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    Anti-police Vacuum Buyer

    The radar goes for the largest vehicle. Newer speed detection systems they use are laser, which can be directed at specific vehicles without 'pulling' to the larger one, and are not detectable with a radar detecter.
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    Anti-police Vacuum Buyer

    My time spent as a truck driver, you get very good at spotting a Crown Vic, or a ford Taurus/Explorer a mile away while doing 70mph...
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    Revival of a Hoover 1060

    I do have the matching portable, and a matching "tilted" connie. Both need the spa and workbenches treatment!
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    Best belt for a Hoover Convertible?

    The 49258 convertible belt went out of production. I have had no issues with the 44783 belt, providing it is a genuine belt. The generic ones seem cheap
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    Revival of a Hoover 1060

    I just buy the 120V wedge base bulb at the hardware store. Leviton brand if I remember correctly, but I could be completely wrong. No issues to speak of
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    Revival of a Hoover 1060

    Came off a junker at the shop I bought toe 1060 in. Those lenses are getting scarce
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    Working on The Hoover Gallery during this "exile"

    Don't keep us in suspense! Lets see some pictures, it has been a while since we saw any new photos
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    Electrolux Model E_A or F Brochure - Reconditioned by Metropolitan and sold by Montgomery Ward

    And some 45 years later my Metro-rebuild LX still smells of bad paint
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    Trash Find—Electrolux Diplomat

    Edgar are you still short a turn knob for the automatic control? If I recall right, I have a parts 2100 up in the attic with the knob on it still. You are welcome to it providing i have it
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    Hoover Convertible Brush Seating Stone

    I have been thrilled with the LED bulbs for them, other than the face that if your bulb fixture is not perfectly shaped the bulb will not fit without some force
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    Hoover Convertible Brush Seating Stone

    The way EVERY old Hoover dealer taught me to seat the carbon brushes is to run the machine with new carbons in it for 15 minutes with no belt atached, then raise the front of the sweeper off the floor so the agitator will not contact the floor and run another 15 with the belt on.
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    Hoover Convertible Brush Seating Stone

    That's my 33. It was just rebuilt before the video was taken. Add that to my using a very low quality microphone on a cheap cell phone and you get the raspy sound. The old girl purrs like a kitten in person. A 40 year Hoover dealer taught me how to rebuild a convertible using that machine.
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    The Electrolux 50th Jubilee

    compactelectra Sadly the Aerus dealer on Lincoln is gone, as is the Joliet store we used to use. These days I get my Genuine Electrolux parts from the Aerus dealer in Hanover Park, IL. When all this pandemic is over I need to get up there for some more shampoo, im just about out and the genuine...
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    Coronavirus (COVID-19)

    Have not been sick, but I picked the worst time to have spring allergies...never been so conscious of coughing in the grocery store
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    Trash Find—Electrolux Diplomat

    My grandparents had one. I bought a used one years ago, but sadly it had a replacement color filter color that was white instead. Very nice machine, I'm a sucker for those lights on top
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    Hoover Convertible Brush Seating Stone

    What Les described is how I've done mine for years
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    Coronavirus (COVID-19)

    Behave, Joan! And use a wooden hanger for your coat when you get back from taking the dogs for a walk...
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    Vitamin B7!

    I've done my share of shampooing with a B-8, but I've never had the chance to polish floors with one.
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    Better filtration for electrolux

    DVC has become the best known name for generic bags because up until recent years they sold the majority of quality generic bags. These days Envirocare has moved into that market. Those multi-filter bags are almost always the good 4-ply bags
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    Need a measurement on Aerus Electrolux upright hose

    I have another upright hose, identical bit on better shape than this one. That was why I decided to cannibalize it for the experiment. I wish I took pictures of the process, I had to remove the metal ring and slide the while cuff end apart. Yes, you're talking to a farm boy here so luckily I've...
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