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I am trying out a 7W COB BA15d LED light encapsulated in clear silicone to replace the burned incandescent. I will report back again in 6 months. If all is well I will buy a second one. $2.14 paid by paypal. Regards Matt Source: EBAY-Taiwan 5 weeks. Decent communications...

F & G HEPA construction feedback Thanks for taking the plunge and giving them a try. Can you upload some close up images of the bags? When one is done can you cut a square our and go through the layers. Glad you like them now what do I do with 8 Envirocare bags? V.A.C. bags seem like the...

I will be trying Envrocare lines F&G bags next and keep one Type A Royal bag unused. I attached a few pictures for comparison between a standard paper Type A and the Lined Envirocare. No claims of HEPA construction but 99.7% filtration for about $1/bag...

Can anyone comment on the function of these HEPA construction F&G style bags on a Type A Royal Upright? 9 for $13 is not a bad deal. This may be simpler than converting type A vacuums to Type B so you can use Royal Type B HEPA bags. Type F&G-HEPA construction...

The Blue Royal Twins will serve our home for many years to come. Visually the 1987 wheels appear to be Phenolic aka 1930's technology marketed under the trade name Bakelite. Not particularly great UV resistance tremendous heat tolerance which is not needed on a vacuum wheel. The redeeming...

I know it would be easy but expensive to add a updated Type B bag to an older vacuum like my 886 but is is only available in black and would ruin the coordinated look with the blue trim it has today. I also know after market Type F&G HEPA bags are available but not widely distributed like Royal...

April and August 886 Twins Ben Thanks I named the Twins April and August. August motor sounds perfect now I can put April on the bench and fix the ringing noise. Matt

Serial Number for Ben Ben, What date does your decoder ring say it is? Matt

New to me a Very New Royal 886-2 It is official and I blame Kevin for writing to thank me for posting the 886 manual. After I received his email I looked at the list and what did I find. Almost NOS 886 to match my first one. This means I officially now have a collection. It spent it's whole...

Polish Great find! Makes my $40 Craigslist find look over priced. I had success with Filtz polish and a cloth rag and 15 minutes elbow grease from dull to even luster/shine. Take a look at the bottom of this thread. http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?32811_4 I do not...

Comparison sound Videos The Craftsmen 12002 has a real nice smooth sound. It is equipped with a paper bag filter, followed by a pleated cylinder followed by a HEPA outlet. Great shop vac/hard surface vacuum. Quiet so you can hear what your are working on. 1-1/4" tubes. I posted two short...

Cleva VACs It appears Cleva trims these out under 3 names. I ordered the Craftsmen 12002 version because it has formed wire to retain the hose when not in use. The VF408B is CLEVA's industrial version with a longer non self retracting cord and a nicer hose. This was a close second because of...

Caraftsmen 12002 Watts Guess An agent of Vacmaster wrote me the VF408 which looks strangely like a Craftsmen 12002 with the same "peak HP" differing in color and accessories is 8A or 960w. http://www.vacmaster.com/vf408-quiet-household-wet-dry-vac-4-gallon/ I like the wet dry option. Change...

Henry Big Plus Crank wind cord storage and 45/47 decibels 680 watts. $350+ http://www.parish-supply.com/ultra-quiet-canister-vacuum.aspx Promo Video Craftsmen 12002 Sub $100 72 decibel auto rewind cord who knows the watts only marketing peak HP numbers that do not mean a thing. PROMO Video...

RE: Freezing Host?? I never inquired if freezing was advised by the HOST people. They did mention in the literature mold is a concern with unsealed HOST so I treated like left over bread. I would thaw for use and store the remainder in the freezer. I never noticed a loss of efficacy. I did...