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Thread Number: 30148
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
Hoover Model 750 |
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| Post# 334753 9/28/2015 at 17:26 (3,125 days old) by FantomFan (Rochester, New York) | ||
Just got this last Friday....
The guy was clearing out a relative's house and found this in the attic. He sent me pictures and I immediately wanted to get it. It's a two speed Hoover 750 with the headlight (but no bulb.) The motor still runs beautifully. I need to figure out how to take out the brush to service it and replace the belt. It's a BEAST of a cleaner- the motor is louder than I thought it would be. Both speeds still work. The bag isn't original and is tattered. (You can't tell though because it's tucked under the top bag collar.) I'll have to make/find a new bag because the top of the bag is almost completely torn. I paid $25 which I think was a steal. I haven't ever seen a 750 before. I just polished it up and it's beautiful (would be even more so with a light bulb.) Are light bulbs even still available for this? He was going to throw this away had I not bought it.
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Post# 334756 , Reply# 1 9/28/2015 at 18:12 (3,125 days old) by electrolux137  (Los Angeles) |
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| Post# 334761 , Reply# 3 9/28/2015 at 19:15 (3,125 days old) by FantomFan (Rochester, New York) | ||
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Yea... | ||
| Post# 334764 , Reply# 4 9/28/2015 at 20:56 (3,125 days old) by tinytyke (Fairmont, WV) | ||
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For a replacement bag you might consider the heavy black cotton shakeout bags made for the Kirby 500. I re-fit my Hoover 700 and 725 with these and they look fairly authentic, even without a Hoover logo. | ||
| Post# 334765 , Reply# 5 9/28/2015 at 20:57 (3,125 days old) by tinytyke (Fairmont, WV) | ||
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You got a great machine, by the way! What a lucky find! Congratulations! | ||
| Post# 334774 , Reply# 6 9/28/2015 at 22:06 (3,125 days old) by bikerray (Middle Earth) | ||
Or you can use a Hoover #44783 belt, it's softer and more stretchy then the convertable belt. I'm using one on my Hoover 105 without any problems.
Here's a little more info for you. | ||
| Post# 334844 , Reply# 7 9/29/2015 at 18:23 (3,124 days old) by FantomFan (Rochester, New York) | ||
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Thanks! | ||
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Post# 334854 , Reply# 8 9/29/2015 at 19:40 (3,124 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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~ The bulbs are still readily available. They're called double contact bayonet base incandescent bulbs and can be had in 6 watts, 15 watts and 25 watts (that I know of). Either should be fine for your 750; the 6-watt variety is better for plastic-body machines. You'd want to get bulbs that are tubular shaped rather than round or oval. Most larger hardware and home-improvement centers carry them, or you can check with local vac shops.
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| Post# 334891 , Reply# 9 9/30/2015 at 12:48 (3,123 days old) by 2011hoover700 (owosso michigan) | ||
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| Post# 334916 , Reply# 10 9/30/2015 at 15:59 (3,123 days old) by bikerray (Middle Earth) | ||
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