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Thread Number: 37348
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
"Rare" General Electric Canister? |
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| Post# 398502 , Reply# 2 9/20/2018 at 16:27 (2,036 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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| Post# 398519 , Reply# 5 9/20/2018 at 20:54 (2,036 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
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| Post# 398531 , Reply# 8 9/21/2018 at 07:00 (2,036 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
I always liked the design of this GE cleaner. So simple and convenient to have a “tool box” right on top of the canister where they are so easy to just “grab and go”! Also love the subtle beige and white colour scheme - very understated and “confident”.
Kind of reminds me of the Eureka 1600 series Sweet Sixteen boxy canister vacs that came to market several years after this GE debuted. | ||
| Post# 398832 , Reply# 9 9/26/2018 at 23:06 (2,030 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
@ gregvacs28
You nailed that description of a typical Goodwill run for me!
The last time I was there and picked up an Oreck XL2, which, aside from a little bit of cat scratching marks on the bag looked like it just came out of the box. I continued to browse the aisles with it in my cart (I got to Goodwill for more than just vacs), you couldn't even count on one hand how many people were eyeing that vacuum sticking out of my cart! It also came with a overstuffed opened package of about a dozen genuine green Oreck brand bags and there was a spare belt on the bottom slot as well. It was half off day so I got it I think for $15, it was originally priced at $29.99. | ||
| Post# 398838 , Reply# 10 9/27/2018 at 09:13 (2,030 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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The rug tool is unusual in that it was GE's 'copy' of the Rainbow Jet Air rug tool. Air is drawn through the top slots to assist the cleaning action of the brushes - which works well until the single ply bag clogs with fine dust. The attachments certainly could be dishwasher cleaned, I do that all the time.
Vinyl hoses are also great when dishwasher cleaned - just don't use liquid dishwasher detergent as they contain bleach. Colored tools and hoses can fade from the bleach (I did that one time with a Rainbow top dome and regretted it instantly). Those screws are not proprietary to GE - Lowes carries the screwdriver in their tools department. GE used an "upside down" motor in their canisters (the air goes over the windings first, and is then drawn into the fan or fans). If the elastic in the motor filter gives way, a large cable tie will work to keep the cloth secured around the motor base. Try to find and use genuine GE bags, as they are a somewhat different (and stronger) material than the bojack bags. I got a pack of genuine bags from my friend Hans and the genuine are definitely better and stronger. The bojack bags always tear. GE is one of my all time favorite makers of canister vacuums. Congratulations on owning that awesome piece of history. | ||
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