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  1. adam-aussie-vac

    Found a certified pile brush today

    Hey guys, I found a working certified pile brush today, Although it’s missing the cloth bag and it needs a new brush roll and cord, although those are the only things that are wrong with it apart from that it looks like the bearings in the vacuum motor need a little bit of lubrication
  2. adam-aussie-vac

    What vacuums do/did your parents or grandparents use?

    My grandfather had an Electrolux 337 in white This is probably what it would have looked like if it was brand-new, although his definitely needs a bit of a clean
  3. adam-aussie-vac

    BVC TURBINET 3

    Yep, but it’s actually three Turbines, The Three blade fan is for cooling the motor, And the three adapters go from 3/4 inch NPT to M-16 then from M-16 male to M-16 male
  4. adam-aussie-vac

    BVC TURBINET 3

    And don’t worry I did replace the broken wire
  5. adam-aussie-vac

    BVC TURBINET 3

    Great news, she’s all back together And now the cord is coming out where I’d like it to
  6. adam-aussie-vac

    Imperial fittings in a metric world

    The machine is made in Britain While the Electrical box the switch is mounted inside of is old enough that it goes back to when Australia are used Imperial as a measurement
  7. adam-aussie-vac

    Covid-19: Are your local vac shops open?

    My local Godfreys Vacuum cleaners stores, three of them are open they originally used to be five but those two permanently closed, The first one I’m not sure why but the second one closed I think mainly due to rent issues
  8. adam-aussie-vac

    Imperial fittings in a metric world

    Hey guys, I’m messaging from the land down under, my vintage BVC turbinet vacuum has a surface mounted switch and the issue with that is the electrical fittings are Imperial meaning the 15 mm is too small And 20 mm is too big, unfortunately there is no home depo around here, the closest is Guam...
  9. adam-aussie-vac

    BVC TURBINET 3

    Great news I got it apart Bad news, on one motor wire the insolation has crumbled, the other one appears to Be protected with a PVC sheath that was already on the motor The one in yellow is the one that’s protected by the PVC sheet the other one is the one that would need to be replaced
  10. adam-aussie-vac

    BVC TURBINET 3

    Ah ok, Although all I’m trying to do is to change the cord from where it’s coming out of has I’ve always had issues with it coming out of the blower port, Although I have a feeling it is not one large casing, as you can see there is a small gap Where the motor housing meets the last separator...
  11. adam-aussie-vac

    thriftstore banning me for buying an electrolux

    Chat with the manager Ask him what he would consider it an antique, and explain to him why it wouldn’t be considering age, design ect, plus if you show him of why you know it wouldn’t be considered an antique, Because essentially what he would be doing is banning a mechanic from auto parts...
  12. adam-aussie-vac

    BVC TURBINET 3

    I wanted it To separate at the end of the motor housing where is the actual motor is mounted to has I have a feeling this is a three stage turbine
  13. adam-aussie-vac

    BVC TURBINET 3

    Oh okay, And I do not think it’s going well, as it’s not separating from where I wanted it to separate it separating from in between there
  14. adam-aussie-vac

    BVC TURBINET 3

    Also another thing, In the image below at the back of the bearing there is grease coming out is that a bad thing?
  15. adam-aussie-vac

    BVC TURBINET 3

    Thank you I’ll give that a try and what are the bolts for number two?Is it these 3
  16. adam-aussie-vac

    BVC TURBINET 3

    Hey guys, does anybody know how to take apart a BVC TURBINET three? As currently the electrical cord is coming out of the blower port and I’m not entirely fond of that as it prevents use of the blower port, this is about as far as I’ve gotten and I’m not sure where to continue from here I have...
  17. adam-aussie-vac

    old BVC industrial vacuum

    I have the next model of this I’ve got a BVC turbinet 3 although it needs work as the cord is coming out of the blower port, Here is the original advert, It would be nice if I knew someone else who had one of these so that way I could Reconfigure it so everything comes out the right place
  18. adam-aussie-vac

    Odd little vacuum

    Huskyvacs I have a feeling that I’ve got the updated version of the xiaomi Deerma tj200, As watching the YouTube video the motor sounds different, like a standard Amtech motor By the way can view the video in English please turn on captions
  19. adam-aussie-vac

    Odd little vacuum

    It is pretty neat Although the motor does seem to get hot enough that is if you run it for about two minutes take it apart with it unplugged The motor is definitely hot enough to burn if you physically touch the metal fan on the motor cooling side,Although during normal operation you can feel...
  20. adam-aussie-vac

    Odd little vacuum

    Hey guys, how’s everyone going I haven’t posted on this site in awhile, I’ve got a question for everybody so in regards to vacuums is it normal for a bypass motor To become hot While in use? By the way this is my most recent vacuum purchased both recent as new and new to me,It’s a Chinese vacuum...
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