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Thread Number: 5242
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| Post# 58410 1/17/2009 at 16:39 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
I found this at Good Will last night, for just $15! Thanks to my OCD, it turned out nicely. My hands have been wrinkled for 2 days from the dish water, but it was well worth it! Hope you guys enjoy the before and after pics. I just have to get new bags and filters for it. These retail for about $700-800 from what I have seen online. I will upload the before pics, then the after pics. Andrew | ||
| Post# 58411 , Reply# 1 1/17/2009 at 16:39 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58413 , Reply# 2 1/17/2009 at 16:40 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58414 , Reply# 3 1/17/2009 at 16:40 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58415 , Reply# 4 1/17/2009 at 16:41 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58417 , Reply# 5 1/17/2009 at 16:44 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58419 , Reply# 6 1/17/2009 at 16:45 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58420 , Reply# 7 1/17/2009 at 16:46 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58421 , Reply# 8 1/17/2009 at 16:46 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58422 , Reply# 9 1/17/2009 at 16:47 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58423 , Reply# 10 1/17/2009 at 16:48 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58424 , Reply# 11 1/17/2009 at 16:49 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58425 , Reply# 12 1/17/2009 at 16:49 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58426 , Reply# 13 1/17/2009 at 16:50 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58427 , Reply# 14 1/17/2009 at 16:51 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58428 , Reply# 15 1/17/2009 at 16:52 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58429 , Reply# 16 1/17/2009 at 16:52 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58430 , Reply# 17 1/17/2009 at 16:53 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58432 , Reply# 18 1/17/2009 at 16:54 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58433 , Reply# 19 1/17/2009 at 16:55 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58434 , Reply# 20 1/17/2009 at 16:56 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58435 , Reply# 21 1/17/2009 at 16:57 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58436 , Reply# 22 1/17/2009 at 16:57 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58437 , Reply# 23 1/17/2009 at 16:58 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58438 , Reply# 24 1/17/2009 at 16:59 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58439 , Reply# 25 1/17/2009 at 16:59 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58440 , Reply# 26 1/17/2009 at 17:00 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58441 , Reply# 27 1/17/2009 at 17:01 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58442 , Reply# 28 1/17/2009 at 17:02 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58443 , Reply# 29 1/17/2009 at 17:03 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58444 , Reply# 30 1/17/2009 at 17:04 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58445 , Reply# 31 1/17/2009 at 17:05 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58446 , Reply# 32 1/17/2009 at 17:05 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58447 , Reply# 33 1/17/2009 at 17:06 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58448 , Reply# 34 1/17/2009 at 17:07 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58449 , Reply# 35 1/17/2009 at 17:08 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58450 , Reply# 36 1/17/2009 at 17:08 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58451 , Reply# 37 1/17/2009 at 17:09 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58452 , Reply# 38 1/17/2009 at 17:10 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58453 , Reply# 39 1/17/2009 at 17:11 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58454 , Reply# 40 1/17/2009 at 17:11 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58455 , Reply# 41 1/17/2009 at 17:12 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58456 , Reply# 42 1/17/2009 at 17:12 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58457 , Reply# 43 1/17/2009 at 17:13 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58458 , Reply# 44 1/17/2009 at 17:14 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58459 , Reply# 45 1/17/2009 at 17:16 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58460 , Reply# 46 1/17/2009 at 17:16 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 58462 , Reply# 47 1/17/2009 at 17:18 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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That's All The Pics | ||
| Post# 58463 , Reply# 48 1/17/2009 at 17:20 (5,571 days old) by electroluxxxx (……) | ||
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Hello Andrew will this machine take the same bags as the windsor versa matic because I think that I might have one or two bags that I can send your way Mike | ||
| Post# 58464 , Reply# 49 1/17/2009 at 17:43 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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Bag type?
Hi Mike - I am not sure if those bags would fit or not. If someone else can confirm, I would surely appreciate your offer! I just got this cleaned up today, and am a bit sad I can't use it yet. I don't know of a dealer in town that sells these bags for sure, so I was going to try to find some online. It was a dirty dirty vacuum as you can see! I just can not believe how people can trash their vacuums so much.
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| Post# 58465 , Reply# 50 1/17/2009 at 18:07 (5,571 days old) by methodistbill () | ||
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Talk about over full! So did the vac get in that condition because someone never bothered to change the bag? Bill | ||
| Post# 58470 , Reply# 51 1/17/2009 at 18:17 (5,571 days old) by piano_god (British Columbia, Canada) | ||
Bags? | ||
| Post# 58471 , Reply# 52 1/17/2009 at 18:21 (5,571 days old) by petek (Ontario) | ||
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Great pictures. Talk about schmutz but that's pretty much par for the course on thrift store vacs etc. Great cleanup job Looks like there's a phone number on that paper bag to call for parts/accessories? | ||
| Post# 58472 , Reply# 53 1/17/2009 at 18:41 (5,571 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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Good Will Condition
This vacuum was apparently dumped off at good will since it had no suction. There was a piece of plastic that was jammed up in the nozzle suction port, and all that hair and crap was jammed inside as well. The bag was actually only about half full, and stunk like vomit. The brushroll did not turn when I fired it up, there was a baby sock jammed around the brushroll and it would immediately trip the nozzle motor safety. Whoever had this was in my opinion, not very skilled with vacuum maintenance. I totally disassembled the vacuum and washed everything in hot soapy antibacterial detergent. It no longer smells at all! I'm sure the motors will run much cooler now also. Andrew | ||
| Post# 58478 , Reply# 54 1/17/2009 at 20:26 (5,571 days old) by electroluxxxx (……) | ||
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they should run cooler after that kind of treatment. you did a fabulous job on it Mike | ||
| Post# 58514 , Reply# 56 1/18/2009 at 10:12 (5,570 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
Very very well done, Andrew.
Many a vacuum has come into my house from the curbside or Thrift store in that condition. One wonders how a Thrift Shop can put vacuums on the floor for sale with full bags and clogs, knowing full well they wont vacuum, but they do. But if they didn't we'd never stumble across them because they'd be buried at the landfill with all the others that will never make it back to this world of refurbishment. Again, excellent thorough cleaning up job on a great looking heavy duty vacuum. Dave | ||
| Post# 58539 , Reply# 57 1/18/2009 at 14:09 (5,570 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
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| Post# 58551 , Reply# 58 1/18/2009 at 19:44 (5,570 days old) by bisonian (Where the buffalo roamed! (Ocala, FL)) | ||
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Call it an Advance, not a Nilfisk Andrew, That machine is known in the commercial cleaning world as an Advance Carpetwin, not a Nilfisk. Advance is an old-line U.S.-based commercial machine manufacturer that merged into Nilfisk about a decade ago, IIRC. The folks who sell bags, parts and supplies will refer to it as an Advance machine. Rick C. | ||
| Post# 58552 , Reply# 59 1/18/2009 at 19:50 (5,570 days old) by bisonian (Where the buffalo roamed! (Ocala, FL)) | ||
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If you want to see a U.S.-built, Advance-designed Carpetwin, try this one -- the current model of a machine that's been in production for 40+ years: CLICK HERE TO GO TO bisonian's LINK | ||
| Post# 58582 , Reply# 60 1/19/2009 at 02:46 (5,569 days old) by rolls_rapide (-) | ||
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Bisonian Can that model you linked to really clean a carpet effectively, in just one pass? | ||
| Post# 58591 , Reply# 61 1/19/2009 at 09:36 (5,569 days old) by elux89 () | ||
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Date of Manufacture According to the label on the vac, it was made Dec 05, 2000. Vernon | ||
| Post# 58616 , Reply# 63 1/19/2009 at 16:40 (5,569 days old) by rolls_rapide (-) | ||
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Rick C Thanks for reply:-) | ||
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