Chinese Fantoms, including commercial

[gmerkt]

Fantom necro thread revived (maybe)

Okay, here I was surfing the net for information on what belt to get for the Chinese Fantom FM788HG that I gave to one of my daughters many years ago. I used it a bit today at her house, only for around the edges but while doing so I discovered that there is no brushroll action. They don't have any carpet now anyway.

Somehow I wound up back here without intending to, reading posts and ran across some of my own.

Anyway, the Fantom still has some live left in it. The cord hook is sheared off (common), belt inop but I think I will keep this one going for a while longer just because.

I'm years out of the vacuum cleaner biz, but once in a while I run across something I want to revive just for the heck of it. I don't see any new machines to pine away for. My supply of Sebos (including Windsors and Kenmores) and some Kenmore Panasonics is large enough to last me the rest of my lifetime.

Cheers.

 

[huskyvacs]

Congratulations! These vacuums have gotten pretty rare in the decades since you last posted. I keep an eye out for Fantoms all the time online and I personally have not seen one surface for at least 6 years or more.

The design of the Fantom reminds me a lot of the Eureka Brushroll Clean with SuctionSeal (yes that is its real name), and I like the large panel of chrome trim.