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Hi! A while ago, Amazon delivered me a nice 110v - 240v transformer instead of the plastic box I actually ordered. Of course, me being the dishonest chap I am, I sat on this for 2 weeks until I heard nothing, and then started dreaming about maybe getting an american vacuum! I didn't really have...

Every so often, the planets align and the world gives you a great big hug! I'm a member of (too many) several facebook selling sites! Mainly to sell my refurbished dysons, don't really buy anything as most of it is modern tat that I wouldn't want if it was free. However, a fellow UK collector...

Hi Guys! Via the Manchestervacs forum, a chap very local to myself came round last night with a Hoover Ranger that needed some love. I fitted a new fan, oiled the bearings and replaced the roller bearings for him and he was delighted. It was his grandfathers, he inherited it. A collector in the...

Hi All! I dived into refurbishing my Hoover Senior 652C in Hop Green & Jonquil. Very early on, I realised it will need a full paint job, as the hood is corroding and bubbling up the paint... Has anyone ever painted a Senior before, and if so what paint colour did you use? I have not looked at...

I went to our first car boot today, not expecting much, and there wasn't much. Modern crap, a hoover 375 which I looked over, it had a wooden wheel, no cord, ruined handle and rust, and didn't stand up, but it was old. But the guy wanted £20 so I laughed and walked off... Ended up getting this...

Hi Guys (This feels odd putting it in the vintage section, but it is over 20 years old, and thems the rules!) How we doing? Long time no speak, but I wanted to share my latest find with you! A while ago, I was very kindly invited by Thames Valley Police to attend a speed awareness course, for...

Hi Guys I finished a project off the other day, and got a rebuild thread written up last night (well, early this morning when I finished), and thought you might like to see it! It's going to a vacuum cleaner museum too, which is nice, the old girl can retire sat in a glass display case being...

Hi Guys Last weekend, at a car show I went to, I got given lots of vacuums, as I do every year (the forum/club know of my hobby and some people always bring some!) It was a mixed bag, I have a burnt out Hoover Dustmanagerless, a nearly burnt out Electrolux Vitesse full of broken glass, a...

Hi Guys I recently refurbished my Hoover Constellation. It went well, apart from an issue I had with the motor. I drilled out the rivets holding the fancase bearing in place thinking they were normal bearings, but their not. They are long, tubular ones, which I have no idea what their called...

Hi Folks. I've decided to get my 262 out of the loft for a thorough spa session. I remember taking it apart and sorting the motor out years ago when I first got it, but didn't do much else, so cosmetically, it's a bit pants. How is best to wash the bag? It's not perished, is quite...

I have a dilemma! As some of you may know, I have a Parnell TenTen, which has a broken switch. I did hard wire it to the mains cable so it ran, and then sort of forgot about it as it languished in my mums loft. I'm working my way through my existing vacs, rather than buy more, and it has...

One of SWMBO's good friends recently got a new Vacuum. I Bougth her old DC33 off her for scrap value and refurbed it (nothing bloody wrong with it), but we went round there today and I asked if I may have a closer look at her new toy, the most modern Dyson I've seen so far, a DC75 Cinetic Big...

I was alerted to this a while back by a fellow colelctor. I've been after one for a while, but wasnt going to pay the normal going rate for them. By miracle, an unused but untested one came up on ebay, and even with postage it didnt sell. It's my birthday today, and my gran sent me a cheque, so...

Another new cleaner, this time a down on its luck lux 612 electronic! It runs badly, the brushroll seems to have jumped about a bit, is sadly missing its combo tool and has some damage to the handle. Still, for 99p it looks like a good project! Dont think ive ever had a 600 series electrolux!

Ever since I was a small lad, I've loved the Hoover Galaxy. I remember seeing them brand new in department stores, and had the brochures that came with them. Of course, what with them being bloody rare, I never actually owned one. Until a few weeks ago, when I became the proud owner of an...

I booked an afternoon off work to get some major loft/house organisation going, and grabbed some time to have a look at the old cleaners! Got all the consumables that I've been getting and leaving all over the house together, took machines up to the loft for now to wait for their turn in the...

It arrived today, I cant play with it until I get home from work, it's not perfect but... A dream machine has been aquired!

Mvacs very kindly sold me this after obtaining it through means unknown s! The switch is broken, but she puurs like new with the switch removed and a bridge wire put in place! Will give it the works in time, however what does the red lettering mean? My other 229, and most others I see have...

It's been a good day, I snagged myself a DC03 Clear! Full story through the link because the video is there and everything! Never actually seen a clear dyson in the flesh, it is a pretty, pretty thing! http://manchestervacs.co.uk/DysonForum/index.php

Whilst working on this earlier I realised I probably havent shown you all this! My stepbrother found it on the side of the road one morning and grabbed it for me! Was doing some fettling and giving it a good polish earlier and thought I would share! Still one or two bits I want to do to it yet...