Recent content by powermate63

Cool find! I had one of these once upon a time, when I first moved out on my own. Hope you enjoy it!!

Swapped! The brush is not a perfect fit, but it will do until I can find another solution! The only hiccup is that when setting the nozzle to the rug position, I have to hold down the brush slightly to lock it into place. Not perfect, but by golly, it works! Now I need to find some of the...

Update on the brush situation I figured that it might be able to adapt a modern brush to the older Lark carpet and floor attachment. I found this late-80s plastic Hoover tool in a box at a local thrift store.

I'll definitely try the cleaning cloths and let you all know the results. As for venting, that is not possible due to the location of the central vac unit... The previous owners (or perhaps the builder) of the apartment had the unit installed in a closet in the middle of the building where an...

It's an odd question, I admit, but here's the situation: The Eureka Victory Central vacuum system in our apartment in the city circulates unpleasant odors when I use it. I guess I did not notice it until I was terminated from my work and started doing more and better housekeeping in town...

Fred - OMG I think I actually have a couple of those bags! I have a bad habit (well, depends who you ask, I suppose...) of picking up vintage vac bags whenever I see them at Thrift Stores and garage sales. Thank you so much for the information! Brian - Vacuum Rebuilders on St-Lawrence are...

Here's the only flaw... The retractable brush is missing. Can this part still be found? If so, is it possible that the average vacuum repair shop might have these parts? If not, are there on-line sources?

It's a model 5704, made at the Hoover plant in Burlington, Ontario. I was wondering what vintage this model might be? It still has a cloth bag.

Hi all, I am new to vacuumland (but no stranger to automaticwasher.org where I am also known as 'turquoisedude') and I wanted to share a recent thrift-store find... A vintage Hoover Lark!