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Thread Number: 44626
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
(1990) Hoover Convertible U4531. |
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| Post# 464079 6/23/2023 at 14:56 (328 days old) by OldCrankman (Lawrenceburg, Indiana) | ||
I got this for $15 with spare bags, the bag zipper is stuck but a little WB40 should fix it. It needs a bag and the height adjuster petal is broken off unfortunately. Like what I said about my hoover convertible u4341, this convertible has been through some hard use but it sounds perfectly fine. Convertibles are strong
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| Post# 464088 , Reply# 2 6/24/2023 at 03:34 (327 days old) by OldCrankman (Lawrenceburg, Indiana) | ||
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Video of it running. | ||
| Post# 464096 , Reply# 3 6/24/2023 at 17:47 (327 days old) by OldCrankman (Lawrenceburg, Indiana) | ||
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Here's the new bag that replaced the broken zipper one.
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Post# 464133 , Reply# 4 6/26/2023 at 20:23 (325 days old) by Durango159  (State College, PA) |
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I could be wrong, but I suspect that is a genuine replacement bag from Hoover and the original bag was vinyl in either white or blue.
Still a great machine and the cloth bag would be better filtration over the vinyl. Some wax rubbed on the zipper should smooth it out some. If it breaks, a tailor can repair it. | ||
| Post# 464144 , Reply# 5 6/27/2023 at 08:52 (324 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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| Post# 464161 , Reply# 6 6/27/2023 at 20:21 (324 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211) | ||
They were making that style of Convertible as late as 1992!
The U4597 model RS was the LAST home version of the Convertible. It had the "special" hood no headlight, cloth outer bag and hood was maroon. Ironic how Elites and Convertibles were being manufactured at the same time. I always scoffed at the Elites because I thought they were Oreck knockoffs and no where near as well built as the venerable Convertible. Now I WISH Hoover made vacuums as good as the Elite.
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