Beautiful Viantage Fairfax

[beerad]

But the guy in the store wants $195 for it.
I did plug it in and the motor is fine and it's pretty much in mint condition.
It only comes as is ,in this pic.
What would be a fair price to pay for it?
Does anyone know?

 

[tolivac]

Does the machine have all of its attachments and accesseries?And what about the taped repair on the hose connector to the machine?would deduct for that.

 

[electrolux137]

Speaking of the Fairfax, there's a brief scene in "The Butler" where Forest Whitaker is vacuuming in a large, wide corridor of the White House with a Fairfax.

 

[tolivac]

I always thought Windsor(Uprights) and NSS M1 were used in the White House-Gov't building and these machines are available from GSA-Government Services Administration.Never heard of a Fairfax used there-unless it would be a cleaning contractor-or actor in a movie.I remember the fleet of NSS M1's going to the White House on the Daycon delivory truck-same that brought my first one!

 

[stricklybojack]

Used to see these more...

but none since then. The old vac crop seems to have it's seasons don't it?
I say $100 or less depending on condition and completeness, should get you what your looking for, if you give it some time.

 

[ultralux88]

Knock the 9 or the 5 and the place it holds out if the price and that's what I'd pay. Now if it had a more complete or even if it just had more tools and I'd be more open on price.

 

[rugsucker]

Fairfax

I have a couple upstairs that I would take less for but shipping would make it higher than the one you saw. Would be nice if it had the red atts. Part of the value would be how mint and how well it ran. At least you saw it 'in person'. There is also a smooth motor cover version. Others would know more of dates. As you probably know the newest have much less chrome.

 

[dysonman1]

That Fairfax has a bypass motor. You can tell from the slits for the cooling air to escape near the handle. It's a machine from the early to mid 1970's. Less desirable than the non bypass motor originals, and MUCH louder than the originals too. I would say that machine is worth about $50 as is. I have nine different versions of Fairfax, from the first (S-1) through the modern model (made three years ago). The originals, from the early 1960's, were the BEST.

 

[beerad]

ok

Thanks for your responses)

 

[super-sweeper]

Loud Bypass cleaners?

I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about, My '68 Fairfax is nice and minty, with plenty of the original attachments, manuals, packaging, Etc. only tool I do not think I have for it is the optional buffer/polisher.


 


Anyhow, the thing's barely above a whisper, how is this considered loud?


By "Bypass" I'm assuming you mean non-direct-air, As dumb as that sounds. Did such a thing as a direct air fairfax exist?


I'm confused and puzzled by your posting.

 

[blackheart]

Not direct air

There are three types of clean air motors (in this case referred to as bypass)

The flow through motor which is the standard in most household canister which as the name implies all air flows through the motor which acts as it's cooling system

then you have the "bypass" types which have a separate fan to cool the motor to keep the incoming airsteam out of the motor these are often used in wet/dry vacs and centrals
Peripheral bypass motors use a series of holes/slots in the fan case to exhaust the incoming air
Tangential have one pipe that comes out of the fan case which exhausts the incoming air

I think the fairfaxs use a peripheral either way the ones with those motors are quite loud i would compare it to a central vac in noise if yours is quiet you have a flow thru

Here's some images from cana vac to show you the differences.

 

[super-sweeper]

BlackedHearted,

Thank you for the diagram, I see what they meant now.

 

[beerad]

Super sweeper

This particular Fairfax in the picture was verrry loud when I plugged it in.
The motor sounded fine and it had good suction though.it does have an open exhaust port though. I'm wondering if there is a muffler that could be attached?

 

[super-sweeper]

Yes, one of sorts.

My '68 Came with a Carbon exhaust filter that "Pops" onto the exhaust port. this does considerably "Muffle" the cleaner


(But doesn't work well on filtering with 45 years old carbon)! 

 

[kirbyvertibles]

Tom,
I have a Fairfax question for you. When they start using the Eureka nozzle?