Does anyone know about this model of Shop vac?

[royalfan103]

Hello, I'm new to Vacuumland. I'm wondering if anyone on Vacuumland has or knows about this model of Shop vac. It's a blue Shop vac hang up (Black top, blue bottom.) model 2015. When I got this a year ago, the brass bushing was making a groaning noise and a grinding noise when you'd turn it on. I lubricated the brass bushing yesterday with 2 drops of motor oil and the groaning noise went away. It still makes a grinding noise when you'd turn it on. But at least the groaning noise is gone. I don't know when it was made. But I'll post pictures of it tomorrow or sooner today if I get a chance.

 

[royalfan103]

Here's a picture of the Shop vac I'm talking about. The turbine tool came from a Eureka cyclonic vacuum that me and my dad took apart and saved some parts from it before throwing the rest away. The model of Eureka I used to own was a red cyclonic Whirlwind plus (model-3277AVZ). It also smelt kinda bad.

 

[lesinutah]

Guess

Most shop vacs match color of big box seller. Orange is home Depot, red Wal Mart, blue Lowe's and or but probably not Sears. I'm thinking it's a made for Lowe's shop vac.
Les

 

[royalfan103]

It most likely is, since the Goodwill I got this from was a couple miles from a Lowe's.

 

[royalfan103]

Sorry.

I thought I lubricated My Shop Vac on Sunday when I made the first post. I actually lubricated it on Saturday.

 

[fan-of-fans]

Yeah, I thought Lowes too because I remember seeing Shop Vacs there that were gray/blue.

I like these mini shop vacs, and they are great for cleaning the car, since they have strong suction and are light and compact to move around the vehicle.

With a dusting brush they detail the dashboard and vents well, controls, etc.
I bet it would work good on carpet and mats with that turbo tool.