HEPA Cloth bags. Yes, they would be a little bit larger, but would still work well & provide excellent filtration & also be able to pack the bags full right to the top, whereas paper bags you could only fill 1/2 full before suction drops to the point a bag change is necessary. Don't worry about the cost of the Kirby bags....there are generic Kirby bags found quite easily on Amazon for good prices. Good luck with your new-to-you Hoover.... Rob |