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I LOVE the 1972-96 Kenmore logo I wish Sears (what's left of it) would revive it! It's so timeless, it's hard to believe that it dates all the way back to 1972. The 2010-present logo is so boring. I thought it was established in 1976 when they changed the design of the control panels of the...

That LED light is the brushroll indicator There is a magnet in the brushroll which lines up with the LED light assembly. When the brushroll spins, the magnet passes over the windings within the LED assembly and thus generates enough current to light the LED. The LED lets you know that the...

There isn't a way to access the screw from inside the motor shell, the hole doesn't go that deep to pass through into the shell. Even if there was, fitting my hand back there let alone a hand with a tool wouldn't work. I've tried some needlenose pliers to no avail, there is probably less than...

I recently acquired a 1CR and had done my usual disassembly and cleaning. When reassembling the machine, one of the screws that holds the rear axle to the motor shell sheared off, almost flush with the hole. Common sense says to use an extractor but this is a real small screw and I've already...

I'm of the opinion... that if you don't want to splurge for a Kirby, a Sanitaire is the next best bet for effective and thorough carpet cleaning *and* a machine that's 1) currently sold and 2) has wide and inexpensive parts availability. Combined with excellent agitation and well over 130 CFM...

Air duct cleaning I'm an HVAC tech, though I don't do duct cleaning but rather residential/commercial installs, maintenance and repairs, I do know that the equipment used for duct cleaning is often truckmount based (and if not truckmount based, it's a large standalone machine on casters) and...

I found a Sentria I in the dumpster area of an apartment complex I was working in, installing mini splits. The brushroll is shot, the bag is worn but the base machine is fine. I seen a video a while ago on YouTube of a modified Sentria I with a Heritage I orange bag and a metal fan. I was...

Is it Sanitaire? Windsor? Oreck? Nope -- it has to be the Walmart special Bissell PowerForce Helix. I recently stayed in six different mid-range hotels (Days Inn, Quality Inn, AmericInn, etc) while on a trip. Five used the Helix. One used a Shark Navigator. In fact, at one hotel (AmericInn) I...

You should see some of the things I see at the "car shredding" place where I bring a trailer full of dead HVAC units & scrap ductwork after we've accumulated enough for a "dump run" at our shop. I've seen what looks like brand-new fridges, stoves and dishwashers in the scrap piles. Looks like...

It just has a nylon lock nut And the weird thing is, I held onto it from the handle when I carried it away, with the full weight of the motor/nozzle assembly hanging down from this clamp. I took it apart and washed everything, and now the bottom of the handle isn't staying in the hsndle fork...

My newly acquired Royal 6103b from the mortuary is finished after a teardown, cleaning and polish, but the handle tube is not staying in the clamp/fork attached to the motor, no matter how tight the wing nut is. So, whenever I pull back, the handle pulls out of the clamp and I'm unable to...

Are you ready for this? A mortuary. I was doing work on their refrigeration unit (no, there were no bodies in it -- they had promptly moved the few they had into another unit in the main building and yes, this isn't my first time being called out to a mortuary/funeral home) and noticed a...

@tylerhawkins84 Sorry for answering your question super late but I did an extensive Google search of "square end Eureka brushroll", "square end Sanitaire brushroll" and about 1001 iterations of search terms that would bring me results to a square-ended brushroll. I only started calling vac...

Beware, if you need a brushroll... These old metal-base Sanitaires (and Eurekas) require a brushroll that's long-NLA. I fought a hard battle getting a NOS VG1 for my 641. I've looked on eBay, scoured the Internet, called around to all kinds of vacuum shops and finally found one from a vac shop...

Off topic, but Sanyo apparently dabbled in HVAC... My job took me out on the road recently and the hotel I stayed at had older Sanyo PTACs, circa late 90s-early 2000s, with mechanical controls. At first I thought that they were rebadged GE Zonelines but I popped the cover off out of curiosity...

Here's what I would change: Sanitaire/Eureka F&G upright (SC886, SystemPro S675): - Go back to a cast aluminum metal base - Steel fan chamber insert (for non-Quick Kleen) or steel Quick Kleen cover, cast aluminum or Amodel fan - Steel motor/bearing plate and motor frame - Improve the sealing...

Interesting to see that Sanitaire name went further back... than I thought it did. I've heard that Eureka began the Sanitaire name in 1972, but several posts back it mentions that Sanitaire first appeared in the 1950s as a consumer brand. I've got a 1973 Sanitaire 641 that I've just...

@kirbyclassiciii Never crossed my mind that the tan-bag Kirby could have been a pre-Sanitronic machine refurbished by Kirby or a dealer. I just assumed it was a 562/S7/D50 as the motor lodge was probably built in the early/mid 60s and they bought them new or new-ish. Either way, I think it's...

@kirbyclassiciii I've always thought that the Dual Sanitronic 50 would be the ultimate commercial machine. It's lightweight, durable as heck, and a great performer. Plus it's the first model to have increased power through a higher speed if you need to use a hose. It would be even better with...

Whoops, forgot the picture Had to give it a whirl even though the square notches on the old brushroll seemed smaller than the hexed notches on current VGx brushrolls. No such luck, unfortunately. This is the aluminum base of my old S-643 and a VG2 brush roll that I've pulled out of my SC886...