Thread Number: 40510
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
Found a Rotho |
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Post# 430312   8/19/2020 at 18:01 (1,316 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota)   |   | |
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I came across a parts/repair listing for this rotho vacuum I figured for the price, why not?
It arrived and right off the bat it didn't run, upon opening it up I found the cord winder wasn't making proper contact so pressing them together I proceeded to run it and the motor sounded pretty rough. Digging into the machine I found it was a lot less complicated than I had figured it would be. The motor was a Domel and took quite some time to get apart due to all the rust. Eventually i managed to break it apart and remove the front bearing (which I was later told was damaged) I also replaced the back one cause, why not. After getting the motor together and confirming that it ran smoothly the machine was then cleaned up and re-assembled. Unfortunately I still cannot use the machine as I lack the Aquafilter chamber for it Parts seem to be rather scarce here in the US and it seems like the only option would be to import one from Germany. If anyone knows of a place to find one in the US it would be appreciated. I still have not adjusted to the switch on this thing it doesn't just push on like many you seem to have to push it to the side a little to turn it on it's really strange. Also it seems to use the same hose as like a Lindhaus Aria and a few other vacs. TL:DR Found a Rotho, Replaced bearings in a rusty motor and still can't use it due to missing pieces. |
Post# 430313 , Reply# 1   8/19/2020 at 18:03 (1,316 days old) by EurekaFanSquid (Sacramento, California)   |   | |
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Post# 430314 , Reply# 2   8/19/2020 at 18:05 (1,316 days old) by EurekaFanSquid (Sacramento, California)   |   | |
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Post# 430325 , Reply# 4   8/19/2020 at 19:06 (1,316 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota)   |   | |
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Post# 430326 , Reply# 5   8/19/2020 at 19:28 (1,316 days old) by Gman (Ripon, CA)   |   | |
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Mine has the bag conversion, but it is damn near impossible to find parts for these machines here in the states. |
Post# 430328 , Reply# 6   8/19/2020 at 19:54 (1,316 days old) by RoyalFan103 (Washington)   |   | |
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Post# 430336 , Reply# 7   8/20/2020 at 09:52 (1,316 days old) by EurekaFanSquid (Sacramento, California)   |   | |
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Post# 430787 , Reply# 8   8/27/2020 at 17:51 (1,308 days old) by compuvac ( )   |   | |
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Post# 430855 , Reply# 9   8/28/2020 at 17:38 (1,307 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota)   |   | |
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Post# 430876 , Reply# 10   8/28/2020 at 22:52 (1,307 days old) by kirbyklekter (Concord,Ca.)   |   | |
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Nice "pairing up" with the Kirby Avaler in #7! Have you done any testing on this? It looks like a beast of a machine. |
Post# 430896 , Reply# 11   8/29/2020 at 04:03 (1,307 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota)   |   | |
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The reason for the pairing was to show how massive the machine really is. Few here have seen one in person but many of us have seen a Kirby G series.
No, no testing has been done as it lacks the aquafilter system, it seems like my only option is to import one from Germany so it may be a while before it's complete enough to test. |