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Thread Number: 40138
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
I Re-Stripped My Sanitaire |
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| Post# 426173 5/28/2020 at 16:47 (1,426 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
So I've never been particularly impressed with my Sanitaire SC686's ability to clean Persian rugs and after due consideration, decided the brush roll might be in need of new strips, even though they didn't look too bad to my untrained eye.
So I ordered two pairs of strips, which came in today. The bristles are noticeably stiffer and maybe 3mm longer than the ones I took out. One thing I don't understand is why they sell the strips in pairs—one long and one short—when you really need two of each. Installing them was more of a challenge than I expected. The strips were slightly wider than the channels into which they fit on the brush roll and putting them in required a bit of trimming from the widest part of the strips' plastic base, along with copious amounts of silicone spray. I also learned along way that because the strips are straight and the channels follow a somewhat spiral path, you have to twist them hard in a clockwise direction to get them to go. Each of the four strips was a little easier than the one before it, so I must have been improving my technique along the way. Once I got everything buttoned up, I moved some chairs out of the way and vacuumed the Persian rug in my dining room. The improvement in performance was like night and day. Still, after running for two, maybe three minutes, there was an unmistakable odor of overheated rubber, presumably from the belt, so while it's definitely much better, it's still not perfect. | ||
| Post# 426174 , Reply# 1 5/28/2020 at 19:08 (1,426 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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Post# 426182 , Reply# 3 5/28/2020 at 20:16 (1,426 days old) by luxlife  (Under a Pecan Tree) |
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If the brush strips are the same size, you can invert/move them to another position on the steel brushroll and get a 2nd life out of them. I’ve done this before on Sanitaire uprights. | ||
| Post# 426195 , Reply# 6 5/28/2020 at 22:07 (1,426 days old) by gregvacs28 (U.S.) | ||
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| Post# 426215 , Reply# 7 5/29/2020 at 10:15 (1,426 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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The machine has always produced that hot rubber odor ever since I got it last fall. I'm pretty sure I've got the belt on the right way as the side of the belt running closest to the upper shell is lined up with the guide molded into the shell. The bearings might be an issue. I gave them a shot of silicone when I put the brush roll back together but I probably ought to grease them.
Comparing the old brush strips to the new, the old ones' bristles are slightly shorter, noticeably softer and more splayed out, sort of like an old toothbrush, compared with a new one. Without the new ones for comparison, they seemed fine. Also, something doesn't feel right about the height adjustment. Even on a Persian rug, I have to keep the height on "High" or "Shag" to keep from snapping the belt. I guess it's a good thing I have a generous supply of belts. | ||
| Post# 426268 , Reply# 9 5/30/2020 at 10:38 (1,425 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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