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Thread Number: 42320
/ Tag: Brand New Vacuum Cleaners
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| Post# 445335 8/29/2021 at 15:30 (970 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
My anniversary Hoover which I recently purchased, used once from FB marketplace got suction relief mods to the front bumper,4 small holes across with my drill. It's not rare, and it's not vintage, so I figure I should modify it so I can use it! With my new carpets it's simply would clamp down and not move, just like it did with the previous owner. My brother thought it was beautiful so I gave it to him but with new carpets he had the same issue it came back. It now works just fine with that I figure if I ever go to old school carpeting or something I could just put some tape across some of the holes. Just sharing my success not debating or anything just an update.
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| Post# 445344 , Reply# 1 8/29/2021 at 18:52 (970 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
Makes me wonder why carpeting companies never bothered to inform people upon purchase or do any testing beforehand that rubber backed ultra plush carpet will cripple vacuums?
My carpet is still nylon webbed and I haven't had any issues with it. Interestingly I tested on rubber backed outdoor mats and this did not happen with those. It's something I guess with how the carpet fibers trap air and create an airtight seal since the rubber can't let air through from below the carpet. If someone can invent some kind of adapter plate that clips onto the bottom of the vacuum to achieve what you did that would fit on any type of vacuum, I bet they'd be a millionaire. | ||
| Post# 445347 , Reply# 2 8/29/2021 at 19:31 (970 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 445396 , Reply# 4 8/30/2021 at 23:36 (969 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 445443 , Reply# 5 8/31/2021 at 23:36 (968 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 445704 , Reply# 7 9/6/2021 at 21:33 (962 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 445717 , Reply# 8 9/7/2021 at 09:23 (961 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
Back when I sold Rainbows in 1979/1980, the salesmen always took the power nozzles out of the box and we drilled four holes above the bumper to improve ease of use on the shag carpets of the day. That's why you'll find so many of those eureka-built Rainbow power nozzles with holes drilled in them today.
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| Post# 445721 , Reply# 9 9/7/2021 at 12:00 (961 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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