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  2. anthony

    Hoover 375

    Anyone got the back end [black Bakelite rear end ]for one of these ?.I recently sold one that i had completely rebuilt .Two days later i get a message from the buyer saying the machine had arrived but was damaged .[the rear end where the back wheels are attached had been broken off supposedly in...
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    Kirby G4 Armature

    i cant believe what i am reading DO NOT GO ANYWHERE NEAR A COMMUTATOR WITH SANDPAPER or anything else abrasive
  4. anthony

    Goblin G41?

    the handle should be cream [same as the side panels ]also the flex should be blue .My Aunty had this cleaner when i was a boy .While its quite well built it wasn't a patch on its Hoover counterpart.Nice looking machine though
  5. anthony

    Does anyone hot rod their Vacs?

    i once fitted a 1600 watt motor into a Hoover Constelation .Whilst the suction was great the dam thing would only float for a few seconds before it started to hover then flip over on its side .I temporarily stopped this by putting some lead weights inside
  6. anthony

    were there any Hoovers on the Titannic

    sorry as soon as i posted i realised i had already asked this question some time ago .However watching the simulation of the ships interior the vast amount of thick carpet must have been impossible to clean without some kind of machine
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    were there any Hoovers on the Titannic

    I have just been watching a great video all about the said ship .The video is basically a virtual tour of the interior .The detail is excellent is almost like being there .Wandering from place to place there appears to be acres of quality carpet which inevitably makes one wonder how they kept...
  8. anthony

    Your own attempts to fix an Elux leaky hose

    a quick and easy fix that works for me is to carefully wrap cling film around the hose. you get the suction back and you still see the hoses pattern
  9. anthony

    How Do You Explain You’re Into Vacuums Cleaners ?

    I am far to long in the tooth to worry about what people think when i tell them what my hobbies are .i came to the conclusion [a long time ago ]that the only important opinion is mine
  10. anthony

    Bright idea?

    totally and utterly hideous as a lamp .I saw this done to a wringer washer .Now come on guys would you want that in your living room ?
  11. anthony

    Receiving "dirty" vacuums

    i dont mind em dirty but i have lost count of the Juniors /Seniors ect that have arrived with bags so full there would be literally no room for any more dirt .
  12. anthony

    1970 Hoover Junior Dirtsearcher 1354A - Restoration

    the belt is not removed first it is automatically lifted off the motor post when the converter is fitted .
  13. anthony

    Brand New In Box 1973 Hoover Senior 6525C!! Miracles Do Happen! 😍

    yes I know exactly what you mean .back in the early 60s [i would have been around 6 years old ]my parents got a new hoover Junior [1334 grey and white model ]I sat absolutely enthralled as my dad took it from the box and put it together even though i was only 6 that memory is still vivid in my...
  14. anthony

    1970 Hoover Junior Dirtsearcher 1354A - Restoration

    Great Job Alex your a man after my own heart as i am not happy with anything less than a nut and bolt strip and clean
  15. anthony

    Brand New In Box 1973 Hoover Senior 6525C!! Miracles Do Happen! 😍

    certainly a great find And certainly brings back memories for me.As some of you may know i was an apprentice in middlesbrough back when this machine was new .I worked for a company called HC troldhal [i will never forget how to spell that word]long gone now .As a young 17 year old i would be...
  16. anthony

    Hoover 700

    hi all ,i am looking for a bag ring for the above machine .If anyone has one for sale i would be very interested
  17. anthony

    Significance of 50 Foot Cord and Super Wide Nozzle Beyond Commercial Use?

    over hear in the Uk back in the early 60s .our house only had 2 sockets [quite normal over hear back then] one in the kitchen and one in the lounge .Consequently mums Hoover Senior had a lengthy cord fitted so long the machine would go everywhere down stairs from the kitchen socket and by...
  18. anthony

    Hoover Senior Jonquil paint colour

    paintin a senior i have resprayed quite a few seniors its relatively simple .just take off every thing that will come off including the rubber bumper rub it down then undercoat it and then spray it lightly many light coats are better than one heavy one .I usually do about 4 coats then spray...
  19. anthony

    hoover Constelation bearings

    HI all i took this apart some weeks ago and removed the front bearing hoping to clean and re grease it but it was shot so i ordered a new one .Since then three weeks have gone by and i have not only forgotten what went where i have also lost the diagram i drew of the various parts and there...
  20. anthony

    another home made bag

    thanks for the tips guys .Will try them all next time
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