DesertTortoise
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1930's! Double WOW. And she still runs. Very cool, you really scored.
A little Kenmore Evolution
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super-sweeper
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Tortoise guy, my 1929 Eureka runs like day one thanks to a few parts Calem kindly mailed me. Thanks again for that, Calem!
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I won't live long enough to see any of my vacuums grow that old.
jaker15
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Can you identify the model# for this Kenmore Canister?
This is a Kenmore 2.0 Power-Mate, but I can't find a model number on it anywhere. No plates or imprints. I need to order bags and a filter for it. I'd also like to locate an user's manual.
The current bag size is approx 10" x 6" x 4". The filter is 5.5" diameter foam.
I figure it to be late 70's - early 80's perhaps. It runs like a tank!
I called Sears, but they can't help without a model number.....
Thanks!
This is a Kenmore 2.0 Power-Mate, but I can't find a model number on it anywhere. No plates or imprints. I need to order bags and a filter for it. I'd also like to locate an user's manual.
The current bag size is approx 10" x 6" x 4". The filter is 5.5" diameter foam.
I figure it to be late 70's - early 80's perhaps. It runs like a tank!
I called Sears, but they can't help without a model number.....
Thanks!
rugsucker
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Bags & Filter
This style Kenmore probably had dozens of model nos but the bag needed is the 5023(or5033)style.Easily found at vac stores,possibly hardware/furniture stores and even Sears.Any foam filter such as for the front of window air conditioners would work.
These were good vacs available everywhere and still fixable in most cases.The new Sears is still a good choice but is not having the motor life of the 'oldies'.The one above is 70s-80s and has an uncommon cord wrap.
This style Kenmore probably had dozens of model nos but the bag needed is the 5023(or5033)style.Easily found at vac stores,possibly hardware/furniture stores and even Sears.Any foam filter such as for the front of window air conditioners would work.
These were good vacs available everywhere and still fixable in most cases.The new Sears is still a good choice but is not having the motor life of the 'oldies'.The one above is 70s-80s and has an uncommon cord wrap.
human
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My ex-wife insisted we buy a burgundy Progressive back in late 2001. It worked okay, but the plastic was ridiculously flimsy. The part where the hose connected to the canister cracked all too easily. We got it replaced once under warranty, but when I left her and that POS vacuum behind in the fall of 2003, the second connector was already broken and held together with nylon cable ties. What a waste of $375. I'm glad to be rid of both her and the vacuum.
countvacula
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I have one of those Suckitup. That was the small budget Kenmore canister from the 70's and early '80s. Use a NACE bag for a Numatic Henry/Robert/Hetta, etc.. It is a cloth HEPA bag that has a nice stretchy opening that fits the Kenmore spout perfectly. It is a large bag. There is also a Riccar/Simplicty HEPA bag with a stretchy opening that is smaller that might be a better choice for the small machines but I haven't tested that one yet. With the NACE bag you have to bend the cardboard bag end over at the bottom a little for the red bag adapter to seat fully.
Filter foam can be bought at hardware stores. I use the thin replacement filter foam for window air conditioners. You can also use some modern bulk filter media if it is thin enough.
The premium versions of this canister, the ones with the attachment tray cover, came with full sized two stage Lamb motors just like the full sized canisters have. In theory you could put a 5.4 motor in one and have a real powerhouse. I'm not sure if the little exhaust opening at the rear could handle the airflow.
I haven't had Rucksuckers success with Lamb motors however. About 3/4s of the old vacs I have with Lamb motors have needed rebuilding. One stage or two, it doesn't seem to matter, most have bearing noise. The most recent one sounds like a garbage disposal full of ice or bones. There is more than bad bearings going on in this one. I ran it for all of two seconds before shutting it down. I didn't want to scatter it and frag my patio, and me!
Prowl ebay. Hoses for these turn up pretty regularly. Any old Kenmore Powermate works with them. The one that came with it is pretty awful but the full sized Powermate works fine. It's a good little vacuum.
Filter foam can be bought at hardware stores. I use the thin replacement filter foam for window air conditioners. You can also use some modern bulk filter media if it is thin enough.
The premium versions of this canister, the ones with the attachment tray cover, came with full sized two stage Lamb motors just like the full sized canisters have. In theory you could put a 5.4 motor in one and have a real powerhouse. I'm not sure if the little exhaust opening at the rear could handle the airflow.
I haven't had Rucksuckers success with Lamb motors however. About 3/4s of the old vacs I have with Lamb motors have needed rebuilding. One stage or two, it doesn't seem to matter, most have bearing noise. The most recent one sounds like a garbage disposal full of ice or bones. There is more than bad bearings going on in this one. I ran it for all of two seconds before shutting it down. I didn't want to scatter it and frag my patio, and me!
Prowl ebay. Hoses for these turn up pretty regularly. Any old Kenmore Powermate works with them. The one that came with it is pretty awful but the full sized Powermate works fine. It's a good little vacuum.
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