Thread Number: 45201  /  Tag: Brand New Vacuum Cleaners
(2013) Fuller Brush Tidy Maid model FBTM-PW.4
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Post# 468364   12/29/2023 at 20:50 by OldCrankman (Lawrenceburg, Indiana)        

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This works great but the foot release petal doesn't seem to work. I did get this for $3 at least, as is.

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Post# 468366 , Reply# 1   12/29/2023 at 21:11 by repairman (Woodridge, IL)        

I don't think there is a pedal on those machines. You just push down on the cleaner head to recline it like on a Dyson or Electrolux Upright.

Post# 468369 , Reply# 2   12/30/2023 at 09:24 by OldCrankman (Lawrenceburg, Indiana)        
Yeah I needed to push down on the head.

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It makes a loud snapping sound when it reclines back.

Post# 468394 , Reply# 3   12/31/2023 at 15:13 by mieles5380leo (Virginia)        

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Yeah they just do that. It sounds like you’re breaking it I know but it’s how those units are.

Post# 468423 , Reply# 4   1/2/2024 at 09:26 by dysonman1 (the county)        

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You will find a 'finger' made of metal on the bottom that is a 'handle stop'. If you'll lubricate this metal 'finger' the machine will not make that popping sound.

Post# 468427 , Reply# 5   1/2/2024 at 13:42 by convertible18 (Utica, New York, USA)        
cool

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thats in super nice condition considering that i dont think you serviced it. interesting find.

Post# 468434 , Reply# 6   1/3/2024 at 09:27 by OldCrankman (Lawrenceburg, Indiana)        

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This was in excellent condition when I got it.

Post# 468487 , Reply# 7   1/5/2024 at 00:52 by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)        

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This is one of those rebadged Tacony shill models. It was sold as a The Bank, and as Carpet Pro additionally to it being a Riccar and possibly a Simplicity. I don't know the full history of these brands but they all operated as 3rd parties of each other and it just moved down the chain, same exact vacuum just a different color and name.


Any of these Fuller Brush brand vacuums are pretty rare, they seldom surface online. There is several of them.


Post# 468504 , Reply# 8   1/5/2024 at 13:21 by JustJunque (Western MA)        

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That's pretty cool, Scott!
I watched your video of it too. It looks really nice.
The only Fuller Brush branded vacuum I've ever run across was some sort of stick vac or something.
I saw it at a thrift store, maybe last year some time. It wasn't the type of thing I was looking for, so I didn't get it. In hindsight, if any vacuums branded for Fuller are kind of uncommon, maybe I should have sprung for the few dollars for it.


Post# 468671 , Reply# 9   1/13/2024 at 18:40 by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)        

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Here's some photos of Fuller Brush vacuums I seen online over the years. There's a lot more but I don't have those photos saved.


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Post# 468849 , Reply# 10   1/21/2024 at 12:54 by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)        

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Tacony contracted with a Chinese manufacture to make several variants under their names, this manufacture didn't just make vacuums for the US but also for other countries as well. I had the TopVac Altima version that wasn't distributed by Tacony but rather through Schneider Industries, Inc. Sadly had to get rid of it because I just couldn't get the smelly odor out of it.


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