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On my Hoover Commercial 918 I have had a problem with belts burning in to after about two minutes of operation. I have checked the bearings in the agitator and the brush roll appears to roll freely and there is no heat at the bearing ends. There is a wire loop bracket that closes over the...

Well, I took a look at the metal gasket and it seemed to be upside down. So I cleaned the cloth bag with another vacuum cleaner (Electrolux RC) and shook as much dirt as I could out of the paper insert. I am going to do a more thorough cleaning it up, but I was fiddling around to see If I...

This is fascinating indeed! I didn't know what to think! Clearly that two-headed plug dated it around 1960--but the colour much later as has been said.

I will check out these points guys. I'll let ya know. It really is a lovely machine!

Hello all! I recently acquired a General Electric canister style vacuum cleaner, 1956 model I believe. I tested it. The motor runs and sounds very healthy; but it has virtually no suction. If I remove the cloth bag leaving the paper, it has some suction--but I am certain that it was much...

:) Lillian, Janine, Nina, Jan are all fine! Lilly is a nick name I got from a neighbor lady whom I used to bring daisies and wild flowers to. She said I was her Lilly girl since anything that grew out of the ground, whether dandelion or one of my mother's Lillys was classified as Lilly by me...

Thanks Lilian!:) I'll keep up with the short bursts and just clean my welcome matt for now. Someone on here will know what we need to do and your Convertible and my Commercial will be fine. I have a hard time stretching the belt over the motor shaft so I use a screwdriver and clawhammer and...

Theatre Organ? I loved the story about the iron man's Hoover!:) I wonder, does the theatre have a theatre pipe organ? It is very nicely restored!

That is a rebuild to be proud of. My mother (my mutha) was from Louisianna and the remembrance of that distinct way of crafting words made me miss her (hu).) When I started playing with the family Hoover 63 at the age of five or so mom would say: "Sweetshoog, wa deon'nia geow an Hoovah the...

You and I have practically the same machines! My RC does not have a cord winder. I don't have a model XXX but I do have a LX. My Kirby 519 has a black currently made Kirby replacement bag but does have the grey cord with red ends and all its trim. I have an AE, G, RC, E, AF, and AE--but the...

I am so jealous of you! Great Kirby find!

My loudest vacuum cleaner is my Hoover DAM power-drive; sounds like a wood chipper crossed with a jet airplane taking off! (I formerly had a Royal upright, 1997 model that really laid down the law! I had to wear ear protectors. Unlike the DAM, the Royal actually removed dirt from the...

I used to work as a stockman years ago at Electrolux, and it seems to me that there is a tube that collects dust sometimes and causes the automatic control to not register correctly. I think it is on the bottom at the front?

Hoover 918 agitator issues While testing out my 918 Hoover Commercial I ran into an obstacle with the agitator. Suddenly the motor slowed down a bit and the belt burned into. I checked the motor, it was fine by itself; the agitator however was quite tight! I tried to see a way to adjust it...

Mrs. Morgenstern's Hoover I love the episode of "Rhoda" wherein the Morgenstern family is trying to have a discussion with Rhoda's mother, who, true to her character, has reservations on the subject at hand. So, every time someone would start to make a point, she would switch on her Hoover...

Hi Ben! I really appreciate the information on these Hoovers that you provided. Now my question about mine is: As it is marked model 918, made in England, does that put it in the 1968-1978 camp or could it be 1949 to 1968? I also wondered if these machines require any different belt than the...

Hi all! Well, a while back I found one of my long searches realized in the purchase of a Hoover 918 commercial upright; I had been looking for one of these for many years. The one I found was reasonably intact. It required a new bag which I fortunately did have: An SMC Hoover Commercial...

Hi Ben; I really enjoyed the video of your Hoover! It looks just like mine. I appreciate the information about Hoover's origins as well. It is all very fascinating. I certainly don't care too much for the vacuums of today--all plastic and noisy and such....and my old vacuums I believe work...

Hi! I recently picked up an ebay Hoover Commercial model 918, upright vacuum cleaner. I wonder, is there anyone out there who knows something about it. I know that I have seen many of these in public places being used by staff. I notice that the bottom label indicates "Made in England" for...

Hello vac community! I have a Hoover model 63 for which I need to find a replacement for the flat, spring loaded lever that closes flush with the nozzle, over the center of the agitator. I am in the market for one. I also am in the market for a General Electric hose. It is a swivel top, with...