Thread Number: 43186
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
My new (to me) Hoover U4363-045 |
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Post# 451458 , Reply# 1   4/10/2022 at 22:45 (717 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 451505 , Reply# 3   4/12/2022 at 09:29 (716 days old) by kirbyklekter (Concord,Ca.)   |   | |
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If you don't find a spring retainer right away you can use either a Eureka or Hoover round belt instead. I've seen a couple examples of that being done. |
Post# 451526 , Reply# 4   4/12/2022 at 16:58 (715 days old) by mjhoshaw (Western PA)   |   | |
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I found in the forum archives where the Hoover Lark belt works as a bag retainer. I ordered one from eBay.
Thanks to everyone for their input.
Joel |
Post# 451551 , Reply# 5   4/13/2022 at 10:27 (715 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 451601 , Reply# 6   4/14/2022 at 11:54 (714 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 451673 , Reply# 7   4/15/2022 at 22:13 (712 days old) by mjhoshaw (Western PA)   |   | |
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Yes, the motor sound is very different from that of the metal-based vacuums. I run mine at around 100 volts in order to get the RPM I want. Even then the agitator spins faster than I remember. I can live with the difference though.
Joel
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Post# 451676 , Reply# 8   4/15/2022 at 23:44 (712 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Post# 451749 , Reply# 9   4/18/2022 at 11:24 (710 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 452723 , Reply# 10   5/17/2022 at 19:32 (680 days old) by Paul (USA)   |   | |
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I have a U4363-042 that is factory-equipped with a 4.8A motor; so I'm guessing that the U4363 wih no suffix has a motor rated at 4 amps. Btw, the colors were named Olympic Blue and Oyster White. |
Post# 452726 , Reply# 11   5/17/2022 at 20:19 (680 days old) by Paul (USA)   |   | |
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As for 1985 that's about right. I had read in another thread "1986", so '85-'86 was probably its production run. I think the plastic bottom plates were first used in 1988. |