Hoover 700 worn out brushes

Hi all
I would imagine a lot of you are faced with the same problem as me regarding worn out brushroll brushes .well desperate measures forced me into doing some experimenting .hear is what i came up with .I have quite a few brand new brushes for Hoover Senior 652 and the smaller junior .I also have lots of worn out ones [i keep everything]I decided to experiment with the worn out ones before mutilating a new one .First i cut the side strips off then i cut the strip to the right length .the thing was still a little too thick so i sanded each side till i was able to force the plastic strip into the slot where the old alloy ones were .Its a little fiddly but it works and if they are a tight fit they wont come out when the machine is running .One thing i did find was that they are a Bxxxger to get back out .The machine sweeps really well with its bodged brushes leaving those nice stripes on the carpet [i have to adjust the height control a good way up .This machine belonged to my Grandma .I have had it for the last 35 years [Can anyone tell me how old it is ] I was once told the story of how my grandparent came by the machine .story goes back to the last war where my grandparents were walking home from the pub one evening .`there had recently been an air raid and as they past the local cinema they could see that it had been hit .there was a large hole in one side of the building .As they got closer they could see right into the foyer of the building where most of the damage was .The hoover was standing in a cupboard that no longer had a door so my grandad [worse the wear for drink] decided to take it .Grandma told me that for months after she was terrified when someone knocked on the door just in case it was the police she said .i wouldnt care but we only had one carpet.She used the Hoover right up to her death in 1985

Photos... < > Photo 1 of 6 View Full Size


Forum Topics & Rules Manuals & Literature	New users Click-here to sign-up

Post# 428250 7/7/2020 at 11:38 (1,387 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)
Checkrate/Likes Hi all I would imagine a lot of you are faced with the same problem as me regarding worn out brushroll brushes .well desperate measures forced me into doing some experimenting .hear is what i came up with .I have quite a few brand new brushes for Hoover Senior 652 and the smaller junior .I also have lots of worn out ones [i keep everything]I decided to experiment with the worn out ones before mutilating a new one .First i cut the side strips off then i cut the strip to the right length .the thing was still a little too thick so i sanded each side till i was able to force the plastic strip into the slot where the old alloy ones were .Its a little fiddly but it works and if they are a tight fit they wont come out when the machine is running .One thing i did find was that they are a Bxxxger to get back out .The machine sweeps really well with its bodged brushes leaving those nice stripes on the carpet [i have to adjust the height control a good way up .This machine belonged to my Grandma .I have had it for the last 35 years [Can anyone tell me how old it is ] I was once told the story of how my grandparent came by the machine .story goes back to the last war where my grandparents were walking home from the pub one evening .`there had recently been an air raid and as they past the local cinema they could see that it had been hit .there was a large hole in one side of the building .As they got closer they could see right into the foyer of the building where most of the damage was .The hoover was standing in a cupboard that no longer had a door so my grandad [worse the wear for drink] decided to take it .Grandma told me that for months after she was terrified when someone knocked on the door just in case it was the police she said .i wouldnt care but we only had one carpet.She used the Hoover right up to her death in 1985 Photos... < > Photo 1 of 6 View Full Size

Post# 428270 , Reply# 1 7/7/2020 at 16:34 (1,387 days old) by watsonw (Newport, Shropshire, UK)
Checkrate/Likes *Great story.* Anthony, I carried out the same brush replacement operation on an 825 many years ago and it worked. Your 700 is fitted with the full rubber handle grip like my 725(1930-32) I think your 700 would probably have been made in 1928/29 as it does no have the earlier pistol grip type of handle. My 725 is 270 watts. I believe the 700 was around 200? Regards, Walter.

Post# 428316 , Reply# 2 7/8/2020 at 15:27 (1,386 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)
Checkrate/Likes *thanks Walter* for that information [didnt know someone else had already tried this ] The rubber handle is in very good condition as is the rubber bumper unusual when you think how some of the later hoover machines handle grips decomposed so to speak .I reluctantly had to replace the original flex last year because that was becoming dangerous .At least the replacement is black rubber.