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John, Yes, I figured that the exact color would be some proprietary Hoover color, but I was more or less inquiring if Rustoleum had something similar off-the-shelf spray can I could just pickup. I've read here that some have used off-the-shelf cans to re-spray older Hoovers from the 30's and...

David, Let's see, the Diamond handle and a Diamond bag...doesn't that mean it's an Ultimate G Diamond? Am I losing it? :) Bill

Stan, You're probably right in this instance. A 10 year old Diamond with 120 CFM up against a current model Royal. BUT, try that same test with a 137 CFM Sentria II or Avalir and see what happens... And that's only an approximate test of "bare floor paper towel tube airflow" not sealed to the...

I bought a new 5'x7' Mohawk medium pile carpet for vacuum tests in my basement recently. I wanted to see what vacuums had enough power to pull flour up through the carpet into the dust bag. The test was completed with only 2 complete strokes (2 forward/2 backward) at medium speed right through...

I want to re-spray this handle and am looking for the correct paint color to pickup from Lowes, Home Depot, etc. What are your suggestions? I would like to keep it looking as close to factory as possible. Bill

Royal Everlast 8300 10 Amp Efficiency I have seen on YouTube (vacuumcleanermuseum's channel) that the 8300 pulls about the same on a Baird meter as an Avalir (my Sentria II matches these figures). The tester should have stretched the hoses out straight but at least they were wound around...

Stan, I'd love to get my hands on a newer Royal...haven't seen any around my neck of the woods in years though, but I'm always on the lookout! And I adjust all my Kirbys exactly as the factory recommends them. :) That's a lot of agitation from your Royal. Bouncing a whole foot away is...

Can't wait to see a history of Hoover bags... Bill

Matt, Is that machine what's being used to current clean your offices? Bill

All, When I put my 70's Convertible (U4007) on my airflow box, I measured several things. Take a look at what I found: 1) With the brush roll off, installing a "C" bag reduced the airflow by 8.7 CFM 2) With the brush roll on, bag or no bag didn't change the airflow at all. 3) Installing a...

Yes, you are correct I have 4 different types (grades) of Kirby brush rolls and they change the forward bias of the machine slightly. With the stiffest one (152505), you can definitely tell the nozzle rises up very, very slightly and wants to move forward more easily. Of course, no Kirby...

Mark, Yes, when you're talking about triple digit nozzle CFM, you are automatically in a class that sets itself apart from everyone else! No Dyson or Rainbow can do that. Bill

Look Like We Had Some of The Same Ideas Regarding the emptor and fill tube changes. :) Regarding the Adjust-O-Rite settings you said, "If I let go of the handle the machine will slowly move across the carpet by itself." That more or less means to me that the Royal is NOT sealed to the...

Stan, Is your Sentria 1's hose length really only 6 ft? Here's the lengths of my Kirby hoses. I was surprised that they varied so much actually. Sentria II = 7.5 G6 = 8.5 G4 = 8.0 Heritage 2L = 6.5 As far as Baird readings go, I found out that much above an "8", the meter...

Stan, Here's My Baird Tests To Date You'll notice that the G5 and Sentria II both pull 10's from an outstretched hose with fresh HEPA bags installed. If your Sentria I scores a 8, something is amiss. BUT, your claim of fill tube (exhaust) airflow is very interesting. Using a GM8901 anemometer...

Here's All My Baird Meter Tests To Date Mikko, You can see that from the base of the machine (BEFORE the cyclones) in the various bag less vacuums listed here, airflow is excellent. Baird tests reveal a 9-10 range. AFTER the cyclones, the airflow drops like a stone, typically down to a 3...

Q Bag Stability Outside of Outer Bag I did have issues with Type C paper bags coming off the fill tube, especially after vacuuming under furniture. The solution was to add two heavy duty rubber bands below the metal spring. The back pressure with type C bags is tremendous compared to the...

The Q Bag Fills The Outer Bag Quite Well

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