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Post# 456266   8/28/2022 at 07:59 (600 days old) by vap0rtranz (Wisconsin)   |   | |
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How do I date this Hoover StreamVac Deluxe?
This is USA made Hoover :) I'm not a fan of plastic but after seeing folks here talk about these, it's the vintage I wanted. The manual and TV ads I found are mid- to late-1990's. Serial # ends in 6520 ... A retiree was having a garage sale, I saw a Kirby Heritage 2 hiding with canister vacs, said he fixes vacuums, and would sell this Hoover for $35. We agreed on $30. It ain't $0 curb find but Hoovers & Bissells around here are newer with bad hoses or broke triggers, even more $$, etc. No vacuum he was selling looked badly broken. (The guy walked me through the time it took with a new canister vac for simple fix, like split hoses, which I already knew of course!) The only broken bits on this machine are 2 holding clips for the hose and a chip on the front -- neither a functional issue. As I walked out, the guy threw in a 2nd clean canister from his stash so I could swap cleaning + rinsing. Nice guy. So in the pic, the Plus canister is loaded while my dog stands in front of the matched Deluxe canister. My dog must give all vacs the sniff test! LOL I already carpet cleaned with it. The motor still takes 5+ seconds to spin down :) And both high pile & low pile rugs were dry after just a few hours. :D So it's probably late 90s or early 2000s? |
Post# 456301 , Reply# 2   8/29/2022 at 09:09 (599 days old) by vap0rtranz (Wisconsin)   |   | |
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Yea, I'd preferred 12amp just to get every ounce of water lift but it's nice to repurpose a local machine.
I did take a look at both of model's motors on eBay. They're similar -- they have what looks like a single stage blower fan, like what was used in later Electrolux motors. Your 12A model has "Ametek" sticker out of Kent, OH; while my 8A model's sticker says "GS Electric". Never heard of GS but Google says they're a magneto-electric maker out of Hudson, WI. Eitherway, these motors are American made and that is great to see. Nice method with CLR. I have hard water run through a water softener at home but will still give CLR a try. Ty. |
Post# 456320 , Reply# 3   8/29/2022 at 20:28 (599 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 456337 , Reply# 4   8/30/2022 at 17:17 (598 days old) by vap0rtranz (Wisconsin)   |   | |
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