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When I was growing up, my parents had the exact vacuum you ask about. Bright red and everything. They must’ve gotten it from Sam’s club because they love those club warehouses. Since I got used to seeing that one so much, I always assumed that red was the standard color for that vac and that...

For me, this hose takes the cake.

“as it is made of *rubber, not* plastic.” Whoops!

One final note. I did not sand on the decals, as I suspect that doing so would remove them. I simply lightly polished the decals with the buffing wheel, taking care not to remove them. Nor did I sand the bumper, as it is made of plastic. Everywhere else, however, is fair game.

And, after:

I’ve been restoring a Hoover Elite which I found in the trade-in pile at a local vac shop and decided to try something I often thought of doing but never actually attempted. Using the leftover sandpaper, foam buffing “ball,” and polish from my headlight polishing kit, I attacked the hood of this...

Hi all, Is the CC bag dock required to use the latest CC Oreck bags? I’d like to use the pink HEPA Oreck CC bags in a commercial unit, but would like to know if I need to get the bag dock first. It seems like the bags might blow off the outlet without the dock. Thanks.

That is a superb cleaning trio. I own only the X7, and have nothing but great things to say about it. Next in line for me is an E3 Premium. Someday... https://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREADM.cgi?38265_20

Cool idea, but I think dirt is mostly non-combustible. If such a vacuum existed, I think you’d have to empty it close to as often as you would a non-incinerator. The fibers could likely be burned up, but not the gritty particles.

I bought it used in January of this year. Really, it needed no work; just a good cleaning. I’d been wanting to add a DC07 to my collection for a while, but was holding out for a good, low-mileage one. That one fit the bill. Luckily, it’s a late DC07, so it has the most updated cyclone design...

Today I was greeted with an email from Opa containing the following photo. Turns out he broke out the Portapower to clean the floor of his plane while it’s apart for its annual.

I don’t have the toy, but I do have a late model full-size DC07 in the same livery. It’s a great vac!

I bought one and enjoy it! https://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREADM.cgi?38265_20

While not identical to the one you showed, here’s a dark blue donor Elite I bought to part out for my Hoover Sprint. Model number below.

If it were me, I’d just replace the thyristor...and I’m an engineer. Those components are very inexpensive to source, so what’s the harm in trying? Madman’s right; if you get the same part number, you’re good to go.

My DC07 has a lot of power, and it shows. It extracts plenty of sand from my carpets. The same goes for my UP13, UP14’s, and UP20.

Quietest: Miele S8 Loudest: Eureka Precision (Bravo rebadge). Yes, this is the loudest I’ve ever had, and I do own a 10 amp Commercial Royal.

@rdwdcp Yes it is! Funny you say that; I just bought one to add to my Dyson/Fantom collection, and it’s great! Since I started this thread, I have since added the following cyclonic vacs to my collection: NIB CY18 Cinetic Animal UP20 Ball Animal 2 NIB UP14 Big Ball Cinetic Total Clean UP13...

Makes sense. Thanks for the info. You have more experience than I. I’m just a sample size n=1.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Funny enough, my experience has been the opposite. The original old style motor which came in my S661 was a goner. The bearings were worn, the shaft was warped, and (I guess I can’t blame the motor for this, but...) the bottom plate was broken from when the...