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Hello again! The other week I went to the vacuum store and was talking with the owner, I asked him if he had anything neat or unusual show up. He said an elderly couple dropped off a Hoover Convertible with all the tools last week as they no longer needed it. So once I saw the vacuum and what...

I purchased this off eBay at Christmas time, it sat on eBay for a couple of months and I got tired of seeing it there, and just splurged and bought it for myself for Christmas! Alas, here it is. Its a Eureka 1746B. I need to find a new hose and a floor brush, but aside from that, the machine...

What are some devices one could use to measure the suction and power of a vacuum? I know aeoliandave has a fancy device called 'Vac-U-Tronic tester', where would you find one or something similar to this? I do have a Kill-A-Watt device, but I don't think that's a good way to measure suction...

From my find on Kijiji, this machine, made in 1982, was in quite poor condition. So one day I decided to go all out and restore the machine. I don't like to work on a desk or counter, I much prefer the floor, draped in a bed sheet or drop cloth to catch all the dirt. This is the machine before I...

A couple of weeks ago I picked up some Canadian machines for free. I didn't pick up the two model 80s as they were in VERY poor condition with lots of dents and one of the bag doors was broken off. Anyways, I did take the tools. I cleaned up the tools and PN, they are all up for grabs. The PN...

...These additions to my AP collection! I contacted Doug a while ago about some parts I needed. Turns out I ended up also getting a couple of Machines. Aside from some parts I needed for my FQ 700 and Diplomat LX, Doug kindly fixed up, and put together two sets for me. The first, pictured here...

...Take apart and inspect the machine before plugging it in! In my thread about the machines I got for free, there is an AP100. I thought to myself "Might aswell shine the machine up first." So I started to to flip the machine over to remove the bottom half after removing the skids that hold...

I haven't been around lately because I was quite busy with work... I found an ad on Kijiji last week in my area for "Box of Electrolux stuff", It was an older lady who posted the ad, and said she is giving it away for free. She said she didn't know what they are other than some "old heavy...

What's your favourite PN or brush roll? I normally like the Electrolux omni-flo, PN5, style nozzles. I think the brush roll is an excellent design, and the fact that even though its L-shaped the suction is constant across the unit. And it has really good edge cleaning. However, that being said...

I was in the local vac shop today chatting with the owner about Electrolux. I asked what his thoughts were on the cleaning selector and which setting was best, he suggested 6 LOL. He said Electrolux salesmen would tell you to set it on 2 or 3, only to cause the user to go through bags more...

I finally got around to cleaning out the motor half of my Silverado the other night. The motor cover appears to be warped from heat, although there is no heat damage on the wires. The cover, and the plastic diffuser top is a bit warped. Curious me got out my trusty infrared thermometer and...

This was my dream machine as a kid. My Mum and Nanny both bought Ambassador III's when I was young, my Mum said the machine costed about 800 bucks in 1991. But my uncle purchased a Diplomat LX instead. I always wanted the TOL machine, and all the features, greedy child I was much? I found this...

My and my Filter Queen 700 seem to be getting along fine. In the new year, one of my resolutions, will be to re-unite it with an electric hose and power nozzle. I have already shopped around eBay and kleansweep.com (anyone deal with them before? Thoughts?) for a electric hose, wands, and power...

I don't know much about Filter Queen's, but I found this machine today at a thrift store for 20 bucks! It was in decent shape and worked, so I bought it. It is missing one of the latches on the side, I will fashion something for now until I can find a latch. Motor sounds good, no signs or sounds...

Whats your favorite tool to help you restore your vacuums? Mine, other than Testors model paint., is a magnetic pick-up, that has a fine tip. Great for getting into places like the one pictured below: (PS you can see those stains I was talking about on the Silverado)

I am pretty mechanically inclined, but I can't figure out how the automatic part of Lux vacuums work. I see three hoses (at least in the Super J style machines) coming off of the dial (It seems as if there is a switch in there that is activated by bellows that expands?), the three hoses goto the...

I was trying to clean up a Super J today, in the area of the power switch, cleaning selector/bag door area there are these spots of dirt or something. I don't know what it is, and I have tried a lot of tricks to get it off like a Magic Eraser, Windex, warm water and soap, an even Fantastik with...

Where does everyone go to get their vacuums? I usually try my vacuum $hop, but it's more expensive than eBay, which is another place I go. I never thought about thrift stores or goodwill until I came on here. Where do you guys get them all!?

Hey all, first post on this forum,and I decided to show off my first ever vacuum in my growing collection, a Canadian made, Electrolux AP280. I purchased this from a local vacuum shop in my city for about 150 bucks. Tank, original hose, power head, floor brush, dusting brush, crevice tool (non...