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new ZA 65 Hi The vacuum looks great, would like to see more photos though of it. I bought an unused one in Feb 2018, still in its carboard box. Cost me a pretty penny just over £200. noticed that 2 other guys from Vacuumland were bidding but I was fortunate to win it. 2 weeks later another...

Electrolux za 65 hose removal Hi I am having the same problem with the hose on my ZA 65, its the wrong hose and was wondering how I could remove the ends without causing damage. I know I want to replace them with the Hoover double stretch hose from the 1960s, they are strong and very flexible...

USA verses UK Constellations Hi I have just bought 2 new old stock boxed "Maytag satellites" and love them. Quality is surprisingly good and floatation is faultless on any surface. The hose is a little short and becomes shorter with the turbo nozzle attached at it restricts the flow. A...

new maytag satellite Hi Vacuumdevil Just an update, there is a guy on YouTube that has bought a couple of new old stock of maytag satellites from this guy "valentinos" on ebay uk. He has sold loads of them, he must have found a warehouse full of them somewhere. He ships abroad but you would...

Hoover Maytag satellite Hi Just bought this new unused Maytag Satellite from ebay "buy it now" for £69.00. Not recieved it yet, but am assured that the box has not been opened. This guy seems to have a "stash" of them. Some people bought loads of them when they came out and stored them away...

improve floatation Hi Nice hoover, you can improve floatation on hard surfaces by attaching a ring of felt around the ring of the skirt (using double sided tap), leaving a little overhang on the insided circle. This acts as a skirt similar to a hover craft. I tried this, and my connie 862 just...

constellaiton fan Love the american constellations design and colours, particualarly the rubber bumpers. I have several myself. Its a shame though they dont float as well as the british ones. I found that the lids on the USA models dont sit very well on the rubber causing a less than perfect...

diffuser filter, motor filter and motors The diffuser filters were added to the European "connies" in the late 60s namely model 670s. The major downside was they tended to restrict airflow coming out of the exhaust, thus reducing its capacity to float. which went against the whole of idea of...

Rubber bag seal collars Hi I think you mean "Rubber bag seal collars", I purchased 5 recently over here for very little money. Before that I did find companies in america where they still made them but did they not post to the UK. If you google Rubber bag seal collars for sale and go to images...

"Connie" making it float better Hi You can make these constellations float 10 times better on hard floors by attaching a ring of cloth felt to the underneath of the skirt with double sided tape, letting the inner ring of felt overlap about 1/2 inch.Use the connie as a template. This creates a...

Biggest improvement to your hoover constellation Hi Hoover constellations floated quite well on carpet if maintained well. However, they did not float as well on uncarpeted areas like tiled floors without scraping along the floor surfaces, especially if not 100% flat. Not many floors are that...