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Thread Number: 5823
My New Eureka |
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| Post# 64866 , Reply# 1 4/3/2009 at 14:59 (5,495 days old) by xraytech () | ||
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Pic 1 
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| Post# 64867 , Reply# 2 4/3/2009 at 15:00 (5,495 days old) by xraytech () | ||
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couldn't resist the gold box top bag 
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| Post# 64868 , Reply# 3 4/3/2009 at 15:00 (5,495 days old) by xraytech () | ||
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close up of the hood 
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| Post# 64870 , Reply# 4 4/3/2009 at 16:00 (5,495 days old) by petek (Ontario) | ||
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what's the model # on the bottom side? | ||
| Post# 64872 , Reply# 5 4/3/2009 at 16:11 (5,495 days old) by xraytech () | ||
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Pete, I don't know I just won it last night and the model number was not shown in the listing. | ||
| Post# 64873 , Reply# 6 4/3/2009 at 16:11 (5,495 days old) by petek (Ontario) | ||
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ahh didn't read it right.. thought you had it | ||
| Post# 64881 , Reply# 7 4/3/2009 at 16:27 (5,495 days old) by xraytech () | ||
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look at the first pic, even comes with some very old unopened NOS F&G bags. | ||
| Post# 64890 , Reply# 9 4/3/2009 at 17:31 (5,495 days old) by petek (Ontario) | ||
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or 2073 like mine 
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| Post# 65872 , Reply# 13 4/11/2009 at 11:20 (5,487 days old) by eluxomarty (Palm Springs) | ||
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Eureka models I found this in a back issue of the newsletter. Eureka sure made alot of models. 
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| Post# 66140 , Reply# 14 4/12/2009 at 15:35 (5,486 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
"Eureka: The Very Best in Vacuum Cleaners."
As the slogan said, these were the very best in upright vacs in the 1970's. The design still lives on to this day in the Sanitaire line of upright vacs. Thanks for the catalogue photos Eluxomarty! As I thought, these photos explain my theory about the slight difference in model numbers. In 1974, Consumer Reports top-ranked the previous versions of these three models: 2042 (Best Buy - great performance at a great price), the 2082 and then the 2072. I am now convinced that the addition of two "Edge Kleener" air channel dents in the bottom brush guard plate on all of these resulted in the numbers changing to 2043, 2077 and 2083 (the latter being the model we ended up with in my parents' home.) Though Eureka was often known for its lack of innovation (they seemed to keep copying stuff from other manufacturers), I think these three uprights explain why these three outcleaned the competing Hoover Convertibles. Eureka used a top-fill disposable dust bag as far back as the early 1960's. Our turquoise Eureka Automatic Model 250 even used the famous top-fill F&G bag. I could never understand why Hoover continued to use those messy bottom-fill C bags on their uprights until the late 1970's. Eureka's design let the dirt fall away from the air path in the bag, while Hoover's just let the dirt fall right back down into the main throat of the bag. Also, when Eureka introduced the Rugulator and Dial-A-Nap height adjusters, they touted the benefits of adjusting the "business end" of the machine rather than the rear wheels on the Hoovers. This really allowed for a better match to the depth of carpet. It's the front adjusters and the top-fill bags that made these Eureka uprights outperform the Convertibles. Would my respected and distinguished vac fan colleagues agree, or disagree? | ||
| Post# 66228 , Reply# 15 4/12/2009 at 22:15 (5,486 days old) by eurekaboy (Raleigh,NC) | ||
Eurekaprince...I couldn't agree with you more on the Eureka F&G uprights outperforming the competing Hoover Convertibles. You pretty much nailed it on the head as to the advantages of the Eureka's over Hoover's. The F&G bag was by far more advanced and economical over the "C" bags Hoover used on their BOL uprights.It wasn't until 1977 that Hoover introduced their top fill version...and that was for the higher end estate and elite models. Secondly, the Dial-a-Nap and especially the Rugulator enabled for a better positioning on carpet as well as improving cleaning effectiveness.Not to mention Eureka on their higher end machines offered 6 height settings as opposed to 4 height settings. One thing I gotta add is the Eureka uprights were lighter weight compared to the Hoover Convertibles. That IMO is another advantage because not everyone wanted to drag around a heavy vacuum. Now I am not hating on convertibles. I have many of them in my collection and I think they all clean pretty well. But, if I had to pick between the two it would be the Eureka's hands down. Stephen | ||
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