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Thread Number: 38924
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
My $5 Dirt Devil broom vac |
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| Post# 413286 , Reply# 1 9/1/2019 at 15:17 (1,692 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
Canvac
I scored a canvac 2 days ago for $5. I replaced bag and it has 11 amps. It's like 14x10x4. It has alot of power. I'd say hose is 3/4".
I looked them up they have power nozzle with the Platinum version. It's smaller than oreck xl hand vac but power of a compact. The older royal/ dirt devil vacs are beasts. Les PS don't mind the mess putting Hoover 913 back together and royal 145. I can't find the spindle I had last night for the Hoover.
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Post# 413292 , Reply# 3 9/1/2019 at 17:36 (1,692 days old) by Kloveland  (Tulsa) |
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Those broom vacs are nice | ||
| Post# 413296 , Reply# 4 9/1/2019 at 22:15 (1,691 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
I've been after a Broom Vac, some have turned up at Habitat but they tend to want $15-20 for them, too much for me. I also saw one in the trash once, went back later and it was gone.
The Can Vacs are nice too. Remember Mr. Rogers bringing one on his show and vacuuming the couch with it. Then Mr. McFeely brought a tape showing them being assembled at the factory. | ||
| Post# 413310 , Reply# 5 9/2/2019 at 16:03 (1,691 days old) by HappyJigg (Los Angeles, California) | ||
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I used a plug from another dirt devil and it fits perfectly but I still wonder about the height from the floor. What could be the cause? Nice can vacs by the way. | ||
| Post# 413319 , Reply# 7 9/2/2019 at 22:47 (1,690 days old) by broomvac (N/A) | ||
By design, Broom Vacs don’t seal well to the carpet. However, many people inadvertently enlarge the gap by incorrectly installing the sole plate. Make sure the rear of the sole plate engages the lip on the underside of the vacuum before pivoting it forward and securing it with the two screws.
Just a friendly word of caution to those of you who own these vacs: as someone who has had five Broom Vacs, I can attest to their fragility. Honestly, even though I’ve done it before, I do not recommend opening these up unless absolutely necessary. They are made of just about the most brittle ABS I’ve encountered. Tighten a screw too much and you will hear the dreaded crack of split ABS. Do this to just one of the two posts securing the motor in the chassis and the vacuum is hosed. That said, OP, congrats on the find! Broom Vacs are very unique and getting quite hard to find. There is a charm and sentimentality about these little vacs. CLICK HERE TO GO TO broomvac's LINK | ||
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