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Closeup of My Craptastic Trim Job Very little actually has to be trimmed from the Q bag. About 3.5 inches wide by 0.25 inches deep. This is the smallest opening that would fit over the fill tube.

I had always promised myself that any vacuum I obtained would have a HEPA quality bag (or similar filtration system for bag-less) and when I came across this 70's Custom Convertible, I was doubtful it could be done without mangling the original airflow. My goal was to find a cloth HEPA bag AND...

Rob, What Do You Use To Measure RPM's on your Kirby. I have an FFT app on my phone, but that's not very precise. Great resto! I take it you either replaced or re-greased that noisy bearing? Since it appeared to have a rubber seal, I usually clean all the junk out and re-lube with Mobil EMB...

I only have one so far o'wearin' the green... O'Riccar 8850 Bill

And Here's The Offending Part A genuine Dyson tool catch that goes on my DC25. And as stated in the warning, "Wash hands after handling". Absolutely hilarious! How do you left-coasters feel about this? Bill

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Bagless Vacuums Use Much of Their Airflow to Separate the dirt in the cyclones, so around 50% of what they could have gets used up by the time it reaches the hose end and/or connects to the power nozzle. Examples: Dyson DC14 has 117 CFM before cyclones and 74 CFM after, Dyson DC25 has 119 CFM...

Can Anybody Tell Me When This Vacuum Was Made? I can't easily determine the year from this label, but I do know the manual shows a copyright year of 2008. Also, what was the original list price for this Platinum? Was it around $200 or $300 or I am way off? Bill

And Here's The After Pics It sounds moderately pleasant and has fabulous tool airflow (think 115 CFM from the hose). Water lift was OK, measuring 71" from the hose end with a bag installed. Bill

Saw this at a Goodwill for $8 and I thought "how bad could it be?" In the end, all it needed (besides removing the awful mold smell and many scratches) was a belt and HEPA bag. It even came with the original manual. Since this machine somewhat resembles a Riccar/Simplcity, which came first...

The first two measurements were easy to get, the last one (CFM at the nozzle) required me to build an airflow box. I think this pic should easily illustrate where and by how much CFM is lost in this machine. I think this is good performance from a 2000's bagged cleaner. From the base of the...

So I have this U4007 with the soft black (160646BZ) brush strips and would prefer something with a more aggressive bristle. Tell me if I have the following table correct. I don't know what the green strips are and I am unsure of the part number for the orange ones. I'm guessing that installing...

John, In many cases, there are markings on the bearing itself. You may have to use a magnifying glass to properly see them. If you can post any markings you find on the bearing, maybe I can cross reference a suitable part for you. Another method is to take very, very careful measurements (ID...

Updated Performance Measurments For My Convertible And I'm very happy with the results! As the pic says, I replaced a very worn top bearing (thanks to Andy R.) and re-greased the lower bearing after finding it partially frozen. Looks like I was able to get a 7% increase in airflow at the...

Stan, Look at part #14 for the location. Bill

Hi All, For about 1 year, I've had this G6 give me fits because it would constantly skip on carpet. A few days ago, I finally found the solution and it turned out to be very simple and inexpensive. The final solution was arrived at after attempting the following fixes: 1) Brand new...

Re-Greased The Original Lower Bearing Using Mobil EMB grease (it's blue). The first two pics are the top and bottom with the mysterious felt washers teased out. Pic#3 is of the felt washers. They appear to be factory but this is my first Convertible, so I dunno. The last pics are the grease...

Bikerray, Thanks! That's the verification I was looking for. You are the first one that can confirm the presence of felt washers (I already knew about the collar washer) in the lower bearing assembly. Now, my only concern is that I can remove/replace them after greasing the bearing without...

John, Sorry to offend you with the "Hoovrah" name as you actually mentioned it first and I got quite a kick out of it. I have already rebuilt the brush roll completely with great success. Based on your felt washer knowledge, I will remove them and use a syringe to apply some Mobil EMB grease...