Recent content by blackheart

Oh you're correct it was just a model 1. You bought one off me not too long ago now. I did find it too tight with that bag and a disposable and had to bend the latch batch into place afterwards.

Had a similar issue with the C1 I had. There just isn't enough clearance on the lid for both the cloth and disposable bag, force them into place and you risk bending the latch.

Thought I'd pass this along. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/752628364094072

There's definitely something off about that hose but i can't tell exactly where the problems begin. That attachment end and the cuff it attaches to are definitely not OEM, it bears a strong resemblance to an oreck buster B hose. Now the part i'm confused about is the hose itself. It's lacking...

It stands up logically. I spoke to our HVAC guy who, while he told me the calculation of CFM is something he's not super comfortable with, to think of it like a funnel and hose filled with water. The hose is going to be the point with the most resistance but when they're working in a system the...

Kenmore U/L/O will fit the activa and diamante.

Being so long ago and having no documentation of the condition of the machine it's hard to say why it pulled those numbers. It should have pulled closer to a 7/7.5 really. I'd imagine the post motor hepa filter is probably partially responsible, or maybe the cloth bag was dirtier than thought.

Avoiding tariffs does seem to be a very likely aspect to it. I am curious though being out of the industry what specific issues were they having with them? I don't think we'll see a shift back to US manufacturing with them. Sad too, they were once a pretty reputable brand but they've definitely...

Re-homing a few vacuums and a fan: Kirby Metal Fan, pulled from a D80 i tried to use for parts https://www.ebay.com/itm/146648750393 Royal 884: Picked up locally, tested it's power and now it could use a new home. I've already have 2 other royals. https://www.ebay.com/itm/146649641823 Riccar...

Oh it's a hoover! I can't give you an exact model number but it's part of the preferred line Image courtesy of Eureka1988 in this thread https://vacuumland.org/threads/forgotten-hoover-products.43720/page-3

I saw that too and was like....what am I looking at? I thought at first it was some sort of small model but then scrolling through the images they appeared to be like a real tool set so it's like....okay so it's like an AI generated image then? I don't understand the purpose of that. If one were...

This is like watching the two smart kids with different answers arguing.... I'm going to play Devil's advocate here and ask this question. When we place machines like Kirbys or Royals onto our airflow boxes and the opening from said airflow box is 2" does this then mean our measurements are...

Okay before I add to this just know I don't consider my measurements to be the be all end all I think of them as a Ballpark as we're going to have environmental factors that effect our measurements, from electrical variants to environmental factors like elevation and I'd imagine things like...

Ha! I like that scale. Would have been a good sales tool.

Well when talking to the seller about it's condition and hearing the roughness of the motor I had a feeling if I didn't take it it was going to end up in the trash. Initially I was just going to give it away, as is, for the cost of packing and shipping it. Then on the way home I was like why not...