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Huskyvacs - The way the Lewyt Big Wheel supplied power to the powerhead, there was a 12 volt rectifier on the side of the motor's field wires. Over time, after the vacuum overheated a few times, the varnish on the field wires would wear off. This would cause the rectifier to malfunction and send...

I think it was 1961 or 1962 that Lewyt Corporation got sued for the Lewyt Big Wheel electrocuting people when the wiring in the motor to power the Power Head failed. That's what caused the company to go bankrupt and be sold to SCM Smith Corona Marchand.

Tom, the sooner you retire and your museum is gone, the better! Goodbye and good riddance to you! You are truly one of the most toxic, negative, evil people ever in the collecting community.

Ted, if you can't ship, have you tried reaching out to local vac shops in your area. It might just be easier to sell them as a lot to a vac shop who will use them to fix customer's vacs, sell them a powerhead, or put one on a refurbished vacuum for sale. It might be easier doing this, or selling...

Alex, if you want to find a matching filter cover for your Diplomat LX, try calling a few Canadian Aerus dealers and see what they have. That model was also sold here in Canada.

Gary, I agree with you on the Lux 89 as being one of my favorite Canadian Electrolux models as well. So quiet, you barely hear the motor running and mostly the airflow, direct connect hose and wand, well designed hose handle and attachments, and great filtration with the 4 ply paper bags and...

Adam, that looks like a vinyl hose. If so, why wouldn't you just shorten the hose a little bit and reattach the hose handle?

Mateo, that part is part of the Automatic Control bag change warning system that Aerus has patented as a exclusive feature, and is on the Aerus Electrolux Legacy canister vacuum. You can ONLY obtain that part through a Aerus Electrolux dealer new. Even if you did obtain a used one, I would not...

Rick, congrats on your TriStar CXL find! You definitely got a deal there. Here in Ontario, Canada, most sellers when you see them on Kijiji or Facebook Marketplace are asking at least $100 - and usually much more than that! As for your questions - 1. Yes, the wand does swivel from side to side...

Mark, I can tell you EXACTLY what happened - the pores in your HEPA Cloth bag became clogged and plugged up with fine dust. That's why you had no suction or airflow, yet felt tons of air coming out the HEPA Filter. For anyone reading this, here's a tip - every time you finish vacuuming, take...

Tom, sounds like you got a good deal on Ebay when you bought your Vortech Force XR3000. I wouldn't pay over $500 for that model, there are too many other premium and DTD machines with better features and better cleaning performance/filtration on the used market. Example - a used Patriot on Ebay...

ManchesterVacs - Nice video review. But personally, I would choose a Dyson V8 variant with a HEPA Filter instead, since it definitely seems to clean a little better than the Sebo. But, this is their first attempt making their own stick vacuum - I am sure the next one will be much improved!

Tom - Nice Vortech Force XR3000. But I don't think it's worth the money now. Ghibli downgraded the Vortech to use a single stage motor. And what's their excuse for using the EBK340 instead of the EBK360 powerhead? The EBK360's brushroll works better on most carpets, adds height adjustment and...

Owen & Amtraksebo1997 Your dogs are very adorable! You're lucky to have them and all the snuggles and unconditional love they give you :-)

Dakota, that particular example you have looks like it may have been distributed shortly after TTI bought Hoover. Since Whirlpool retained ownership of the Maytag name, they probably had to do this to avoid legal trouble with Whirlpool. These rebadged Sanyo canisters were quite good -...

Mike, that's not a red rubber band, it's red tape. Probably put on there to increase the motor housing diameter slightly so when you put the hose clamp on the motor housing it makes it seal well. The motor is held onto the housing by friction, just give it a good pull and it should come right...

Wow! That's definitely a unique find. One thing I find surprising is, why would Regina even dare try to market a commercial vacuum?! Word was already spreading for a few years about just how bad the quality of these uprights were. So how they thought they could convince corporate buyers to buy...

Regina Electrikbroom I never was a fan of how these sounded, and the powerbrush version was even worse!

Hart A Walmart brand that's made by TTI. Mainly Hoover/Dirt Devil designs made to sell at a lower price point. Also, Cleva has some of the Kenmore designs relabeled as Vacmaster.

Rob - just wanted to say, I admire you for your original post and offering this Kirby and offering to sell and restore it to a member here. Very commendable of you, considering Kirby now wants $750 to do a Factory Rebuild - and it wouldn't come back with original parts! I do hope that someone...