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I am pleased to say that after almost 18 years of absence, the old-fashioned Royal all metal upright is back in my family. While it isn’t the same model, it is the same motor, which is close enough. I had been asking for a while for a good commercial vacuum as long story short,my mother’s...

Surprisingly, a GE vacuum was part of my childhood No, I never owned a GE, in order through my childhood, my family owned the following uprights: Kirby Tradition (my uncle's), Royal Metal Upright, Dirt devil? (I'm not even sure on this one), Panasonic Mc-v7390, Dyson DC07. My maternal...

I have never seen a G.E. upright or ANY G.E. Vacuum for that matter in person for that matter with only 1 exception: Walt Disney World (yes, I kid you not!). As a kid, there was this one attraction I loved at the Magic Kingdom and it was called Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress. It's seen MANY...

Here’s a photo!

I made a few I had a field day with IMGflip. Ranging from everybody's FAVORITE metal upright to making fun of lesser known modern machines from well-known brands.

There's two kinds? Interesting, I'll have to check and get back to you on that.

As my daily driver, my Hoover custom convertible, continues to clean well, I am noticing that its old brush strips are either already worn or starting to wear down. Sadly, A searh on Ebay revealed that i am kind of out of luck. If there are stiffer brush strips available, please let me know. For...

Pictures Here are some pictures. The picture of the bottom is to show both the fill tube and brush. I can take photos of them separately if it helps. Thank you for your response! Side note: I see you’re from Hawaii! Small world! I’ll be headed there this Christmas for vacation!

Unfortunately, my beloved dog had to be put down after a major seizure (something I half do and half don’t want to talk about as I am currently still grieving), and he was given haircuts in my basement’s unfinished room/workshop. It was previously used daily for a good 10 years or so before it...

sorry... Forgot to thank you. I thought I put it in there but i didn't. I'm actually well aware that she is indeed a Kmart upright. I've seen old newspaper ads that feature her. butt i've never seen that booklet. I wonder why Kmart stopped doing Kmart-exclusive hoovers... Bad sales maybe?

I don’t have the crack pictured, but it runs from part of the label to I believe somewhere where there’s an opening for the rear wheels.. I should make it a point to replace those brush strips, but I keep forgetting. I should also try and find an 8 piece u4903 attachment set as I think I might...

So yesterday I spent hours cleaning out an old oreck power brush (better known as the Kirby Vacuette) and restoring it to either give as a Christmas gift to a friend or sell on eBay. Upon opening the machine, i found the motor was dusty. I opened it up to clean out the casing. Only to find out...

I never use the convertible on hard floors, the issue just seems more noticeable on hard floors. I will take the advice into consideration though!

As requested... Here are some photos. Regarding keeping it in a collection, I actually don’t collect. I’m just here to just strike up conversations, seek advice, offer advice, and share what’s going on with me and vacuums. My friend was finally able to repair the zipper by just removing a...

That might explain something... I didn't think to even clean the bearings with carburetor cleaner first handed. i just, took out the bearings, greased 'em up and put them back in. Not sure if cleaning the bearings with such cleaner after greaing them mqakes a difference or if I should just wash...

made up my mind... I am keeping this machine. under one condtion: I am able to care for it with no hassles (e.g. a fan replacement) I don't need to change the bag at the moment, so that's going to take a back seat. I just used her the other day, and she seems to be a little loud. she has been...

For a few years now, I’ve been the proud owner of my grandma’s old Kmart Hoover custom convertible. The machine has proven to be a wonderful workhorse for me. I’ve been aware of her flaws , but now I’m almost at a point where I don’t know what to do with it. I recently had a good friend fix the...

re: brush Are you using genuine hoover belts? and are you sure the belt is on the right way? The brush IS the same in the convertible, but it will depend on what model it is from. for example, if you take one from an early model convertible, it might not work in a decade 80. 70's and later...

about the motor... It's actually a different type of motor surprisingly. It has a label that says "Johnson" and the shell of the motor is metal and is more round instead of ovular and made by G S Electric like the other hand vacs. I'm not sure if other car vacs use the same motor, but it was in...

Today begins my VERY first refurbishment of a vacuum cleaner. I bought a used dirt devil car vac off eBay with intent to gift it to my brother to use in his car. It just came today, and I went ahead and got to wiping it down. As soon as I removed the outer bag dirt and dust came POURING out of...