2 more Innovations and 2 Decades found

[alexb1186]

This time, the Hoover hunt was in northern MO Friday and Saturday, where at Pete's flea Market in Moberly I found a Hoover Decade 80 aqua blue just needing a bag fill tube and a minor rip in the top of the outer bag for $6. 60 miles up Highway 63 in Kirksville, I paid a visit to the Kirksville Vacuum Center where I found another Decade 80, this time in mint green, and an Innovation model U4231 with the gray outer bag and burgundy hood.

This Innovation was dismantled as the bottom piece w/the 2 axles that feeds the cord to the motor and holds the bellows, the axle that holds the actuator cam was broke, but luckily the replacement part was with it.

So I'm trying to fix it, and the biggest challenge is how the f*** did those hoover people fit the cord socket through that little hole in the cam and axle? The dang thing's too big, and what's worse is the Hesco website with all the schematics is down, so I have no help!

Here are photos

 

[alexb1186]

Oh, and the other Innovation I found in Quincy IL, this one has the burgundy bag and hood. That one has the same axle problem!

 

[alexb1186]

unfortunately the K-ville one doesn't have the brushroll

 

[alexb1186]

here's the plug

 

[alexb1186]

and it's too big to fit!

 

[myvacsrock]

lol

 

[alexb1186]

here are the others

The owner of Kirksville Vacuum has a storage unit chock full of vacuums ranging from kirbys to eurekas to more vintage hoovers. And he said if any of you other VCCC members ever come out to Kirksville, he'll show you it and sell you some

 

[alexb1186]

and kyle/Michelle (as that's what's myvacsrock's name on youtube is) it isn't funny. I'm trying to save these innovations from the junkyard and it ain't easy!!! All i gotta do is reroute the cord wire, get a new brushroll,
and badabing success!

 

[myvacsrock]

Michelle is my sister

 

[74simon]

Don't the two wires that go from the motor to the handle bail unplug? That's all I can spot as I have never enountered one of these cleaners in the plastic before.

The brushrolls are still available in the UK - if you google 'Hoover U5096' (our most popular Innovation AKA Turbomaster), several online stores do stock them.

Hope you can fix it!

Si

http://www.espares.co.uk/part/vacuu.../386920/659602/turbomaster-brushroll-ass.html

 

[myhooverco]

Alex...

This is why they nicknamed this machine "aggravation"! Keep us posted on your progress. I am sure that you will have it up and running before too long.

--Tom

 

[constellation86]

Double Congratulations

Nice Hoovers Alex!
The second congrats is for everyone. Anybody notice the thread number? 1000 wow! Seems like the site is going strong. Lets keep it a great place!
Nicholas

 

[seamusuk]

Brushrolls.......

The one listed is a pattern/bojack part- however the Genuine Hoover version (listed as a special order) is NLA so is the only option.

Mind you ive got a couple of pattern ones in reserve they are pretty much identical to the original other than the all black colour. Thats not a bad price either if they will ship to the US

Seamus

 

[alexb1186]

thanks Seamus and Simon for the brushroll links. When converted to USD they're actually cheaper than Vacorama and the Vacservicecenter.com

Hesco is back up and I got the 4231 Schematic and it looked as if you could disconnect the wires from the Connector Housing Socket because I know the plug will not fit through the Lower Handle Duct. Just wish I knew how to get the wires out of the socket.

Oh and big thanks to Tom for the bag spring for my red u4193 convertible. And you're right this should've been called the Hoover Aggravation!!