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    Hoover Elite 5.0 LE converted to 12amp monster vac

    I didn't consider an Elite Vintage but it is from 12/90, Years ago I gave this vacuum to my brother because it was the most disposable vacuum I had and he needed a vacuum,well when it quit picking up he said I could have it back,he's the cheapest person on earth so he never changed the bag, It...
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    My new best carpet groomer ( Windtunnel)

    I wasn't looking for a Windtunnel but when I found this one I couldn't pass it up,This is how I found it,no spa treatment so it hasn't had a hard life,Still Made In USA,North Canton,and it's a Dirt Finder,Tremendous suction,I think the Elite has been replaced,Both great carpet groomers but I...
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    Lux Premotor Filter

    Genuine Lux 4-ply bags have always been had great filtration and protection, but there is always the chance of one bursting due to accidentilly sucking up a very small amount of moisture or the bag might just be old,It has happened to me on other machines,What made me think of this ,I was...
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    Electrolux Olympia For Sale

    I'm running out of room so I'm selling some machines from my collection,before listing on e-bay I thought I would offer them here. Up first is my Lux Olympia, It's had an easy life and has used Genuine Lux bags,the plug has been replaced and I reprayed the powernozzle housing,very clean machine...
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    Electrolux Olympia For Sale

    I'm Running out of room so I'm selling some machines from my collection,before listing them on e-bay I thought I would offer them here. Up first is my Lux Olympia,It's had an easy life and has used Genuine Lux bags,the plug has been replaced and I resprayed the powernozzle housing,very clean...
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    Eureka Excalibur, Made in Sweden?

    I found this at Goodwill for 15.00, It was still there after a couple of visits so I decided to check it out and was expecting it to say made in china but instead it says made in Sweden, it sounds about the same as an Electrolux, anyone have any info on this machine? I checked out Eureka.com and...
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    Kenmore twin fan curbside rescue

    It was a damp and cold night and I spotted her all wet from the dew,in a box from her replacement,even had the attachments adaptor and hose,I cleaned a few hairs off the brushroll,replaced the belt,let the outer bag dry,put a new paper bag in and she's good as new, a great carpet groomer.
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    Montgomery Ward by Eureka

    I found this awhile back,its the best carpet groomer,for some reason it reminds me of my Hoover model 63,I guess the blue color and the top of the hood,It weighs a lot for a plastic body macinine I guess the metal handle and the steel agitator add to it.
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    Royal and Vax thing Finds

    Today was the outside rummage sale at one of the thrift stores,so right away I spotted the Royal and a Hoover Steam Vac Deluxe and another I am not familiar with It's made by Vax,it uses a cloth bag or you can use it as a wet pickup vac,Is anyone familiar with the Vax machines, I used it to...
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    Filter Queen Model 33 Twister Survivor from e-bay

    This is one of the vacuums from my childhood that I was fascinated with, our friends across the street had one,my Dad was too cheap to buy us an expensive vacuum,all we had was a Hoover Convertible,love them now,so I won this one on e-bay a few years ago,I was the only one that bid so I got it...
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    Scored a couple of Kenmores at Goodwill

    I was on my way back from doing errands and decided to stop at Goodwill,there were no vacuums in the front,I was looking at an old GE electric skillet when the gut from the back said I have a really nice grill that I'm bringing out,so I said do you have any vacuums back there,he said yes and...
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    Rexair Model C

    Was bored today and decided to try one of my vacs that I have never used,the thought of putting water into a metal appliance with no ground is kinda scary but I wanted to give it a try and I lived LOL,It does have a D4 dolly that fits perfect and a D4 hose,not the greatest suction,I used the air...
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    Eureka Ultra

    Here is my Eureka Ultra, My Friend across the street asked me to put together her new vacuum,a Dirt Devil, I said Maybe we can fix the old one ,she said it was a really old Eureka, I thought it might be an old metal body machine,So i was a little disapointed when she brought this out, The fan...
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    My cheap Riccar Canister find

    I was at the Thrift store and spotted this Canister,I didn't know it was a Riccar at first until I gave it a second look,Its probably their cheapest model,but it's lightweight and has incredible suction,has the air powered powernozzle, It was 20.00 but couldn't pass it up, It uses the hepa type...
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    Kirby Sanitronic makeover in progress

    Here is my tired Sanitronic with its ugly conversion bag,this was a curbside find many years ago,Its been in the garage for a while so I decided it deserved a little fixing up since it still runs like new,I spent about an hour or two cleaning about 42 years of dirt and mildew off the original...
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    My 12 amp Hoover Elite

    Got my Elite 5.0 LE up and running again, the motor was completely shot,so I dropped in a donor motor from a nasty but good running twin chamber bagless. The bagless was a garbage find,it was all clogged up and filthy.At first I thought I would put the Bag and handle from the Elite on the...
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