A Complete Home-Cleaning System...

[notacollector]

First post.

Damn I just got through changing the air in my car tires, and now I have to change the air under the rugs too.

Richard

 

[z30soulbrother]

suction direction

hi guys ! am still trying to work out how that thing works. am i right in trhinking there are 2 suction ports and 1 blow port? to use as an upright vac you have the bag on the blower and the handle on the top 1 and the floor tool on the bottom. the end of the hollow handle is closed off to force suction through the floor nozzle? or is there a dial to redirect suction.... any theories?
si

 

[tristar]

The handle is a suction opening for tools and the floor tool is connected to the other suction port. The exhaust port is below the handle.

The celluloid window on the top of the cleaner is also the suction dial. Turned one way it directs suction to the floor tool, but turned the other way it directs suction to the handle for tool use.

For what it is, it's actually got decent suction! On the suction meter it lifts 10" of water. Not bad for a machine who's design is over 90 years old!

 

[vintagehoover]

Here's my Air-Way Fleetwood Special set for use as an upright:



When you want to use the dusting tools, you swivel the celluloid dial so the arrow points towards the handle. This redirects the suction through the handle:



You can then attach the crevice tool directly to the handle with the rubber cuff, or you can attach this short length of hose:

 

[z30soulbrother]

dyson

i see! i thought so! dont you think there maybe an echo of this in the dyson....? tool suction through the handle?

 

[vintagehoover]

Hi Simon, I absolutely agree! In fact, I actually started a thread on the similarities between the Air-Way uprights and - in particular - the DC18 Slim a few months ago!

 

[vintagehoover]

Here's the thread - now achived - that I mentioned:

http://www.vacuumland.org/TD/ARCHIVE/MODERN/2009/5013x32.htm

 

[z30soulbrother]

turbo brush

does this rug nozzle have turbo brush inside?

 

[vintagehoover]

No - that wasn't available in the UK, as far as I know. I think we just had the straight-suction nozzle, called the 'Quick-Up' tool! Some of the American versions featured the first ever dual-motor system - I'll leave the explantion of those to the experts, though...

 

[akabent]

Renewing the air....

Isn't that very similar to changing the air in your tires? I think about every 30K miles would be an appropriate interval, no?
Rick