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Thread Number: 39879
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Columbus Sylvia and attachemts |
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| Post# 423295 4/12/2020 at 17:18 (1,467 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
So this is the second machine I got from the same lady, this one a upright with brand new attachments.
The base was severely yellowed and the fan mad a noise when it ran, the bearings were also shot. The cord too was a little short for my liking :) | ||
| Post# 423296 , Reply# 1 4/12/2020 at 17:24 (1,467 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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The motor was stripped, new 608 bearings fitted.
You cant get the belts for these machines anymore so I used the large belt from a dyson dc14 clutch. Worked a treat | ||
| Post# 423297 , Reply# 2 4/12/2020 at 17:28 (1,467 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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I sanded the base and buffed it up to a high gloss agian.
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| Post# 423298 , Reply# 3 4/12/2020 at 17:30 (1,467 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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The attachments are new, the extention tubes are very long, longer than any I have found before, much longer than any on modern day vacuums that still use two separate tubes.
The hose is also very long for a upright vacuum, especially a budget one like this one | ||
| Post# 423299 , Reply# 4 4/12/2020 at 17:38 (1,467 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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Their are two base plate covers that clip over the base plate of the machine, one is obviously for hard floor vacuuming as it has a felt strip( that fell off and I forgot to add it back for the pic ) it also fearures the lever to activate the higher wattage button like the converter plate.
The other plate has a odd extra side piece on one side and little pins and a very narrow opening but does not have the lever to operate the higher suction. The instructions have no info on the tool usage | ||
| Post# 423300 , Reply# 5 4/12/2020 at 17:41 (1,467 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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All hooked up, the only issue is the machine is very light and you can easily tip the machine over when just moving the hose slightly
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| Post# 423321 , Reply# 6 4/12/2020 at 22:41 (1,467 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
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Post# 423325 , Reply# 7 4/13/2020 at 00:44 (1,467 days old) by tolivac  (Greenville,NC) |
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Interesting little vacuum and attachments-like the idea of the pigtail cord-you can then get a cord as long or short as you need.Does this use disposable bags? or is it a dump bag? | ||
| Post# 423332 , Reply# 8 4/13/2020 at 03:04 (1,467 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 423342 , Reply# 9 4/13/2020 at 09:10 (1,467 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY) | ||
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| Post# 423359 , Reply# 10 4/13/2020 at 13:11 (1,466 days old) by funvacfan (Canada) | ||
I have one too... | ||
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