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One last picture, the finished machine. Hoover Windtunnel 2, Model U8311-900. It still has the original temporary decal affixed to the dust compartment cover attesting to its virtues.

Here's the repaired area after completion of the project.

Now this is what the repair looks like after paint.

This shows the epoxy having been poured into place. Note the craft stick dam at one end.

Here's close-up of the cracked area as seen from the bottom of the frame. Follow the orange arrow.

Plastic parts were meant to be replaced, not repaired. However, I've found many ways to make repairs to them; sometimes they are stronger after repair than the original design. The example at hand is a Hoover Windtunnel 2 bagged machine. This is Model U8311-900, made 11-07. I've had this...

One product that I've had very good results in using to eliminate dog odor is called Power House Odor Neutralizer. It comes in 13 ounce spray pump bottles and sells for one dollar at the Dollar Tree chain. If you don't have Dollar Tree in your neighborhood or can't find the product, they sell...

Yes, the plastic in the main body of the floor nozzle embrittles over time. A new one costs $9.64 from Hesco but I repair them myself with epoxy that contains Kevlar. I've got three Dual V's in line now for refurb. They sell slowly but rather steadily. I don't like to pre-build a bunch of...

The reason Walmart can sell those Panasonics so inexpensively is because they are made in China. They outwardly resemble the 1990's metal handle Panasonics made by Matsushita USA, but they are not copies. They are much more simply made. The floor nozzle especially. No handle release pedal...

BriGuy, your picture of the agitators on your V2 appears to show them out of time with one another. The bristles of one agitator should never touch those on an adjacent one. Enmeshed as yours appear to be causes excessive resistance in the apparatus. The V2/Dual V design has two versions...

The self-cleaning filter design is such a flawed concept both theoretically and in practice that it's difficult to imagine how it made it to the production stage. If the dirt and dust particles that got sucked into the filter in the first place do fall off in Hoover's advertisement scenario...

(1) Be patient, looking for anything feverishly often prolongs the search. (2) Six dollars will likely pay for shipping and that's all if you buy one online. (3) Check with a local vacuum shop, an independent that's been in biz for a while. They may have used parts they will sell for less...

You can get the 16 foot accessory hose for this if you want it. In fact, it came as part of a package deal on some models. The accessory hose actually replaces the original shorter hose. If you want a really long one, there are ways to secure the accessory hose onto the existing short hose.

These have been a very popular seller for me in the refurb market. They have very good suction. They made the U series for over 10 years, and now the UH version which is very, very similar. For a design like that to have been kept going for so long says something for it. As a plastic...

Those are good machines for the money. As previously stated, Sears sold a great many of those under the Kenmore brand. I believe the floor nozzle is made by Cen-Tec. Sears used the same one with their brand. This machine in the Kenmore version (and other Kenmore canisters) is very popular...

I vote for the 1990's-early 2000's style Hoover SpinScrub. Or whatever they sell now that is based on that design. I work on the Hoovers and once in a while the Bissell but I prefer the Hoover. Two examples: (1) The F5860, which has the spot cleaning hose that attaches to the waste water...

The Bissell Lift-Off is a model 3760-4, well along in that series. These started off with the 3750/6595/6801, and these I believe all had the two pin electrical connection between the canister and the floor nozzle which was problematic. I don't know what the distinctions are between these...

Bobby, one of our cats has the same name as yours only diff. spelling. Jaspurr. My wife came up with that. Always looking for the angle. Jaspurr came with his bro. Jimmy from the same litter. Jaspurr is the A personality, but Jimmy will fetch. I sometimes tell them they are the same color...

Today was a scrounging day for the vac refurbishing program. I came home with three silver machines in my silver Ford Crown Vic. These all came from two of the local Goodwill Outlet stores, $4, $4, and $6. From left to right. (1) Bissell Lift-Off, the only model of that make that I will...

Yes, that beige Breathe Easy looks like the U5252-XXX that I sent down the road the other day. At first, I thought my son-in-law hadn't flipped the switch on the floor nozzle to "tools" position and that was the cause of low suction. Then, when I did flip the switch, it gained a bit of suction...