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Thread Number: 41418
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
If you could re-engineer any machine in your collection, what would you change about it? |
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| Post# 439136 , Reply# 1 2/24/2021 at 20:37 (1,149 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
For my Miele C3 canister, I would definitely move the power pedal to the front of the unit like the old Eureka canisters had....right under the handle grip. This way, it would be easier to step on in normal use, and would be easier to access by hand when the cleaner is stood on its end for stair cleaning and cleaning in high cabinets.
I would also replace perimeter bristles in Miele's combo carpet/floor nozzles with a single strip of bristles along the center of the nozzle, thus allowing pickup on both the forward stroke and back stroke. | ||
| Post# 439137 , Reply# 2 2/24/2021 at 20:48 (1,149 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
Hoover 543 and 300: Make the fan case/body of vac in a more durable metal. My 543 has a crack in the corner of the brush housing, and I have seen several coffee cans on here that have had parts shattered in shipping. Also, soft plastic(much more durable) wheels like on a late 500 series Kirby.
Eureka F&G: Kevlar fan like on a modern Kirby. Make the bag coupler out of metal so it doesn't crack, same goes for the fan case. Also, replaceable cord hooks like on a Sanitaire, and Philips head screws. Electrolux G(I don't own one, but this needs to happen) Metal hub soft plastic wheels. The original hard plastic ones are always broken. Electrolux XXX: Removable wheels Kenmore/Magnetic/Bee Vac Super Junior: Hole in fan spindle and rotor to remove fan, motor brush holders attached to the stator by more than just the wires Hoover Elite: Metal fan case, kevlar fan | ||
| Post# 439139 , Reply# 3 2/24/2021 at 21:28 (1,149 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
Interesting thread...
I think I've managed to fix a lot of the things on my machines that I would consider flaws. I up-fitted my Kirby Heritage 1HD with a Heritage II mini emptor and fill tube to eliminate the dump bag as I also did with my Sanitaire SC686, adding an F&G setup. I've also made a minor modification to the hose for my Eureka "Ironsides" canister so I can use it with an Electrolux wand and power nozzle, although I would ideally like to have the Eureka accessories like it came with originally or in a fantasy world that the Eureka would have accessory couplings identical to those used by Electrolux.
The only other fantasy item I can think of is it would be nice to have a Discovery II style Electrolux twin-motor upright with a power head based on say a PN4 power nozzle instead of an Omniflow. I'm just not a fan of the little extension. It's on the wrong side for a left-hander like me but I don't really want an outrigger on the the left. I just prefer the square PN2 and PN4/4A nozzles. While we're on the subject of Electroluxes, it's a minor thing but it would also be nice if the Electrolux canisters and uprights used the same bags. | ||
| Post# 439172 , Reply# 4 2/25/2021 at 17:16 (1,148 days old) by Elecroluxmodel1 ( Schererville, Indiana) | ||
A Kirby... | ||
| Post# 439179 , Reply# 5 2/25/2021 at 22:48 (1,148 days old) by vacuser (milford,ohio) | ||
reengineer | ||
| Post# 439192 , Reply# 6 2/26/2021 at 10:20 (1,148 days old) by vacuumkid47 (Sibley, IA) | ||
Kirby Strain Relief | ||
Post# 439223 , Reply# 8 2/27/2021 at 00:17 (1,147 days old) by tolivac  (Greenville,NC) |
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BRING BACK THE METAL ROYALS!!!!!!!! | ||
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