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Thread Number: 37922
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
To OEM, Or Not To OEM |
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| Post# 404231 1/18/2019 at 14:21 (1,922 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
So I am hoping to get my vacuum cleaners all repaired and spiffed up this year, I can't believe I've been a collector for 2 years now! I am faced with a conundrum - should I spend more to buy OEM parts, or should I keep the repairs cheap and buy just whatever China recreates (bags, belts, etc)?
I know my local ACE store has tons of old stock vacuum bags and belts on the shelf, faded and dusty, going back to the Dirt Devil Broom Vac, for $2-8. Logically speaking, the vacuums would be worth more down the line with them all having OEM parts (with proof), right? That's kind of why I want to do it, to have them be as nice and museum-like as possible. But man, I am afraid it's gonna cost so much. What do you guys think? | ||
| Post# 404233 , Reply# 1 1/18/2019 at 14:49 (1,922 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
Hey
Vacuum bags non oem and belts. I don't think it would effect it's status. Royal uprights I use Kirby belts. Eureka f&g bags I use on super sweep. I believe Kirby hand vacs and royal hand vacs might take the same belt.
So bags and belts and bulbs are going to happen and I would want power cord outer bag and body original. The non or. Bags are going to preserve the outer bag life. Royals use f&g bags. I'd say you are running vacuum correctly. If it was a show vacuum piece I'd have original bag and belt. But my super sweep and royal they don't make f&g bags. I'd be hard pressed to say it's wrong. The belts may fit another model with the same motor. I don't see any problem at all. Putting belts and bags on vacuum is maintenance. If you take care of your vacuum is key to worry about. So I say buy off brand. You are maintaining your vacuum. Les | ||
| Post# 404241 , Reply# 2 1/18/2019 at 15:38 (1,922 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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| Post# 404258 , Reply# 3 1/18/2019 at 23:13 (1,921 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
They're vacs, not super cars. If you decide to sell one in the future, having a maintenance record and a crumpled paper bag filled with oem parts receipts, is really only going to interest one buyer out of a million. Even if you sell to someone here, I doubt most of them would be so particular, as long as the machine is in one piece and works well.
But idk. Also I'll second Les that bags and belts are maintenance items, which means they're fair game for cheap aftermarket parts. | ||
| Post# 404362 , Reply# 5 1/21/2019 at 01:48 (1,919 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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Hey
That's an apples to oranges. Hose definitely oem.
He's saying disposable bags and belts. It's handva. The bag oem and non oem isn't going to perform any better. Bags and belts get thrown away. To guess not many people know many people use bags. Belts it's a handvac that runs close to 3 inches brush roll. I'd say about half or more oem are made from oem manufacturers. Les | ||
| Post# 404373 , Reply# 6 1/21/2019 at 13:53 (1,919 days old) by compactc9guy (Bathurst NB) | ||
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| Post# 404374 , Reply# 7 1/21/2019 at 14:50 (1,919 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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| Post# 404383 , Reply# 8 1/21/2019 at 18:15 (1,919 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH) | ||
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