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Thread Number: 40802
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Trash find rainbow question |
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Post# 433491 10/13/2020 at 20:32 (1,289 days old) by Kloveland  (Tulsa) |
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A month ago I found this discarded rainbow in a pile of trash waiting for the trash man. Cord chompers already beat me to the cord. Didn’t cut the power nozzle cord which is bazaar. Still had the As advertised in parenting magazine tag on it. Only thing I could find wrong was a broken belt. I probably already know the answer to this question. Is this an early D3? Because the power nozzle has no suction relief and a different elbow neck.
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| Post# 433505 , Reply# 2 10/14/2020 at 03:13 (1,289 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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| Post# 433508 , Reply# 4 10/14/2020 at 05:05 (1,289 days old) by Rainbowd4 (TN ) | ||
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Sorry for the errors in spelling, and I left out a word or two, as far as making proper sentences, lol. I just have to acknowledge it, lest anyone think I'm one of the many people online who can't spell, or make coherent sentences, or write like they text. | ||
| Post# 433511 , Reply# 5 10/14/2020 at 09:11 (1,289 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
Hey Kenny:
Wow. Congratulations. That is so rare. I would love to help rebuild the motor in that. You have a D3A, which launched in April 1980. That was the first Rexair-built power nozzle. It launched in late summer of 1980. You do have one of the first of the 'all new' D3 series. The instruction manual said to turn the curved wand for the power nozzle around so the weight of the hose didn't pull the thing over in storage position. Under the dust, under the dome, this is what your Rainbow looks like. I love the look of this model.
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| Post# 433519 , Reply# 6 10/14/2020 at 12:24 (1,289 days old) by johnnyb59c (13240 n 3980 rd dewey oklahoma) | ||
nice | ||
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Post# 433530 , Reply# 7 10/14/2020 at 15:44 (1,288 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa) |
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| Post# 433534 , Reply# 8 10/14/2020 at 16:31 (1,288 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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They did that to keep the handle upright but them all broke. Also, the wand doesn't have 'much' of a swivel to it. The change to the neck came early in 1981, about six months after the launch of the nozzle. They also added the airflow adjustment at the same time.
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Post# 433569 , Reply# 9 10/15/2020 at 10:34 (1,288 days old) by Kloveland (Tulsa) |
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Yes only two wheels on the base plate.
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