electrikbroomgu
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Broom Vac
A couple of things about the broom vacs. The motor in these is basically a powerhead unit adapted for the screw on belt shaft and were made by GS electric and sometimes Lamb. The same motor was used in the DD red/aqua/black/blue hand vacs from the mid 80's to the 2000's. The fan is unique to the Broom vac however with a more aggressive blade for better air flow.
The major weakness on these is the spring tension that keeps the handle upright. On the older models the black plastic tab got weak or sometimes broke causing the handle to not stay up on it's own. In the later years they added a metal internal spring to the assembly which got rid of that problem but introduced another. After time the metal spring tension was so great that it broke the actual motor housing right above it which caused the handle to flop and in many cases the guts of the housing to be exposed.
A couple of things about the broom vacs. The motor in these is basically a powerhead unit adapted for the screw on belt shaft and were made by GS electric and sometimes Lamb. The same motor was used in the DD red/aqua/black/blue hand vacs from the mid 80's to the 2000's. The fan is unique to the Broom vac however with a more aggressive blade for better air flow.
The major weakness on these is the spring tension that keeps the handle upright. On the older models the black plastic tab got weak or sometimes broke causing the handle to not stay up on it's own. In the later years they added a metal internal spring to the assembly which got rid of that problem but introduced another. After time the metal spring tension was so great that it broke the actual motor housing right above it which caused the handle to flop and in many cases the guts of the housing to be exposed.
