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"Because this one sucks. Er, uh, I mean, it doesn't suck anymore." I got this lovely lavender Hoover Windtunnel bagged SP a while back and it's been waiting for work. The definition of lovely being it came with all of its attachments including both wand sections (worth $4.29 each if you...

I think perhaps it all boils down to American society fully embracing the throw-away concept of such products. Most people aren't discerning enough to recognize the piece of crap that they are buying for $42 for what it is, and beyond that, are fully prepared to buy another one in two years or...

The edge bumper and the nozzle frame are listed together on eBay at present.

Another picture.

Comparison pictures of a 2000 vintage Hoover Windtunnel upright motor and one from a comparable model made in 2009. Old on the left, newer on the right. The fit into the motor compartment is interchangeable.

Filter pulled out.

Illustrated here is the reason Fantom added side filters onto their machines fairly quickly after production started. This is a machine that I recently dismantled for parts. All that dog hair had to go through the motor to get where it is in the filter.

Improper or faulty belt could be the problem. Just because it's new doesn't mean that it's not the problem. It is the easiest thing to check, so start with this idea. What you've got with this rig (and other self-propelled Hoover uprights) are two turning shafts that must be perfectly...

Yes, that agitator housing (the part with the cracks and failed screw holes) is the weak link on these. And a replacement part hasn't been available for many years. Some of the other parts are still available and usually not very expensive but they are drying up quickly. Hesco has the...

Nozzle end:

Another view of the machine end:

Here's the other one. Recently on another post, someone was looking for a replacement Kenmore hose. I went down to look at some of mine and realized that I couldn't ID these two.

Nozzle:

Another view of machine end:

At least I think they are Kenmore; the nozzles look like Kenmore to me. First one:

Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of the machine. It was shown to me in a driveway with only illumination from a nearby street light. It was what I would call an antique-appearing machine. It had a metal tag on the top of the fan housing that said Royal and the number 130-3842. It was a...

A great many Kenmore uprights from mid-'90's to early 2000's have a spare belt storage area behind the lamp in the floor nozzle. These are the ones with the easily removed cover on the nozzle area.

Start by looking at the male contact pins in the nozzle end of the hose.

It came with a Bissell 5890 bag in it, the bag collar of which is pretty specific to the machine in terms of how it fits to the bag dock.

This is making me feel a bit old. We had a couple of B&D Dustbusters in a row in the late '70's-'80's. One of the chores parceled out to my children was Dustbusting the kitchen floor. I think their advantage over a broom and dustpan was novelty and that's about it. The little dirt cassette...