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I have a curious feeling of 'Deja Vu'..... ;-) I have just saved from the skip a Dyson DC07 'Animal', which has lived in a friend's shed for several years. I've plugged it in and run the motor for a few seconds.... It runs, but the bearings sound dry. The (soleplate??) which covers the...

A friend has asked me to 'look at' his Dyson DC24, as it 'won't pick anything up'. A cursory examination reveals no brushroll rotation, and dismantling the floorhead reveals a brushroll motor which measures 'open circuit'. The motor brushes are in good order, and there is no sign / smell of...

I've just been given one of these, about 12 months old, because it's lady owner found it 'too noisy'. I have used it at the lady's home a few times, and it does, indeed, have a rather high pitched motor whine. Is this normal for this type of vac, or is it likely to be suffering after clearing up...

I bought myself a new 'vacuum' last week. Built in the '60s by Edwards High Vacuum Ltd, my nice new (to me) 'Speedivac' High vacuum pump doesn't shift much air, (and God help anyone who may try to move dust with it while I'm about), but it should achieve a final pressure of 0.1mm Hg or less :-)...

I picked this up yesterday (Sunday) at my local car boot sale. I never knew that Hoover made such things. It was FULL of dust and dirt, and the bearings were so dry that it wouldn't run at all (at first). After some cleaning (compressed air line) and lubrication (bearings and switches) it's...

... When it's a Hoover, apparently!!! This one recently 'retired' from a local hotel. His colleagues similarly suffered the indignity of being referred to as 'Hoover 2' and 'Hoover 3'. Obviously, the proprietor didn't know what the word 'Quality' meant... ;-) Now that I have photographed him...

First, a big 'Hello' to all at Vacuumland (especially those who already know me from AW.org ;) ) I have the following on a 'free to a good home' basis..... Electrolux 'The Boss' (Model Number Z4387 A-1) Hoover 'Turbopower 3 (Model Number U2880) Dyson DC01 (yellow/grey) Dyson DC07...